In-Box Drivers for Fibre Channel, 10Gb Ethernet and Converged Network Adapters Unleash Powerful I/O Performance and Capabilities for the Microsoft Cloud OS and Enterprise Data Centers
ALISO VIEJO, Calif., Sept. 13, 2012 — QLogic (Nasdaq:QLGC) today announced that its portfolio of Fibre Channel, 10Gb Ethernet (10GbE) and converged network adapters provide industry-leading performance, reliability, scalability and simplified deployment for the Windows Server 2012 platform through powerful QLogic(R) in-box drivers, which are included standard with the new operating system (OS). Windows Server 2012 is a cornerstone of the Cloud OS. For organizations deploying shared services via a private or public cloud, it is imperative to choose I/O technologies that provide fine-grained Quality of Service (QoS) capabilities. QLogic Fibre Channel and Network QoS technologies for Windows Server 2012 handle these increased demands for flexibility and stringent service level agreements (SLAs) and allow enterprises to enhance performance and network utilization, while simultaneously reducing complexity within Windows Server 2012-based clouds.
"QLogic has been closely involved in the execution of Microsoft’s Cloud
OS strategy, providing network adapters with rich features that address
the demands of virtualized and cloud computing environments," said Amit
Vashi, vice president, marketing, Host Solutions Group, QLogic. "Our
Fibre Channel, 10GbE and converged networking adapters, with in-box
drivers, are designed to maximize customers’ investments in Windows
Server 2012 in enterprise data centers and cloud deployments. Our
battle-tested, widely adopted software stack makes it easy for
customers to deploy all QLogic network adapters with complete
confidence with Windows Server 2012."
"Windows Server 2012 has its roots in Microsoft’s long-standing
expertise with large cloud data centers," said Sandeep Singhal, general
manager, Windows Networking, Microsoft. "With a large installed base of
network adapter solutions that fully exploit the advantages of
virtualized data centers and cloud environments, QLogic provides
customers with network adapter solutions that can help them make the
most of Windows Server 2012’s breakthrough capabilities."
QLogic Fibre Channel Adapters Deliver Proven Stability and Reliability
for Windows Server 2012
Leveraging the company’s 15 years of industry-leading Fibre Channel
expertise, QLogic provides highly stable, reliable and efficient Fibre
Channel connectivity in Windows Server 2012 environments. QLogic Fibre
Channel adapters provide a number of benefits for Windows Server 2012
customers including:
— Integrated with Windows Server 2012 Virtual Fibre Channel (VFC)
technology, QLogic adapters are the only ones in the industry that
provide a switch-agnostic QoS solution which enables data center
administrators to control the amount of SAN I/O resources to match
enterprise application workloads.
— The ability to allocate bandwidth and set priorities for VFC ports in
Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V via the QLogic N-Port ID Virtualization
(NPIV) solution enables granular QoS settings that are essential for
shared public and private cloud deployments.
QLogic 10GbE and Converged Network Adapters Deliver Unparalleled
Performance and Reliability in Windows Server 2012 Environments
QLogic 3200 Series 10Gb intelligent Ethernet adapters and 8200 Series
converged network adapters provide Windows Server 2012 users with a
number of beneficial features including:
— VMflex(TM) switch-agnostic capabilities and QoS for network partitions
in Windows Server 2012.
— The QLogic 8200 Series is the only adapter to concurrently provide full
offload of all three key data center fabric protocols–NIC, FCoE and
iSCSI–from a single, physical port, allowing Windows Server 2012
customers to mix and match the most appropriate I/O fabric that best
serves the enterprise data center.
— QLogic leverages Dynamic VMQ and Receive Segment Coalescing (RSC)
features to enable performance-optimized, high-density VM deployments.
— Support for Windows Server 2012 NIC teaming provides unparalleled
operational reliability and performance.
— QLogic is actively engaged to provide Windows Server 2012 Network
Virtualization using Generic Routing Encapsulation (NVGRE).
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high performance networking, including adapters, switches and ASICs.
Leading OEMs and channel partners worldwide rely on QLogic products for
their data, storage and server networking solutions. For more
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