QLogic 2500 Series 8Gb FC Adapters Offer Performance Benefits - Manual (Page 4)

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Sequential read/Write iOPS
at block sizes below 8KB, the QLogic 2500 series 8Gb FC adapter
demonstrated a 45 percent improvement over 4Gb adapters. applications
that include an Oracle database and high i/O storage transactions (mirroring,
snapshot, and data mining) will benefit from the QLogic 8Gb adapter.
Sequential Read/Write IOPS
Summary and Conclusion
QLogic continues to be the industry leader in delivering high-performance
i/O solutions to data center customers. the performance, iOPS, and
throughput of the QLogic 2500 series 8Gb FC adapter is the best in class and
provides an unprecedented level of higher performance, superior scalability,
and enhanced reliability that meets and exceeds the requirements for next
generation data centers.
as 2Gb and 4Gb adapters transition to 8Gb, increasing performance in SaN
environments is key to supporting the infrastructure components.
the capability of scaling adequately to handle bandwidth requirements—
not only on the server side but also on the storage array interface—is key
to the success of next generation data centers: QLogic 8Gb FC can scale to
meet these requirements. the results of this comparative study illustrate
that QLogic 8Gb FC adapters can meet the it requirements of server
virtualization, lower power, and efficiency in the data center.
the changing dynamics of the data center are overwhelming, and the
expectations for continuously improving efficiencies (more for less),
reduced response times, and enhanced user-experience breed the
deployment of “killer apps.” infrastructure and economic dynamics drive
the need for denser power optimized solutions, but increase the need for
higher performance. Data center infrastructure must balance addressing
these emerging challenges and protecting the current investments. While
enterprises must deploy a scalable architecture to meet future challenges,
they must also ensure complete backward compatibility, optimal costs, and
manageability.
to summarize the key findings, the QLogic 2500 series 8Gb FC adapters
demonstrate:
• 45 percent higher sequential read/write IOPS performance
– Greater than 50,000 iOPS higher performance over 4Gb adapters
• 100 percent higher sequential read/write throughput performance
– 1550 MBps, double the bandwidth of 4Gb adapters
the superior scalability advantages demonstrated in these tests deliver
practical benefits in real-life applications used by enterprise it users:
• Lower hardware Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), especially with
emerging cost-saving applications such as server virtualization and
servers with multi-core processors. QLogic adapters provide enough
iOPS and throughput to account for the high bandwidth requirements
for server virtualization, D2D, and remote mirroring applications.
• Protect your investment by upgrading your SaN infrastructure in the
data center with 8Gb QLogic adapters for higher performance and
scalability, backward compatibility, and forward compatibility for next
generation data centers.
• Deliver true performance advantages in enterprise applications
such as Microsoft exchange, Oracle, and D2D. Minimize the increase
requirements of killer apps such as Web 2.0 and video on demand.
When retrieving data from a digital film library, executing large database
queries (such as data mining), or for sequential processing of one or more
large files, QLogic is the Fibre Channel adapter of choice. QLogic continues
to demonstrate and deliver the highest performing adapter product: the
QLogic 8Gb 2500 series adapter “hauls apps.”
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