QLogic 3810 - Manual (Page 2)

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Data Sheet
What’s new?
• 8Gb/ “8Gb-ready” performance at affordable prices
• easy expansion of any SaN with the flexible transparent routing (tR)
feature, which is based on N_Port ID virtualization (NPIV)
• SaNdoctor ® now included
easy to Deploy and Use
• Configuration wizards for fast setup
• Quicktools ® on-board GUI
• CLI
• I/O StreamGuard™—guaranteed stability for tape, video, and other
streaming applications
• NPIV support for virtualized environments
• advanced fabric security included
• Drag-and-drop zoning
hassle-Free Interoperability
• Deploy with 8Gb, 4Gb, or 2Gb optics
• Compatible with all leading adapters and storage
Highlights
Why Install a SAN?
• Share storage resources among servers
• Reduce hardware and management costs
• Improve application performance and availability
• accelerate server backups and disaster recovery
• Increase storage capacity
Connect your first SAN with today’s highly advanced
technology.
Link up to eight devices in a single-switch configuration with quick
installation wizards and an easy-to-use, on-board, management user
interface. Perfect for high-speed server backup or departmental SaN
islands, the QLogic 3810 Switch helps busy It managers centralize storage
control and reduce infrastructure costs, all while improving data access.
Cost-conscious companies no longer need to sacrifice strategic It goals
to meet budgetary goals. With the 3810 Switch, standard features, such
as I/O StreamGuard and NPIV, provide all the enterprise-class performance
that QLogic’s larger customers depend on—at a price that can produce an
immediate return on investment even for the smallest businesses.
Best of all, QLogic’s 8Gb Fibre Channel technology ensures that this reliable,
entry-level switch will continue to meet the most demanding requirements
far into the future, while maintaining full backward compatibility with 4Gb
and 2Gb devices. Increase the long-term impact of your mission-critical
storage infrastructure with today’s best SaN-switch value.
Experience the cost-saving benefits of shared storage: maximize
return on RAID/tape investments; scale storage independent of servers;
centralize access management
For information about supported SaN standards and classes of service,
refer to the QLogic 3810 Fibre Channel Switch Installation Guide that is
available through the Downloads page at
www.qlogic.com .
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