Comments on: IBM Announces Emulex Virtual Fabric Adapter for BladeCenter…So? http://bladesmadesimple.com/2009/10/ibm-announces-emulex-virtual-fabric-adapter-for-bladecenter-so/ Making blade servers simple Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:05:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Virtual I/O on IBM BladeCenter (IBM Virtual Fabric Adapter by Emulex) « BladesMadeSimple.com (MIRROR SITE) http://bladesmadesimple.com/2009/10/ibm-announces-emulex-virtual-fabric-adapter-for-bladecenter-so/comment-page-1/#comment-208 Virtual I/O on IBM BladeCenter (IBM Virtual Fabric Adapter by Emulex) « BladesMadeSimple.com (MIRROR SITE) Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:22:13 +0000 http://kevinbladeguy.wordpress.com/?p=81#comment-208 [...] part # 49Y4235). Frequent readers may recall that I had a “so what” attitude when I blogged about it in October and that was because, I didn’t get it. I didn’t get what the big [...] [...] part # 49Y4235). Frequent readers may recall that I had a “so what” attitude when I blogged about it in October and that was because, I didn’t get it. I didn’t get what the big [...]

]]> By: Blades Made Simple · Virtual I/O on IBM BladeCenter (IBM Virtual Fabric Adapter by Emulex) http://bladesmadesimple.com/2009/10/ibm-announces-emulex-virtual-fabric-adapter-for-bladecenter-so/comment-page-1/#comment-207 Blades Made Simple · Virtual I/O on IBM BladeCenter (IBM Virtual Fabric Adapter by Emulex) Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:19:18 +0000 http://kevinbladeguy.wordpress.com/?p=81#comment-207 [...] part # 49Y4235). Frequent readers may recall that I had a “so what” attitude when I blogged about it in October and that was because, I didn’t get it. I didn’t get what the big [...] [...] part # 49Y4235). Frequent readers may recall that I had a “so what” attitude when I blogged about it in October and that was because, I didn’t get it. I didn’t get what the big [...]

]]> By: Officially Announced: IBM’s Nexus 4000 Switch: 4001I (PART 2) « Kevin Houston's Blade Server Blog http://bladesmadesimple.com/2009/10/ibm-announces-emulex-virtual-fabric-adapter-for-bladecenter-so/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Officially Announced: IBM’s Nexus 4000 Switch: 4001I (PART 2) « Kevin Houston's Blade Server Blog Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:04:40 +0000 http://kevinbladeguy.wordpress.com/?p=81#comment-24 [...] newly announced Emulex Virtual Adapter WILL NOT  work with the Nexus 4001I.  (This is very important to note as these two announcements [...] [...] newly announced Emulex Virtual Adapter WILL NOT  work with the Nexus 4001I.  (This is very important to note as these two announcements [...]

]]> By: Aaron Delp http://bladesmadesimple.com/2009/10/ibm-announces-emulex-virtual-fabric-adapter-for-bladecenter-so/comment-page-1/#comment-23 Aaron Delp Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:55:26 +0000 http://kevinbladeguy.wordpress.com/?p=81#comment-23 One more thing to move that point along. One thing I really like about convergence is the ability to run whatever protocol the environment calls for. It could be Eth, FCoE, iSCSI, NFS... Until these vNic technologies do the same I don't see them as cutting edge. Again, I can see a use in Blade/VMware environments where you can carve up a bunch of nics but I would love to see 10x1GB instead of 4x2.5. Customers are used to the 1GB pipe and you don't go down a hole trying to explain it because they are carving it up in non-traditional ways. Thanks again for all your work keeping the blog up! I'm really enjoying it! One more thing to move that point along. One thing I really like about convergence is the ability to run whatever protocol the environment calls for. It could be Eth, FCoE, iSCSI, NFS…

Until these vNic technologies do the same I don’t see them as cutting edge.

Again, I can see a use in Blade/VMware environments where you can carve up a bunch of nics but I would love to see 10x1GB instead of 4×2.5. Customers are used to the 1GB pipe and you don’t go down a hole trying to explain it because they are carving it up in non-traditional ways.

Thanks again for all your work keeping the blog up! I’m really enjoying it!

]]> By: kevinbladeguy http://bladesmadesimple.com/2009/10/ibm-announces-emulex-virtual-fabric-adapter-for-bladecenter-so/comment-page-1/#comment-22 kevinbladeguy Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:42:52 +0000 http://kevinbladeguy.wordpress.com/?p=81#comment-22 Aaron - thanks for the comment. I really think that we are on the verge of 10G Ethernet becoming standard in all areas. When that happens, then the "virtual" nics will have little appeal. I guess we'll see. Aaron – thanks for the comment. I really think that we are on the verge of 10G Ethernet becoming standard in all areas. When that happens, then the “virtual” nics will have little appeal. I guess we’ll see.

]]> By: Aaron Delp http://bladesmadesimple.com/2009/10/ibm-announces-emulex-virtual-fabric-adapter-for-bladecenter-so/comment-page-1/#comment-21 Aaron Delp Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:41:19 +0000 http://kevinbladeguy.wordpress.com/?p=81#comment-21 I tend to agree with you. The problem with the HP and IBM technology to carve up the NICs is that the indusrty is quickly moving the opposite way towards convergence. While the technology is nice and I do see some advantages for VMWare environments on Blades by carving up the vNICS I see the market evolving quickly past this as 10G Ethernet becomes the default "plumbing" in the datacenter. I tend to agree with you. The problem with the HP and IBM technology to carve up the NICs is that the indusrty is quickly moving the opposite way towards convergence. While the technology is nice and I do see some advantages for VMWare environments on Blades by carving up the vNICS I see the market evolving quickly past this as 10G Ethernet becomes the default “plumbing” in the datacenter.

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