NEC Storage M Series With QLogic 3GCNA Technology

QLogic Corp. announced
that its 8200
Series third-generation 10GbE converged networking adapter (3GCNA)
technology is now shipping as an embedded target controller solution in NEC Storage M Series arrays.
QLogic
3GCNA single-chip-based products allow customers ranging from SMB to enterprise, to transition from 1GbE iSCSI to 10GbE, thereby allowing
organizations to meet the complex requirements of virtualized data centers and cloud computing environments while preserving
existing IT investments.

"Our 8200 Series allows a seamless
migration path for customers from 1GbE to 10GbE and greatly simplifies network
design while increasing scalability without additional complexity and overhead,"
said Amit Vashi, vice president of marketing, Host Solutions Group, QLogic.
"Leading storage OEMs such as NEC
are adopting QLogic 3GCNA technology because we offer industry-leading iSCSI
offload and protocol flexibility on the same hardware over Ethernet which is
ubiquitous across SMB and enterprise data centers."

"iSCSI continues to be a popular
choice among organizations who require cost-effective storage networks,"
said Pushan Rinnen, research director, Gartner. "The market for iSCSI arrays reached nearly $2 billion last year and we
expect it will continue to prosper through 2016, thanks in large part to the
emergence of 10Gb iSCSI networks." (Market Share: External
Controller-Based Disk Storage, Worldwide, 2007-2010, T. Kros, R. Cox, April 26,
2011)

The QLogic 8200 Series
are suited for storage system OEMs. With hardware offload of
10GbE iSCSI, the QLogic 8200 Series unburdens storage systems from packet
processing at high I/O rates so the system can instead focus on running
applications. Additionally, the 8200 Series converged controller delivers T10
data integrity support, a requirement among storage vendors.

"The dynamics of storage continue to
evolve as digital information continues to grow with no signs of slowing down,"
said Chikara Suzuki, general manager of Storage Products Division, NEC
Corporation. "As we move into this
new era of virtualization and cloud storage, it’s essential that we have the
right go-to-market partners like QLogic, who can deliver solutions that address
today’s complex storage requirements. QLogic 3GCNA technology allows us to
deliver high-performance, highly interoperable storage systems to our customers
that will simplify their lives while protecting their IT investments."

By delivering 10GbE performance with low CPU utilization,
the QLogic 8200 Series excels in virtualized environments, utilizing QLogic’s flexible networking technologies including:

• ConvergeFlex:
  concurrent protocol processing services including FCoE, TCP/IP and iSCSI
• FlexOffload: multiple protocol offload services