QLogic HBAs Certified in Virtual Iron 3.0
Partnership between the companies provides consistent support for SAN access in virtual environments
LOWELL, MA, October 23, 2006 – Virtual Iron Software, a provider of software solutions for creating and managing virtual infrastructure in the data center, today announced that QLogic storage networking products have been tested and are supported in the newly released Virtual Iron 3.0 solution. Virtual Iron 3.0 provides server virtualization that enables users to run multiple virtual servers on a single physical server, often as part of a server consolidation project. As a critical step in the deployment of server virtualization, QLogic’s deep Fibre Channel connectivity capabilities offers reassurance to enterprises that require automated capacity management and high availability.
"Virtualized environments continue to become more pervasive, and as a result, we are witnessing a rapid increase in the need for servers that leverage SANs.” said Frank Berry, vice president of marketing, QLogic Corp. "SANblade 4Gb HBAs and SANbox 4Gb switches from QLogic offer a suite of technology advancements that help storage administrators ensure complete business continuity, maintain application performance and cost-effectively scale their networks in virtual server environments."
Virtual Iron 3.0 makes use of the standard QLogic driver in the virtualization layer that has passed QLogic testing across a wide variety of SAN environments. This allows virtual machines running in Virtual Iron to access storage through a certified storage stack. Virtual Iron is also working in partnership with QLogic to support N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) and Virtual Fabric technologies, HBA virtualization technologies that provide a more secure, manageable, and higher performance environment for virtual machines.
“We continue to see the emergence of SAN storage as a more effective way to maximize the value from virtual infrastructure environments,” said Mike Grandinetti, chief marketing officer at Virtual Iron. “QLogic certification with Virtual Iron virtual infrastructure is a key enabler for virtualization that meets data center cost, security and performance objectives.”
About QLogic
QLogic is a leading supplier of high performance storage networking solutions including Fibre Channel host bus adapters (HBAs), blade server embedded Fibre Channel switches, Fibre Channel stackable switches, iSCSI HBAs, iSCSI routers and storage services platforms for enabling advanced storage management applications. The company is also a leading supplier of server networking products including InfiniBand host channel adapters that accelerate cluster performance. QLogic products are delivered to small-to-medium businesses and large enterprises around the world via its channel partner community. QLogic products are also powering solutions from leading companies like Cisco, Dell, EMC, Hitachi Data Systems, HP, IBM, NEC, Network Appliance and Sun Microsystems. QLogic is a member of the S&P 500 Index. For more information go to www.qlogic.com.
About Virtual Iron Software, Inc.
Virtual Iron provides software solutions for creating and managing virtual infrastructure. Its software enables companies to dramatically reduce the complexity and cost of managing and operating their enterprise data center. The company delivers advanced capabilities that exploit industry standards, open source economics and processors with virtualization technology built-in. Organizations use Virtual Iron’s software for server consolidation, rapid provisioning, business continuity, disaster recovery, capacity management and policy-based automation to deliver significant improvements in utilization, manageability and agility. Virtual Iron is privately held and based in Lowell, Massachusetts. For more information, visit www.virtualiron.com or email info@virtualiron.com.
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