Add vHBA AFTER a HX installation.

During the easy installation of HyperFlex, you can select the option to create FC Storage during installation. Here’s a link to see if you can install HyperFlex software in 37 minutes.   Life is so easy with this option! The HyperFlex service templates are made that they will have vHBA setup. The only thing you will … Read more

Top Features of the New Cisco 32 Gbps FC Switches

Although Hyper converged solution are often found at customers, FC SAN Switches are still alive and renewed every time ! Cisco got now 2 new san switches which are capable of handling 32 Gbps FC traffic.   The MDS 9148T model got 48 ports non oversubscribed ports and you can start with licesesing 24 ports … Read more

TOP 5 reasons to migrate to Cisco MDS SAN Switches

Yes, I like the Cisco MDS Switches. Right now they got the perfect portfolio for every customer with SAN Switches. Including you ! Just have a peek at the TOP 5 reasons and maybe, just maybe, you like it like I do ! TOP 5 : 5 : Integrated Management. With the standard integrated Device … Read more

Can the Cisco MDS 9396S beat Brocade 6520 ?

Since July 2015 Cisco is shipping the MDS 93962S. And there is also the Brocade 6520 with very nice performance. The specsheets are almost the same and Brocade switch got lower latency. But why choose MDS 9396S over Brocade 6520 ? Brocade can have 2.1 us of latency while the MDS 9396S got a latency … Read more