Getting The Best Of Both Worlds — FC SAN And iSCSI SAN

Some industry experts and vendors are pitting FC against iSCSI in a battle to rule the data center. Each side has strong arguments - FC proponents using performance and reliability arguments while iSCSI proponents claim better flexibility and lower costs.

The move away from FC toward iSCSI has significant implications. Do you start investing in iSCSI storage systems today because IP is much cheaper and easier than using FC? Or do you continue to invest in FC, committing the organization to a solution that may be trusted but continues to be relatively rigid and expensive?

This whitepaper reviews a third option which is to combine an iSCSI / IP network with your existing FC SAN, enabling you to deliver SAN benefits to any server including those once considered too low end for the FC SAN. It will review the SANRAD V-Switch that can extend your existing FC SAN with an IP SAN to consolidate and centrally manage the data from 100's of stranded servers.