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Comparing Server I/O Consolidation Solutions: iSCSI, InfiniBand and FCoE Gilles Chekroun Errol Roberts SNIA Legal Notice The material contained in this tutorial is copyrighted by the SNIA. Member companies and individuals may use this material in presentations and literature under the following conditions: Any slide or slides used must be reproduced without modification The SNIA must be acknowledged as source of any material used in the body of any document containing material from these presentations. This presentation is a project of the SNIA Education Committee. Comparing Server I/O Consolidation: iSCSI, InfiniBand and FCoE 22 © 2008 Storage Networking Industry Association. All Rights Reserved. Abstract Comparing Server I/O Consolidation: iSCSI, Infiniband and FCoE This tutorial gives an introduction to Server I/O consolidation, having one network interface technology (Standard Ethernet, Data Center Ethernet, InfiniBand), to support IP applications and block level storage (iSCSI, FCoE and SRP/iSER) applications. The benefits for the end user are discussed: less cabling, power and cooling. For these 3 solutions, iSCSI, Infiniband and FCoE, we compare features like Infrastructure / Cabling, Protocol Stack, Performance, Operating System drivers and support, Management Tools, Security and best design practices. Comparing Server I/O Consolidation: iSCSI, InfiniBand and FCoE