QLogic’s 9xx0 family of InfiniBand based
10 and 20Gbps Multi-protocol Fabric Directors form the cornerstone
of QLogic’s high-performance “one wire” cluster
computing interconnect solutions.
- Eliminate the need for separate server connections
for storage, interprocessor communications, and LAN/WAN networks
- Improve application performance, lower latency,
lower CPU load, and use less physical space and power than competing
solutions
- Scale network I/O and servers independently
- Virtually pool and share I/O between servers
- Simplify network cabling and reduce power and
cooling requirements
- Dramatically improve the total cost of cluster
and grid computing
The 9xx0 series platform is an extremely flexible
slot-independent chassis-based system. Chassis configurations come
in 24, 12, 8, 4, and 2 slot versions ranging in size from 14U to
1U, and can be populated with a variety of InfiniBand SDR (10 Gbps)
and DDR (20 Gbps) switching and Virtual I/O Controller (VIC) modules.
VIC modules enable hosts on InfiniBand fabrics to transparently
access either Fibre Channel or Ethernet networks or both. All option
modules are interchangeable in any slot in any chassis. |
