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One SATA and Fibre Channel combo please!(Insight, Analysis & Advice)
(Byte and Switch Articles, SearchStorage.com Articles, The Star Online Article)
Serial ATA (SATA) is an inexpensive serial-based storage technology that is shaking up the network storage industry. But while SATA is less expensive than Fibre Channel, don't look for it to replace Fibre Channel at the high end. Instead, look for SATA to find its place in storage solutions that mix SATA, SCSI, and Fibre Channel.
Fibre Channel and SATA
* Fibre Channel is a high-speed proprietary storage network infrastructure that was developed in part because of the limitations of SCSI (Small Computer System Interface). It remains the standard for high performance Storage Area Networks.
* Serial ATA is a disk drive interface based on serial cabling technology. (USB and Ethernet are other examples of serial cable technology.) SATA is more efficient and can carry more data than traditional Parallel ATA or IDE drives, but does so at about a third of the cost of SCSI.
* SATA is not a replacement technology for high performance Fibre Channel drives. However, SATA could lower the overall cost of a Storage Area Network by performing certain secondary storage tasks, such as backup. A SATA disk array, for example, would be faster than backup tape drives.
Mixing SATA and Fibre Channel
- SiliconStor Joins Fibre Channel Industry Association; Supports FC-SATA...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire March 29, 2006 700+ words
...AAMUX Products Enhance SATA Drives for Use in Enterprise Fibre Channel Systems While Lowering...seamlessly integrate either Fibre Channel or SATA hard drives based on...systems." "By mixing SATA and Fibre Channel drives in existing enclosures...
- Sierra Logic(TM) Unveils Storage Industry's First Chip-based Enterprise SATA...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire October 4, 2004 700+ words
...possible, along with Fibre Channel availability on the cost-effective SATA platform," said...the drawbacks of SATA is reliability compared to Fibre Channel drives. Sierra...We don't see SATA replacing Fibre Channel or SCSI drives...
- Promise Previews Next-Generation Low-Cost SAN Storage Solutions for iSCSI and...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire March 10, 2005 700+ words
...their existing Fibre Channel storage network...VTrak M-Class Fibre Channel series offers the...high-capacity of SATA RAID storage with...VTrak M-Class SATA RAID systems...system features, Fibre Channel connectivity...
- SiliconStor Delivers Industry's First Active-Active Multiplexer to Enable...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire November 1, 2004 700+ words
...significant -- enabling SATA drives to look and act...expensive, high performance Fibre Channel drives." SiliconStor...enables single ported SATA drives to connect like...enabling world class Fibre Channel to SATA disk arrays," said...
- Sierra Logic(TM) Unveils New Family of Silicon Storage Bridges; New Technology...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire February 7, 2005 700+ words
...makes lower-cost SATA Hard Disk Drives...and-play in Fibre Channel storage environments...alternative to Fibre Channel HDDs," continued...forefront in delivering Fibre Channel-level functionality and features at SATA-level value...
- SiliconStor Announces New Interposer Solution to Connect Affordable SATA Drives...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire October 31, 2006 700+ words
...interconnects high capacity SATA drives with enterprise-class features to SAS and Fibre Channel-to-SATA storage systems. SiliconStor...capacity Serial ATA (SATA) hard drives with enterprise...features for connecting to Fibre Channel or Serial-attached...
- Xiotech Announces Multi-Tiered Storage and SATA Offerings; Introduces...
- Press release article from: Business Wire August 23, 2004 700+ words
...ensured availability and Fibre Channel duty cycles, while SATA capacity can be used for...Channel, Economy Enterprise Fibre Channel and SATA, we are providing an additional...will be available with SATA, Fibre Channel, and Economy Enterprise...
- Emulex I/O Processor Selected by Fujitsu Limited for SAS/SATA and Fibre Channel...
- Press release article from: M2 Presswire October 25, 2007 700+ words
...Limited for SAS/SATA and Fibre Channel Connectivity within...simultaneous front-end Fibre Channel SAN connectivity and back-end SAS/SATA disk connectivity...protocols, including Fibre Channel, SAS and SATA. The Emulex I...
Source: HighBeam Research, One SATA and Fibre Channel combo please!(Insight, Analysis &...