The NexentaStor 3.1 certification of Emulex OneConnect adapters includes the OCe11102-N 10GbE Network Interface Card (NIC). The certified solutions provide customers with high-performance, 10GbE-based network connectivity which removes the overhead of network and storage traffic from the CPU with Emulex's vEngine™ TCP/IP hardware offload technology. Emulex's UCNA platform consolidates network and storage traffic on one adapter, helping clients reduce complexity and lower networking costs.

In addition to Emulex OneConnect UCNAs, Nexenta certified Emulex's LightPulse 8GFC Fibre Channel HBAs, which enable the throughput, scalability and reliability necessary for I/O-intensive applications and high-density virtual server environments.

With the adoption of open standards and best-of-breed solutions, Emulex and Nexenta provide customers with cost-effective, industry standard storage solutions. By providing world-class I/O connectivity solutions, Emulex adds great value to the OpenStorage movement. Customers now have the flexibility to deploy storage that meets or exceeds their business requirements without a proprietary hardware stack.

“The shift from locked-in, legacy storage to the new OpenStorage environment, allows companies of all sizes to deploy enterprise-class storage solutions,” said Brad Stone, vice president of product management, Nexenta. “We welcome the addition of Emulex and believe the storage monoliths of yesteryear are in for some stiff competition from the OpenStorage ecosystem that includes vendors like Emulex and Nexenta.”

“We've worked with Nexenta to create a solution that enables customers adopting OpenStorage to leverage our industry-leading 10GbE and Fibre Channel adapters," said Shaun Walsh, vice president of marketing, Emulex. "Together, we are providing solutions using the NexentaStor platform that meet the storage and server connectivity needs of our customers."

In a related effort, Emulex has joined the Illumos Foundation to ensure embedded support for current and upcoming products. The Illumos project is a community-driven fork of the OpenSolaris operating system.

“Illumos was created to stand independently from OpenSolaris, and provide a point of collaboration for the OpenSolaris and Solaris communities,” said Illumos Community Leader Garrett D’Amore. “Emulex will prove to be a crucial contributor to the advancement of the Illumos conservancy.”
 

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