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    Using a CNA without a switch for FC only?

    I'm going to start with Windows server 2008 or 2008r2 then once I know everything is working and set up correctly I might move on to another even less familiar OS.
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    Using a CNA without a switch for FC only?

    Should I use marble do you think? ;)
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    Using a CNA without a switch for FC only?

    Do correct me if I'm wrong but I thought a CNA doesn't actually send a FC signal? To the best of my knowledge the only type of info it sends is an enhanced Ethernet Signal and all other information gets 'wrapped' in that signal using using Enhanced Ethernet headers etc (while preserving package...
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    Using a CNA without a switch for FC only?

    The Fibre SAN I have is a Fibrecat sx80 and the ports on there are fixed on the raid controller which for better or worse binds me to FC. Because of this I wont be able to create a point to point connection since it wont speak enhanced Ethernet. I should probably have used my noggin a bit more...
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    Using a CNA without a switch for FC only?

    Would it be possible to connect the CNA via SPF+ to a ethernet switch with FCIP support and then have that switch send and receive the FC portion of the FCoE signal to a FC entity (switch or array)? Is that what you are suggesting Greg? I must admit that I don't understand the function of...
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    Using a CNA without a switch for FC only?

    Thanks Greg, I think I will end up selling it and searching for a HBA :(
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    Using a CNA without a switch for FC only?

    I recently bought a server and I would like to connect it to a Fibre Channel Storage Array that I already own. I am on a very tight budget and I spent more than I intended to on the server hardware leaving me very little for the actual connection from Server to Storage. I know that by buying a...
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    Selecting interconnects to test hardware

    Thanks to everyone for their help with this. I wanted to quickly post to say thank you before I took the time to do a proper write-up of how I eventually gathered all the hardware together. Hopefully that will come when I have the time to think about it properly and edit it. For now...
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    Selecting interconnects to test hardware

    So I got myself a couple of 2 port QLogic 10Gb CNA PCIe cards and while I'm waiting for them to arrive I'm trying to work out exactly what is needed to connect to my Fibrecat. I know that I can't use a regular SFP transceiver and that I have to use SFP+ but I see so many different types it's...
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    Recommend a Hardware advice forum?

    I think I'll take this question elsewhere since the original request was never answered and I have now altered the question. Thanks to those who took the time to read/respond. Mods please close if applicable, thank you.
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    Recommend a Hardware advice forum?

    Right now I am trying to decide between: a New Fujitsu RX100 S6 i3 540 4GB RAM DVD-R/RW drive No HDD for around £400 or A Used IBM 3550 M2 e5504 16GB RAM DVD-R/RW drive 500GB HDD for around £500 prices aren't fixed. I'm struggling to decide between the benefits of the warranty with the new...
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    Selecting interconnects to test hardware

    Thanks for the info, extra (!) complexity isn't something I need so I will wait a while on adding the switch to the mix. Thanks!
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    Recommend a Hardware advice forum?

    So after some searching around it seems as though any current hardware will be able to do what I want. So it's just a case of searching for the hardware that offers the best bang for my money. I'll go trawl through some used adds... thatddaway ==>>
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    Recommend a Hardware advice forum?

    I'm actually wondering if something like this with the right software might be able to handle what I would like to do or if it will struggle: Core i3 540 / xeon x33xx 4GB RAM DDR3 7200 rpm SATA system drive I ask because I nearly pulled the trigger on a new Fuji rx100 s6 but stopped myself...
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    Selecting interconnects to test hardware

    I had no intention of getting a switch but while I was trying to source a suitable Fibre Card I was offered a stonking deal for the switch so on impulse (and with a vague recollection of the SAN article in the back of my mind) I bought it. In my mind I remembered that it was decided that a...
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    Selecting interconnects to test hardware

    The OS will be either something freely available or some form of windows server. I would like to experiment with virtual machines so I was hoping the hardware would work with most forms of OS. If it helps I expect I will start with server2008 and run VMs from within since I know little about the...
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    Selecting interconnects to test hardware

    Thank you, that's also the info I found for the cable termination. I'm just searching for a suitable cable at the right price at the moment. Is there a reason I shouldn't be running a switch? I haven't got any experience with this so I'm literally just working with what I have available. I...
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    Recommend a Hardware advice forum?

    I've created this draft list of needs and wants which is far from final or complete. Also due to my limited knowledge I don't even know if some of it is possible. So making the assumption that I have all the software, where it exists, to do the following I was hoping to find out what sort of...
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    Selecting interconnects to test hardware

    The FibreCat Raid controller has the fibre port built in so that will be 4Gb regardless of the HBA i eventually to put in the Server. I am aiming for a 4Gb HBA though, since the SAN article suggests it is the sweet spot price/performance wise on eBay atm. I'll check the connectors on the...
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    Recommend a Hardware advice forum?

    Can anyone recommend a suitable forum for advice on questions like "what server would be most suitable for task xyz"? I'm trying to decide on the final configuration for my server and I could do with some additional input. I have read reviews and seen performance figures and I have compared...
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