SAN infrastructures

Storage Area Networks (SAN) provide enterprises a highly robust and powerful storage infrastructure, enabling to consolidate completely data management and guarantee high availability with clustering solutions. However, SAN architectures usually include multiple components, such as HBA cards, commuters, dedicated hardware and software solutions, rarely standardized and usually coming from different vendor.

To solves this complexity Bull -with a global expertise in heterogeneous SAN environments -has notably created  dedicated competence and expertise centers: Les Clayes-sous-bois and Echirolles.

The mission of these expertise centers is to test and qualify :

• Infrastructure components (commuters, routing devices, converters...)

• Servers connection equipment (adapters, drivers,...)

• Storage systems (disks, tapes,...)

• Interoperability with all components and applications (Oracle, Sybase, SAP, etc.)

• Benchmarks (performances/ Simulations Disaster Recovery / Backup etc..)

• Prototypes in specific environments

As a result, from SAN architecture to tuning, maintenance and support, Bull offers complete SAN consulting and deployment.

Bull notably offers as OEM and distributor integrated solutions based on Brocade SilkWorm family switches and Directors which connects servers and storage devices through Fibre Channel Storage Area Network (SAN) fabrics. These high-speed, robust storage networks enable organizations to access and share data in a high-performance, manageable, and scalable manner.

	The 4 Gbit/sec Brocade SilkWorm 200E 8-16 Ports On Demand Fibre Channel switch provides an affordable single-switch solution for new small SANs or existing SANs that are being upgraded with newer technology.
	The Brocade SilkWorm 4100 Fibre Channel switch combines up to 32 ports of industry-leading 4 Gbit/sec performance with high availability and Ports on Demand capabilities to support mission-critical SANs.
	The Brocade SilkWorm 4900, with up to 64 ports in a single domain, provides unique capabilities to meet the full spectrum of mission-critical requirements for enterprise SAN environments.
	The Brocade SilkWorm 48000 Director, with up to 256 ports in a single domain, provides unique capabilities to meet the full spectrum of mission-critical requirements for enterprise SAN environments.

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