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Study Shows Emulex 8Gb/s HBAs Consistently Deliver Better CPU Effectiveness in Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V Virtualized Server Environments
COSTA MESA, Calif., May 26, 2009 -
- Emulex Corporation (NYSE:ELX) today announced that its LightPulse 8Gb/s Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters (HBAs) consistently deliver better CPU effectiveness in Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V virtualized server environments over comparable solutions from its key competitors.
- Overall, Emulex LightPulse LPe12002 8Gb/s HBAs showed 37 to 78 percent higher CPU effectiveness when compared to dual-channel 8Gb/s HBAs from its nearest competitors, QLogic and Brocade, in an evaluation report from Demartek, a firm specializing in independent analysis and lab validation testing of server, storage and security technologies.
- Greater CPU efficiency enables higher consolidation ratios and provides greater cost savings in virtualized server deployments.
- Emulex 8Gb/s HBAs deliver improved enterprise scalability and flexibility through an advanced driver, unique dynamic interrupt coalescing and support for Message-Signaled Interrupts eXtended (MSI-X), offering end users greater CPU effectiveness, reduced system latency and improved I/O throughput - all of which contribute to increased server virtualization performance and reduced power consumption.
- The report shows that Emulex 8Gb/s HBAs are fully optimized for virtualized server environments, enabling greater cost savings and lower power consumption.
- The tests were performed with eight virtual machines running IOmeter, using a range of queue depths to simulate different workloads. Results were consistent for both reads and writes with 4Kb and 8Kb block sizes, which are typical for server applications.
- Streamlined installation and management, unrivaled scalability, and industry-leading virtualization support make Emulex's LightPulse 8Gb/s Fibre Channel HBAs ideal for enterprise, mixed-OS and virtualized server environments. With powerful management capabilities and broad platform support, they deliver maximum performance in the broadest range of applications and environments.
- The complete evaluation report can be found at www.demartek.com/Demartek_HyperV_8Gbps_FC_HBA_Comparison_2009-05.html.
Press Contacts:
Katherine Lane, Manager, Public Relations, 714-885-3828
To learn more about Emulex 8Gb/s HBAs, please visit:
www.emulex.com/products/host-bus-adapters/emulex-branded/lightpulse-lpe12002/overview.html
To learn more about Emulex, please visit:
www.emulex.com
About Emulex
Emulex is the leader in converged networking solutions for the data center. Our Connectivity Continuum architecture provides intelligent networking services that transition today's infrastructure into tomorrow's unified network ecosystem. Emulex provides a single framework that intelligently connects every server, network and storage device within the data center. Through strategic collaboration and integrated partner solutions, Emulex provides its customers with industry leading business value, operational flexibility and strategic advantage. Emulex is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:ELX) and has corporate headquarters in Costa Mesa, California. News releases and other information about Emulex Corporation are available at www.emulex.com.
Emulex Safe Harbor Statement
"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: With the exception of historical information, the statements set forth above include forward-looking statements that involve risk and uncertainties. The company wishes to caution readers that a number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Those factors include the rapidly changing nature of technology, evolving industry standards and frequent introductions of new products and enhancements by competitors; fluctuation in the growth of Fibre Channel and IP markets; changes in economic conditions or changes in end user demand for technology solutions; fluctuations or delays in customer orders; the highly competitive nature of the markets for Emulex's products; Emulex's ability to gain market acceptance for its products; the company's ability to attract and retain skilled personnel; the company's reliance on third-party suppliers. These and other factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements are also discussed in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its recent filings on Forms 8-K, 10-K and 10-Q. All trademarks, trade names, service marks, and logos referenced herein belong to their respective companies.
