Emulex LP21000 manual

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Deployment Guide: Network Convergence with Emulex LP21000 CNA and VMware® ESX Server

How to deploy Converged Networking with VMware ESX

Server Using Emulex FCoE Technology

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Contents Page Table of Contents Drivers of Network Convergence IntroductionConsolidation while protecting existing investments Benefits of FCoE Enabled Network ConvergenceIncreased IT efficiency and business agility FCoE Technology OverviewEmulex LP21000 CNA Introduction to Emulex LP21000 CNAConverged Network Deployment models Converged network deployment and access to SANCNA Instantiation Model in ESX Converged Networking with FCoE in an ESX EnvironmentConfiguring the LP21000 as a Storage Adapter Two LP21000 CNAs appear as Fibre Channel Storage adapters Configuring the LP21000 for Multipathing in ESX Server w LP21000 FCoE Enabled Switch Two LP21000 CNAs appear as two 10 Gigabit network adapters Configuring the LP21000 as a Network AdapterScaling to Enterprise Manageability Configuring the LP21000 for NIC Teaming in ESXPage Conclusion 09-1387