Date: Mon, 20 Dec 1999 22:01:11 -0800 (PST) From: Tom <tom@uniserve.com> To: Carl Makin <carl@xena.aipo.gov.au> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FibreChannel, FC-Al and NetApp. Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.02A.9912202155550.2093-100000@shell.uniserve.ca> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.9912211416540.15902-100000@newton.aipo.gov.au>
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On Tue, 21 Dec 1999, Carl Makin wrote: > > Is anyone using FC, FC-AL or NetApp filers on a FreeBSD 3.x-STABLE system? > > I'm very interested in some real world comparisons of the various > technologies. FC-AL and NetApps are hardly comparable. FC-AL is just a new media for SCSI (FC-AL uses the SCSI protocol). It is just real fast (100MB/s), supports lots of simultaneous devices, and supports autonegotiation. In fact NetApp filers uses FC-AL to connect disk shelves to the head unit. > Carl. Tom To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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