RE: IXS Server Cards -- MIDRANGE-L

Software? FCoE? Or FCoCEE? ETH NIC? With PCIe adapters FC had 8Gb
added, no twinax plans, no iSCSI plans, no IXS plans, but plans for
FCoE.

As best I understand the large trends we see the move from SCSI to SAS,
PCI-X to PCIe, and HSL to 12X. Most of this information came out in
2009.

In the IBM i 7.1 information
(http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/power/software/i/v7r1/features.html)
there is a statement about iSCSI Software Target Replaces current iSCSI
adapter on Power server side with software in IBM i. Uses Ethernet
adapters and network to connect Power to BladeCenter and System x.

In our situation we have replaced all IXS with BladeCenter integration.
We aren't heavy users of the technology but it works very well and the
main benefit compared to IXS is that we can now move these integrated
servers with the changes that occur within the blade community and not
have to wait on engineers to redesign the latest Intel technology onto
an PowerSystem card......

Michael Crump

Manager, Computing Services
SGCI
1509 S. Macedonia Ave.
Muncie, IN 47302

765.741.7696
765.741.7012 f

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-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Pete Helgren
Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 8:03 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: IXS Server Cards

"Actually iSCSI is being phased out."

I'd be curious as to what would be replacing it. I thought fiber
channel was being dropped in favor of iSCSI but I haven't heard of a
technology that would replace iSCSI.

Pete

On 6/11/2010 5:19 AM, rob@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

Yes, the IXS was nice.

Tried iSCSI but had issues.

Actually iSCSI is being phased out. No longer is a dedicated card
needed with 7.1. But wasn't iSCSI primarily for blade servers?
Perhaps you were thinking of IXA?

Rob Berendt

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