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DCE = Deprecated

If I'm interpreting the comments from Bob Nusbaum correctly, then Cisco has decided to stop using the term "DCE" (Data Center Ethernet), and will use the terms "CEE" or "DCB" going forward. That's a good move. As...

Published 10-09-2009 4:15 PM by Daniel Bowers

Filed under: networking, IBM, Fibre Channel, Cisco, FCoE, IEEE
What's new for blades in plain language

Today, we launched some new and updated technologies that I thought you might find useful. Here's the news in language as plain as it gets in IT. ...

Published 04-27-2009 10:04 PM by newtonja

Filed under: virtual connect, new product, cookbook, Flex-10, Fibre Channel, news, what's new
Virtual Connect now helps converge infrastructure (and lower costs) even more!

On Monday, April 20 th , we announced a new Virtual Connect family member and expanded capabilities for all Virtual Connect products. We’ve see a great deal of momentum building behind virtualization and infrastructure convergence - and these enhancements...

Published 04-21-2009 2:41 PM by kendallmblog

Filed under: BladeSystem, virtual connect, virtualization, virtual servers, innovation, virtual machines, new product, virtual networks, Flex-10, Fibre Channel, IT convergence, consolidation, virtual infrastructure, convergence, Management software, LANs
Did we miss something?

Every time a competitor introduces a new major product we can't help but notice they suddenly get very interested in what HP is blogging during the weeks prior to their announcement. Then when they announce, the story is always a big self-congratulatory "we've figured out what the problem is with existing server/blade architectures". The implication being that blades volume adoption is somehow being constrained by the very thing they have. ...

Published 03-17-2009 1:35 AM by Gary Thome

Filed under: BladeSystem, energy efficiency, blade infrastructure, virtual connect, dell, blade servers, virtualization, market share, virtual servers, blade everything, blade standards, awards, blade innovation, virtualization blade, why blades, power management, Dynamic Power Capping, virtual I/O, Flex-10, Fibre Channel, adaptive infrastructure, insight software, IT convergence, Cisco, x86 server market, virtual infrastructure, engineers, data center 3.0
Blade Hacks: How to Check Fibre Channel (FC) Error From a Blade Server

Today's handy blade hack comes from one of our customers' blogs, azana-afyza.com . His steps were: Step 1: remote login , using ILO Step 2: restart server , press ‘Ctrl Q’ Step 3: check the following … From here you can predict whether the FC...

Published 12-15-2008 8:52 PM by newtonja

Filed under: blade hacks, Fibre Channel

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Virtual Connect now helps converge infrastructure (and lower costs) even more!

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Blade Hacks: How to Check Fibre Channel (FC) Error From a Blade Server