Demartek Evaluation Reports






Demartek provides real-world, hands-on research & analysis by focusing on industry analysis and lab validation testing of server, network, storage and security technologies, for the small and medium business (SMB) environment and the large enterprise.

Demartek Emulex HBA Comparison with Brocade HBA

13 May 2008

Emulex Corporation commissioned Demartek to evaluate its Fibre Channel host bus adapters (HBAs) and compare them with recent HBA offerings from Brocade. The evaluation includes a variety of topics including the installation experience, operating system support, HBA management, HBA performance and others. This report includes actual steps taken to install and use the HBAs and the respective management software. This report also includes a basic performance evaluation of the respective HBAs.

View the Emulex HBA Comparison with Brocade HBA Product Evaluation (PDF, 707 KB)


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