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Demartek Publishes 8 Gbps Fibre Channel HBA Comparison of Emulex and Brocade HBAs

3 October 2008

Emulex Corporation commissioned Demartek to evaluate its 8 Gbps 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 8 Gbps HBAs and the respective management software. This report also includes a basic performance evaluation of the respective HBAs.

View the 8 Gbps Emulex HBA Comparison with Brocade HBA Product Evaluation (PDF, 1585 KB)

12 June 2009 - Updated report available

Link to updated June 2009 report.

Emulex is a registered trademark of Emulex Corporation.
Brocade is a registered trademark of Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.