Fcoe For Convergence In The Data Center; Migrating To Converged Fabrics - HP N1200 - StorageWorks Network Storage Router Brochure

Figure 3. Protocol stack comparison
There are several advantages to FCoE:
FCoE uses FC drivers, switches, and other infrastructure.
Existing FC security and management applications are unchanged.
FCoE uses a 10GbE fabric with no data loss.
Existing SAN management tools can be used to access storage.
FCoE can use enhanced Ethernet features such as traffic priority and flow control.

FCoE for convergence in the data center

HP is enthusiastic about the possibilities FCoE offers for network convergence. FCoE has the potential
to scale in most IT environments, using the same physical Ethernet layer and common management
applications in use today.

Migrating to converged fabrics

The traditional data center model uses multiple HBAs and NICs in each server to communicate with
various networks. The converged model will consolidate the HBAs and NICs in a server into a single
converged network adapter (CNA) to provide a unified I/O server deployment (Figure 4).
5