Storage and Network Convergence Using FCoE and iSCSI

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Installing and enabling the Converged Network Adapter

This chapter describes the installation and enablement of the Converged Network Adapters (CNA). It includes the three types of storage area networks: Fibre Channel (FC), iSCSI, and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE). To do this, we look at the enablement of the CN4054 10GB Virtual Fabric Adapter on IBM Flex System Enterprise Chassis.

Traditionally, servers typically have at least two adapters, Fibre Channel host bus adapter (FC HBA) and Ethernet network interface card (NIC), to connect ...

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