https://ryanorban.com/categories/infiniband/Recent content in Infiniband on Ryan OrbanHugoen-usme@ryanorban.com (Ryan Orban)me@ryanorban.com (Ryan Orban)Ryan OrbanMon, 27 Aug 2012 00:00:00 +0000https://ryanorban.com/notes/mellanox-rdma-vsan/Mon, 27 Aug 2012 00:00:00 +0000me@ryanorban.com (Ryan Orban)https://ryanorban.com/notes/mellanox-rdma-vsan/<p><img src="https://ryanorban.com/images/notes/mellanox-rdma-vsan.png" alt="Mellanox Introduces RDMA-Based Virtual SAN Software Appliance" class="note-hero-img" loading="lazy" /> </p> <h3 id="summary" class="scroll-mt-8 group"> Summary <a href="#summary" class="no-underline hidden opacity-50 hover:opacity-100 !text-inherit group-hover:inline-block" aria-hidden="true" title="Link to this heading" tabindex="-1"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2" class="lucide lucide-link w-4 h-4 block" viewBox="0 0 24 24" > <path d="M10 13a5 5 0 0 0 7.54.54l3-3a5 5 0 0 0-7.07-7.07l-1.72 1.71" /> <path d="M14 11a5 5 0 0 0-7.54-.54l-3 3a5 5 0 0 0 7.07 7.07l1.71-1.71" /> </svg> </a> </h3> <p>Mellanox Technologies announced a new Virtual SAN (vSAN) software appliance built on RDMA (Remote Direct Memory Access) networking, claiming 6x higher performance than Fibre Channel SAN hardware. The move was surprising because Mellanox Technologies was primarily a networking vendor — their entry into storage software signaled the blurring of boundaries between networking and storage infrastructure.</p>