Re: JNI or Emulex for 1G Fibre Channel HBA?

From: Rodrick Brown (rbrown_at_[remove)
Date: 02/22/04 

Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2004 16:12:12 GMT

We use Qlogic HBA's here with no problem. Be carefull of SUN branded qlogic
cards because sun uses their own microcode which is sometimes a pain when
working with other storage devices other than SUN. 

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Rodrick R. Brown  - Sr. Unix Systems Admin
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"news.directlink.net" <cdmccane@directlink.net> wrote in message
news:103hguephkase60@corp.supernews.com...
> I apparently have a defective JNI FC64-1063-MC-EMC controller because it
> always reports LINK DOWN and I see continuous messages in the log stating
> "Tachyon Hung - Resetting". Needless to say, the card won't communicate
with
> anything.
>     I chose the JNI because it appeared to be the most commonly used link
> between a Sun w/ Sbus and a Clariion DPER on an FC5700. Now I see that JNI
> has been bought out by a company called AMCC. That usually happens to
> under-performing companies. I've been told that Emulex is equal to Qlogic
> and quite possibly better - they seem to be the Cadillac of Fibre Channel
> HBA's. I also see that the Emulex LP8000S is a common choice given my
> hardware. Anyone have a preference? The JNI's are certainly cheaper and
> plentiful so I'd really like to know if there's real issues with JNI or if
I
> just had bad luck with my first one. Any help is appreciated.
>
> Charles McCane
> Dallas, TX.
>
>

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