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

From: Chris 'Saundo' Saunderson (saundo_at_earthlink.net)
Date: 02/25/04

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    On Sun, 22 Feb 2004 08:59:17 -0600, news.directlink.net wrote:

    > 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.

    Used all 3 - Qlogic, Emulex and JNI. Have had bad experiences with the
    JNI's, much better with the other two. EMC's support matrix handles both
    the Emulex and the Qlogic (with some restrictions), and I've been ordering
    mostly Qlogic's lately.

    Saundo 

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