I received a preliminary copy of a this report a couple of weeks ago, but since then nothing has changed. NetApp took the time to compare FC against, FCoE, iSCSI and NFS. Like most of us, probably, I still had the VI3 mindset and expected that FC would come out on top. Fact of the matter is that everything is so close, the differences are neglectable and tr-3916 shows that regardless of the type of data access protocol used you can get the same mileage. I am glad NetApp took the time to test these scenarios and used various test scenarios. It is no longer about which protocol works best, what drives the most performance… no it is about what is easiest for you to manage! Are you an NFS shop? No need to switch to FC anymore. Do you like the simplicity of iSCSI? Go for it…
Thanks NetApp for this valuable report. Although this report of course talks about NetApp it is useful material to read for all of you!
--> thanx to the Yellow Bricks site : http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2011/05/16/surprising-results-fcnfsiscsifcoe/
