FCoE or FC ???

[Azadeh]

FCoE or FC ? that is the problem !!
Is there any benefit to use FCoE unless its simpler configuration in network ?
Is there any software such as iSCSI initiator for iSCSI in NIC ( FC initiator)
that we can see FC SAN LUN over NIC ?
Is it any benefit in performance when we use FCoE instead of FC ? (FC 8Gbps)
why some company purchase FCoE SAN ( EMC VNX ... ) for their network?
what is the benfit of it ?

[Michael Leu]

Yes, there is software. See http://www.open-fcoe.org/ or http://www.intel.com/go/unifiednetworking/

[Azadeh]

by this software there are some problems in the security of The LUNs in FCoE SANs.
So there is no need unless Zoning !! is it correct ?

[Uwe Zessin]

I haven't looked deep into FCoE (which is only a partial 'solution' - the real topic is CEE: Converged Enhanced Ethernet), but it does NOT look 'simpler' to me.

A CNA (Converged Network Adapter) and a CEE switch are terribly complex beasts.

The long-term benefit is a simpler network
- less cables, for example
- one infrastructure: CEE: not LAN+FC

but I don't see that for small shops today. And large shops can't make full use of CEE, because some features for large networks are missing today.

On the other hand - you have to start with _something_.