Weekly compilation of storage news Blade doubles number of VMware virtual machines Verari Systems's new Verari's VB1257 VMware ESX 3.5-certified blade delivers twice the number of VMware virtual machines per blade while consuming 50% less power than competitive offerings. Users of the VB1257l, leveraging the company's BladeRack 2 XL platform, can combine up to 16 physical machines onto just one blade server. Emulex offers virtual HBA management for Solaris Emulex has revealed that its LightPulse Fibre Channel HBAs now offer virtual port management for the Solaris 10 operating system. The technology features virtual port management through Emulex's HBAnyware management suite and is designed to enhance the functionality of Solaris containers. HBAnyware features virtual HBA management across all major operating systems, such as...
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