SANBlaze announces industry-first, 4-Gbps Fibre Channel Target Emulation System

Virtual Target environment for SAN product testing, QA, and proof-of-performance delivers cost savings, configurability, and scalability

Orlando, FL, October 25, 2004 -- SANBlaze Technology, Inc., a pioneer in target emulation technologies, today announced a 4-Gbps version of its VirtuaLUN Fibre Channel Target Emulation System. VirtuaLUN provides a virtual, configurable environment for testing Fibre Channel infrastructure devices at a fraction of the cost of deploying physical disk arrays. The 4-Gbps VirtuaLUN will be available in Q1, 2005. A 2-Gbps version is available today and is showcased at Storage Networking World, October 25-28, 2004, Orlando, FL, Booth #PP34.

"For the first time Fibre Channel HBA and infrastructure engineers, as well as SAN software developers, can test and demonstrate performance in a seemingly infinite number of real-world environments, without deploying costly disk arrays," said Steve Munroe, President of SANBlaze Technology.

"By varying LUN counts and error conditions in a real time, virtual Fibre Channel environment instead of a physical one, we complete far more comprehensive testing in less time, and ultimately shorten our time-to-market," said Charlie Kraus, Director of the Host Bus Adapter Business at LSI Logic Corporation. "The SANBlaze VirtuaLUN provides a variable, configurable, and scalable target environment, making it an invaluable lab tool."

The system is capable of emulating as many as 2800 LUNs at a fraction of the cost of physical disks, and can be configured with 2, 4 or 6 Fibre Channel ports running at 1,2 or 4 Gbps. Each port can be configured to present 1 - 480 virtual "disks" of configurable size and health, enabling test engineers to simulate a wide variety of scenarios and error conditions.

VirtuaLUN features an easy-to-use, web-based interface enabling configuration, re-configuration, error injection, and monitoring from a remote system. It also features an extensive Command Line Interface, allowing intricate scripting capabilities. VirtuaLUN occupies a 1U rack space, delivering an optimized test environment in a compact footprint.

Availability

The 2 Gbps VirtuaLUN is available immediately from SANBlaze Technology. The 4 Gbps version will be shipping in Q1, 2005.

About SANBlaze Technology

SANBlaze Technology, Inc. is a pioneer in Fibre Channel Target Emulation technologies and a leading provider of storage solutions for embedded systems. The company's VirtuaLUN Fibre Channel Target emulation system is widely used in the SAN industry for product development, test and QA. SANBlaze also delivers a complete line of PMC and cPCI Fibre Channel, SCSI and Storage Blades to meet the storage requirements of embedded system designers. For the latest news and information, visit the company's Web site at www.sanblaze.com.