SANBlaze Technology Storage Solutions

Initiator Emulation

The SANBlaze SANBlazter Initiator Emulator for Fibre Channel and SAS provides simulation of a single to hundreds of Initiator ports. The Initiator product operates on existing SANBlaze VirtuaLUN and GargantuLUN systems, making it easy to integrate into existing SANBlaze environments. The software runs standalone or in conjunction with SANBlaze Target Emulation software for an end-to-end solution.

The SANBlazter Initiator Emulator provides unparalleled advantages over the real thing: smaller footprint, lower power consumption, centralized management and control and lower cost of ownership.

Features such as read/write/compare testing, error injection and a custom command builder provide the ideal environment in which to simulate Initiator test cases via script or an easy to use web interface. The patent pending “Blazter Mode” allows for all ports to run at full line rate.

Flexible User Interface

Powerful web-based GUI allows you to quickly create, save and restore multiple configurations. From a single console, a single port or multiple ports across multiple systems can be configured to begin read, write or read/write testing simultaneously. Real time statistics, trace mode and a script building tool are all available from the GUI. An interface with industry standard tools such as IOMeter, provide a known user interface with which to use the system for testing. All emulator functionality is also available from a CLI interface and can be automated using batch scripting.

Configurability

Each emulator port can be configured to simulate a wide range of Initiator or host functionality. Read/write/compare tests, as well as custom command sets, can be configured to simulate a wide variety of initiator test cases. When using both target and initiator modes, a device under test (DUT) can be connected to two ports on a SANBlaze system, one configured as initiator, one configured as a target. The DUT can then be exercised and tested using one system, with traffic generated and/or errors injected on either side with the ability to generate custom commands and responses.

Performance

SANBlaze systems can act as a wire speed device. BlazterMode™ allows read/write tests to run at full 4G line rates across all ports on SANBlaze Fibre Channel Systems. Tests can be run that eliminate the latency associated with real drives or hosts or add latency in millisecond increments in a predictable manner. Drive traffic into the fabric at full line rates, simulating hundreds of simultaneous logins, for example. Track round trip and throughput performance statistics of devices, using the SANBlaze systems as known, high performance, low latency end points.