TROIKA University 107A Industry Leadership The great thing about standards is that there are so many of them 2000 Oct 12 Mike Dutch

TROIKA University 107A Industry Leadership The great thing about standards is that there are so many of them This presentation is the property of Troika Networks, Inc. and should not be distributed outside the company without explicit authorization. Mike Dutch 2000 Oct 12

TROIKA University 107A Why bother?  Active participation contributes to credibility, image, and opportunities  Influence standards and products so they complement each other  Monitor emerging technologies and competitive activities

TROIKA University 107A Standards Bodies T10 – SCSI mappings including FCP, SRP, SES T11 –Fibre Channel including FC-VI, FC-MI IPFC – IPFC and Fibre Channel MIBs IP Storage – FCIP, iSCSI, SCSI over SCTP VIDF Virtual Interface Developer Forum VI Architecture, VI Provider Library Evolution LAN Standards, POSIX HTML, XML, DTD, Style Sheets (CSS and XSL), and other World Wide Web standards WBEM (including CIM), DMI, DEN, SIS, SES (SCSI Enclosure Services) (Solution Exchange Standard)

TROIKA University 107A Industry Associations Broad coverage of storage and networking SNMWG-FC-HBA API subgroup Interoperability Lab Direct Access File System – a VI application Promotes Fibre Channel, SANmark Test Suite Evolves and promotes a switched fabric based on VI Promotes Parallel SCSI University of New Hampshire InterOperability Lab U of Minn. Lab for Computational Science & Engineering Promotes NASD, and other projects

TROIKA University 107A Vendor Consortiums Private Groups Minor contribution (MIB) but has EMC marketing behind it Focus or “Balkanization” ? Java Community Process is led by Sun with industry contributions

TROIKA University 107A The Java Community Process

TROIKA University 107A Networking Standards  OSI Reference Model (ISO 7498:1984)  Ethernet, IEEE 802.3, ISO  Gigabit Ethernet (IEEE 802.3z, 802.3ab)  Fibre Channel (T11 FC-PH, FC-GS-2, etc.)  InfiniBand

TROIKA University 107A Practical Examples  Virtual Interface mapping to Fibre Channel (FC-VI)  iFCP  Host Bus Adapter (HBA) Application Programming Interface (API)  Virtual Interface Developer’s Forum (VIDF) Business Meeting & Structure Proposal

TROIKA University 107A  Description  A C language Application Programming Interface (API), supported by vendor- specific libraries, designed to provide Independent Software Vendors (ISV) a common way to access information about Fibre Channel networks. The SNIA Fibre Channel Working Group Host Bus Adapter (HBA) API subgroup has completed the first phase of an ongoing effort to enhance the use and management of Storage Area Networks.  Goals  Before the HBA API, software applications were unable to retrieve Fibre Channel specific information in a consistent manner across operating systems and vendor products.  Value  The HBA API enables ISVs to deliver greater functionality in a more timely fashion using a single standardized interface. Consumers see the SNIA as the key forum for vendor cooperation to deliver trusted interoperable solutions for the enterprise data center. What is the HBA API?

TROIKA University 107A Library 1Library 2Library n … Select HBA Libraries HBA API Vendor API Participating vendors support a common API to vendor-specific HBA library implementations Common Code Vendor Specific Other functionsOther interfaces All supported host bus adapters are accessed using a single interface to common functions OS-specific mechanisms are used to load specific HBA libraries ISV Applications The HBA API Specification Discovery of adapters and ports Information about adapters and ports Port FCP Information FC-3 Management Attributes Port Statistics

TROIKA University 107A AdapterPlatform AgilentWindows EmulexSolaris JNISolaris QLogicSolaris, Win TROIKAWindows ISVPlatform ConnexSolaris HighGroundWindows HPWindows InterSANWindows TROIKAWindows VeritasSolaris VixelSolaris Windows Solaris EMULEXJNIAGILENTINTERSANTROIKACONNEXHIGHGROUND Software Adapters Vendor bringing server AGILENT QLOGIC TROIKA AGILENT QLOGIC TROIKA AGILENT QLOGIC TROIKA EMULEX JNI QLOGIC EMULEX JNI QLOGIC EMULEX JNI QLOGIC Adapters in each server LINK TO OTHER ADAPTERS IN EACH SERVER LINK TO QLOGIC HBA IN EACH SERVER HIGHGROUNDHPINTERSANTROIKACONNEXVERITASVIXEL Primary software SNW Demo Configuration

TROIKA University 107A Broad Support for the HBA API

TROIKA University 107A VIDF Structure Proposal Promotional Working Group Technical Working Group SNIA VIPL 1.0, 1.1 Intel, Intel/NetApp Reference Implementation Test Suites / Certification Education Marketing Web Site (Spec / Code) VI Architecture Intel, Compaq, Microsoft VIDF Evolve & Publish Standards

TROIKA University 107A Questions & Answers Name the standards bodies for FCP, IPFC, and FC-VI Name the standards body that ensures the smooth operation of the Internet Name the host adapter vendors participating in the HBA API demo