Sources tell us that HP will be rebranding the Cisco Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: CSCO) SN 5420 iSCSI-to-FC bridge, though neither company will confirm it. The 5420 provides one FC port and one Gigabit Ethernet port; originally, Cisco's list price for the device was $27,000 [ed. note: betcha you can get it cheaper these days]. (See HP to OEM Cisco's iSCSI Router and NuSpeed Duo Departs Cisco.)
Because Fibre Channel rules the SAN roost today, of greater interest than the IP-to-FC bridge to HP -- and its customers -- will be Cisco's MDS 9000 series of FC switches, which HP expects to qualify and start offering by midyear. Sources say HP was also demonstrating the MDS 9216 director-class switch at the customer event this week in Amsterdam (see HP Refills Its SAN Flask).
Note that Cisco is building iSCSI-extension cards that will slot directly into its switches, and that Brocade Communications Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: BRCD) and McData Corp.
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