Using SAN Fiber Channel network for TCP/IP, possible?

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Published on 2010-01-15T10:40:34Z Indexed on 2010/04/14 20:43 UTC
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Hi,

I would like to know if it is possible to use the FC-switch (that is used for a SAN) also for TCP/IP traffic.

We have servers (virtual machines) that must have a fast network for copying much data. It would be better to use the existing FC network than a slower 1 Gb network.

Is this possible?

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