Protocols: Fibre Channel

StarWind VTL easily integrates into existing tape infrastructures, offering full Fibre Channel compatibility.

Intro: 

Fibre Channel is still among the most popular storage protocols used by businesses across the world delivering stable performance. 

Problem: 

One of the industry-standard protocols for Physical Tapes infrastructure is Fibre Channel. When it comes to either upgrading or replacing Physical Tape Infrastructure with Virtual Tape Libraries, the question about compatibility for existing infrastructure arises.  

Solution: 

StarWind Virtual Tape Library is perfectly compatible with Fible Channel Protocol (FCP). Thanks to that, if a business is looking to upgrade or replace its current tape infrastructure with StarWind VTL, it should not be worried about the need to replace the existing FC-oriented infrastructure. 

Conclusion: 

StarWind VTL fully supports FCP (Fibre Channel Protocol) and iSCSI as front-end protocols, making integration to the existing infrastructure truly seamless.