All major storage vendors have started to offer NVMe/FC on their storage arrays. Almost all of them also have been offering an IP storage option via 25G ethernet iSCSI. Now with the introduction of NVMe/TCP that offers FC like services (discovery, notification, zoning) storage vendors can provide a software upgrade that would offer NVMe/TCP as an option. Customers have started to evaluate the NVMe transport options and are asking which infrastructure (Enet/FC) should they invest going forward? Not every customer can stage the in-depth testing and do a complete evaluation of NVMe/FC & NVMe/TCP. This presentation will not only educate customers on NVMe transport low level details but also will provide real network and storage configs, flow details and traces thus arming them with the knowledge to implement right NVMe-oF for them.
NVMe/FC or NVMe/TCP an in-depth NVMe Packet & Flow Level Comparison Between the Two Transport Options
- In-depth understanding of NVMe/FC and NVMe/TCP protocols
- Datacenter Fabric design that would allow a hybrid approach (NVMe/FC and NVMe/TCP) rather than picking one over other.
- Challenges of managing both (NVMe/FC and NVMe/TCP) storage fabrics day to day operation
All major storage vendors have started to offer NVMe/FC on their storage arrays. Almost all of them also have been offering an IP storage option via 25G ethernet iSCSI. Now with the introduction of NVMe/TCP that offers FC like services (discovery, notification, zoning) storage vendors can provide a software upgrade that would offer NVMe/TCP as an option. Customers have started to evaluate the NVMe transport options and are asking which infrastructure (Enet/FC) should they invest going forward? Not every customer can stage the in-depth testing and do a complete evaluation of NVMe/FC & NVMe/TCP. This presentation will not only educate customers on NVMe transport low level details but also will provide real network and storage configs, flow details and traces thus arming them with the knowledge to implement right NVMe-oF for them.
- In-depth understanding of NVMe/FC and NVMe/TCP protocols
- Datacenter Fabric design that would allow a hybrid approach (NVMe/FC and NVMe/TCP) rather than picking one over other.
- Challenges of managing both (NVMe/FC and NVMe/TCP) storage fabrics day to day operation
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NVM Express® (NVMe®) has become synonymous with high-performance storage with widespread adoption in client, cloud, and enterprise applications.
This presentation will discuss Optimal Performance Parameters (OPTPERF and OPTRPERF) found in NVM Express® (NVMe) Section 5.8.2 of NVM Command Set Specification.
Soon you will be able to boot across a network with attached computers using NVME over Fabrics. This capability is often called Boot from SAN.
- Rob DavisNVIDIA
SNIA Developer Conference
September 15-17, 2025
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