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Emulex Releases Target Mode Driver Software Developer Kit
September 2009 by Emmanuelle Lamandé
Emulex Corporation announced the launch of its software developer kit (SDK) for target mode drivers. The Emulex TargetConnect™ target mode
software developer kit will enable data center storage solution developers
to build and deploy Intel® architecture-based storage solutions using
Emulex Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) target mode drivers.
The SDK will support development of two driver options: the Emulex Linux
Target Mode Driver for customers supporting Linux-based or custom operating
system (OS) proprietary hardware and storage solutions, and the Emulex
Linux SCSI Target Subsystem for Linux (SCST) Driver for developers of Open
Source Linux storage solutions using the SCST infrastructure. All drivers
created using the SDK will be compatible with Emulex’s entire LightPulse®
adapter product line.
The Emulex Linux Target Mode Driver is geared for highly-tuned proprietary
Linux applications and includes a Linux initiator base driver delivered in
source code form, along with a target mode API added to the base driver.
This option brings greater design customization to achieve better
performance and proprietary functionality for Linux, Linux-based or custom
OS solutions. For developers wanting to leverage the Open Source community
SCST architecture, the Emulex Linux SCST Driver interfaces to the Open
Source SCSI target subsystem (SCST), offering faster time-to-market and
providing extensive target device support. In addition, the Emulex Linux
SCST Driver supports SCST drivers for single, dual and quad-channel Emulex
LightPulse 4Gb/s and 8Gb/s Fibre Channel Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters
(HBAs), as well as 10Gb/s Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) Converged
Network Adapters (CNAs).
Companies are choosing to license the TargetConnect SDK and build solutions
around Emulex LightPulse adapters for its compelling customer value.
Price & Availability:
The TargetConnect SDK package is available for a one-time fee or $5,000 and
includes the following:
– Access to the Linux source code to an Emulex Linux target mode driver
– Documentation for the target mode Application Programming Interface
(API) and royalty-free license to the resulting binaries
– Two Emulex LPe12002 dual-channel 8Gb/s Fibre Channel HBAs
– Two days of technical training at Emulex headquarters
– One year of Emulex dedicated technical support
