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Are there certain SAN applications that are better suited to Fibre Channel instead of iSCSI?

April 26, 2017applications certain channel fibre iSCSI san suited

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Are there certain SAN applications that are better suited to Fibre Channel instead of iSCSI?

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Fibre Channel is better as the storage array interface, simply because that’s what’s available today. As for storage applications, I can only think of one application – high definition video – that really leverages the use of 4Gbps Fibre Channel for the host connection. So today, Fibre Channel may be a better solution for post-production editing of HD video. For almost all other storage applications, it’s now possible to build two thirds if the SAN with IP (iSCSI hosts + IP storage switches) and use Fibre Channel at the storage interface.