while continuing 10GB HBA converged network adapter

In the future, Emulex plans to allow the basic 10Gb version of the adapter to be upgraded, via a firmware upgrade, to either the iSCSI or FCoE version of the adapter, or to change the iSCSI “personality” to the FCoE “personality”. The iSCSI and FCoE versions of the adapter available today have a higher price than the basic 10Gb adapter. For those who decide they want either iSCSI or FCoE in the future, an upgrade to iSCSI or FCoE from the basic 10Gb model will be available for an additional charge.The FCoE marketplace is still in its infancy, and many customers are just learning about FCoE and how they might deploy it over time. It appears that Emulex has decided that these are different marketplaces than the traditional Fibre Channel 10GB HBA market, and is doing things differently to address these different markets.The big question is customer adoption. The market for 10GbE NICs is beginning to take off. We see 10GbE NIC ports in blade servers now and expect to see 10GbE become more common in servers in the future. The market appetite for 10GB HBA connectivity currently is small, but there seems to be a growing interest, especially in virtualized server environments.