Western Digital Introduces FlashSoft 4 Software for VMware vSphere 6 & New Flash Virtualization System for Non-Disruptive Acc...
June 23 2016 - 9:00AM
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Breakthrough Solutions Deliver Seamless,
Cost-Effective Flash Acceleration
Western Digital® Corporation (NASDAQ:WDC), a global storage
technology and solutions leader, today announced two new
virtualization solutions designed to significantly improve virtual
machine performance and density in VMware® vSphere® environments.
These include the availability of the new FlashSoft® 4
software for VMware vSphere 6, and the introduction of the Flash
Virtualization® System, a new flash-based hardware and software
solution. FlashSoft 4 leverages a Western Digital and VMware VAIO
co-design partnership for vSphere 6.
“The two-year co-design between Western Digital and VMware has
helped to advance storage solutions for VMware customers,” said
Ravi Swaminathan, vice president and general manager of the Data
Center Solutions Business Unit at Western Digital Corporation.
“These new product innovations resulted from the deep ongoing
engagement between our companies and are expected to greatly
enhance virtual machine performance. We look forward to expanding
possibilities of the new architecture to continue delivering
high-value solutions for our customers.”
FlashSoft 4 software is based on an architecture that uses the
new VMware vSphere APIs for IO Filtering (VAIO), providing the
highest level of usability and performance1 with vSphere 6.
FlashSoft 4 is the first host-based caching software to achieve
VMware Ready™ certification for guaranteed compatibility,
reliability and support. It also introduces support for
VMware-supported datastores, virtual disk acceleration, improved
performance and stability, and integrated management through the
vSphere web client GUI.
The new Flash Virtualization System builds on the benefits of
the latest FlashSoft software by pairing it with SanDisk ION
Accelerator™ software and Fusion ioMemory™ PCIe solid-state
accelerators in a flash-provisioned server capable of delivering
over a million IOPS2 to accelerate storage I/O across the VMware
environment. Without disrupting current server and storage
infrastructure, the easy-to-deploy solution offers cluster-wide
flash acceleration in existing VMware environments. The
cost-effective solution also enables customers to get more
performance and efficiency from existing storage and compute
infrastructure, resulting in significant hardware and software
savings.
“The VAIO framework represents the next generation of
integration for third party data services integration in vSphere
environments, enabling leading software solutions providers to
align with VMware’s vision for the software defined data center,”
said Yanbing Li, senior vice president and general manager, Storage
and availability Business Unit, VMware. “Western Digital’s support
as a design partner for VAIO and the introduction of their new
FlashSoft software illustrates the important role that our partners
play in delivering on the promise of the software-defined data
center.”
“The FlashSoft 4 software for vSphere 6 using the VAIO API is
in-line with Dell’s vision for the software-defined data center.
Using server-tier flash technology with FlashSoft host-based
caching software is an innovative and cost-effective way to
increase application performance in virtual environments,” said
Ravi Pendekanti, vice president, Server Platform Development, Dell
Inc. “We are excited to see VMware’s support for host-based caching
through the VAIO program, and VMware Ready certification will give
customers the confidence to broadly adopt and deploy this
innovative solution.”
Pricing and Availability
FlashSoft 4 is immediately available as a solution bundle
consisting of FlashSoft software and SanDisk® SAS, SATA, or Fusion
ioMemory PCIe solid-state devices, with MSRP starting at $3600 to
$5900 depending on the device. The software is offered through
Western Digital, OEMs and reseller partners, including Dell, HPE,
Lenovo and HDS, as well as select channel partners.
The Flash Virtualization System is also immediately available
with MSRP starting at $75,000 (12.8TB3, 8-node cluster
configuration).
About Western Digital
Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ: WDC) is an industry-leading
provider of storage technologies and solutions that enable people
to create, leverage, experience and preserve data. The company
addresses ever-changing market needs by providing a full portfolio
of compelling, high-quality storage solutions with customer-focused
innovation, high efficiency, flexibility and speed. Our products
are marketed under the HGST, SanDisk and WD brands to OEMs,
distributors, resellers, cloud infrastructure providers and
consumers. For more information, please visit www.hgst.com,
www.wd.com, and www.sandisk.com.
About SanDisk
SanDisk®, a Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ: WDC) brand,
provides trusted and innovative flash storage products that have
transformed the electronics industry. SanDisk’s quality,
state-of-the-art solutions are at the heart of many of the world's
largest data centers, and embedded in advanced smartphones, tablets
and PCs. SanDisk’s consumer products are available at hundreds of
thousands of retail stores worldwide.
© 2016 Western Digital Corporation or its affiliates. All rights
reserved. Western Digital, [WD], SanDisk, FlashSoft, SanDisk ION
Accelerator, Fusion ioMemory and Flash Virtualization are
registered trademarks or trademarks of Western Digital Corporation
or its affiliates in the U.S. and/or other countries. Other
trademarks, registered trademarks, and/or service marks, indicated
or otherwise, are the property of their respective owners.
1 –
https://blogs.vmware.com/virtualblocks/2015/02/05/vsphere-apis-for-io-filtering/2
– SanDisk ION Accelerator data sheet3 – 1 TB = 1000 Gigabytes
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains certain forward-looking statements,
including new product offerings and product availability that are
based on current expectations and involve numerous risks and
uncertainties that may cause these forward-looking statements to be
inaccurate. Risks that may cause these forward-looking statements
to be inaccurate include among others: need for higher capacity,
faster storage solutions may not grow as expected, our product
offerings may not be available when we expect or gain customer
acceptance in the timeline we expect, and the other risks detailed
from time-to-time in Western Digital’s and SanDisk’s Securities and
Exchange Commission filings and reports. This news release contains
information from third parties, which reflect their projections as
of the date of issuance. All statements made in this news release
are made only as of the date of this release. Western Digital
undertakes no obligations to update the information in this release
in the event facts or circumstances change after the date of this
release.
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