Lenovo Selects PMC 12Gb/s SAS Storage Solution for ThinkServer Portfolio
November 24 2014 - 4:05PM
Business Wire
Adaptec by PMC Host Bus Adapter Provides High-Density External
Connectivity for Storage Expansion
PMC-Sierra, Inc. (PMC®) (Nasdaq:PMCS), the semiconductor and
software solutions innovator transforming networks that connect,
move and store big data, today announced that Lenovo has selected
PMC storage solutions for external connectivity across its
ThinkServer portfolio. The Lenovo 8885E by PMC card delivers the
full throughput of 12Gb/s SAS and 6.6GB/s PCI Express® 3.0 to
maximize the performance of ThinkServer scale-out storage. The card
will be offered on Lenovo rack and tower servers.
“Our next-generation ThinkServer portfolio blends storage
innovation and standardization for the new software defined age,
which requires advanced I/O options,” said Bob Galush, vice
president, System x High Volume Servers and Options. “PMC’s 12Gb/s
SAS products include advantages in density, performance and
reliability. The Lenovo 8885E by PMC card provides our customers
with a scale-out storage solution that can grow based on their
needs.”
The low-profile MD2 form factor Lenovo 8885E by PMC card is a
Host Bus Adapter that provides eight SAS/SATA ports for 6Gb/s and
12Gb/s JBOD connectivity. The card enables seamless and reliable
connectivity to Lenovo JBODs via PMC’s 12Gb/s SAS expanders. It
supports all common operating systems, including Windows, RHEL,
SLES and VMware variants.
“Lenovo’s ThinkServer products are versatile enough to handle
workloads ranging from those found in SMBs to enterprise data
centers,” said Pete Hazen, vice president of the Data Center &
Server Group at PMC. “A key component of that flexibility comes
from their ability to scale based on business needs. IT
professionals and data center managers will find that this
PMC-based card addresses their immediate storage needs and allows
them to future proof against ever-increasing workloads and emerging
storage requirements.”
About PMC’s Server, Storage System and Flash
Solutions
PMC is a leading provider of enterprise storage system solutions
for networked and server storage applications, with a broad
portfolio of Adaptec by PMC® RAID adapters and HBAs, Tachyon®
SAS/SATA and Fibre Channel (FC) protocol controllers, RAID
controllers, Flashtec™ NVMe controllers and NVRAM drives, and
maxSAS™ expander and FC disk interconnect products. Together, these
products provide end-to-end semiconductor and software solutions to
the industry’s leading storage OEMs and ODMs and hyperscale data
centers. For more information, visit
http://www.pmcs.com/storage.
About PMC
PMC (Nasdaq:PMCS) is the semiconductor and software solutions
innovator transforming networks that connect, move and store big
data. Building on a track record of technology leadership, the
company is driving innovation across storage, optical and mobile
networks. PMC’s highly integrated solutions increase
performance and enable next-generation services to accelerate the
network transformation. For more information, visit www.pmcs.com.
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