LSI, Dell and Seagate First to Demonstrate End-to-End 6Gb/s SAS Server Interoperability
May 06 2008 - 8:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Demo Showcases 6Gb/s SAS I/O Throughput and RAID Functionality as
Critical Technology Milestone Toward Achieving Complete Serial
Attached SCSI (SAS) Ecosystem MILPITAS, Calif., May 6
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- LSI Corporation (NYSE:LSI), in
collaboration with industry leaders Dell and Seagate, today
announced the companies have successfully achieved 6Gb/s SAS I/O
throughput and confirmation of data integrity in an
interoperability demonstration. The technology demonstration used
LSI 6Gb/s SAS RAID-On-Chip (ROC) controller ICs and 6Gb/s SAS
high-port count expanders, performing read/write I/Os, at full
bandwidth. The end-to-end interoperability demo is a critical
milestone toward achieving a complete SAS ecosystem. "A successful
demonstration of 6Gb/s SAS interoperability by three storage
industry leaders will be a clear indication that product
engineering, validation and interoperability testing is progressing
well, and paves the way for production volumes in late 2009," said
Dave Reinsel, vice president of storage and semiconductor research
at IDC. The demo environment validates RAID functionality, and
shows advanced interoperability and backward compatibility
operating within a standard Windows Server(R) OS environment.
Interoperability demonstrations are being offered by LSI in a
hosted suite prior to the SCSI Trade Association SAS Solutions Open
House today at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose, Calif. "To help
accelerate the maturity of 6Gb/s SAS and deliver the enhanced
functionality customers need, it is critical for us to work closely
with our silicon and hard disk drive partners in early
interoperability and validation testing," said Howard Shoobe,
senior manager, Dell storage product management. "We want to help
customers by bringing end-to-end 6Gb/s throughput as well as the
security and reliability which come along with this next generation
of SAS." LSI engineers verified interoperability using a Dell
prototype server with the LSI SAS2108 PCI Express(R) 2.0 to 6Gb/s
SAS RAID-On-Chip and the LSI SAS2x36 6Gb/s SAS expander, and
Seagate 6Gb/s and 3Gb/s SAS and 3Gb/s SATA hard disk drives. The
demonstration showcases execution of I/Os -- both direct-connect
and through an expander, at 6Gb/s speed. Read/write comparisons
were validated, confirming data integrity over millions of I/O
operations. IT professionals will expect a complete ecosystem of
servers, hard disk drives, and IC and board components to be tested
and broadly available prior to wide-spread industry adoption of
6Gb/s SAS solutions. Proven interoperability is a critical step on
the path toward marketplace deployment of a complete ecosystem. Key
new features and functionality delivered with 6Gb/s SAS include: --
Spread Spectrum Clocking to reduce EMI emissions; -- Decision
Feedback Equalization for a more reliable link at 6Gb/s data rates;
-- Standardized zoning; and -- Self-configuring expanders About LSI
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