LSI 6Gb/s SAS MegaRAID Products Enable New Levels of RAID Performance for IBM System x Servers
November 03 2009 - 8:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Next-generation IBM ServeRAID controllers powered by LSI 6Gb/s SAS
technology achieve greater throughput for mission-critical
applications MILPITAS, Calif., Nov. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- LSI
Corporation (NYSE: LSI) today announced its 6Gb/s SAS MegaRAID®
products are shipping on two new IBM System x servers, enabling new
levels of server storage performance, reliability and scalability.
The IBM rack-mount servers, with integrated LSI 6Gb/s SAS
technology, provide end customers with cost-effective solutions for
Web serving, e-business, collaboration, distributed database, SAP
deployments and virtualization. The LSI(TM) 6Gb/s SAS MegaRAID
products demonstrated a 190 percent throughput improvement for RAID
5 writes and a 240 percent throughput improvement for RAID 6 writes
compared to products based on 3Gb/s SAS technology, translating to
significant system performance gains. "Our collaboration with LSI
allows us to deliver robust, first-to-market storage solutions that
improve performance, IT efficiency and data protection for our
customers," said Bob Galush, vice president, IBM Systems &
Technology Group. "IBM selected LSI as our 6Gb RAID supplier based
on their market segment leadership." The LSISAS2108 6Gb/s SAS
RAID-on-Chip (ROC) and MegaRAID software are integrated into IBM
ServeRAID(TM) controllers found in IBM Systems x3650 M2 and x3550
model servers. The ServeRAID controllers, which are designed for
inside-the-box connectivity, feature eight internal 6Gb/s SAS ports
and support both SAS and SATA hard disk drives. An additional level
of data security is available by using LSI SafeStore(TM) encryption
services with self-encrypting drives (SED). The ServeRAID
controllers provide high-performance RAID 6 support to protect
against data loss in the event of dual-drive failures. The
controllers also feature LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager(TM) software,
for quick and easy access to disk encryption and RAID setup and
management, as well as an intelligent battery backup unit that
provides extremely accurate battery capacity monitoring. "LSI has
collaborated with IBM to provide market-leading storage
technologies and software management solutions," said Kelly Bryant,
DAS RAID business line director, Engenio Storage Group, LSI. "LSI
SAS and MegaRAID technology provide the performance, scalability
and data protection that IBM System x Server customers require to
achieve the best return on their IT investments." Since the
inception of SAS, LSI has delivered an industry-leading portfolio
of products including controller ICs, expanders, host bus and
MegaRAID adapters, RAID-on-Motherboard (ROMB) solutions and storage
systems. Based on a 25-year track record of hardware and firmware
expertise and extensive validation processes, LSI is the
silicon-to-systems supplier of choice for OEMs that want to deliver
a broad set of storage solutions. About LSI LSI Corporation
(NYSE:LSI) is a leading provider of innovative silicon, systems and
software technologies that enable products, which seamlessly bring
people, information and digital content together. The company
offers a broad portfolio of capabilities and services including
custom and standard product ICs, adapters, systems and software
that are trusted by the world's best known brands to power leading
solutions in the Storage and Networking markets. More information
is available at http://www.lsi.com/. Editor's Notes: 1. All LSI
news releases (financial, acquisitions, manufacturing, products,
technology, etc.) are issued exclusively by PR Newswire and are
immediately thereafter posted on the company's external web site,
http://www.lsi.com/. 2. LSI, the LSI & Design logo, MegaRAID,
SafeStore and Storage Manager are trademarks or registered
trademarks of LSI Corporation. 3. IBM and System x are trademarks
or registered trademarks of International Business Machines
Corporation in the United States or other countries or both. All
other brands or product names may be trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective companies. DATASOURCE: LSI
Corporation CONTACT: Brian Garabedian of LSI Media Relations,
+1-408-433-8253, ; or Jay Russo of LVA Communications,
+1-860-739-5598, Web Site: http://www.lsi.com/
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