MILPITAS, Calif., July 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- LSI Corporation
(NYSE: LSI) today launched in the channel new high port count 6Gb/s
SATA+SAS MegaRAID® and 3ware® RAID controller cards and host bus
adapters (HBAs). The new storage adapters support both internal
storage and external JBOD expansion to provide customers with a
scalable and reliable solution to address the growing storage
requirements in application environments ranging from cloud
computing and video streaming to high-performance computing and
general-purpose servers.
"By offering the industry's broadest portfolio of 6Gb/s SATA+SAS
storage solutions with end-to-end interoperability and single
vendor support, LSI has established itself as a comprehensive
storage building block supplier to the channel," said Brent Blanchard, director of worldwide channel
sales and marketing, LSI. "The new lineup of high port count
adapters enable our channel partners to deliver scalable,
high-density storage solutions that allow end customers to start
small and grow storage capacity with minimal added cost and
complexity."
The new storage adapters range from 4 to 28 ports in a variety
of internal and external connector configurations. With models
offering up to 24 internal ports, the adapters allow a single card
to support up to 24 drives inside a server via direct connections.
The cards are designed to enable system integrators to deliver
high-density server storage solutions offering new levels of
performance, reliability and availability. Deployment of a single
card within a server chassis also helps to lower hardware costs and
reduce power consumption through fewer components. Server I/O slots
are also conserved, providing users with greater system
configuration flexibility.
Using the external SAS ports, the adapters also support external
connectivity for cost-effective storage expansion beyond the
server. The adapters are fully validated with LSI™ 600 series JBODs
for external expansion up to 240 devices, enabling growing
businesses to address storage capacity requirements of up to 480
terabytes.
The entire LSI portfolio of high port count RAID controllers
features the LSISAS2108 6Gb/s SAS RAID-on-Chip (ROC) and 36-port
LSISAS2x36 6Gb/s SAS expander IC and supports 512MB DDR2 cache and
optional battery backup for maximum performance and
reliability.
High port count MegaRAID controllers
LSI MegaRAID 6Gb/s SATA+SAS controllers are designed to deliver
high performance for random I/O and transactional read and write
applications such as web servers, file servers and OLTP servers.
The new high port count controllers include the MegaRAID SAS
9260-16i, featuring sixteen internal ports; the 9280-16i4e, with
sixteen internal and four external ports; and the MegaRAID SAS
9280-24i4e with twenty-four internal and four external ports.
The MegaRAID high port count controllers support advanced
software options designed to provide enhanced performance and data
protection capabilities. The new software options include MegaRAID
CacheCade™ software and MegaRAID FastPath™ software, which help to
optimize transactional I/O performance in direct-attached storage
environments configured with solid-state drives; MegaRAID Recovery
software, which provides enhanced data protection through snapshot
functionality; and MegaRAID SafeStore™ software, designed to secure
a drive's data from unauthorized access or modification resulting
from theft, loss or repurposing of drives.
High port count 3ware RAID controllers
LSI 3ware 6Gb/s SATA+SAS RAID controllers are designed for
sequential I/O and multi-stream read and write applications such as
video on demand, video creation and editing, and video
surveillance. The new 3ware high port count controllers include the
3ware SAS 9750-24i4e, with twenty-four internal and four external
ports, and the 3ware SAS 9750-16i4e, featuring sixteen internal and
four external ports. Rounding out the LSI 3ware 9750 series are the
3ware 9750-8e, with eight external ports, and the 3ware SAS
9750-4i4e, with four internal and four external ports.
Based on the recently released version 10.2 firmware, the new
high port count controllers deliver enhanced performance through an
optimized I/O path well suited for high-end RAID 5 or RAID 6
multi-stream applications as well as high-bandwidth RAID 0
applications. Customers of the existing family of 3ware 9750 series
controllers can also benefit from the new firmware to achieve up to
25 percent performance improvement compared to the previous
firmware release.
High port count HBAs
LSI has also expanded its family of 6Gb/s SAS-based HBAs with
the new LSI SAS 9201-16i. The HBA provides superior throughput to
internal server storage with support for up to 16 drives via direct
connections or up to 512 SATA or SAS physical devices using SAS
expanders. With data transfer rates of up to 6Gb/s per port, the
LSI SAS 9201-16i delivers significant performance improvements in
both read and write applications compared to its 3Gb/s
predecessors.
Pricing and availability(1)
MegaRAID controllers:
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- MegaRAID SAS 9260-16i:
$939
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- MegaRAID SAS 9280-16i4e:
$1015
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- MegaRAID SAS 9280-24i4e:
$1485
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3ware RAID
controllers:
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- 3ware SAS 9750-4i4e:
$785
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- 3ware SAS 9750-16i4e:
$1015
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- 3ware SAS 9750-24i4e:
$1485
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Host bus adapters:
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The LSI portfolio of 6Gb/s SATA+SAS storage solutions are
supplied through a worldwide network of distributors, system
integrators and VARs. The new high port count HBA and 3ware cards
featuring 4 and 8 external ports are immediately available.
Expected availability for the new high port count MegaRAID and
3ware RAID controllers is August 20,
2010.
Additional information is available in an online press kit at
www.lsi.com/presskit and at the LSI Channel Gateway
(www.lsi.com/channel).
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 www.lsi.com.
(1) Estimated MSRP. Actual prices may vary.
Editor's Notes:
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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 website,
http://www.lsi.com.
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LSI, the LSI & Design logo,
3ware, MegaRAID, CacheCade, FastPath
and SafeStore are trademarks or registered trademarks of LSI
Corporation.
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All other brand or product names
may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective
companies.
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