HANNOVER, Germany, March 5, 2012 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/
-- CeBIT 2012 - LSI Corporation (NYSE: LSI) today
announced a new line of MegaRAID® SATA+SAS controller cards
designed to deliver the high I/O transaction performance required
to accelerate the most demanding database applications and
datacenter workloads. Powered by the LSI® dual-core 6Gb/s SAS
RAID-on-Chip (ROC), the new controllers deliver data quickly and
reliably to mission-critical applications by combining the
industry's highest server RAID performance, achieving up to 200,000
RAID 5 random I/Os per second (IOPS), with intelligent flash-based
caching and enhanced data protection capabilities.
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Flash-based features and functionality:
- Supports MegaRAID Fast Path software, providing
high-performance I/O acceleration for solid state drives (SSDs)
connected to a MegaRAID controller. The advanced software option
unlocks the full performance benefits of hybrid or SSD arrays,
delivering up to 465,000 RAID 5 random IOPS for applications
requiring high transactional throughput like e-commerce and data
warehousing workloads.
- Supports MegaRAID CacheCade® Pro 2.0 read/write SSD caching
software that dramatically accelerates application I/O performance
for hard disk drive (HDD)-based arrays by intelligently caching
frequently accessed data to SSDs. MegaRAID controllers featuring
CacheCade Pro 2.0 software deliver up to 13X more transactions per
second and an 82 percent cost savings compared to HDD-only
arrays.
- Supports MegaRAID CacheVault™ technology, providing flash-based
cache data protection from power and server failures by
automatically transferring data stored in MegaRAID controller cache
to NAND flash memory in the event of a power failure or other
system interruption. CacheVault creates a greener, lower total cost
cache protection solution by eliminating the need for Lithium-ion
battery backup units, and their hardware and maintenance
costs.
"Cost-effective, superior performance is driving many datacenter
managers to flash-based storage solutions to meet the challenges of
rapidly growing data volumes and I/O-intensive workloads," said
Thomas Pavel, director of channel
sales EMEA, LSI. "With the new CacheCade Pro 2.0 software on a
dual-core MegaRAID controller solution, LSI helps customers
maximize the performance and cost benefits of flash technology to
deliver the lowest cost per I/O and gigabyte."
Pricing(1) and availability:
Internal ports
- MegaRAID SAS
9266-4i:
$540
- MegaRAID SAS
9266-8i:
$780
- LSICVM01 CacheVault Accessory Kit:
$255
External ports
- MegaRAID SAS
9285CV-8e(2):
$1255
The controllers are expected to be generally available in April
through the LSI worldwide network of distributors, system
integrators and VARs.
The products will be demonstrated at CeBIT 2012 (Stand #D42 in
the Planet Reseller pavilion) taking place March 6-10, 2012, at the Exhibition Grounds in
Hannover, Germany.
LSI technology demonstrations will include a real-time database
acceleration demo showcasing the dramatic improvement in
application performance that can be gained by using LSI
next-generation caching hardware and software solutions. Technology
demos will also feature next-generation LSI MegaRAID and host bus
adapter products based on the forthcoming PCI Express® 3.0
specification.
Additional information is available at www.lsi.com/channel.
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About LSI
LSI Corporation (NYSE: LSI) designs semiconductors and software
that accelerate storage and networking in datacenters and mobile
networks. Our technology is the intelligence critical to enhanced
application performance, and is applied in solutions created in
collaboration with our partners. More information is available at
www.lsi.com.
(1) Estimated MSRP. Actual prices may vary.
(2) Pricing reflects 9285CV-8e controller with CacheVault
technology included.
LSI, the LSI & Design logo, CacheCade, CacheVault and
MegaRAID are trademarks or registered trademarks of LSI
Corporation.
All other brand or product names may be trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective companies.
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