LSI Expands 6Gb/s SAS Portfolio With New MegaRAID Controller Cards and Host Bus Adapters
January 19 2010 - 8:01AM
PR Newswire (US)
Extensive line of entry- to enterprise-class storage adapters
enables channel partners to match storage solutions to customer
requirements MILPITAS, Calif., Jan. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
LSI Corporation (NYSE: LSI) today expanded the industry's broadest
portfolio of 6Gb/s SATA+SAS storage adapters with the introduction
of new MegaRAID® controller cards and host bus adapters (HBAs). New
offerings include the first 6Gb/s controller cards in the MegaRAID
entry line, expansion of the MegaRAID value and feature lines, and
new HBAs including a high port count configuration. "The LSI(TM)
portfolio of RAID controllers and host bus adapters is the most
extensive 6Gb/s SAS product line available to the channel," said
Brent Blanchard, director of worldwide channel sales and marketing,
LSI. "Our channel customers now have access to 6Gb/s SAS-based
storage controllers that span the market from entry-level to
enterprise-class systems, providing them with the flexibility to
meet the demands of a broad range of applications at affordable
price points." The new MegaRAID entry line of controllers are
designed for inside-the-box connectivity and include the four-port
MegaRAID SAS 9240-4i and eight-port SAS 9240-8i cards. The
controllers allow small to medium businesses using high-performance
workstations and entry-level servers to employ robust RAID
functionality at affordable prices. The controllers deliver trusted
MegaRAID reliability with simplified configuration options, and
leverage a common firmware architecture to allow customers to
easily migrate to faster, more fully featured MegaRAID value and
feature product lines as requirements change. New additions to the
MegaRAID value and feature lines include the eight-port MegaRAID
SAS 9261-8i and the MegaRAID SAS 9280-4i4e, which supports both
internal storage and external JBOD expansion with four internal and
four external ports. "The use of RAID controller technologies in
server and storage solutions has become pervasive from the SMB to
the enterprise due to their ability to cost effectively extend data
protection, I/O performance and system capacity," said Sergis
Mushell, Principal Research Analyst, Gartner. "Vendors offering a
broad portfolio of SATA and SAS RAID controllers based on the
latest generation 6Gb/s SAS interface technology will allow
customers to implement a high-performance, hardware RAID solution
that best matches their application requirements and IT budget
constraints." New high-performance HBAs LSI has expanded its family
of 6Gb/s SAS-based HBAs with new configurations designed for
servers connecting to large numbers of drives, both inside and
outside the server chassis. The new LSI SAS 9200-16e is a
sixteen-port 6Gb/s PCI Express® SATA+SAS HBA delivering the
industry's highest level of external connectivity. With support for
up to 1024 SATA and SAS physical devices, it allows growing
businesses to expand storage capacity up to two petabytes. The new
LSI SAS 9212-4i4e enables customers to connect to both internal and
external storage arrays and supports up to 256 SATA and SAS
physical devices. The new HBAs support both high bandwidth and
input/output-intensive applications and offer the flexibility to
connect to 3Gb/s and 6Gb/s SATA and SAS hard drives or solid-state
drives. Using LSI Integrated RAID - a low-cost, high-performance,
hardware RAID solution - channel partners can configure storage
systems with RAID 0, 1, 1E and 10 data protection. Pricing and
availability(1) MegaRAID Entry: -- MegaRAID SAS 9240-4i: $229 --
MegaRAID SAS 9240-8i: $325 MegaRAID Value/Feature: -- MegaRAID SAS
9261-8i: $599 -- MegaRAID SAS 9280-4i4e: $785 Host Bus Adapters: --
LSI SAS 9212-4i4e: $309 -- LSI SAS 9200-16e: $619 LSI further
expanded its portfolio of 6Gb/s SAS-based products with the
introduction of new LSI 3ware® 9750 series RAID controllers, also
announced today. The new products are supplied through a worldwide
network of distributors, integrators and VARs. The new MegaRAID
value and feature line products and high port count HBAs are
immediately available. The MegaRAID entry-level controllers are
expected to be available in February 2010. Additional information
is available in an online press kit at http://www.lsi.com/presskit
and at the LSI Channel Gateway (http://www.lsi.com/channel). About
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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/. (1)
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