Atto and PLX Together

PLX Technology, Inc. and ATTO Technology, Inc. announced an enterprise storage solution enabled by the PCIe Gen3 standard.

The new ATTO ExpressSAS H6F0 GT HBA integrates a PLX PCIe Gen3 switch to empower system architects with bandwidth needed for storage appliances, including rack-mounted servers and workstations in data centers, data warehousing, VOD, and other high-availability, high-performance cloud applications.

The ATTO H6F0 GT an SAS/SATA adapter utilizing the PCIe 3.0 specification and is capable of speeds up to 8GB/s in a single PCIe slot, effectively doubling the performance over existing HBAs. This speed enabled by PLX's Gen3 switch, delivers support for a dense and efficient connection to SSD and HDD storage applications.

The PLX ExpressLane PEX8724 (24 lanes, six ports) PCIe Gen3 switch, used in the new H6F0 GT HBA, enables designers to connect host systems to other network and storage devices. PCIe Gen3 is a standard capable of saturating a x8 link at 8 Gbps in both directions (Tx/Rx), per lane, totaling 64GB/s of throughput which challenges all other connectivity standards. The PLX Gen3 portfolio totals 11 devices ranging from 12 to 48 lanes and three to 18 ports, and all are available.

"ATTO is pleased to partner with PLX on this industry-first technology," said Wayne Arvidson, vice president of marketing at ATTO Technology, Inc. "The pairing of our ExpressSAS H6F0 GT cards with PLX's Gen3 switch enables us to offer customers a high-performance connectivity solution not available anywhere else on the market."

"That PCI Express Gen3 is ramping so quickly in high-end applications and commanding so much interest across the ecosystem is a testament to its power, flexibility and wide range of design possibilities," said Gene Schaeffer, vice president of sales, PLX. "It is very encouraging to see customers like ATTO showing leadership with their high-performance storage products supported by PLX's industry-leading PCI Express Gen3 switching."