PMC-Sierra HBA 1000 Series for Cloud and Enterprise Server Storage Connectivity

PMC-Sierra, Inc. announced the HBA 1000 series of solutions for high-performance cloud and enterprise server storage connectivity.

The HBA 1000 delivers maximum resiliency and the industry’s lowest power using field-proven intellectual property (IP) from the most widely deployed server storage stack and SmartIOC controller. Broad compatibility from company’s management tools and drivers enables easy deployment across a variety of data center applications. With up to 16 internal or external SAS/SATA ports in a low-profile MD2 form factor, the HBA 1000 provides a native server connectivity solution that can handle the most demanding workloads and configurations.

“PMC’s new Smart Storage Solutions combine over 25 years of Adaptec compatibility with our high performance and resilient Smart IP that’s based on the industry’s most broadly deployed server stack, running on high-density PMC silicon,” said Pete Hazen, VP, scalable solutions group, PMC. “The HBA 1000 products are the first offering in our Smart family, enabling storage connectivity at less than half the power of alternatives.“

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Advanced performance and scalability at low power for maximum efficiency
A low-profile form factor and mini-SAS HD connectors allow the HBA 1000 to install into 2U servers for maximum native connectivity in the smallest footprint with no impediment to air flow. It is fully compatible with RAID adapters and expanders for complete scalability to store, retrieve, and manage data across SSDs, HDDs and tape drives. The HBA 1000 saturates the PCIe Gen 3 bus and delivers up to 1.3 million I/O with SAS SSDs, utilizing 60% less power than competing HBAs. This lowers energy consumption and helps avoid the heat dissipation issues that are typically found in dense server environments. The HBA 1000 also delivers 2.5 times sequential throughput and 85% higher random read performance for cloud data centers deploying SATA drives for application acceleration, compared to a common configuration of up to ten SATA SSDs attached directly to the server without an HBA.

“In the era of high density, virtualized, and scalable Software Defined Storage environments, our customers demand suitable storage solutions that fit their needs,” said Andy Lee, director, product marketing, EchoStreams Innovative Solutions LLC , a cloud solutions provider. “PMC Adaptec storage solutions have delivered power-efficient performance and scalable connectivity enabling us to provide products to meet our customers’ demands.“

The HBA 1000 was designed to scale, connecting up to 16 storage devices natively, or scaling even further with an expander. It enables simple implementation and management to increase resource utilization and lower TCO.

“Hyperscale cloud deployments require an optimum balance of high performance and power efficiency,” said Ding Yu, director, product management, Inspur Technologies Co. Ltd , domestic server provider in China. “PMC’s HBA 1000 is providing Inspur quick time to market with leadership server storage solutions that deliver to these demanding hyperscale requirements.“

The HBA 1000 has broad OS and software-sefined storage stack support, ecosystem compatibility and a unified set of tools and drivers with forward and backward compatibility with other firm’s solutions. Management and compatibility are further enhanced by supporting both 6Gb/s and 12Gb/s storage components.

“Canonical’s cloud Alliances team has been working closely with PMC to ensure leading Ubuntu support for the HBA 1000,” said John Zannos, VP, alliances, Canonical Ltd. “With the industry’s highest port count, lowest power and leading performance, PMC’s new HBA is an ideal pairing with Ubuntu and OpenStack Software Defined Storage workloads.“

“Ingram has been distributing PMC Adaptec solutions for many years, and I am impressed with PMC’s commitment to deliver efficient and scalable storage solutions,” said Tom Kagele, senior sales manager, Ingram Micro Inc. “The HBA 1000 is another example of this commitment, and we are excited to provide this compelling storage solution to our extensive customer base.“

The HBA 1000 offers high port count in a low-profile, MD2 form factor HBA. It is available in five different models, with up to 16 internal or external SAS/SATA ports and supports PCIe 3.0.

The HBA 1000 series is available through company’s worldwide distributors and storage channel partners.