Lite-On Delivers SSDs for Dell PowerEdge Servers

Lite-On Storage is providing SSDs for Dell‘s latest portfolio of PowerEdge servers, including the 1.8-inch SSD form factor option customized for Dell.

The SSDs provide new levels of storage density, flexibility and performance, as well as new monitoring features that further protect data across the enterprise.

The combination of SSDs and PowerEdge servers enable customers to accelerate applications by bringing data closer to the processor for increased application performance. For example, with Lite-On N9S 1.8-inch SATA flash drives, the PowerEdge R630 can deliver customers up to 2.4 times the IO/s in the same amount of space as 2.5-inch SSDs.(1)

With the PowerEdge R730xd, the first hybrid storage server in the industry to employ Lite-On’s 1.8-inch SATA flash drives, Dell provides up to 100TB of storage for workloads such as Exchange, where it also delivers up to a 50% increase in mailbox size over previous generation servers.(2)

“Recent research has reported that 70% of IT decision-makers have been negatively affected by performance issues when running applications requiring fast access to data – an alarming figure,” said Brian Payne, executive director, Dell server solutions. “Dell’s 13th generation of PowerEdge servers includes a slew of new innovations, such as Lite-On’s dense 1.8-inch SATA flash drives, enabling customers to accelerate application performance by up to 11x and meet unique application and workload requirements.“

Lite-On drives feature data protection with self-regulated temperature control features that detect heat levels in real-time and adapt to bring temperatures back to specifications, as well as performance monitoring to indicate when a unit will need to be replaced. The drives also feature power loss protection to extend write operation in the event of a power loss.

Lite-On N9S Series SATA SSDs are available in 1.8-inch and 2.5-inch form factor configurations with capacities ranging from 60GB up to 2TB.

Darlo Perez, MD of Lite-On storage SBG, said: “This exciting collaboration between Lite-On and Dell takes us to a new level of product advancement and recognizes the evolving needs of our customers in the server industry. Dell is providing servers and we’re pleased to provide them with a versatile product designed for the widest range of workloads.“

All Lite-On SSDs offer performance and low power consumption for the demanding hyperscale environments and specialized group of users. Drives have a MTBF of 2 million hours and an endurance rating of up to one1 drive write per day for 3 years.

(1) Based on Dell analysis, August 2014.
(2) Based on August 2014 Dell testing comparing a 13G R730xd 16×3.5″ to a 12G R720xd 12×3.5″ server both running Windows Server 2012.