IBM Selects LSI MegaRAID for its System x Server Line
The honeymoon between the two companies continues.
This is a Press Release edited by StorageNewsletter.com on February 22, 2008 at 4:00 pmLSI
Corporation announced that its MegaRAID technology
was selected by IBM for integration into the IBM System xTM server
line, via its new ServeRAID-MR10 family of adapters and ROMB solutions.
Server customers using IBM ServeRAID adapters based on LSITM RAID
on Chip (ROC) technology now have a cost-effective choice for internal
and external direct-attached storage (DAS) employing SAS and SATA disk
drives.
“The new ServeRAID family of controllers provides IBM customers with
a cutting-edge and consistent interface to all forms of server
storage,” said Jay Bretzmann, manager of IBM System x offerings. “By
selecting ROC and MegaRAID technology from LSI, we’re able to provide
our customers with a cohesive solution set for both internal and
external direct attach storage while delivering simplified hardware
compatibility across server platforms.”
LSI MegaRAID technology provides the best-in-class storage
performance and advanced data protection capabilities required for
server applications such as e-mail, database, video streaming, web
content, video-on-demand, security and surveillance, and reference data
storage.
As the third generation of LSI ROC solutions, the LSI SAS1078
incorporates the company’s ROC expertise and SAS leadership, providing
customers with unsurpassed performance and data protection in a
single-chip solution.
MegaRAID SAS / SATA solutions employing the LSI SAS1078 include highly
integrated motherboard-based implementations as well as a
cost-effective value line and a highly flexible feature-line of PCI
Express compliant RAID adapters.
“The selection by IBM to enable its ServeRAID-MR10 family with our
MegaRAID technology featuring the LSI SAS1078 validates our strength in
the market as a leading RAID provider,” said Kelly Bryant, DAS RAID
business line director, LSI Engenio Storage Group. “By bringing
together our expertise in chips, boards, software and system-level
products, this engagement demonstrates the benefits that the LSI
silicon-to-systems-to-software SAS / SATA portfolio brings to the OEM
community.”
The ServeRAID-MR10M SAS/SATA controller is a high performance x8 PCI
Express RAID Controller for external DAS storage, including IBM System
Storage EXP3000. This RAID adapter utilizes the LSI SAS1078 ROC and
provides investment protection by supporting SAS and SATA hard drive
configurations and providing performance enhancements enabled by a
standard battery. The battery provides cached data protection during
unexpected power outages for ServeRAID-10M when operating in its higher
performance, write back mode.
The ServeRAID-MR10k SAS/SATA adapter enables full ROMB for LSI
1078-based subsystems on high performance servers, including the IBM
System x3950 M2 and x3850 M2 servers. The System x3950 M2 is ready for
virtualization right out of the box by eliminating software setup and
installation time and enables four times the amount of memory to be
hosted on a single chassis compared to the previous system for more
virtualization workloads.
The ROMB solution is ideal for space-limited server environments.
The adapters offer external connectivity with the ability to cascade up
to 10 EXP3000s per port. It also features removable Battery Backed
Cache and a RAID activation key along with RAID 6 Protection.
The ServeRAID-MR10 family is also supported by the LSI MegaRAID Management SuiteTM of
software – a complete spectrum of applications and tools including
next-generation pre-boot and advanced online RAID management utilities.
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