Iomega Adding Broadcom 10GbE Card (€849)

What:

• Compatible 10GbE card for increased performance and advanced networking with new StorCenter network storage arrays from Iomega.
• For SMBs and distributed enterprise, the StorCenter px12-400r and top-of-the-line StorCenter px12-450r are now compatible with available Broadcom 10GbE card, a dual port 10GbE network adaptor card for the StorCenter px12-400r as well as the StorCenter px12-450r, which can result in I/O connection speed and failover for advanced networking.

Features:  

• Load balancing supported across both 10GbE ports
• NIC failover
• multiple MAC addresses; and
• compatibility with 10Mb, 100Mb, 1Gb and 10Gb media Ethernet ports.

Increased Performance
Utilizing the card with nStorCenter px12-400r and px12-450r NAS results in I/O performance improvement over the four GbE ports that come standard on the px12 systems:

• Robocopy: up to 78% faster read and 105% faster write (with NIC port bonding)
• IOMeter: up to 141% faster read and 67% faster write (with NIC port bonding)

Configuration:

• 4/5 Threads from 4 Clients simultaneously
• File Used
• 49GB Ghost File

The same test performed with a single 10GbE port provides similar performance improvements, confirming that the installation of 10GbE card is an effective solution when I/O becomes a serious consideration for IT managers.

Availability
The Broadcom 10GbE card for use with the StorCenter px12-400r and StorCenter px12-450r can be ordered through VARs and distributors. A three-year warranty is included when registered with Iomega.

Pricing
The Broadcom 10GbE card has an MSRP of 849€. Pricing excludes VAT.