Chelsio Unified Storage Server Software V3.0

Chelsio Communications, Inc. announced Unified Storage Server (USS) software version 3.0, expanding on the features that enable enhanced performance, availability and scalability for data centers, cloud and HPC storage applications.

The USS software was on display this week at Storage Networking World Spring in Orlando, with a demonstration of the new caching engine capability in action, increasing iSCSI IO/s by an order of magnitude.

The new and enhanced features of USS 3.0 include:

RAM caching and SSD caching
Performance enhancements in thin provisioning
Support for Lustre file system in HA mode
iSCSI boot DHCP server support

"The Chelsio Unified Storage Server software enables impressive storage performance of over 2 million IO/s at a very economical price point, which should provide significant traction for the continued growth of iSCSI-based storage," said Saqib Jang , principal and founder, Margalla Communications. "This is an ideal solution for resellers and integrators looking to build powerful and low-cost storage configurations."

Some features of USS include:

Ease-of-Use: Use the Web-based GUI, Local GUI, or CLI to configure and deploy block and file storage. This also includes the ability to easily configure the supported RAID cards right from within USS. The product also supports off the shelf FC adapters.
Low TCO: USS provides a low cost per gigabyte solution. Users can add storage to the solution with no additional software licenses.
Chelsio T4 Technology: USS uses Chelsio’s Unified Wire technology to provide off-load capabilities that provide high performance.
Mission Critical: USS provides for HA configurations as well as replication and snapshots.

The beta version of USS 3.0 is available, with availability later this quarter.