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PMC With 12Gb SAS RAID Adapters Family

700,000 4K random read IO/s

PMC-Sierra, Inc. introduced the Adaptec Series 8 12Gb SAS RAID Adapter family for high-performance server and networked storage.

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Combined with PMC’s I/O protocol controllers, RAID-on-Chip controllers, SAS expanders, SSD controllers and software, PMC provides the a complete 12Gb SAS architecture to access the performance of 12Gb/s SSDs. Systems designed with PMC’s solutions can provide double the overall storage connectivity as competing solutions, with less components, space and power. PMC’s 12Gb SAS architecture is optimized to deliver the performance, flexibility and density needed for dynamic data in cloud computing, content delivery networks, and mission-critical database applications.

"With our new Series 8 RAID adapters, PMC is now addressing all the key points of 12Gb SAS connectivity," said Jared Peters, VP of server storage solutions, PMC. "We designed our Series 8 adapter family to enable denser, faster and more configurable storage environments, which translates directly into faster data delivery and access. With innovations like the maxCache Plus tiering capability for Series 8, we continue to provide the technology that helps datacenter architects get the most value and performance out of their storage assets."

Adaptec Series 8 delivers a >700,000 4k random read RAID IO/s, a 60% improvement over the previous generation. This level of performance unleashes the potential of 12Gb SAS SSDs, which are twice as fast as 6Gb SAS SSDs and up to 1,000 times faster than traditional HDDs.

The Series 8 family has five models, all based on PMC’s 12Gb SAS RoC controllers, in low-profile form factor. Configurations include 16-port adapters that connect twice as many drives as competing solutions. This port technology also provides the flexibility to create hybrid storage arrays utilizing any combination of SSDs and HDDs. Deploying hybrid arrays with Series 8 and maxCache Plus caching and tiering software enables SSDs to accelerate cloud computing applications.
 
Adaptec’s fourth generation caching solution now includes tiering technology that allows customers to maximize their storage investments. The new maxCache Plus with Series 8 provides the flexibility to configure all storage devices in a server environment, not just those connected to PMC hardware. All storage assets in a server can be leveraged according to their performance capabilities with the fastest media used for data acceleration, enabling a cost-effective storage architecture.

"Enterprise datacenters and cloud environments have a need to accelerate application performance while coping with massive data growth cost effectively," said Jeff Janukowicz, research director for solid state storage at IDC. "12Gb SAS architectures and tiering technologies are poised to overcome these challenges and help unlock the potential of SSDs, which is one of the key reasons IDC expects shipments of SAS SSDs to grow at a 75% CAGR from 2012 to 2017."

12Gb SAS is an interface for future generations of high-performance enterprise servers and storage arrays, and it is essential to realizing the performance potential of SSDs. The standard is also backward compatible with existing 6Gb SAS infrastructures.

"Our new 12Gb SAS SSDs dramatically improve response times to dynamic and mission critical data in cloud and datacenter environments, but an end-to-end 12Gb SAS architecture is a critical part of the foundation of the build out," said Gary Gentry, SVP and GM of Seagate’s solid state drive business. "Products like PMC’s Series 8 adapters are key elements that will allow data center architects to realize the full benefits of our industry-leading SSD performance."

The Series 8 family supports PCIe 3.0 spec
and includes the following models:

Device / Features / Part Number

  • ASR-81605ZQ16 / port low-profile with maxCache Plus and embedded Zero Maintenance Cache Protection / 2281600-R
  • ASR-8885Q / 16-port low-profile with maxCache Plus / 2277100-R
  • ASR-8885 /  16-port (8 internal, 8 external) low profile / 2277000-R
  • ASR-8805 / 8-port internal low profile / 2277500-R
  • ASR-8885E  / Entry / 16-port (8 internal, 8 external) low profile / 2281400-R
  • AFM-700 Kit /SuperCap Flash backup Module /  2275400-R

Availability
The complete family of Adaptec Series 8 RAID adapters includes five unique SKUs, and will be available in Q4 2013 through worldwide distributors and storage channel partners.

Adaptec Series 8 HD mini-SAS Cables

Adaptec offers a portfolio of 6Gb/s and 12Gb/s HD mini-SAS cables for connecting existing storage topographies to the new Series 8 RAID adapters. For complete details, visit www.adaptec.com/cables. Cables are available through Adaptec distributors, channel partners and tech-support call centers.
 
Adaptec by PMC will demonstrate the new Series 8 RAID adapter family at the Intel Developers Forum, September 10-12, 2013, at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA.

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