Broadcom and HPE Extend Collaboration in Server Storage

Broadcom Inc. is extending its collaboration in server storage with Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP (HPE).

ProLiant Gen10 server family

Broadcom and HPE will showcase the benefits of the SFF-TA-1001 specification commonly known as U.3 reference platform this week at HPE Discover, with a U.3 universal drive cage demonstration featuring Toshiba Memory America, Inc. U.3-enabled NVMe, SAS and SATA drives. This collaboration further builds on the expanding relationship between the two companies, which includes the addition of a Broadcom 24-port RAID controller to the HPE ProLiant Gen10 server family.

“Expanding our relationship with Broadcom enables us to provide our customers with an agile computing experience, including a streamlined, holistic process to building server-based storage that quickly adapts to today’s rapidly changing requirements,” said Tom Lattin, VP and GM, mass market platforms, options and software, HPE. “Offering storage and drive flexibility with U.3 enabled technology gives customers a choice in how they store, retrieve, and utilize their data, at a price point that matches each application’s requirements and demands.“

“Broadcom is growing its investment in HPE server storage solutions, which continues to drive our mission to enable the storage ecosystem with flexibility, performance, and simplification,” said Jas Tremblay, VP and GM, data center solutions group, Broadcom. “The addition of our high-port RAID controller to the HPE ProLiant family further extends the footprint of Broadcom Data Center server storage products offered to HPE customers, continuing our heritage of delivering robust data protection and application uptime to the market.“

U.3 allows SAS and SATA HDDs and SAS, SATA, and NVMe SSDs o operate in a single bay without the complexity of wiring for multiple protocols. (information on U.3). The collaboration between Broadcom and HPE is enabling data center customers and drive partners like Toshiba with the right mix of product, technical expertise, and support.

“The development of the U.3 standard was critical for the advancement of flexible, lower-cost storage systems that utilize a mix of SAS, SATA, and NVMe devices,” said Steve Fingerhut, SVP and GM, SSD and cloud software business units, Toshiba Memory America. “We are pleased to enable the collaborative demonstration at HPE Discover with a range of our U.3-enabled SSDs. This is an excellent forum to showcase the benefits of Toshiba technology to system OEM and data center customers, which include lowering costs and simplifying complexity.“

Smart Array P824i-p MR SAS controller

In addition to providing customers with more flexibility, simplification, and choices, Broadcom and HPE have joined forces to build a better solution to scale on demand with the addition of the 24-port RAID controller to ProLiant Gen10 servers. The Smart Array P824i-p MR SAS controller delivers flexible, expander-less storage solution for servers with high drive count such as ProLiant DL380 Gen10.