LSI Will OEM SAS/SATA RAID for Fujitsu Siemens Primergy Servers

LSI
Corporation announced Fujitsu Siemens Computers has selected LSI MegaRAID
and Integrated RAID Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) / Serial ATA (SATA)
data protection technology across its next-generation mono and dual
socket Modular RAID PRIMERGY family of servers.

Fujitsu Siemens Computers PRIMERGY servers will incorporate a range
of hardware- and software-based SAS/SATA products from LSI, including
an eight-port modular RAID-on-Chip (ROC) to provide customers with
high-performing server and storage subsystem solutions that meet
critical performance and data redundancy requirements. Other
market-leading LSI storage solutions selected by Fujitsu Siemens
Computers include a cost-effective chipset-based SATA device and an
LSISAS1068E controller with integrated RAID 0, 1 and 1E capabilities.

"By continuing our relationship with LSI, we introduced the most
competitive and advanced RAID technology in PRIMERGY systems," said
Klaus Kratzer, vice president PRIMERGY servers at Fujitsu Siemens
Computers. “With multiple levels of RAID support, customers have the
flexibility of selecting the level of performance and data protection
best suited to their storage environments.”

Fujitsu Siemens Computers’ new line of modular RAID PRIMERGY rack
and tower servers provide customers the flexibility of selecting host
CPU-based RAID 0, 1, 10 and 5 for SATA hard disk drives;
LSISAS1068E-based integrated RAID 0, 1 and 1E for SAS and SATA HDDs; or
LSI SAS1078 ROC-based RAID 0, 1, 10, 5 and 6 for SAS and SATA HDDs.

"As the industry leader in SAS products, LSI is in a unique position
to support the next generation of modular RAID server designs for
Fujitsu Siemens Computers," said Kelly Bryant, DAS RAID business line
director, Engenio Storage Group, LSI. "With our ability to offer SAS
products ranging from MegaRAID adapters, ROMB solutions and Software
RAID, our customers can deliver the benefits of data consolidation,
increased functionality, availability, performance and scalability
across a common platform."

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Corporation

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