LSI 推出新款 MegaRAID 控制卡和主機匯流排介面卡進一步擴展 6Gb/s SAS 產品系列
台北2010年1月21日電 /美通社亞洲/ — LSI 公司日前宣佈推出新款 MegaRAID(R) 控制卡和主機匯流排介面卡（HBA，Host Bus Adapters），進一步擴充其業界最完整的 6Gb/s SATA+SAS 儲存介面卡產品陣容。最新推出的產品包括業界首款 MegaRAID 入門級 6Gb/s 控制卡、擴增 MegaRAID 經濟型及功能型產品線，以及採用多埠配置的新型 HBA。
LSI 全球通路業務暨行銷總監 Brent Blanchard 表示：「LSI(TM) RAID 控制器和主機匯流排介面卡產品系列，是目前通路上最完整的6Gb/s SAS 產品陣容。我們的通路客戶現在能獲得針對入門和企業級系統市場開發的 6Gb/s SAS 儲存控制器技術，協助他們以較低的成本滿足廣泛的應用需求。」
新推出的 MegaRAID 入門級控制器專為內部連接而設計，型號包括4埠 MegaRAID SAS 9240-4i 和8埠 SAS 9240-8i 控制卡。這些控制器可協助採用高效能工作站和入門級伺服器的中小型企業，以較低成本想用強大的 RAID 功能。
上述新品具備值得信賴的 MegaRAID 產品可靠性，不僅提供優化的配置選項，更採用通用韌體架構，以協助客戶能依需求變化，輕鬆升級到速度更快、功能更完整的 MegaRAID 經濟型和功能型產品系列。
擴增的 MegaRAID 經濟型和功能系列產品線包括8埠 MegaRAID SAS 9261-8i 和 MegaRAID SAS 9280-4i4e，分別可透過4個內外部埠支援內部儲存與外部 JBOD 的擴充。
Gartner 首席研究分析師 Sergis Mushell 表示：「由於 RAID 控制器能幫助大中小型企業經濟有效地加強資料保護、提高 I/O 性能，並擴展系統容量，因此廣泛地被採用在伺服器和儲存解決方案中。而各大廠商陸續推出各種採用新一代 6Gb/s SAS 介面技術的 SATA 和 SAS RAID 系列控制器，使客戶能根據其應用需求，提供符合 IT 預算與高效能的最佳硬體 RAID 解決方案。」
新型高效能 HBA
LSI 推出採用 6Gb/s SAS 技術的 HBA 產品系列，該系列產品選用新架構設計，可協助伺服器大量連接其機架內外部的硬碟。
新型 LSI SAS 9200-16e 擁有16埠 6Gb/s PCI Express(R) SATA+SAS HBA，具有業界最強的外部連接性，並可支援多達1,024 個 SATA 和SAS 實體裝置，以協助不斷發展壯大的企業能將存儲容量擴展至2千兆位元組（PB，Petabytes）。另一款 LSI SAS 9212-4i4e 則能讓客戶同時連接內外部儲存陣列，並可支援多達256個 SATA 和 SAS 實體裝置。
該款新推出的 HBA 適用於高寬頻和輸入/出密集型應用，且由於靈活性高，因此可連接 3Gb/s 和 6Gb/s SATA 和 SAS 硬碟，或是固態硬碟（SSD，Solid-State Drives）。LSI RAID 是一款低成本、高效能硬體 RAID 解決方案，並可協助通路夥伴配置出具有 RAID 0、1、1E 和10等不同資料保護等級的存儲系統。
供貨情況
新推出的 MegaRAID入 門級產品包括 MegaRAID SAS 9240-4i、MegaRAID SAS 9240-8i；MegaRAID 經濟型/功能型包括 MegaRAID SAS 9261-8i、MegaRAID SAS 9280-4i4e；而主機匯流排介面卡則包括 LSI SAS 9212-4i4e 與 LSI SAS 9200-16e。
此外，LSI 日前宣佈推出 LSI 3ware(R) 9750 系列 RAID 控制卡，進一步擴展其採用 6Gb/s SAS 技術的產品陣營。
這些新推出的產品可通過全球經銷商、整合廠商及加值經銷商等通路販售。另外，新款 MegaRAID 經濟型和功能型系列產品，及多埠HBA可立即供貨；而 MegaRAID 入門級控制器預計於2010年2月開始供貨。
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LSI Expands 6Gb/s SAS Portfolio with New MegaRAID Controller Cards and Host Bus Adapters
Extensive line of entry- to enterprise-class storage adapters enables channel partners to match storage solutions to customer requirements
MILPITAS, Calif., Jan. 21 /PRNewswire-Asia/ — LSI Corporation (NYSE: LSI) today expanded the industry’s broadest portfolio of 6Gb/s SATA+SAS storage adapters with the introduction of new MegaRAID(R) controller cards and host bus adapters (HBAs). New offerings include the first 6Gb/s controller cards in the MegaRAID entry line, expansion of the MegaRAID value and feature lines, and new HBAs including a high port count configuration.
“The LSI(TM) portfolio of RAID controllers and host bus adapters is the most extensive 6Gb/s SAS product line available to the channel,” said Brent Blanchard, director of worldwide channel sales and marketing, LSI. “Our channel customers now have access to 6Gb/s SAS-based storage controllers that span the market from entry-level to enterprise-class systems, providing them with the flexibility to meet the demands of a broad range of applications at affordable price points.”
The new MegaRAID entry line of controllers are designed for inside-the-box connectivity and include the four-port MegaRAID SAS 9240-4i and eight-port SAS 9240-8i cards. The controllers allow small to medium businesses using high-performance workstations and entry-level servers to employ robust RAID functionality at affordable prices.
The controllers deliver trusted MegaRAID reliability with simplified configuration options, and leverage a common firmware architecture to allow customers to easily migrate to faster, more fully featured MegaRAID value and feature product lines as requirements change.
New additions to the MegaRAID value and feature lines include the eight-port MegaRAID SAS 9261-8i and the MegaRAID SAS 9280-4i4e, which supports both internal storage and external JBOD expansion with four internal and four external ports.
“The use of RAID controller technologies in server and storage solutions has become pervasive from the SMB to the enterprise due to their ability to cost effectively extend data protection, I/O performance and system capacity,” said Sergis Mushell, Principal Research Analyst, Gartner. “Vendors offering a broad portfolio of SATA and SAS RAID controllers based on the latest generation 6Gb/s SAS interface technology will allow customers to implement a high-performance, hardware RAID solution that best matches their application requirements and IT budget constraints.”
New high-performance HBAs
LSI has expanded its family of 6Gb/s SAS-based HBAs with new configurations designed for servers connecting to large numbers of drives, both inside and outside the server chassis.
The new LSI SAS 9200-16e is a sixteen-port 6Gb/s PCI Express(R) SATA+SAS HBA delivering the industry’s highest level of external connectivity. With support for up to 1024 SATA and SAS physical devices, it allows growing businesses to expand storage capacity up to two petabytes. The new LSI SAS 9212-4i4e enables customers to connect to both internal and external storage arrays and supports up to 256 SATA and SAS physical devices.
The new HBAs support both high bandwidth and input/output-intensive applications and offer the flexibility to connect to 3Gb/s and 6Gb/s SATA and SAS hard drives or solid-state drives. Using LSI Integrated RAID — a low-cost, high-performance, hardware RAID solution — channel partners can configure storage systems with RAID 0, 1, 1E and 10 data protection.
Pricing and availability(1)
MegaRAID Entry:
MegaRAID SAS 9240-4i: $229
MegaRAID SAS 9240-8i: $325
MegaRAID Value/Feature:
MegaRAID SAS 9261-8i: $599
MegaRAID SAS 9280-4i4e: $785
Host Bus Adapters:
LSI SAS 9212-4i4e: $309
LSI SAS 9200-16e: $619
LSI further expanded its portfolio of 6Gb/s SAS-based products with the introduction of new LSI 3ware(R) 9750 series RAID controllers, also announced today.
The new products are supplied through a worldwide network of distributors, integrators and VARs. The new MegaRAID value and feature line products and high port count HBAs are immediately available. The MegaRAID entry-level controllers are expected to be available in February 2010.
Additional information is available in an online press kit at http://www.lsi.com/presskit and at the LSI Channel Gateway (http://www.lsi.com/channel ) .
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