Enclosure Management Controller supports up to 8 drives.November 27, 2007 -
Equipped with internal oscillator, temperature sensor, and ready LED support, MegaRAC® MG9077 provides LED and enclosure management for entry-level and mid-range servers and storage systems, with support for 8 SAS or SATA drives. Unit is compatible with any host bus adapter featuring SGPIO. Housed in TQFP package measuring 7 x 9 mm, chip does not require any external components, and all management information is accessible by host BMC through I2C/SMBUS.
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Original Press release
American Megatrends, Inc.
6145-F Northbelt Pkwy.
Norcross, GA, 30071
USA
American Megatrends Enhances Enclosure Management Controller Family
ATLANTA, GEORGIA - American Megatrends, a leader in storage and computing innovations, today introduced the space-saving MegaRAC® MG9077 Enclosure Management Controller with internal oscillator, temperature sensor and ready LED support.
AMI's MegaRAC® MG9077 provides LED and enclosure management for entry level and mid-range servers and storage systems, with support for eight SAS or SATA drives, including ready LED signal.
"With this single chip solution the same backplane can support the full system range from entry level, where the drive ready signal is used to sense activity, through mid-range supporting all SGPIO HBAs, into high-end where the SGPIO from dual SAS-expanders is combined to drive a single set of LEDs" said Clas Sivertsen, Director for System and Storage Products at AMI.
The chip provides extreme flexibility, scalability and high feature integration at a competitive cost:
- comes in a small TQFP package measuring only 7x9 millimeters
- does not require any external components, being equipped with internal oscillator, flash memory and temperature sensor
- all enclosure management information is accessible by a host BMC through I2C/SMBUS.
AMI's latest backplane controller is pin configurable for a wide range of configurations without the need for customized firmware for each platform.
AMI's enclosure management controllers are compatible with any Host Bus Adapter featuring SGPIO. The controllers are tested with products from a wide range of vendors, including Adaptec®, AMCC, Broadcom®, LSI Logic, Intel®, HighPoint Technologies and NVIDIA®.
About AMI
Founded in 1985 and known worldwide for AMIBIOS®, American Megatrends Inc. (AMI) supplies state-of-the-art hardware and software to industry-leading OEMs, system integrators and end users. AMI's product lines include StorTrends® IP IP-SAN and NAS storage appliances and management software, MegaRAC® remote management devices and software, long-life motherboards, backplanes and enclosure management controllers, and AMIBIOS® and Aptio® (UEFI) firmware and utilities. At its core, AMI is focused on R&D and engineering, with more than 85% of its staff dedicated to product development, QA, and technical support. Headquartered in Norcross, Georgia, AMI has a global presence, with locations in California, China, Germany, India, Japan, Korea and Taiwan to better serve its customers.
For more information on AMI and its products and services, call 1-800-U-BUY-AMI or visit www.ami.com.
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