Drive Module houses up to 16 FC and/or SATA drives.
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RoHS compliant, FC4600 4 Gb/s Fiber Channel drive module features embedded loop switch technology that isolates each drive on private loop with Environmental Services Module. Configuration with 1 TB of performance-optimized Fiber Channel drives and 4 TB of capacity-optimized SATA drives can reside on single 3U enclosure. Each SATA drive includes SATA Interface Card, for dual-link capability and switching functionality to achieve redundant I/O paths.
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LSI Logic Delivers the First End-to-End 4Gbps Architecture
New 4Gb/s Fibre Channel (FC) Drive Module is Ideal for Customers Wanting to Maximize IOPS Performance and Increase Storage Density
STORAGE NETWORKING WORLD, SAN DIEGO, April 3 / -- LSI Logic Corporation (NYSE:LSI) today announced the addition of the Engenio FC4600 4Gb/s Fibre Channel drive module to the family of disk enclosures offered by its Engenio Storage Group. The FC4600 drive module, which can house up to an intermix of 16 FC and/or SATA drives, is designed to optimize utilization, performance, availability and serviceability and it is offered through the company's worldwide OEM partners.
Providing greater density than the current 14-drive enclosure, as well as up to 50 percent greater density in mixed Fibre Channel and SATA configurations, the new module allows customers to maximize IOPS performance and storage density. As environmental costs continue to grow, the reduced rack space, power and cooling demands of the FC4600 provide clear benefits, including lower acquisition costs, reduced maintenance expense and lower environmental costs.
"LSI was the first storage vendor to offer a 4Gb/s FC array and the company continues its leadership position by delivering end-to-end 4Gb/s technology with the introduction of the new FC4600 drive module," said John Webster, founder and senior analyst, Data Mobility Group. "Customers are now able to quickly and easily implement complete 4Gb/s FC solutions throughout their organizations and capitalize on the improved performance, and reduced costs that 4Gb/s technology offers. Since the introduction of the LSI 4Gb/s FC array in February 2005, customers have been able meet the challenge of moving ever-increasing amounts data by harnessing the power of 4Gb/s technology."
A configuration with 1 Terabyte (TB) of performance-optimized Fibre Channel drives and 4 TB of capacity-optimized SATA drives can now reside in a single 3U enclosure, saving 50 percent in rack space and reducing costs as compared to the previous architecture. Customers using the Engenio 6998 controllers are able to seamlessly integrate the new FC4600 drive modules into existing systems, thus protecting previous investments while leveraging the new capabilities of the new drive module.
"LSI Logic is extending its 4Gb/s leadership, to deliver the first end-to-end 4Gb/s storage system," said Steve Gardner, director of product marketing, Engenio Storage Group, LSI Logic. "The 4Gb/s infrastructure which consists of HBA's, switches, and storage systems, has been rolled out over the past year; and users have received the cost, performance, and investment protection, benefits they expected. The LSI 4Gb/s drive module announcement completes the solution."
Customers intermixing Fibre Channel and SATA drives are assured of maintaining the highest levels of performance and availability associated with Fibre Channel drive enclosures. Each SATA drive in the FC4600 includes a SATA Interface Card, which provides these drives with the dual-link capability and switching functionality needed to achieve redundant I/O paths -- a requirement for enterprise-class storage systems. Additionally, the SATA Interface Card's speed-matching technology enables the 3Gb/s SATA drive to function effectively as a 4Gb/s drive -- ensuring the FC4600 drive module achieves maximum performance when intermixed with 4Gb/s FC and 3Gb/s SATA II drives.
Embedded "loop switch" technology, which isolates each drive on a private loop with the Environmental Services Module (ESM) allows for more detailed diagnostic information to be gathered, simplifying analysis of drive and loop issues, which results in improving uptime and faster problems resolution.
The FC4600 is also RoHS (Reduction of Hazardous Substance) compliant, ensuring that it meets the highest environmental standards. The RoHS directive was initiated by the European Union to protect human health and the environment by restricting the use of certain hazardous substances. The directive dictates that all new electrical and electronic equipment introduced and shipped after July 1, 2006 must not contain lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls or polybrominated diphenyl ethers.
About LSI Logic
LSI Logic Corporation is a leading provider of silicon-to-system solutions that are used at the core of products that create, store and consume digital information. LSI offers a broad portfolio of capabilities including custom and standard product ICs, host bus and RAID adapters, storage area network solutions and software applications. LSI products enable leading technology companies in the Storage and Consumer markets to deliver some of the most advanced and well-known electronic systems in the market today. More information is available at www.lsi.com.
The Engenio Storage Group, a division of LSI, designs and manufactures high performance modular enterprise storage platforms and storage management software that is delivered to end users through strategic partners. IBM, SGI, Sun Microsystems and Teradata are among the partners who deliver total solutions with unique combinations of hardware, software and services for applications including transaction processing, email, data warehousing and scientific research. For more information, please visit http://lsi.com/engenio.
Source: LSI Logic Corporation
CONTACT: Diane Hughes of LSI Logic, +1-425-282-5153, or diane.hughes@lsi.com
Web site: http://lsilogic.com/
