17th Mar 09
AMCC RAID controllers are used in
Boston's SAN storage product
AMCC is the supplier of SATA RAID controllers for Boston's
high-density iGloo 24T-StorMagic IP SAN product.
Targeted at small and medium businesses, the Boston 24T-StorMagic
IP SAN is a 24TB iSCSI-based storage solution that allows
users to store, share, manage and protect business-critical
data from a single interface.
The key technical specs of this rack mount storage product
are,
1. Supermicro X7DVL-E motherboard
2. 1.6GHz Xeon 5110
3. 8GB 667MHz FB-DIMM
4. AMCC 3ware 9650SE-24M8 SATA RAID PCI-E card with
512MB cache supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50
with optional battery backed cache
5. 24 x 1TB Hitachi Ultrastar SATA/3Gb/sec hard disks
6. Under 2 x gigabit Ethernet
7. Optional 10GbE and Fibre Channel Connectivity
Ron Macleod, Sales Director EMEA at AMCC/3ware explains
that this controller pushes AMCC's established leadership
in RAID controller performance to new heights. He says,
"While 3ware controllers continue to lead the market
in RAID 5 performance, the 3ware 9650SE outshines the competition
when it comes to RAID 6 performance, delivering over 800MB/s
RAID 6 reads and 600MB/s RAID 6 writes."
Neil Kalsi, Sales Manager at Boston, says, "SMBs have
much less tolerance to technology complexity than large
enterprises which is why IP SANs, leveraging SATA storage,
offer such a compelling option. Working with quality brands
like 3ware we're able to deliver high-density, high-performance
solutions at a competitive price, a particularly important
requirement in the tough economic times that lie ahead."
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