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Adaptec by PMC Series 6 Controllers Deliver Superior Bandwidth and Reliability with SAS 2.0 and PCI Express(R) Technology
BEIJING, Dec. 13, 2010 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- PMC-Sierra, Inc.
(Nasdaq:PMCS), the premier Internet infrastructure semiconductor solution
provider, today announced the Adaptec by PMC family of Series 6 RAID
controllers designed to excel in high I/O transaction and high bandwidth
processing applications. Based on PMC-Sierra's market-leading, multi-core SRC
8x6G RAID-on-Chip (RoC) controller, the Adaptec Series 6 family is the
industry's first 6Gb/s Unified Serial RAID controller channel solution with
Zero-Maintenance Cache Protection which reduces operating costs and minimizes
environmental impact.
"Since the acquisition of the Adaptec channel storage business in June, we
have been focused on leveraging PMC-Sierra's SRC RoC technology to bring a
6Gb/s SAS controller to the channel," said Jared Peters, vice president and
general manager of PMC-Sierra's Channel Storage Division. "We're launching our
Series 6 solutions just as the market and ecosystem for 6Gb/s channel storage
products has begun to emerge. With our industry-proven SRC RoC as the core,
our feature-rich Series 6 family of storage controllers goes beyond RAID with
Zero-Maintenance Cache Protection and intelligent power management for maximum
reliability, lower power consumption and reduced costs."
With support for up to 256 SATA/SAS devices using SAS expanders and an
eight lane PCIe Gen 2 host interface bus connection, the Series 6 delivers
high performance, scalability and flexibility. While the Series 5 family
provides robustness and compatibility with today's market standard of 3Gb/s
performance, the enhanced bandwidth of the Series 6 with SAS 2.0 interfaces
and the PCIe Gen 2 host connection offers a 60 percent higher sustained
sequential throughput than previous generations of Adaptec controllers.
The Series 6 delivers up to 2GB/s sustained data transfer rate to a host
of applications that require high sequential bandwidth. At peak performance,
this solution offers 4.8GB/s through the SAS 2.0 interfaces and 4GB/s through
the PCIe Gen 2 host interface delivering enough bandwidth for high streaming
applications, such as editing and broadcasting uncompressed 3D video streams.
Using this solution, a 14TB array used as a virtual tape library can be filled
in less than two hours compared to previous generation interfaces that take
more than three hours.
"Today's storage infrastructures require technologies that provide the
highest levels of performance with robust functionality, efficient power and
cooling and environmental characteristics," said Roger Cox, Research Vice
President, Data Center Systems, Gartner. "Storage products with these
capabilities help system integrators and others to further differentiate their
storage solution offerings."
With the significant adoption of Zero-Maintenance Cache Protection the
need to replace Lithium Ion batteries is eliminated and as a result reduces
the hazardous waste disposal previously required in cache-critical computing
applications. This product family also features advanced intelligent power
management, which reduces storage power and cooling costs by up to 70 percent.
Series 6 RAID controllers feature:
-- Superior bandwidth with 6Gb/s SAS 2.0 interfaces and PCIe Gen 2 host
connection
-- Zero-Maintenance Cache Protection (option)
-- Hardware RAID levels 0,1,1E,5,5EE,6,10,50,60
-- Hybrid RAID 1,10 support for arrays of Solid State Drives (SSD) and
Hard Disk Drives (HDD) for maximum performance
-- Intelligent power management
-- Centralized storage management with Adaptec Storage Manager(TM)
-- Broad range of operating systems supported
Availability and Pricing
Series 6 RAID controllers are sampling now to select customers. Available
in singles and kits, the suggested retail pricing for the Adaptec RAID 6405,
Adaptec RAID 6445 and Adaptec RAID 6805 ranges from US$395 to US$630. For more
information on Adaptec by PMC's storage products, visit http://www.adaptec.com.
About Adaptec by PMC
Adaptec by PMC storage products protect, accelerate, optimize and
condition data. The company's software and hardware-based solutions are
delivered through leading channel partners to provide storage connectivity,
data protection, and networked storage to enterprises, government
organizations, medium and small businesses worldwide. For more information,
visit http://www.adaptec.com
About PMC-Sierra
PMC-Sierra(R), the premier Internet infrastructure semiconductor solution
provider, offers its customers technical and sales support worldwide through a
network of offices in North America, Europe, Israel and Asia. PMC-Sierra
provides semiconductor solutions for Enterprise and Channel Storage, Wide Area
Network Infrastructure, Fiber To The Home, and Laser Printer/Enterprise market
segments. The Company is publicly traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market under the
PMCS symbol. For more information, visit http://www.pmc-sierra.com.
Attachments:
For photos visit: http://www.pmc-sierra.com/news_room/images/Series6.jpg
Resources to Extend your Product Knowledge and Understanding
Adaptec by PMC New Products http://www.adaptec.com/en-US/products
Adaptec by PMC White Papers http://www.adaptec.com/en-US/_whitepapers/tech
(C) Copyright PMC-Sierra, Inc. 2010. All rights reserved. PMC, PMC-SIERRA
and Adaptec are registered trademarks of PMC-Sierra, Inc. "Adaptec by PMC" and
"Adaptec Storage Manager" are trademarks of PMC-Sierra, Inc. Other product and
company names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.
For a complete list of PMC-Sierra trademarks, see http://www.pmc-sierra.com/legal.
PMC-Sierra Contact:
Susan Shaw
Tel: +1-408-988-8515
Email: susan_shaw@pmc-sierra.com
US Editorial:
Adrian Eyre
Tel: +1-415-677-2708
Email: adrian.eyre@SohoSquarePR.com
China Editorial:
Jo Soo
Tel: +852-2837-4744
Email: jo.soo@edelman.com
SOURCE PMC-Sierra, Inc.
PMC-Sierra, Inc.
CONTACT: Susan Shaw of PMC-Sierra, +1-408-988-8515, susan_shaw@pmc- sierra.com
Web Site: http://www.adaptec.com/en-US/_whitepapers/tech/
Adaptec by PMC Series 6 Controllers Deliver Superior Bandwidth and Reliability with SAS 2.0 and PCI Express(R) Technology
BEIJING, Dec. 13, 2010 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- PMC-Sierra, Inc.
(Nasdaq:PMCS), the premier Internet infrastructure semiconductor solution
provider, today announced the Adaptec by PMC family of Series 6 RAID
controllers designed to excel in high I/O transaction and high bandwidth
processing applications. Based on PMC-Sierra's market-leading, multi-core SRC
8x6G RAID-on-Chip (RoC) controller, the Adaptec Series 6 family is the
industry's first 6Gb/s Unified Serial RAID controller channel solution with
Zero-Maintenance Cache Protection which reduces operating costs and minimizes
environmental impact.
"Since the acquisition of the Adaptec channel storage business in June, we
have been focused on leveraging PMC-Sierra's SRC RoC technology to bring a
6Gb/s SAS controller to the channel," said Jared Peters, vice president and
general manager of PMC-Sierra's Channel Storage Division. "We're launching our
Series 6 solutions just as the market and ecosystem for 6Gb/s channel storage
products has begun to emerge. With our industry-proven SRC RoC as the core,
our feature-rich Series 6 family of storage controllers goes beyond RAID with
Zero-Maintenance Cache Protection and intelligent power management for maximum
reliability, lower power consumption and reduced costs."
With support for up to 256 SATA/SAS devices using SAS expanders and an
eight lane PCIe Gen 2 host interface bus connection, the Series 6 delivers
high performance, scalability and flexibility. While the Series 5 family
provides robustness and compatibility with today's market standard of 3Gb/s
performance, the enhanced bandwidth of the Series 6 with SAS 2.0 interfaces
and the PCIe Gen 2 host connection offers a 60 percent higher sustained
sequential throughput than previous generations of Adaptec controllers.
The Series 6 delivers up to 2GB/s sustained data transfer rate to a host
of applications that require high sequential bandwidth. At peak performance,
this solution offers 4.8GB/s through the SAS 2.0 interfaces and 4GB/s through
the PCIe Gen 2 host interface delivering enough bandwidth for high streaming
applications, such as editing and broadcasting uncompressed 3D video streams.
Using this solution, a 14TB array used as a virtual tape library can be filled
in less than two hours compared to previous generation interfaces that take
more than three hours.
"Today's storage infrastructures require technologies that provide the
highest levels of performance with robust functionality, efficient power and
cooling and environmental characteristics," said Roger Cox, Research Vice
President, Data Center Systems, Gartner. "Storage products with these
capabilities help system integrators and others to further differentiate their
storage solution offerings."
With the significant adoption of Zero-Maintenance Cache Protection the
need to replace Lithium Ion batteries is eliminated and as a result reduces
the hazardous waste disposal previously required in cache-critical computing
applications. This product family also features advanced intelligent power
management, which reduces storage power and cooling costs by up to 70 percent.
Series 6 RAID controllers feature:
-- Superior bandwidth with 6Gb/s SAS 2.0 interfaces and PCIe Gen 2 host
connection
-- Zero-Maintenance Cache Protection (option)
-- Hardware RAID levels 0,1,1E,5,5EE,6,10,50,60
-- Hybrid RAID 1,10 support for arrays of Solid State Drives (SSD) and
Hard Disk Drives (HDD) for maximum performance
-- Intelligent power management
-- Centralized storage management with Adaptec Storage Manager(TM)
-- Broad range of operating systems supported
Availability and Pricing
Series 6 RAID controllers are sampling now to select customers. Available
in singles and kits, the suggested retail pricing for the Adaptec RAID 6405,
Adaptec RAID 6445 and Adaptec RAID 6805 ranges from US$395 to US$630. For more
information on Adaptec by PMC's storage products, visit http://www.adaptec.com.
About Adaptec by PMC
Adaptec by PMC storage products protect, accelerate, optimize and
condition data. The company's software and hardware-based solutions are
delivered through leading channel partners to provide storage connectivity,
data protection, and networked storage to enterprises, government
organizations, medium and small businesses worldwide. For more information,
visit http://www.adaptec.com
About PMC-Sierra
PMC-Sierra(R), the premier Internet infrastructure semiconductor solution
provider, offers its customers technical and sales support worldwide through a
network of offices in North America, Europe, Israel and Asia. PMC-Sierra
provides semiconductor solutions for Enterprise and Channel Storage, Wide Area
Network Infrastructure, Fiber To The Home, and Laser Printer/Enterprise market
segments. The Company is publicly traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market under the
PMCS symbol. For more information, visit http://www.pmc-sierra.com.
Attachments:
For photos visit: http://www.pmc-sierra.com/news_room/images/Series6.jpg
Resources to Extend your Product Knowledge and Understanding
Adaptec by PMC New Products http://www.adaptec.com/en-US/products
Adaptec by PMC White Papers http://www.adaptec.com/en-US/_whitepapers/tech
(C) Copyright PMC-Sierra, Inc. 2010. All rights reserved. PMC, PMC-SIERRA
and Adaptec are registered trademarks of PMC-Sierra, Inc. "Adaptec by PMC" and
"Adaptec Storage Manager" are trademarks of PMC-Sierra, Inc. Other product and
company names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.
For a complete list of PMC-Sierra trademarks, see http://www.pmc-sierra.com/legal.
PMC-Sierra Contact:
Susan Shaw
Tel: +1-408-988-8515
Email: susan_shaw@pmc-sierra.com
US Editorial:
Adrian Eyre
Tel: +1-415-677-2708
Email: adrian.eyre@SohoSquarePR.com
China Editorial:
Jo Soo
Tel: +852-2837-4744
Email: jo.soo@edelman.com
SOURCE PMC-Sierra, Inc.
PMC-Sierra, Inc.
CONTACT: Susan Shaw of PMC-Sierra, +1-408-988-8515, susan_shaw@pmc- sierra.com
Web Site: http://www.adaptec.com/en-US/_whitepapers/tech/