Promise VTrak E-Class FC RAID Certified for vSphere

Promise Technology, Inc. announced that the VTrak E-Class Fibre Channel RAID subsystem has been certified with VMware vSphere and listed on the VMware Hardware Compatibility List (HCL). VMware vSphere, the world’s first cloud OS, enables the next generation of flexible, reliable IT services with cost effective cloud computing features. VMware vSphere achieved general availability on May 20, 2009.

Already supporting large data center deployments of 30+ petabytes, by adding VMware vSphere certification, Promise further extends the value of the VTrak E-Class in next-generation data centers by dramatically reducing operating costs and efficiency through vSphere server and storage consolidation.

The VTrak E-Class is VMware Ready Certified, meaning that the subsystem has completed the testing criteria of the VMware Storage Hardware Certification Program and is now listed on the VMware HCL. Having completed the rigorous testing guidelines of the VMware Ready Certified program, VTrak subsystems are ready for deployment in VMware vSphere infrastructures.

"Our fully VMware Ready certified VTrak RAID subsystems will enable our customers to build flexible, reliable and scalable environments with products from the world’s leading virtualization company, VMware," said Chi-Chen Wu, Senior Vice President at Promise. "Promise is committed to technologies that enhance our users’ ability to manage their IT storage as well as improve overall operating efficiency; VTrak and VMware are a great fit."

About Promise VTrak E-Class
The VTrak E-Class (VTE310f/VTE610f) is a high performance RAID storage subsystem with no single point of failure. Designed for high-availability, the VTrak E-Class offers redundant active-active controllers with a 4Gb fiber channel, redundant power supplies and redundant cooling. The VTrak E-Class supports attachment of up to four J-Class expansion chassis for high-capacity storage applications. Offered in an industry standard 2U or 3U rack size, the VTrak product line supports up to twelve or sixteen drives, respectively. Backed by a 3-Year Limited Warranty with 24×7 telephone and email support, the VTrak comes with advanced replacement of failed parts to eliminate down time.