Infortrend VMware Ready

Infortrend Technology Inc. announced that its EonStor DS Fibre-Host series has achieved VMware Ready certified status. This designation indicates that Infortrend has passed a detailed evaluation and testing process managed by VMware and the following products are now listed on the VMware Hardware Compatibility List:

FC-to-SAS/SATA
4U/24-bay             3U/16-bay                2U/12-bay
ESDS S24F-G1440    ESDS S16F-G1440    ESDS S12F-G1433
ESDS S24F-G1840    ESDS S16F-G1840    ESDS S12F-G1842
ESDS S24F-G2840    ESDS S16F-G2840    ESDS S12F-G2840
ESDS S24F-R1440    ESDS S16F-R1440    ESDS S12F-R1440
ESDS S24F-R1840    ESDS S16F-R1840    ESDS S12F-R1840
ESDS S24F-R2840    ESDS S12F-R2840    ESDS S12F-R2840

Passing the extensive VMware-specified testing helps ensure that the EonStor DS Fibre-Host series makes the best use of VMware technology and is ready for deployment in customer environments.

"We are pleased that the EonStor DS Fibre-Host series qualifies for the VMware Ready logo, signifying to customers that they have passed specific VMware testing and interoperability criteria and are ready to run in production environments," said Bernie Mills, senior director, alliance programs, VMware.

According to James Hsieh, vice president of global marketing at Infortrend, "Infortrend’s EonStor DS product family offers exceptional performance and high reliability – at an affordable price. By achieving VMware Ready certification, EonStor DS systems will be able to help SMB users effectively and efficiently address storage demands in the server virtualization environment."

The VMware Ready program is a VMware co-branding program for qualified partner products and is a benefit of the VMware Technology Alliance Partner (TAP) program. With more than 1,300 members worldwide, the VMware TAP program works with best-of-breed technology partners to provide them a comprehensive set of VMware technical and marketing services, support, tools and expertise to deliver enhanced value to joint customers.