Infortrend ESVA iSCSI Models Achieve VMware Ready Status

Infortrend Technology Inc. announced that its Enterprise Scalable Virtualized Architecture (ESVA) E60-2230 storage system, featuring 10GbE iSCSI host and 6Gb/s SAS drive connectivity, has achieved VMware Ready status.

This designation indicates that the ESVA E60-2230 has passed a detailed evaluation and testing process managed by VMware and is now listed on the VMware Hardware Compatibility List.

Passing the VMware-specified testing helps ensure that the ESVA E60-2230 makes best use of VMware technology and is ready for deployment in customer environments.

"We are pleased that the ESVA E60-2230 qualifies for the VMware Ready logo, signifying to customers that it has passed specific VMware testing and interoperability criteria and is ready to run in production environments," said Bernie Mills, senior director, alliance programs, VMware.

Thomas Kao, director of product planning at Infortrend, said: "Infortrend attaches great importance to the VMware Ready certification, aiming to help mid-range enterprises effectively and efficiently address storage demands in the server virtualization environment. By using Infortrend’s ESVA E60-2230 with VMware vSphere, enterprises enjoy high performance, easy deployment and management in virtualized IP SAN environments." Kao continued: "At affordable price points, the high performance combined with advanced data service features, including snapshot, volume copy/mirror and remote replication, make the ESVA E60-2230 an ideal storage solution for mid-range enterprises."

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 1,600 members worldwide, the VMware TAP program works with 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.