LSI 12Gb SAS Technology to Power 100 Servers Based on Xeon Processor E5-2600 v2

LSI Corporation announced that
its 12Gb SAS
storage solutions will power more than 100 server models based on
the announced Xeon Processor E5-2600 v2 product
family.

Server manufacturers that have selected LSI solutions to
provide storage performance and data protection for their server
platforms include Asustek, Fujitsu, Gigabyte, Huawei, Intel,
Supermicro and others.

The 12Gb SAS technology delivers 50% greater storage I/O
performance. The Xeon Processor E5-2600 v2 product family,
based on 22nm process technology, delivers reduced power consumption
while at the same time providing increased performance. The combined
solution enables a platform for servers.

"Workload demands in IT datacenters and cloud environments
have grown exponentially, and are driving the need for server systems
that can balance performance, efficiency and cost," said Jim
Pappas, director of technology initiatives, Intel
Corporation. "With today’s announcement of the new Intel
Xeon Processor E5-2600 v2 Product Family, we are excited to see
support from LSI 12Gb SAS technology, allowing customers to benefit
from systems that can deliver the full performance potential of flash
storage as well as address the needs of virtualised environments."

"This is an exciting time for the industry as 12Gb SAS
technology has emerged to satisfy the ever-increasing demands for
more storage performance and I/O bandwidth in the enterprise,"
said Kelly Bryant, VP marketing, RAID storage division, LSI. "As
the first-to-market leader in 12Gb SAS solutions, LSI has worked
closely with Intel on the server platform supporting the new Intel
Xeon Processor E5-2600 v2 Product Family, and is committed to helping
ensure the solutions deliver their promise of world-class server
performance and efficiency."

The company announced the first shipments of 12Gb SAS
RAID-on-Chip and I/O controllers for server and external storage
OEMs this year. In July, it announced its first-to-market family of
12Gb SAS HBAs.