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LSI Logic Launches 2 Gigabit Per Second PCI-X Fibre Channel Host Adapters
Fusion-MPT(TM) Architecture Provides Industry-Leading 2 Gigabit Performance For Today's SANs and I/O Intensive Applications in Single, Dual and Quad Configurations
MILPITAS, Calif., July 18 /PRNewswire/ -- LSI Logic Corporation (NYSE: LSI - news), a world leader in storage solutions, today announced the addition of single, dual and quad 2 Gb/s PCI-X Fibre Channel host adapters to its already successful line of PCI Fibre Channel products. Built using LSI Logic's powerful Fusion-MPT architecture, the host adapters are ideal for SANs, server-to-storage interconnect and SAN clustering.
LSI Logic's flagship product, the quad port LSI7402XP, is the highest density module available today with four channels on a PCI short card form factor. The quad board is built around the highly integrated LSIFC929 controller and a 133 MHz PCI-X bridge chip.
To complete the 2/Gbps host adapter LSI7002XP family, LSI Logic also offers the LSI7202XP dual channel PCI-X adapter and the LSI7102XP single channel PCI-X adapter. The LSI7002XP host adapter family supports switched fabric, arbitrated loop and point-to-point topologies. Drivers for all major operating systems are available.
``High performance is critical for customers operating SAN and server cluster applications,'' said Bob Anderson, director for LSI Logic's Host Adapter business. ``Our LSI7002XP family of products deliver reliability to the customer built on LSI Logic's 15+ years of experience in developing host adapter solutions. The PCI-X protocol adds additional value required to support enterprise applications.''
With 133 MHz bus speed, PCI-X has doubled the maximum clock frequency and allows for faster and more efficient performance with reduced I/O bottlenecks. PCI-X enjoys broad industry support from system platform and server manufacturers such as Compaq, Hewlett Packard, IBM and Intel.
LSI Logic's PCI-X Fibre Channel host adapters support the SNIA Host Bus Adapter (HBA) Application Programming Interface (API). API extends the interoperability and manageability of storage networks by providing a standard interface to access information across Fibre Channel networks. LSI Logic is sampling the LSI7002XP family products worldwide. Customers can contact their local LSI Logic sales representative for sampling program details. General customer availability is anticipated by year-end.
The Fusion-MPT Advantage
LSI Logic offers a complete family of Fibre Channel host adapter products for mission critical enterprise applications for all topologies and multiple service classes. All are built around the Fusion-MPT architecture, a single binary device driver for SCSI, Fibre Channel and emerging interface technologies such as InfiniBand and SerialATA. The architecture offloads the system processor, which allows for a performance gain. Fusion-MPT is considered the fastest, most efficient and versatile architecture to yet be implemented in high performance I/O controllers today. The LSI7002XP products are supported with a full range of cabling options, rich software and full range of operating system support. Extensive interoperability testing insures reliability and enhanced system performance.
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