Q-Logic 2GB Success with LSI
LSI Logic Storage Systems and QLogic Deliver 2Gb Fibre Channel Solutions
QLogic 2Gb SANbox Switches and SANblade HBAs Certified with LSI Logic MetaStor E4600
ALISO VIEJO, Calif., Nov 6, 2001 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- QLogic Corp. (Nasdaq: QLGC chart, msgs), the only end-to-end storage network infrastructure provider, today announced its two gigabit (2Gb) SANblade(R) host bus adapters (HBAs) and SANbox(TM) switches are certified with LSI Logic Storage Systems' new MetaStor(R) E4600 2Gb storage system, and will be available as part of a complete 2Gb storage network solution, allowing customers to implement affordable, full-performance 2Gb SANs today.
The E4600 now available from LSI Logic Storage Systems, a leading supplier of innovative storage solutions for the open enterprise, supports up to four concurrent 2Gb Fibre Channel host connections. This allows QLogic's end-to-end infrastructure to connect multiple-vendor, high-performance servers at accelerated transfer rates to the E4600, which scales from 36GB to 39TB of capacity.
"LSI Logic Storage Systems and QLogic are taking the lead in deploying full 2Gb storage networking solutions," said Flavio Santoni, vice president of sales and marketing for LSI Storage Systems, Inc. "In combination with QLogic's end-to-end 2Gb infrastructure, the MetaStor E4600 increases the performance of existing SANs and establishes a scalable foundation so that customers can add more 2Gb systems to the network."
"With the ability to integrate easily into any storage networking configuration and operating system, the E4600 delivers 2Gb performance into the enterprise at midrange prices," said Frank Berry, vice president of corporate marketing, QLogic Corp. "LSI Logic Storage Systems changes the rules of price-performance, with their complementary SANtricity(TM) software for centralized administration, replication, and scalability control."
In database-intensive environments, the MetaStor E4600 can deliver up to 110,000 I/Os per second. The MetaStor E4600 can also deliver 390 megabytes per second of sustained throughput for applications requiring very high bandwidth such as seismic processing, streaming media and video, and computer-based research and modeling.
QLogic 2Gb Fibre Channel End-to-End
QLogic's end-to-end 2 Gigabit storage network infrastructure, consists of highly scalable products ranging from the company's controller silicon and award-winning SANblade QLA2300 Series HBAs for servers to QLogic SANbox2 switches, which are capable of networking storage at distances in excess of 100 km, scalable to over seven million nodes. This broad range of high-performance 2 Gigabit products, available from a single vendor, allows OEMs, VARs storage service providers (SSPs) and end-users to build cost-effective, plug-and-play storage networks that are centrally managed and highly available.
About LSI Logic Storage Systems, Inc.
LSI Logic Storage Systems, Inc., a subsidiary of LSI Logic Corporation (NYSE: LSI chart, msgs), builds high performance, highly scalable storage systems and sophisticated, multi-vendor storage management applications for resource optimization and consolidation in the open enterprise. For more information, please call 1-888-638-2786 or 1-408-433-8686 or visit www.lsilogicstorage.com.
About LSI Logic Corporation
LSI Logic Corporation is a leading designer and manufacturer of communications, consumer and storage semiconductors for applications that access, interconnect and store data, voice and video. In addition, the company supplies storage network solutions for the enterprise. LSI Logic is headquartered at 1551 McCarthy Boulevard, Milpitas, CA 95035, 866-574-5741 (within U.S.), 719-533-7679 (outside U.S.), lsilogic.com.
About QLogic (www.qlogic.com)
QLogic Corporation simplifies the process of networking storage for OEMs, resellers and system integrators with the only end-to-end infrastructure in the industry, consisting of award-winning controller chips, host bus adapters, network switches and management software to move data from the storage device through the fabric to the server. QLogic designs and produces solutions based on all storage network technologies including SCSI, iSCSI InfiniBand and Fibre Channel. A member of the S&P 500 Index, QLogic was recently ranked number 25 on Forbes' Best 200 Small Companies and number 20 on Fortune's 100 Fastest Growing Companies.
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