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To: Nine_USA who wrote (655)	6/16/1998 9:55:00 AM
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Sequent joint development effort with EMC Corporation Sequent Introduces First Integrated Multi-Path/Multi-Port I/O Solution for UNIX High Availability Business Wire - June 16, 1998 09:38 BEAVERTON, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 16, 1998-- Integration of Sequent NUMA-Q Servers and EMC Enterprise Storage Delivers Mainframe-Level Functionality Sequent Computer Systems, Inc., the leader in Intel-based data center systems, today announced the first integrated multi-path/multi-port solution that delivers mainframe-level functionality at the UNIX operating system level. The integration is the result of a joint development effort with EMC Corporation, the world's leading provider of enterprise storage systems and software. Sequent's multi-path Fibre Channel I/O fabric now features a unique 8-way multi-port capability for EMC's Symmetrix(R) Enterprise Storage systems operating with Sequent NUMA-Q(tm) servers running DYNIX/ptx(R) UNIX. This solution provides users with a high availability enterprise computing solution. For years, mainframe users have enjoyed availability benefits related to an operating system-level multi-p ath/multi-port capability. Typically, UNIX environments support only two paths from a host to a group of disks. A disruption of one leaves the secondary path to handle the added load, degrading application performance. In the Sequent/EMC implementation, Sequent's multi-path Fibre Channel Switched fabric can provide up to sixteen active paths from a NUMA-Q system into the Fibre Channel fabric. The Symmetrix Enterprise Storage system can have up to eight active paths from the fabric via a SCSI bridge to each disk. If a primary path into the Symmetrix is disrupted, I/O is automatically rerouted and continues over the seven remaining paths. "Sequent and EMC are delivering mainframe-level availability to a UNIX environment. This reflects the strong commitment both companies have for addressing the requirements of business critical data center environments," said Jeff Pancottine, vice president of marketing, Sequent Computer Systems. "EMC is a key strategic partner for Sequent and its Symmetrix product line is very complementary to our focus on high quality, large scale solutions." Frank Farese, Vice President, Reseller Channels for EMC said, "EMC Enterprise Storage has set the standard for high availability storage. By working closely with our partner, Sequent, and integrating multi-path capabilities at the operating system-level, we are able to deliver UNIX-based solutions capable of meeting our customer's highest availability requirements." Today's announcement builds on EMC and Sequent's strategic partnership announced last year to provide customers with the best offerings in large-scale open systems and leading data storage capabilities. Sequent resells EMC's Symmetrix as its high-end storage solution. Sequent named EMC a preferred supplier and awarded the company with Sequent's 1997 supplier excellence award. About NUMA Sequent's NUMA-Q platform is a highly scalable, microprocessor-based system for deploying and running enterprise applications. NUMA-Q enables high-end scalability by linking four Pentium Pro microprocessor baseboards or "quads" via an innovative interconnect technology called IQ-Link(tm). Sequent's IQ-Link is designed to move data among up to 63 quads (252 processors) while the operating system and applications software continue to operate as one large shared-everything SMP system without re-coding, thereby providing unparalleled scalability. About Symmetrix EMC's high-performance Symmetrix Enterprise Storage systems are flexible, scalable and provide high-performance, simultaneous storage support for multiple heterogeneous hosts, including UNIX, Windows NT servers and mainframes. Symmetrix offers up to six terabytes of storage capacity in a single system with a variety of information sharing, management and protection software.