TMCnet News
Microsemi Expands Storage Adapter Solutions to Include Integrated On-board Cache Protection and Support for maxCrypto® Secure EncryptionALISO VIEJO, Calif., July 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsemi Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Microchip Technology Inc. (Nasdaq: MCHP), today announced two additions to its recently announced lineup of Adaptec Smart Storage 12Gbps SAS/SATA adapters: the SmartRAID 3162-8i and SmartRAID 3162-8i /e. The SmartRAID 3162-8i offers an industry-leading level of integration by offering an integrated super capacitor directly on the adapter to support write cache data protection. The SmartRAID 3162-8i /e introduces the industry's first general market 12 Gbps SAS/SATA redundant array of independent disk (RAID) adapter with maxCrypto™, a line rate controller-based encryption (CBE) solution offering superior security and flexibility compared to disk-based encryption solutions. "Flexibility, ease-of-use and security continue to be top priorities for our customers. Our new SmartRAID 3162-8i ensures enterprise-level data availability in a highly integrated standard adapter form factor, providing all the required cache protection hardware directly on-board," said Andrew Dieckmann, vice president of marketing for Microsemi's data center solutions. "Our turnkey maxCrypto encryption solution provides superior flexibility and security compared to the most common alternative solution, self-encrypting drives (SEDs), all within the easy-to-use Adaptec management tool suite." About the SmartRAID 3162-8i RAID caching is frequently used in enterprise storage to improve input/output (I/O) performance by writing data to a controller's cache before it is written to disk. However, in the case of a power loss, the write cache may be lost. Microsemi's Zero Maintenance Cache Protection (ZMCP) leverages a super capacitor (versus a battery) to power critical components long enough to transfer cached data to NAND flash. When power is restored, the data is restored to the cache as well and normal operation resumes. The use of a super capacitor versus a lithium ion battery eliminates hardware maintenance associated with battery-based adapter cache backup solutions. The SmartRAID 3162-8i introduces Microsemi's sixth generation of ZMCP. This new generation of ZMCP integrates the cache backup circuitry, NAND flash memory and the field-replaceable super capacitor all onto the adapter itself, with no need to tether an external super capacitor to the adapter. This ultimately saves space in the server, a critical ingredient to deploying high-density data centers. Numrous studies have been conducted on high density data centers, with some showing as much as 50 percent savings in capital expenditures and 20 percent in operating expenditures versus less dense data center rack deployments. About the SmartRAID 3162-8i /e The SmartRAID 3162-8i and SmartRAID 3162-8i /e are optimized for enterprise storage applications which require the highest level of data availability in an optimized footprint. Features include:
Microsemi's unified Smart Storage Stack, SmartRAID and SmartHBA, HBA product families and the SXP family of SAS expanders provide a complete server solution for storage management and connectivity. Availability About Microsemi's Product Portfolio for Data Center The portfolio includes high performance NVMe storage controllers, NVRAM drives, SAS/SATA host bus adapters and RAID controllers enabling high capacity storage architectures, high density PCIe switching and firmware for rack scale architectures, PCIe re-drivers, and Ethernet PHYs for intra-rack connectivity. Microsemi's product portfolio also includes clock and power management, IEEE1588 ICs and NTP servers for synchronization across the data center, as well as field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) and system-on-chip (SoC) FPGAs to perform secure system management of servers and storage. For more information, visit http://www.microsemi.com/applications/data-center. About Microsemi Microsemi and the Microsemi logo are registered trademarks or service marks of Microsemi Corporation and/or its affiliates. Third-party trademarks and service marks mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners.
View original content with multimedia:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/microsemi-expands-storage-adapter-solutions-to-include-integrated-on-board-cache-protection-and-support-for-maxcrypto-secure-encryption-300684058.html SOURCE Microchip Technology Inc. |