At VMworld, LSI Corporation today announced immediate availability of its PCIe Nytro MegaRAID acceleration cards for direct-attached storage (DAS). Nytro MegaRAID cards are the first to integrate PCIe flash technology and intelligent caching software with RAID using LSI dual-core RAID-on-Chip (ROC) technology.
Nytro MegaRAID cards feature a low-profile MD2 form factor, PCIe 3.0 compliance, and support 6Gb/s SAS or SATA devices. The Nytro MegaRAID is powered by LSI SandForce flash storage processors, offering compatibility with existing infrastructure via widely-supported LSI SAS and MegaRAID drivers.
Nytro MegaRAID Specifications:
- Physical Dimensions: MD2 Low profile (2.536”x6.60”)
- Internal Connector: Mini-SAS SFF8087 internal connector
- Device Support: Up to 128 devices
- Host Bus Type: x8 lane PCI Express 3.0 compliant
- Data Transfer Rates: 6Gb/s per SAS lane
- DDR memory for RAID cache assist: 1 GB 1333MHz DDRIII SDRAM
- RAID Data Protection Features:
- RAID levels 0, 1, 5 and 6 on HDDs
- RAID spans 10, 50 and 60 on HDDs
- RAID levels 0 and 1 on the on card flash storage
- Online RAID Level Migration (RLM) with configurable stripe size up to 1MB
- Fast initialization for quick array setup
- 64 logical drive support
- Up to 64TB LUN support
- S.M.A.R.T Mode 5 support
- Operating Temperature 0 – 45° C (at 300 LFM)
- Operating Voltage and Power +3.3V, +12V, power requirements less than 25 watts
Availability
Nytro MegaRAID cards are now available through LSI distributors, integrators and VARs.
Estimated MSRP
- LSI Nytro MegaRAID NMR 8100-4i (4 internal ports; 100GB eMLC flash capacity): $1,795
- LSI Nytro MegaRAID NMR 8110-4i (4 internal ports; 200GB eMLC flash capacity): $2,795
- LSI Nytro MegaRAID NMR 8120-4i (4 internal ports; 800GB eMLC flash capacity): $6,995
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