SES2 Capability On Supermicro Serial-attached SCSI SAS Servers
16 December 2005 Source: In house
Supermicro Produces Industry's First Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) Server Solutions for Channel Market Space and Partners with UK Distributor & System Builder Boston Limited.
Supermicro, a leading manufacturer of high-quality motherboard, chassis and server solutions, has combined forces with worldwide systems builders and distributors, such as UK based Boston Limited to introduce the industry's first SAS server solutions with SCSI Enclosure Services (SES2) for enclosure management for the channel marketplace. SES2 alerts users to any potential drive, temperature and fan failures with an audible alarm and a fan failure LED, and is a significant enhancement to Supermicro's complete line of SAS-optimized solutions.
"SES2 clearly demonstrates the maturity of SAS technology and empowers our customers, such as Boston, with worry-free storage management capabilities. They now have an excellent opportunity to gain a competitive edge against branded vendors by delivering truly optimized SAS storage solutions," said Wally Liaw, VP International Sales at Supermicro." "With SES2, we maintain our first-to-market position as pioneers of Serial Attached SCSI technology and provide our customer base with the latest in technology developments. We're also continually looking for ways to support our server suppliers in assisting their customers transfer seamlessly to the future of storage technology today."
The major advantages of SAS technology include support for up to 128 hard drives on a single controller, more than quadrupling SCSI bandwidth for substantial performance gains. Additionally, upgrading to SAS allows backward compatibility with SATA drives for unprecedented flexibility and involves zero cost premiums compared with traditional SCSI solutions.
I am delighted that Supermicro has yet again upped the ante within the industry with both the launch and availability of these exciting new platforms. With a significant lead against our nearest competitors in being first to market Supermicro has once again allowed both Boston and our clients to reap the benefits of providing the industry with the latest in technology today - whilst the remainder of the industry continues to play catch up! - Manoj Nayee, Managing Director of Boston Limited
As part of the early SAS adaptation process, Supermicro launched a series of SAS powered solutions. The SuperServer 6014P-32R, for example, features SES2 SAS technology and supports two Dual-Core processors. This 1U server combines hot-swappable 700-watt redundant power with support for three expansion cards, four hot-swap SAS or SATA hard drives, floppy, DVD-ROM, and four 4cm heavy-duty counter-rotating fans with optimal fan speed control. The 6014P-32R provides the ultimate in availability, while maximizing expansion, storage capacity, and thermal control. The system's Super X6DHP-3G2 motherboard, on the other hand, is powered by two Dual-Core processors that boost performance up to 50 percent compared to single-core Xeons. Its eight DIMM slots support up to 16GB of DDRII-400 memory, and its Adaptec 9410W controller supports SAS drives at 3 GB/second. Along with two universal slots that support both PCI-X-133 and PCI-Express x8 cards, the 6014P-32R also supports a 1U IPMI 2.0 slot for server management with an optional 3rd LAN port.
The feature-rich 6014P-32R is just one of Supermicro's many solutions optimized for both SAS drives and Dual-Core processors. A complete line of technologically advanced motherboards, SAS/SATA SuperServers, High Performance SAS/SATA Mobile Racks, and Chassis Optimized for SAS with SES2 are available at www.supermicro.com.