Adaptec's New RAID Option Card Hits Price/Performance Target for Small Businesses and Workgroup Servers.MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 30, 1998--Adaptec, Inc. further expands the reach of its RAID product offerings for the server market by announcing a new low-cost, fully featured RAID solution that provides state-of-the-art performance. The ARO-1130SA RAID option card, ideal for improving data availability without sacrificing performance, is designed specifically for servers being deployed in small businesses and enterprise workgroup environments. Until now, most small business and workgroup servers have relied on RAID-like software embedded within the network operating system An operating system that is designed for network use. Normally, it is a complete operating system with file, task and job management; however, with some earlier products, it was a separate component that ran under the OS; for example, LAN Server required OS/2, and LANtastic required DOS. because high-cost RAID controllers did not meet the price/performance requirements for servers costing less than $10,000. The ARO-1130SA RAID option card, with a MSRP MSRP Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price MSRP Message Session Relay Protocol MSRP Multi-Species Recovery Plan (US Fish & Wildlife Service) MSRP Member of the Society for Radiological Protection (UK) of $299, dramatically expands the affordability of robust fault-tolerant storage. Based on an innovative design, the ARO-1130SA RAID option card is able to offer the industry's lowest cost RAID product by utilizing the Adaptec dual-channel Ultra SCSI chip and RAIDport II connector that has been integrated on the motherboard. Currently, Adaptec has tested two industry leading platforms for compatibility with the ARO-1130SA RAID option card -- the Intel DK440LX Dual Pentium II Processor Custom ATX motherboard and the IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) Netfinity 3500 server. IBM has also tested the ARO-1130SA RAID option card and has included the ARO-1130SA on the list of IBM Server Proven products for the Netfinity 3500 server. "Accessing and protecting information is fundamental to any business success, whether the company is big or small. But until now, the tools that large companies relied on for those tasks were unavailable to smaller businesses," said Roger Cox, director of marketing for Adaptec's Mission Critical Subsystems group. "We were delighted to work with IBM and Intel in pioneering this solution for the small business server market." Product Details The ARO-1130SA RAID option card supports RAID levels 0, 1, 0/1, and 5 for the Windows NT Server 4.0 and NetWare 4.11/3.12 network operating systems. In addition to industry leading price/performance, the ARO-1130SA offers robust RAID functions such as support for hot-spare drive, hot-swap drive, warm-swap drive, SAF-TE SAF-TE SCSI Access Fault-Tolerant Enclosure , S.M.A.R.T. drive, bootable array, and dynamic sector repair. Up to 30 disk and non-disk Ultra SCSI and/or Fast/Wide SCSI SCSI in full Small Computer System Interface Once common standard for connecting peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, etc.) to small and medium-sized computers. SCSI has given way to faster standards, such as Firewire and USB. peripherals may be supported by the ARO-1130SA. Performance The ARO-1130SA RAID option card delivers data over the network faster than native operating system RAID-like software and most RAID controllers that cost over four times the ARO-1130SA. By incorporating a powerful Adaptec AIC-7815 RAID co-processor, the ARO-1130SA RAID option card manages EDO DRAM memory, off-loading RAID 1 (mirroring) secondary writes and RAID 5 (data striping with distributed parity) parity calculations from the host CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. , freeing if for other tasks. The DRAM memory module is isolated from the data path and memory is automatically bypassed when direct data transfer offers better performance. Performance is further enhanced by the Adaptec dual-channel Ultra SCSI chip embedded on the motherboard. This high performance Ultra SCSI chip functions as two independent Ultra SCSI channels, resulting is a maximum data transfer rate of up to 80 Mbytes per second. Storage Management Adaptec recognizes the importance of effective storage management. The ARO-1130SA RAID option card utilizes the market-proven Adaptec CI/O Management Software. CI/O provides an easy-to-use graphical user interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to (GUI (Graphical User Interface) A graphics-based user interface that incorporates movable windows, icons and a mouse. The ability to resize application windows and change style and size of fonts are the significant advantages of a GUI vs. a character-based interface. ) for creating and managing disk arrays and other SCSI devices from any client connected to the server. Specifically designed to take the complexity out of storage management, CI/O is the network manager's control center for monitoring and managing disk storage for the entire network. Distribution Kit Contents The distribution kit includes: ARO-1130SA RAID option card with EDO Edo: see Tokyo, Japan. DIMM (Dual In-Line Memory Module) A printed circuit board that holds memory chips and plugs into a DIMM socket on the motherboard. See memory module. DIMM - Dual In-Line Memory Module installed, ArrayConfigSA initial boot array installation software, Array1000SA Family Manager Set software for Windows NT and NetWare, Adaptec CI/O Management Software and complete user documentation. Pricing and Availability The manufacturer's suggested retail price for the ARO-1130SA RAID option card kit is $299. The ARO-1130SA RAID option card distribution kit is available now through Adaptec's WW distributors and resellers. About Adaptec Adaptec provides bandwidth management technologies for organizations building the global information infrastructure. Its high performance I/O (Input/Output) The transfer of data between the CPU and a peripheral device. Every transfer is an output from one device and an input to another. See PC input/output. I/O - Input/Output , connectivity, and network products are incorporated into the systems and products of major computer and peripheral manufacturers. Founded in 1981 and headquartered in Milpitas, Calif., Adaptec (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :ADPT ADPT Automated Data Processing/Telecommunications ADPT Adaptec Corporation (stock symbol) ADPT Adaptive Prediction ADPT Auger Depth Profiling Technique ADPT Automated Data Processing Telecommunications ADPT Adapter ) employs 3500 people worldwide in design, manufacturing, sales, service and distribution. Adaptec's home page is http://www.adaptec.com. CONTACT: Adaptec Christina Bruno Scharrenberg, 408/957-4546 cbs@corp.adaptec.com |
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