JMR Electronics, Inc. and Mylex Partner To Offer High-Performance RAID Storage Components.CHATSWORTH/FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 10, 1999-- JMR JMR Journal of Magnetic Resonance JMR Journal of Marine Research JMR Jason Microwave Radiometer JMR Joint Movement Request (US Army transportation) JMR Junk E-Mail Reporting (Microsoft program) Electronics, Inc. and Mylex Wednesday announced they are partnering to offer RAID storage solutions utilizing JMR's FORTRA(tm) fault-tolerant enclosures and Mylex's SANArray(tm) Pro FL and SANArray(tm) Pro FF high-performance RAID controllers. These newest FORTRA(tm) models are fully compatible and "plug & play" ready for the specified Mylex RAID controller. They include JMR rack mount models FR10-L21-2SM1; FR10-L22-2SM1; FR10-F21-2SM2; FR10-F22-2SM2; and the corresponding "tower" models. The products have been in compatibility and design verification testing for the past quarter at both JMR and Mylex. The FORTRA(tm) units are now approved, ready for release and are in full production. "We are extremely pleased to have this technology partnership with Mylex," said Steve Katz, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for JMR. "The Mylex SANArray Pro controllers are unique in their ability to move data quickly in both LVD See LVDS. LVD - Low Voltage Differential 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. and Fibre drive channels, while providing maximum availability with active-active fail over fault-tolerance. JMR has been working with Mylex to develop RAID-ready products for years, but this particular effort is the culmination of thousands of hours of design and compatibility verifications, leading to the highest storage density, performance and availability ever created in a standard product." "JMR is a long-time OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and partner of Mylex and we are excited to be part of their highly fault tolerant enclosure offerings," said Eric Herzog, Vice President of Marketing for Mylex. "JMR's FORTRA enclosures, coupled with Mylex's high-performance SAN Array Pro Fibre controllers, deliver unmatched performance, capacity and availability." An integrated FORTRA(tm) 10-bay product(a) contains 10 3.5" HH (1.62") disk drives, all hot-pluggable and mounted in cam-action metal canisters, as well as all redundant power and cooling systems cooling systems for housed animals include spraying of roofs with water, evaporative pads with fans, foggers and misters; for pastured animals shelter from the sun by trees or artificial shade devices and cooling ponds are used. , plus either one or two Mylex RAID controllers, in a 3U (5.25" high) rack mount enclosure. The FORTRA(tm) 10-bay tower is also available, with identical specifications, as is a rack mount/tower conversion kit. The new "Mylex RAID" versions provide for either one or two SANArray Pro FL or SANArray Pro FF controllers inboard Built in. Inboard devices are built into the main unit. Contrast with outboard. See onboard. . The SANArray Pro FF version of FORTRA(tm) is a full "Fibre to Fibre" (Fibre host channel, Fibre drive channel) RAID solution capable of storing more data in less space than any known competing product shipping in the market today. Mylex's SANArray Pro FF is a performance leader with sequential RAID 5 reads of 190 MB/second, and RAID 5 writes of 140 MB/second, making it ideal for video post production, digital prepress, broadcast and geoscience ge·o·sci·ence n. Any one of the sciences, such as geology or geochemistry, that deals with the earth. ge applications. The controller offers unmatched fault tolerance with Active/Active transparent failover and failback, mirrored write back cache A disk or memory cache that supports the caching of writing. Data normally written to memory or to disk by the CPU is first written into the cache. During idle machine cycles, the data are written from the cache into memory or onto disk. and cache coherency. All of the FORTRA(tm) 10-bay products feature N+1, hot-pluggable 430W (continuous output rating), universal-input and internationally compliant power supplies; a total of four cooling elements including two fans for the power supplies and two high-pressure blowers for the disk array and controller(s), all hot-pluggable; 10 passive disk drive canisters containing no electronics; either an LVD SCSI (160/m compatible) or Fibre channel arbitrated loop mid plane; a removable, serviceable "personality board" that creates the mid plane interface to host or controller(s); SAF-TE SAF-TE SCSI Access Fault-Tolerant Enclosure or SES enclosure status monitoring system; an array of integrated status indicators and alarms; and JMR's patent-pending "cable less" assembly. The products are available in two standard color schemes (either natural brushed aluminum or brushed black with complimentary accents), with custom colors available to create distinctive OEM designs. Stock availability is within four weeks. The pricing of FORTRA(tm) 10-bay rack mount product is as follows: (RAID-controller ready) DACFL (SANArray Pro FL) model FR10-L21-2SM1 has 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 $4990 and the DACFF (SANArray Pro FF) model FR10-F21-2SM2 has a MSRP of $5790. Come see the entire solution during Fall Comdex in Las Vegas at the JMR hospitality suite at the Mirage Hotel. Mylex will be providing a presentation on Nov. 15 between 3-4 p.m. About JMR JMR is an ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001 vertically integrated enclosure manufacturer. Established in 1982, JMR can produce customized enclosures to any OEM specifications. The company's broad product line includes enclosures for RAID and CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). storage, Fibre Channel towers and rackmounts, a complete set of rackmounts and 19-inch electronic cabinets. JMR Electronics has headquarters at 20400 Plummer Street, Chatsworth, Calif. 91311. For additional information about the company, visit its Web site at http://www.jmr.com. About Mylex Mylex, a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of 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) Corporation, produces high-performance RAID controllers and complementary computer products for network servers, mass storage systems, workstations and system motherboards. Mylex products are sold globally through a network of OEMs, major distributors, VARs and system integrators. Mylex has headquarters at 34551 Ardenwood Blvd., Fremont, Calif. 94555, and can be reached by phone at 510/796-6100 or toll-free at 800/77-MYLEX, by fax at 510/745-8016 or on the Internet at http://www.mylex.com. (a) Note: JMR Electronics does not provide integrated subsystems including disk drives; these are "turnkey" enclosures intended for storage device integration. Always check drive and controller compatibility. |
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