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LSI introduces high availability storage solution with Linux supportSep 19, 2013 (MarketLine via COMTEX) -- LSI Corporation, which designs semiconductors and software, has introduced the Syncro CS high availability storage solution, now with Linux support. Syncro CS makes high availability storage cost-effective and easy to deploy for small and medium-sized businesses (SMB) and remote and branch offices (ROBO). With added Linux support, Syncro CS now serves an even larger customer base. Syncro CS supports Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server and provides the OS flexibility needed to easily integrate high availability storage into the datacenter. Syncro CS brings shared storage and storage controller failover into direct-attached storage (DAS) environments at a fraction of the cost and complexity of traditional high availability solutions, LSI said. "With a substantial Linux user base in SMB and ROBO, LSI is pleased to now offer Syncro CS to meet their storage sharing and failover needs for business-critical data," said Jas Tremblay, vice president of marketing, Datacenter Solutions Group, LSI. "High availability storage systems will become an important asset for businesses of all sizes as the value of data continues to grow." LSI Syncro CS is designed to reduce downtime for critical applications, making failover latency transparent to the application or user. Syncro CS with Linux brings the robust data protection, high performance, low cost and low complexity found in DAS solutions and adds the additional benefits of shared storage and high availability, LSI added. Built on LSI MegaRAID technology, Syncro CS solutions use two controller cards to allow system administrators to build a high availability, shared DAS solution. Syncro CS supports two deployment models. Syncro CS 9286-8e provides shared storage clustering using two volume servers and an off-the-shelf JBOD. This affordable high availability solution brings shared storage and controller failover to DAS environments. Syncro CS 9271-8i enables OEMs and system builders to use Syncro CS controllers to build cost-effective two-node Cluster-in-a-Box systems and deliver high availability in a single self-contained unit, LSI concluded. http://www.datamonitor.com Republication or redistribution, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without prior written consent. Datamonitor shall not be liable for errors or delays in the content, or for any actions taken in reliance thereon |