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The 6G SAS RAID controllers feature PMC Sierra’s PM8011 SRC 8x6G 6Gb/s SAS

RAID-on-Chip (RoC) with up to 512 MB of DDRII memory and are capable of delivering

over 2GB of bandwidth with a single controller in HBA mode over the PCI Express 2.0

bus. The controller is an intelligent and robust solution offering RAID 6 data protection

features along with advanced error handling that meet today’s enterprise level data

storage requirements. In addition, the controllers offer onboard cache memory with a

battery backup option for 72-hour data retention.



“This new family of RAID controller cards combines PMC-Sierra’s industry-leading

RAID-on-Chip architecture with PROMISE’s market-tested RAID stack to deliver a robust, enterprise-class 6G SAS solution,” said Zaki Hassan, director of product

marketing for PMC-Sierra’s Enterprise Storage Division. “The SuperTrak 6G SAS RAID

controller cards enable OEMs to seamlessly transition from 3G to 6G technology and

provide the increased performance, scalability and reliability that today’s IT

professionals require.”



The high performance architecture supports flexible connectivity to both SAS and SATA

hard drives delivering enterprise-class availability, performance and reliability for

Windows and Linux environments. The solution can do up to four levels of JBOD

cascading in each port for a total of up to eight JBOD connection and 256 HDDs. Up to

four 24-bay J-Class units can be connected to a single SAS HBA for a total of 96 drives.

The solution is also forward upgrade compatible between the SuperTrak to the

PROMISE VTrak.



In bringing our new RAID card to the market we provide real end-to-end 6G solutions

for the customer,” said Chi Chen Wu, CTO, PROMISE Technology. “We are the only

vendor responding directly to the demands for improved efficiency and expansion

capabilities coupled with a dramatically improved host bus interface and RAID

performance.



Data center demands for expanded capacity and support for virtualization applications

are driving system requirements for improved host bus interface and RAID

performance. The PROMISE RAID controller card, with 6Gb/s SAS and PCIe is a key

part of meeting these demands. SuperTrak SAS controllers provide a comprehensive

list of OS support including Windows, Linux, Free BSD, VMware and Solaris operating

systems, while its RAID features support greater than 2TB per array and per logical

drive.



The SuperTrak series includes WebPAM Pro, PROMISE’s Web 2.0 browser-based GUI

which provides such outstanding features as remote RAID management over a TCP/IP

network, on-demand and scheduled media patrol and online RAID controller firmware

upgrades.



The PROMISE 6G solutions are ideal for server-level customers who require affordable

storage coupled with enterprise-level performance and features. Today everyone is

trying to solve the ongoing dilemma of cutting costs without sacrificing performance;

with this introduction, PROMISE has solved that challenge. Today's announcement is

another example of how PROMISE is redefining the dynamics of data storage in

response to customer and market requirements.