Intel has launched its first quad core based storage server to build either network storage devices or servers with a large internal storage capacity. This would be the first time that Intel has launched quad core processor based storage server.
The new 2U rack mount enclosure, SSR212MC2, code named, Makay Creek, is powered by two quad core Intel Xeon 5300 processors with room for up to 12 SAS or SATA hard drives. It includes four 1 Gbps Ethernet ports, which can be configured for 10-Gbit Ethernet, Fibre Channel or InfiniBand through add-on cards. This new storage server offer 2.5 times better performance than the company’s Compass Creek storage enclosure. The SSR212MC2 has 32 Gbytes of memory to store large number of data.
The new enclosure supports servers of various companies including Microsoft’s Windows Storage Server and Unified Data Storage Server. Three international software vendors (ISVs) have developed the software for the SSR212MC2, which are given below:
1) Melville, has developed the Virtual tape library (VTL) software
2) Munich-based Open-E has developed the N.Y.-based FalconStor and Linux-based storage operating systems
3) Norfolk, Va.-based Wasabi System
When it is booted up through a disk-on-module (DOM) device, it automatically installs the Open-E and Wasabi storage operating systems. Additionally, users can also use 12 hard drives for storage. The dual quad core architecture allows the SSR212MC2 to operate as both a server and storage device. The SSR212MC2 is available in two versions, one with a hardware RAID card and one with software RAID.
Via: eWeeK
