Lenovo has selected PMC’s 12Gb/s SAS storage solution for external connectivity across its ThinkServer portfolio.The Lenovo 8885E by PMC card delivers the full throughput of†12Gb/s SAS and 6.6GB/s PCI Express 3.0 to maximize the performance of ThinkServer scale-out storage. The card will be offered on Lenovo rack and tower servers.††
The†low-profile MD2 form factor†Lenovo 8885E by PMC card is a Host Bus Adapter that provides eight SAS/SATA ports for 6Gb/s and 12Gb/s JBOD connectivity. The card enables connectivity to Lenovo JBODs via PMC’s 12Gb/s SAS expanders. It supports all common operating systems, including Windows, RHEL, SLES, and VMware variants.†
“Lenovo’s ThinkServer products are versatile enough to handle workloads ranging from those found in SMBs to enterprise data centers,” says Pete Hazen, vice president of the Data Center & Server Group at PMC.†”A key component of that flexibility comes from their ability to scale based on business needs.†IT professionals and data center managers will†find that this PMC-based card†addresses their immediate storage needs and allows them to future proof against ever-increasing workloads and emerging storage requirements.”
