Xyratex Ltd. (NASDAQ:XRTX), a
leading provider of enterprise class data storage subsystems and storage
process technology, today announced that the Xyratex F5412E RAID system
is certified for VMware ESX Server 3.5. The Xyratex F5412E 4Gb
FC-SAS/SATA-II RAID product joins the Company’s
F5402 system as products certified for use in VMware virtualization
environments. Xyratex also extended its membership in the VMware
Technology Alliance Partner (TAP) program.
"Certification for VMware ESX Server 3.5
demonstrates our commitment to helping our customers meet the changing
demands of their evolving IT environments,”
said Lisa Hart, vice president of marketing, Xyratex. "Companies
continue to rapidly adopt VMware virtualization, and as a member of the
VMware TAP program since 2006, Xyratex has established itself as a
leader in compatible data storage products. Using Xyratex’s
RAID system with VMware ESX Server makes it possible to achieve
significantly higher resource utilization by pooling common
infrastructure resources.”
The Xyratex F5412E system was added to the Storage / SAN Compatibility
Guide for VMware ESX Server 3.5 and VMware ESX Server 3i after
successfully completing VMware’s pre-defined
certification test program. To build a highly available SAN environment,
Xyratex teamed with Qlogic, leveraging its switch and HBA technology.
Now, Xyratex customers migrating to VMware ESX Server 3.5 can experience
the combined benefits of storage and server virtualization including
reduced IT costs, simplified management, improved operational
efficiencies and enterprise-class RAID functionality. Xyratex F5412E
customers also benefit from the product’s
combination of Fibre Channel connectivity with Serial Attached SCSI
(SAS) and Serial ATA (SATA) drive technology to deliver high reliability
and scalability.
"Xyratex’s
certification of the F5412E offers our customers another option when
choosing networked storage systems,” said
Parag Patel, vice president, alliances at VMware. "We
look forward to continued collaboration with Xyratex in order to
continue broadening the range of compatible devices that leverage VMware
virtualization and bring its business benefits to our mutual customers.” "As a Xyratex OEM customer, MPC Computers
will be able to quickly leverage the benefits of VMware Certification
extended to all Xyratex OEMS through our TAP membership. This
certification will enable MPC to take our DataFRAME storage products to
market sooner, increase revenue and offer our customers a solution that
is thoroughly tested to work with the latest version VMware ESX Server,”
said Greg Wolff, area vice president product marketing, MPC Computers.
About Xyratex
Xyratex is a leading provider of enterprise data storage subsystems and
storage process technology. The company designs and manufactures
enabling technology that provides OEM and disk drive manufacturer
customers with data storage products to support high-performance storage
and data communication networks. Xyratex has over 20 years of experience
in research and development relating to disk drives, storage systems and
high-speed communication protocols.
Founded in 1994 in an MBO from IBM, and with headquarters in the UK,
Xyratex has an established global base with R&D and operational
facilities in Europe, the United States and South East Asia. For more
information, visit Xyratex’s Web site at www.xyratex.com
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