Support your server OEMs, storage systems, data centers, and enterprise customers as these RAID accelerators deliver up to 7x performance boost using disaggregated architecture.
Microchip Technology has launched the Adaptec SmartRAID 4300 series, a family of NVMe RAID storage accelerators aimed at enhancing performance, scalability, and power efficiency in modern data centers and enterprise storage environments. The product is well suited to the areas facing power and storage challenges.
The company is all positive about the product’s feature-rich, secure, RAID-enabled, high-performance Software-Defined Storage (SDS) solution for NVMe deployments.
The new series leverages a disaggregated architecture that separates the storage software and hardware components to eliminate bottlenecks.
The product introduces a disaggregated NVMe RAID design by separating software and hardware components. Using PCIe storage controllers for RAID tasks and CPU offload, it optimizes data flow through the host’s PCIe infrastructure. Internal tests show up to 7x I/O performance improvement over previous models.
Smart storage software runs on the host CPU, enabling direct writes to NVMe devices at full PCIe Gen 4/5 speeds. Parity (XOR) tasks are offloaded to accelerator hardware, removing traditional in-line storage bottlenecks.
The architecture supports up to 32×4 NVMe devices and 64 RAID arrays, offering high scalability and flexibility. The product supports NVMe and cloud-capable SSDs. This helps provide tailored solutions for a diverse range of enterprise needs.
It has a blend of architectural and semiconductor unique design techniques, including automatic idling of processor cores and autonomous power reduction capabilities. This optimises power efficiency and provides other safeguards.
The accelerators are inbuilt with security features including hardware root of trust, secure boot/update, attestation and Self-Encrypting Drive (SED) support for enterprise-class data protection.
Supported by the host tools suite
The product has an HTML5-based web GUI, ARCCONF CLI, and plug-ins for remote and local management of enterprise and data center server platforms. These tools support in-band network management and are accessible via standard desktop and mobile browsers with flexible compatibility.
Out-of-band Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) is supported for Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF) standards-based management, Platform-Level Data Model (PLDM), and Redfish Device Enablement (RDE) via MCTP protocol.
