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Data Sheet

LSI 400GB SLC WarpDrive Adapter

Product Overview

With cost efficiency and a small footprint in mind, LSI 400GB SLC WarpDrive adapter (Figure 1), an LSI-powered

PCI Express (PCIe) storage accelerator card, is fully supported on Cisco UCS

B-Series Blade Servers for a

simple, ready-to-use solution. Using a high-speed PCIe bus, the LSI storage accelerator card stores performance-

sensitive data directly on the server blade so that it is as close as possible to the application. This placement can

dramatically im

prove application performance because the “hot data” is read directly from PCIe flash-memory

storage residing on the server, bypassing the need to go to the storage network to access that data. This approach

increases throughput and reduces latency while simultaneously lightening the workload on the rest of the

infrastructure.

Figure 1. LSI 400GB SLC WarpDrive Adapter

In addition, on the new LSI storage accelerator card, flash-memory management processing is run directly on the

card, offloading server CPU processing and preserving valuable system memory, using up to 75 percent fewer

CPU and memory resources than many other solutions on the market. This savings allows the server's valuable

processing resources to be used more effectively for database processing.

The LSI 400GB SLC WarpDrive adapter is built on the latest enterprise-class solid-state technologies and includes

sophisticated advanced features to help deliver consistently high levels of performance, endurance, and reliability

under some of the most demanding conditions. The LSI DuraWrite technology helps optimize the number of

program cycles to the flash storage, effectively extending the rated write endurance of the flash storage by 20

times or more compared to standard controllers. Other sophisticated algorithms and dedicated onboard hardware

resources handle complex flash-memory management tasks such as garbage collection and wear leveling. These

advanced features make the LSI adapter an excellent choice for accelerating your business applications.

The LSI 400GB SLC WarpDrive adapter has been integrated, tested, and certified with EMC XtremSW Cache and

NetApp FlashAccel caching software. Cisco Unified Computing System

™

(Cisco UCS) customers can confidently

deploy an end-to-end solution with the LSI 400GB SLC WarpDrive adapter knowing that it works transparently with

existing EMC and NetApp storage arrays deployed in the data center.