ALISO VIEJO, Calif., Nov. 12, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- QLogic Corp. (Nasdaq:QLGC), a leader in networking for storage and high performance computing (HPC), and a member of the Oracle(r) PartnerNetwork, today announced general availability of the QLogic(r) SilverStorm(tm) 9020 Enterprise Cluster Accelerator (ECA). Designed specifically for Oracle Real Application Clusters, the SilverStorm 9020 ECA includes up to 22 Double Data Rate (DDR) 20Gb InfiniBand ports supporting up to 22 hosts in a high performance Oracle Database cluster. The modular SilverStorm 9020 ECA can also be configured with up to four 10Gb Ethernet ports, up to sixteen 4Gb Fibre Channel ports, or a combination of 10Gb Ethernet and 4Gb Fibre Channel ports, for connectivity to high performance storage or data networks. Available in a compact 2U enclosure, the SilverStorm 9020 ECA delivers DDR performance and complete redundancy, yet takes less rack space and power than any competitive InfiniBand director available today.
"The QLogic SilverStorm 9020 ECA is an ideal switch for CMA Consultings' Oracle data warehouse platforms, delivering InfiniBand performance and gateways to Fibre Channel and Ethernet networks for a flexible, cost-effective database clustering solution," said Brian Dougherty, chief data warehouse architect, CMA Consulting, a leading IT consultancy and systems integrator in the Oracle space. "The QLogic 9000 Series of multi-protocol InfiniBand fabric directors is at the core of our high end clustered data warehouse appliances and we are eager to incorporate the SilverStorm 9020 into our product line."
Oracle Real Application Clusters & Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS)
Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) supports the deployment of a single database across a cluster of servers and uses a shared cache architecture that overcomes the limitations of traditional shared-nothing and shared-disk approaches. Oracle RAC enables highly available and scalable database solutions for business applications in the enterprise.
"The QLogic 9020 Enterprise Cluster Accelerator sets the standard for cost-effective, high performance RAC clusters," noted Jim Olsen, senior director of the Oracle Enterprise Technology Centers in Atlanta and Reston, which use QLogic products for customer Oracle RAC testing with InfiniBand. "Together, Oracle Real Application Clusters and QLogic InfiniBand are an exceptional combination for customers demanding high availability database solutions for their enterprises."
"QLogic expects Oracle Real Application Clusters to drive significant growth in high performance business computing," said Jesse Parker, vice president and general manager, QLogic Network Solutions Group. "QLogic is pleased to have created the Reliable Datagram Sockets protocol for Oracle Real Application Clusters. The combination of the SilverStorm 9020 ECA multi-protocol director and RDS creates the ideal solution for Oracle customers that demand a cost-effective, high performance, high availability database solution on clusters of commodity servers."
The 9020 Enterprise Cluster Accelerator is designed to run seamlessly with the QLogic Oracle-certified RDS and the upcoming RDS release from the Open Fabrics Alliance. "We are pleased to work with QLogic to bring an industry-standard, Open Fabrics RDS over InfiniBand solution to the Oracle database environment," said Juan Loaiza, senior vice president, Systems Technologies, Oracle. "We believe that Open Fabrics is crucial to the success of high performance networking protocols and applaud QLogic's support of this effort."
QLogic SilverStorm 9000 Series InfiniBand Directors
QLogic SilverStorm 9000 Series multi-protocol fabric directors support high performance computing, database clustering and grid utility computing applications. The SilverStorm 9000 Series maximizes cluster and grid computing interconnect performance while simplifying and reducing data center costs. The director leverages the latest InfiniBand-based technologies to provide industry-leading port densities, throughput performance, and ultra low latency. Incorporating the innovative Virtual I/O Controller (VIC) technology, the SilverStorm 9000 Series enables hosts on InfiniBand fabrics to transparently access either Fibre Channel or Ethernet networks or both. VIC technology eliminates the cost and complexity of running multiple server physical connections for storage, network, and inter-processor communications and allows each virtual network type to scale independently over a "single wire" connection.
To see the new SilverStorm 9020 multi-protocol Enterprise Cluster Accelerator and to learn more about the complete line of QLogic InfiniBand products, visit QLogic at Oracle OpenWorld in Oracle's Partner Solutions Pavilion (Moscone South, booth 1930) November 11-17, 2007 or at SC07 (booth 261) November 10-16, 2007.
About QLogic
QLogic is a leading supplier of high performance storage networking solutions, which include the controller chips, host adapters and fabric switches that are the backbone of storage networks for most Global 2000 corporations. The company delivers a broad and diverse portfolio of products that includes Fibre Channel HBAs, blade server embedded Fibre Channel switches, Fibre Channel stackable switches, iSCSI HBAs and iSCSI routers. The company is also a leading supplier of InfiniBand switches and InfiniBand host channel adapters for the emerging high performance computing market. QLogic products are delivered to small-to-medium businesses and large enterprises around the world via its channel partner community. QLogic products are also powering solutions from leading companies like Cisco, Dell, EMC, Hitachi Data Systems, HP, IBM, Network Appliance and Sun Microsystems. QLogic is a member of the S&P 500 Index.
About the Oracle PartnerNetwork
Oracle PartnerNetwork is a global business network of more than 19,500 companies who deliver innovative software solutions based on Oracle software. Through access to Oracle's premier products, education, technical services, marketing and sales support, the Oracle PartnerNetwork program provides partners with the resources they need to be successful in today's global economy. Oracle partners are able to offer their customers leading-edge solutions backed by Oracle's position as the world's largest enterprise software company. Partners who are able to demonstrate superior product knowledge, technical expertise and a commitment to doing business with Oracle qualify for the Certified Partner levels. http://oraclepartnernetwork.oracle.com
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