LSI Logic introduces 4 Gb/s Fiber Channel host bus adapter

LSI Logic recently announced that it will launch 4 Gb/s Fiber Channel host bus adapter (HBA) products, following Emulex, Hitachi, and McDATA, another company that joins the 4-Gig Fiber Channel product camp. This product complies with the FCIA recommendation standards and can connect hard disks to the SAN in the same switched architecture through HBA. The transmission speed can reach 4 Gb/s. The 4-Gig FC product is positioned as a bridge between the current 1-2 Gig system and the future 10-Gig system, the biggest selling point of 4-Gig products is that they are backward compatible with 1-2 Gig FC products. This is different from 10-Gig products, and the cost of 4G products is the same as that of 1-2 Gig systems.

LSI Logic PCI-X HBA

LSI Logic's 4 Gb/s HBA product is expected to be available in mid 2004 in single-or dual-port mode with PCI-X bus interface, which is bundled with the company's MyStorage management software, the latter can be used to simplify SAN management and reduce SAN installation time.

Charlie Kraus, director of the HBA department of the storage standard product of LSI Logic, said: "enterprises are increasingly using fiber channel storage area networks and are beginning to focus on the cost-effectiveness of 4 Gbit/s technology, LSI Logic is designed to meet the needs of current storage management personnel. Once you use our HBA product, you can enjoy double transmission speed at the same cost. The cost-effectiveness of the new 4 Gb/s HBA is very good ."