Sticking with previously announced plans to greatly improve the storage processing capabilities of its Xeon line, Intel unveiled the IOP332 Storage I/O Processor, along with faster DDR2 memory.
Formerly code-named “Dobson,” the storage processor is geared to offer customers better RAID storage performance over previous generations, according to the chipmaker, whose partners IBM, Dell and HP all released servers based on the 3.60 GHz Intel E7520 and E7320 chipsets (formerly codenamed “Lindenhurst”). The IOP332 was part of the news, albeit more subdued than the buzz around the famed Lindenhurst chips. The processor was designed to cost-effectively increase RAID storage performance to help improve data reliability and reduce downtime, both crucial characteristics in data centers chock full of computing gear.
Source: InternetNews
Articles RSS