The QLogic QLE10000 adapter, based on Mt. Rainier technology, brings shared server-based SSD (Solid State Device) caching to the SAN, simplifying deployment and management while delivering scalable performance to I/O-intensive applications running in both single-server and clustered, shared-resource environments.

The QLE10000 adapter is deployed and managed as a traditional SAN HBA, providing Fibre Channel SAN connectivity (other SAN technologies in the future) and intelligent caching using server-based SSDs. Application and OS transparent caching, and non-disruptive installation, the QLE10000 delivers application performance acceleration benefits of server-based SSDs without the limitations of current solutions."

Features:

Simplified deployment and management

The QLE10000 adapter installs as a standard SAN adapter. Alternative approaches require additional flash adapter and caching filter drivers. The QLE10000 simplifies installation and management, particularly for servers running multiple virtual machines and clustered applications.

Shared caching

Many clustered enterprise applications and virtual server environments require shared storage resources. These applications typically cannot take advantage of server-based SSD solutions that utilize a direct-attached storage model because cached data is unavailable for sharing between multiple, physical servers. The QLE10000 adapter breaks the server captive cache model with a shared caching architecture that brings the benefits of server-based SSD performance acceleration to multi-server application configurations that benefit from the shared storage environments of SANs.

Adapter-based caching

Cache processing and SSD data management are offloaded from the server to the QLE10000 adapter, resulting in an application-transparent, server-based SSD caching solution that provides scalable acceleration of critical server applications without consuming additional server resources.