Hitachi servers to integrate Adaptec controllers

Hitachi Ltd has selected Adaptec Inc.'s low-profile zero- and single-channel RAID cards for its latest model of HA8000 series servers.

Specifically, Hitachi will integrate the Ultra160 zero channel RAID controllers, the Adaptec SCSI RAID 2000S and 2005S, with its entry-level pedestal HA8000/70W, 1U rackmount HA8000/110W and 3U HA8000/130W servers and offer the single-channel RAID card, the Adaptec SCSI RAID 2110S, as an option.

"The Adaptec SCSI RAID 2000S and 2005S give us the data protection our small form factor server customers need by combining the flexibility of an add-on card with the cost economies of motherboards with integrated RAID," said Toru Kaneko, GM, development operation, for Hitachi's Internet systems platform division. "With Adaptec's innovative zero channel RAID solutions, we can provide our customers with data protection in low-profile designs."