Toshiba Memory America, Inc. (TMA), the U.S.-based subsidiary of Toshiba Memory Corporation, today announced that its newly released RM5 Series of
value SAS SSDs has earned VMware vSAN 6.7 certification running in Dell
EMC PowerEdge servers. Designed to replace enterprise SATA SSDs in
server applications, the RM5 Series delivers more than twice the
performance per dollar of
SATA SSDs at a similar price point. This certification enables 12
gigabits per second (12Gb/s) RM5 Series SSDs to be shared across
connected hosts in a VMware vSphere cluster, allowing users to pool
SSDs together in a single, distributed shared data store.
VMware
vSAN 6.7 certification is the most current vSAN compatibility with
server-side support for Dell PowerEdge servers. Users can now have high
confidence that Toshiba Memory's RM5 Series SSDs will operate optimally
on leading server platforms running a vSAN solution. These SSDs deliver
faster, lower latency storage performance versus enterprise SATA SSDs,
as validated through benchmark testing.
The results showcase that a vSAN cluster configured with RM5 drives
delivered up to 40 percent higher application performance in a
TPC-C-like workload environment.
"We
are pleased to collaborate closely with Toshiba Memory America to
certify a new class of SSD for the fast-growing hyper-converged
infrastructure industry," said Lee Caswell, vice president of products,
Storage and Availability Business Unit, VMware. "Storage performance has
never been more critical, especially now that VMware vSAN is certified
for the highest-performance in-memory databases. Customers looking for
higher value and better performing solutions than SATA can look to
Toshiba Memory's RM5 Series of 12Gb/s value SAS SSDs."
"Achieving
VMware certification provides our RM5 value SAS SSD customers with the
value, performance and confidence they need when deploying a vSAN
solution," said Alvaro Toledo, vice president of SSD marketing and
product planning, Toshiba Memory America, Inc. "Based on validation
testing, our RM5 SSDs demonstrated 45 percent more orders per minute for
every dollar than enterprise SATA SSDs - enabling customers to take advantage of this added value at a competitive price point."
RM5
Series 12Gb/s value SAS SSDs with VMware vSAN 6.7 and VMware ESXi 6.7
certification are listed in the VMware Compatibility Guide and are now shipping through Dell EMC PowerEdge server sales.
To
learn more about Toshiba Memory's RM5 Series of value SAS SSDs for Dell
EMC PowerEdge servers and prepare for "life after SATA," visit us.toshiba-memory.com/dell/rm5-value-sas-ssd.