SGI Total Performance 9100 RAID Storage Array Delivers High Performance And Advanced Features at Entry-Level Prices

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA --(May 8, 2000)-- SGI announced the availability of the SGI Total Performance 9100 (TP9100) RAID storage array, a full-fiber solution that offers the performance and features typically available with midrange storage products at an entry-level price.

"Data is one of the most important business assets of many SGI customers," said Mick Dungworth, vice president, storage marketing, SGI. "As such, providing a comprehensive suite of scalable, available and reliable storage solutions is among SGI's highest priorities. The TP9100 further extends our storage capability by delivering both very compelling price/performance and RAID reliability at an affordable price."

The TP9100 complements SGI's existing line of storage products that range from internal PCI-based RAID to multiple-terabyte, enterprise-class storage solutions. All SGI storage products are designed to address the needs of scientific, technical, analytical and creative users in government, defense, manufacturing, science, broadband communications and entertainment.

With the TP9100, users can easily scale both performance and capacity. The entry-level model, for example, can be configured with one to two RAID controllers and up to 32 9GB drives. The modular base unit provides maximum flexibility in form and function in a very small footprint (12 disks in 4U rack space). In addition, SGI TP9100 supports RAID levels 0, 1, 1+0, 3 and 5, ensuring superior data accessibility, reliability and security.

Comprehensive storage management is provided with SGI TP9100 through an easy-to-use Java platform-based Web interface. With support for the IRIX and Microsoft Windows NT operating systems and future support for the Linux and Windows 2000 operating systems, the TP9100 is an ideal solution for the storage area network (SAN) environment.

Available direct from SGI and SGI resellers worldwide, the SGI TP9100 RAID storage array, equipped with one RAID controller and 12 9GB disks, starts at under $25,000 (U.S. list).

SGI provides a broad range of high-performance computing and advanced graphics solutions that enable customers to understand and conquer their toughest computing problems. Headquartered in Mountain View, Calif., with offices worldwide, the company is located on the Web at www.sgi.com.

SOURCE SGI

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