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LSI Logic 2 Gigabit HBAs Qualify for SANmark 2003 Standard

LSI Logic Corporation announced that its LSI44929, LSI40919, ITI7004G2, and LSI7202CP Fibre Channel host bus adapters (HBAs) have successfully met the Fibre Channel Industry Association (FCIA) SANMark qualification and logo criteria for SCD-2001 and SCD-2003. LSI Logic's 2 Gigabit HBAs adhere to the latest FCIA SANmark conformance documents, which focus on key standards that impact interoperability and compatibility. The LSI44929 is the industry's only dual port Fibre Channel HBA available in a low profile form factor.

"The SANmark Qualified Program provides an objective measure of product conformance against Fibre Channel Standards. By having open industry standards and certified conformance testing, interoperability issues can more easily be resolved," said David Allen, senior product manager for LSI Logic's Fibre Channel storage standard products. "Qualification of our 2 Gigabit HBAs is a continuing example of LSI Logic's commitment to design excellence and storage solutions using the Fibre Channel interface."

The FCIA recently released SANmark Conformance Documents (SCD) for public devices operating on Arbitrated Loop (SCD-2001) as well as Fabric Attached Devices (SCD-2003) LSI Logic's 2 Gigabit HBAs are the first HBAs to achieve SANmark qualification for the 2003 Fabric Attach Device standard. SANmark qualification proactively resolves key protocol and multi-vendor integration challenges and promotes mainstream compatibility and consistency across heterogeneous Fibre Channel-based SANs. SANmark's industry value is based upon the resolution of compatibility issues for existing products and establishing validation standards for new products thereby reducing time to market.

All LSI Logic 2 Gigabit HBAs are engineered to leverage the Fusion-MPT (Message Passing Technology) architecture that can accommodate the evolution of interface technologies. LSI Logic HBAs are available through distribution channel partners such as Arrow Electronics, Avnet, Bell Microproducts, and Insight Electronics.

About SANmark

The SANmark Qualified Program is sponsored, operated, and promoted as an open industry, conformance test suite development program within the non-profit FCIA. This program addresses product conformance to Fibre Channel standards and device level compatibility for companies participating in the program. The certification process provides confidence for developers and consumers of Fibre Channel SAN equipment that the products being deployed are tested against the latest industry conformance test suites. SANs off-load mass storage (e.g. RAID arrays, enterprise tape and disk drives) from individual servers and move it to a separate, high-speed network connection accessible by many servers, computer clusters and other computing resources. Fibre Channel devices provide a high performance solution to bandwidth needs driven by Internet expansion.

SCD-2003: Provides tests of Fabric Attached NL-Ports and N-Ports. This test covers behaviors that public devices should have as related to FLOGI (Fabric Log In), registration with the name server, use of the name server, and response to RSCN (Registered State Change Notification) reception. SCD-2001: Provides tests of basic operation of NL Ports on a loop. The test validates good citizenship of devices on a Fibre Channel Arbitrated loop. It covers basic loop initialization operation, including appropriate responses to LIP (Loop Initialization Primitive) reception and appropriate LIP origination.

About the FCIA

The Fibre Channel Industry Association is an international organization of manufacturers, systems integrators, developers, system vendors, industry professionals and end users. For information, please contact the Association at 415-750-8355, or visit the FCIA Website at www.fibrechannel.org.

About LSI Logic

LSI Logic Corporation is a leading designer and manufacturer of communications, consumer and storage semiconductors for applications that access, interconnect and store data, voice and video. In addition, the company supplies storage network solutions for the enterprise. LSI Logic is headquartered at 1551 McCarthy Boulevard, Milpitas, CA 95035, 866-574-5741 (within U.S.), 408-954-3108 (outside U.S.), www.lsilogic.com.