Microchip Smart Storage Adapters and AMI MegaRAC® SP-X Management Firmware Enable Seamless Interoperability and Secure Storage Management at Scale

In order to securely implement remote management and remote troubleshooting of platforms and devices, data center administrators and IT managers need to add new software, hardware and firmware to interact with storage adapters and other server components. Microchip Technology Inc. (Microchip Technology) today announced the launch of Adaptec Intelligent Storage Adapters with such capabilities . The new adapters can now seamlessly interoperate with MegaRAC® SP-X remote monitoring and diagnostic firmware produced by American Megatrends (AMI), and the MegaRAC solution development framework will also support the adapter.

“Our Adaptec Intelligent Storage adapters can now be easily combined with AMI’s widely adopted MegaRAC SP-X remote storage management firmware solution to enable server component monitoring, automatic detection and diagnosis of system issues from anywhere in the world,” said Pete Hazen, vice president of Microchip’s Data Center Solutions business unit. “Support for our adapters in the MegaRAC development framework accelerates time to market for solutions that provide baseline remote management capabilities while enabling easy customization to enable additional functionality.”

Interoperability between Adaptec Smart Storage Adapters and the MegaRAC SP-X management firmware that supports the embedded Base Management Controller (BMC) reduces data center operating costs by enabling remote management capabilities including platform status monitoring and problem notification, diagnostics and recovery. Out-of-band management allows direct access to the adapter through a network connection when the server is powered off or unresponsive, and improves security by eliminating the server or storage system's reliance on proprietary software or host tools. AMI has added support for Adaptec Smart Storage Adapters in its MegaRAC development framework's storage adapter management tool using a combination of the widely used Management Component Transport Protocol (MCTP protocol) and Microchip's storage core application programming interface (API).

“Combining Microchip’s Adaptec Smart Storage Adapters with the MegaRAC SP-X BMC management firmware greatly simplifies the development of remote secure storage management solutions,” said Stephen Bignault, director of business development at AMI. “We are proud to have worked closely with Microchip to add support for their adapters in our MegaRAC development framework and to provide our mutual customers with the code packages, tools and development expertise needed to accelerate time to market and enhance their platform management capabilities.”

Product Availability

Adaptec Smart Storage adapters with MegaRAC support are available now. For more information, visit https://www.microchip.com/smartstorage or contact sales.support@microsemi.com .

AMI Overview

Founded in 1985, American Megatrends (AMI) is known worldwide for AMIBIOS®, providing cutting-edge hardware, software and utilities to top manufacturers of desktop, server, mobile and embedded systems. AMI's industry-leading Aptio® V UEFI BIOS firmware, MegaRAC® BMC and remote server management solutions are highly acclaimed and award-winning. In addition to providing a variety of technologies and products, AMI is a member of many industry associations and standards groups such as the UEFI Forum (UEFI), the Trusted Computing Group (TCG), etc. AMI is headquartered in Norcross, Georgia, with branches in the United States, China, Germany, India, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan (China) to provide better service. For more information about AMI and its products or services, please call 1-800-828-9264 or visit ami.com.

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