Inventec Launches New Baymax™ HyperScale Server Platforms Powered by Cavium ThunderX2™ Processors

Platforms compliant with Project Olympus Open Compute Platform Specifications

TAIPEI, TAIWAN, May 29, 2017 – Inventec, world's leading ODM server manufacturer for enterprise and cloud datacenter server and storage platforms, today announced, Baymax, a new server platform optimized for Cloud compute, high-performance cloud storage and Big Data applications based on Cavium, Inc.'s (NASDAQ: CAVM), second-generation 64-bit ARMv8 ThunderX2 product family. Inventec is the largest ODM server manufacturer in the world and is a recognized leader in the delivery of high-performance and scalable server and storage designs to leading server OEMs as well as Mega Scale Datacenter end user customers.  The Baymax platform from Inventec is an OCP Project Olympus compliant 1U rack mount server platform supporting two ThunderX2 SoCs in a dual socket configuration with up to 1.5TB of DDR4 memory, three PCIe x16 slots, four SATA ports complimented by four M.2 flash for local storage. This platform is optimized for diverse workloads such as Hadoop, SQL, high performance cloud storage and Search workloads that require a balance of high computing performance with highest memory capacity and bandwidth. The ThunderX2 product family is Cavium's second generation 64-bit ARMv8-A server processor SoCs for Datacenter, Cloud and High Performance Computing applications. The family integrates fully out-of-order high performance custom cores supporting single and dual socket configurations. ThunderX2 is optimized to drive high computational performance delivering outstanding memory bandwidth and memory capacity. The new line of ThunderX2 processors includes multiple workload optimized SKUs for both scale up and scale out applications and is fully compliant with ARMv8-A architecture specifications as well as ARM's SBSA and SBBR standards. It is also widely supported by industry leading OS, Hypervisor and SW tool and application vendors. “Inventec’s success as world’s largest server ODM has been based on our compelling designs and manufacturing expertise and our ability to deliver leading edge cost effective server platforms to world’s largest mega scale datacenters,” said Evan Chien, Senior Director of Inventec Server Business Unit 6. “Earlier this year Inventec’s customers requested platforms based on Cavium’s ThunderX2 ARMv8 processors, and the new Baymax platform is the first platform being delivered.” “Inventec is well known for their robust and innovative designs and broad customer base in both Hyperscale and Enterprise server markets and are expanding their ThunderX server portfolio offering with the addition of Baymax platforms,” said Gopal Hegde, VP/GM, Datacenter Processor Group, Cavium, “They are a great addition to the growing list of ThunderX2-based platform manufacturers.”   About Inventec Since its establishment, Inventec has adhered to a corporate philosophy of “Innovation, Quality, Open Mind, and Execution.” Starting from calculator and telephone, Inventec has moved forward into notebook industry and established a compelling reputation. In 21th century, Inventec has entered the fields of cloud computing, mobile computing, wireless communications, network applications, digital home appliances, software application and sustainable energy for the diversification. For more information, please visit: http://www.inventec.com About Cavium Cavium, Inc. (NASDAQ: CAVM), offers a broad portfolio of infrastructure solutions for compute, security, storage, switching, connectivity and baseband processing. Cavium’s highly integrated multi-core SoC products deliver software compatible solutions across low to high performance points enabling secure and intelligent functionality in Enterprise, Datacenter and Service Provider Equipment. Cavium processors and solutions are supported by an extensive ecosystem of operating systems, tools, application stacks, hardware reference designs and other products. Cavium is headquartered in San Jose, CA with design centers in California, Massachusetts, India, Israel, China and Taiwan. For more information, please visit: http://www.cavium.com Media Contact Angel Atondo Sr. Marketing Communications Manager Telephone: +1 408-943-7417 Email: angel.atondo@cavium.com

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Cavium QLogic Adds PowerShell Integrated Management Solution for FastLinQ™ Ethernet Adapters

Simplify and Streamline Management to Reduce TCO with QConvergeConsole® PowerKit

SAN JOSE, CA – Oct. 27, 2016 – Today, Cavium, Inc. (NASDAQ: CAVM), a leading provider of semiconductor products that enable intelligent processing for Enterprise, Telco, MSP and cloud data centers, announced the addition of a highly scalable and PowerShell integrated management solution to its broad offering of FastLinQ Ethernet adapter management solutions. The QLogic ConvergeConsole(QCC) PowerKit seamlessly integrates with Microsoft PowerShell to deliver an integrated, scriptable and scalable solution for deploying and managing QLogic FastLinQ series of 10/25/40/50/100GbE NICs across heterogeneous platforms. QLogic FastLinQ Ethernet-based technology is highly extensible and flexible, delivering a broad set of capabilities customized to address the needs of the telco, enterprise, managed service provider (MSP), cloud and storage markets. The ability to streamline their administration through centralized cross-platform and cross-protocol capabilities enhances network availability and reduces management costs.

Infrastructure Management Challenges in Enterprise Datacenters
IT administrators face many challenges and responsibilities when it comes to maintaining the server and network infrastructure and keeping downtime at a minimum, especially in large hybrid, Telco and Cloud deployments. Depending upon the size of the organization there are many components to keep track of, such as device management, updates, patching, new application configurations, compliance requirements, and issues that arise as the result of human error or environmental factors. Conventional approaches do not deliver centralized control and integration with Operating System infrastructure and processes, or require a steep learning curve of vendor specific syntaxes, increasing the cost and complexity of management and creating silos of management toolchains. 

Integration and Automation Aware Approaches reduce TCO
In its fifth generation, Microsoft PowerShell delivers an integrated, robust and scalable task automation and configuration management framework for cross-platform server infrastructure management. QLogic ConvergeConsole PowerKit, which is now generally available, seamlessly integrates into Microsoft PowerShell to deliver a consistent and powerful set of new capabilities directly into PowerShell. This enables management efficiencies, improves time to deploy and implements best practices when managing QLogic FastLinQ 10/25/40/50/100GbE Ethernet adapters. IT administrators no longer need to learn a new scripting language or vendor specific syntaxes.

"We designed our FastLinQ Ethernet-based products to address the rapidly changing needs of the data center and the specific needs of mega data centers run by telecommunications providers, MSPs and enterprise private clouds," said Rajneesh Gaur, general manager and vice president of Ethernet Adapter Group, Cavium. "The latest innovation from Cavium, the QCC PowerKit, enables our broad base of customers to significantly reduce TCO by delivering an integrated and scalable management solution."

QConvergeConsole PowerKit Advanced Capabilities Include:

• Comprehensive Management Capabilities – With over 40 unique command-lets, the QCC PowerKit has the ability to manage all the advanced features of the QLogic FastLinQ Ethernet portfolio, including Network Partitioning (NPAR), SR-IOV, RDMA and server boot configurations. The QCC PowerKit enables IT administrators to enhance overall performance and speed troubleshooting with robust diagnostic capabilities.
• Scalable, Scriptable and Remote Management – The QCC PowerKit has the ability to automate key management tasks for unparalleled efficiency in adapter configuration and management. This increases management efficiency and reduces overall TCO.
• Cross Platform and Integrated – The QCC PowerKit can be deployed across a heterogeneous datacenter environment due to its broad operating system support. Support for various Windows and Linux versions ensures seamless integration and operation for enterprise, Telco and Cloud network environments.

For more information, visit www.qlogic.com and http://driverdownloads.qlogic.com

About Cavium
Cavium, Inc. (NASDAQ: CAVM), offers a broad portfolio of integrated, software compatible processors ranging in performance from 1Gbps to 100Gbps that enable secure, intelligent functionality in Enterprise, Data Center, Broadband/Consumer, Mobile and Service Provider Equipment, highly programmable switches which scale to 3.2Tbps and Ethernet and Fibre Channel adapters up to 100Gbps. Cavium processors are supported by ecosystem partners that provide operating systems, tools and application support, hardware reference designs and other products. Cavium is headquartered in San Jose, CA with design centers in California, Massachusetts, India, China and Taiwan. For more information, please visit : http://www.cavium.com.

Media Contact
Angel Atondo
Sr. Marketing Communications Manager
Telephone: +1 408-943-7417
Email: angel.atondo@cavium.com

 

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