Huawei OceanStor 18800 Enterprise Storage System Delivered a superior SPC-1 Result of One Million SPC-1 IOPS™

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Chengdu, China, 25 January, 2014 –Huawei, a leading global information and communications (ICT) technology solutions provider, has submitted an excellent SPC-1 Result at 1,005,893.43 SPC-1 IOPS™ on its OceanStor 18800 Enterprise Storage. This latest result, following the SPC-1 Results for its mid-range and entry-level storage products, demonstrates Huawei's breadth in the Enterprise Storage field..

The Executive Summary and Full Disclosure Report (FDR) can be found using the URL listed below:

http://www.storageperformance.org/results/benchmark_results_spc1#a00140

As shown in SPC-1 Executive Summary, HUAWEI OceanStor 18800 Enterprise Storage used 16 controllers, 1344 3.5-inch SAS disk drives, and 192 2.5-inch solid state drives (SSDs), delivering at 1,005,893.43 SPC-1 IOPS™, with an average response time of 5.17 ms when the system is running at 100% load, and with SPC-1 Price-Performance™ of $2.78/SPC-1 IOPS™. This demonstrates superior and steady performance with low latency at a competitive price point, making the product very attractive in its product space.

The OceanStor 18000 series, including OceanStor 18500 Enterprise Storage,OceanStor 18800 Enterprise Storage and OceanStor 18800F Enterprise Storage，are designed for core enterprise applications. Based on the distributed Smart Matrix architecture, the OceanStor 18800 Enterprise Storage supports on-demand horizontal resource expansion of up to 16 controllers and a 7 PB storage capacity. The dedicated storage operating system enables interoperability among entry-level, mid-range, and high-level Huawei storage products, breaking down device barriers. The OceanStor 18800 Enterprise Storage manages its data with the innovative HUAWEI RAID 2.0+ technology and two-layered virtualization, maximizes storage efficiency and minimizes recovery times from hard disk failures.

Huawei’s storage products have been tested and deployed in a variety of sectors including finance, telecommunications, energy, government, transportation, and major enterprise, receiving wide recognition from customers.

A customer representative from the Information Center of Hunan Local Taxation Bureau said, "Through the cooperation with Huawei, we have found that the Huawei Enterprise Storage not only possesses absolute reliability, large capacity, and high performance, but also provides flexible configuration solutions and online expansion capability. In terms of cost performance, it demonstrates an incomparable advantage over other vendors."

"We are extremely excited about the latest SPC-1 Result." said Fan Ruiqi, president of Huawei storage product line. "Huawei will address the challenges of enterprise applications and adhere to its product philosophy of 'secure and trusted, flexible and efficient'. We will expand the market of OceanStorTM 18800 Enterprise Storage to a wider range of industries. With Huawei's commitment to its technical innovation, and accumulated experience, the OceanStorTM 18800 Enterprise Storage will provide higher performance and faster response times. By constantly improving reliability and performance, we are committed to providing our customers with trustworthy Enterprise storage solutions.”