Save Time and Resources! Partner with ATTO for Target Mode Enabled Storage Development

Storage server solution developers often struggle with a lack of complete control and flexibility in creating capabilities that differentiate their products. This can cause delays, or worse, in new product development and add additional costs because a company is forced to utilize more internal resources in creating the final product.

Easy-to-build, quick-to-market differentiated high-performance storage solutions that save customers money can be a reality for OEMs, solution architects, and storage developers. The key is the custom ATTO Target Mode Driver controlling ATTO ExpressSAS® HBAs and ATTO Celerity™ Fibre Channel HBAs.

The ATTO Target Mode Driver unlocks programming and fine-tuning flexibility for virtually unlimited performance possibilities. Developers can easily elevate their product well above the competition and stand out as a performance leader by custom crafting drivers for their storage solution. These solutions can evolve with customer needs and without forklift upgrades requiring all new hardware.

HBAs typically work in Initiator Mode where the host sends the command and the HBA initiates the command over Fibre Channel (FC) to the target device. ATTO Target Mode driver makes any storage device appear as native Fibre Channel when using ATTO Celerity HBAs which are run at near line speed and optimized for the host architecture.

There are several implementation options: ATTO Target Mode via industry standard, and therefore more accessible, interfaces or use our highly customizable interface. LIO (Linux I/O) and SCST (SCSI Target Subsystem) present an interface into several off-the-shelf preset modules that include virtual and physical disks, RAID controllers, and tape, where devices can use any link that supports SCSI-style data exchange. Similar options are available for illumos and FreeBSD.

The custom ATTO SCSI TMD SDK provides access to the full data path and developers gain complete control over driver features and capabilities, performance specifications, compatibility, and integration.

Customers will love the benefits:

High-Availability – automatic path failover and failback provides uninterrupted access to storage
Improved Productivity – workstations can share storage, enabling collaborative workflows and real-time access to content to meet project deadlines
Highly Economical – 50% lower cost or more per terabyte!

Using ATTO HBAs in the client or server provides a superior experience for system architects and administrators. Simplify management through ATTO ConfigTool™ with which administration, troubleshooting and management of multiple paths to storage are organized and streamlined. ATTO MultiPath Director™, when paired with ATTO target mode-based storage servers, provides a completely redundant, high-performance storage solution for workstation and server applications.

As a company that is a trusted partner to major OEMs, IEMs and system builders, ATTO is nimble, with complete hardware engineering and design facilities in-house. We have dedicated engineering labs for research and development, where we improve upon current technology and work on next-generation technologies. Partner with us to help improve your storage product and learn why the industry’s top companies rely on ATTO for high-performance connectivity.

For more information visit: https://www.atto.com/landing/target-mode-sdk