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Applications
• Write cache for low-latency response time
• 64-bit addressable persistent metadata memory region
• Persistent shared memory for scale-out clustered systems
• High performance journaling or write ahead logging
• Persistent cache for fast cache rebuild
• Performance tier de-staging to sequential-access capacity tier
Benefits
• Unlimited Endurance: Unlike SSDs, DRAM has practically
unlimited endurance, and with up to 16 GB of non-volatile
DRAM memory, NV1600 drives can fit very demanding
workloads as well.
• High Performance I/O: 1 million IOPS in NVMe block mode
(4KB); over 10 million IOPS in direct memory mode.
• Power Failure Protection: Flash-based backup unit protects
DRAM content in the event of a power failure.
• Higher Availability: A fast backup and recovery cycle ensures
that mission critical applications will have a shorter recovery
time across power failure events.
• Lower Total Cost of Ownership: Eliminating the UPS or BBU
frees up rack space and reduces support and maintenance
cost without compromising critical system data across power
failures.
The Microsemi Flashtec NVRAM Drive family provides a PCI
Express NVRAM solution based on the most advanced NVMe
controller on the market. This family provides a new level of
performance to the memory/storage hierarchy, ushering storage
system OEMs, cloud applications, and service providers for the
era of storage class memory.
Establishes New Storage Tier with Superior Performance
• Non-volatile DRAM-like performance, NAND persistence
• Over 10 million IOPS
• Sub-microsecond latency
Faster Time-to-Market and Lower Cost of Ownership
• Industry-standard interfaces
• Application-friendly for ease of integration
• Zero maintenance green backup
• “Enterprise Class” for mission-critical data center
• Uncompromising quality and reliability
• Unlimited endurance NVRAM
• Small form factor for high-density rack solutions
Included
• Add-in card
• SCM-F100/F70/F35 module and cable
Cloud-Scale Performance and Availability
While SSD solutions continue to replace traditional HDDs in
the performance tier of the storage hierarchy, there remains a
significant performance gap between the memory tiers and the
storage tiers in terms of latency, endurance, and high availability.
As application demands continue to increase at an ever growing
pace to keep up with the growth rate of cloud services, relying
on volatile memory to achieve desired performance leaves
applications vulnerable to data loss in the event of a system failure.
There is a need for a new tier of memory that provides mission-
critical applications the necessary safety net for their data while
keeping pace with the application requirements for performance
without compromising data protection, reliability, and availability.
Flashtec NVRAM Drive products serve exactly that need, and with
>10 M IOPS and up to 16 GB of memory per card, the product
family can address the needs of the most demanding applications.
NV1600 Flashtec NVRAM Drive Family
NV1616, NV1608, NV1604
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General Features
Host Interface x8 lane
PCI Express 3.0
Form Factor Low profile MD2 PCIe add-in card
Access Modes Block mode and direct memory mode
Memory Capacity 4/8/16 GB configurations
Backup Store Flash module
Data Retention Offline 3 months
No. of Backup Images Two backup image banks
Backup Power Supply Tethered super capacitor module
Auxiliary Power Optional 5 V input
Restore Time < 15 sec
Backup Time < 20 sec
Backup Cycles > 3000
Management Interface NVMe
Monitoring and Alerts Yes
Hardware Support
Driver Support Industry Supported NVMe drivers
Application Support NV-lib for application integration
Data Protection & Security
Authentication Optional host authentication
sequence
Mechanical & Environmental
Form Factor MD2 low profile PCIe card
Operating Temperature 0 °C to 50 °C @ 200 LFM
Power Consumption <20 W typical; 5 W idle
Reliability
Maintenance No maintenance required
Operational Lifetime 5 years
Compliance & Certification
NVMe.org NVMe 1.0 compatible
PCIe SIG Certified
NV1600 Flashtec NVRAM Drive Family
NV1616, NV1608, NV1604
Ordering Information
Model Description PN
NV1616 16 GB NVRAM PCIe drive and SCM-
F100 bulk 2286100-R
NV1608 8 GB NVRAM PCIe drive and SCM-
F70 bulk 2285500-R
NV1604 4 GB NVRAM PCIe drive and SCM-
F35 bulk 2285400-R
Block Mode Access
Direct Memory Access
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