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The IO Accelerators (QK761A, QK762A, and QK763A) for Gen 8 BladeSystem c-Class have the power cut functionality embedded on the card. They offer the protection without requiring the remote power cut module.

NOTE: The Remote Power Cut Module is used only in the AJ878B and BK836A models. Without the Remote Power Cut Module, write performance is slower.

HP PCIe IO Accelerator minimum requirements

An open PCI-Express slot—The accelerator requires a minimum of one half-length, half-height slot with a x4 physical connector. All four lanes must be connected for full performance. HP PCIe IO Accelerator Duo requires a minimum of a full-height, half-length slot with an x8 physical connection. If your system is using PCI 1.1, all x8 signaling lanes must be connected for full performance. If your system is using PCI 2.0, for full performance you only have to connect x4 signaling lanes.

NOTE: For PCIe IO Accelerators, using PCIe slots greater than x4 does not improve performance.

NOTE: The power cut feature is built into PCIe IO Accelerators; therefore, no Remote Power Cut Module is necessary.

300 LFM of airflow at no greater than 50°C. To protect against thermal damage, the IO Accelerator also monitors the junction temperature of its controller. The temperature represents the internal temperature of the controller, and it is reported in fio-statusreport. The IO Accelerator begins throttling write performance when the junction temperature reaches 78°C. If the junction temperature continues to rise, the IO Accelerator shuts down when the temperature reaches 85°C.

NOTE: If you experience write performance throttling due to high temperatures, see your computer documentation for details on increasing airflow, including fan speeds.

Sufficient RAM to operate—The amount of RAM that the driver requires to manage the NAND flash varies according to the block size you select when formatting the device (filesystem format, not low-level format). For a virtual machine using an IO Accelerator directly (using PCI pass-through), consult the user guide for the installed operating system. The following table lists the amount of RAM required per 100GB of storage space, using various block sizes. The amount of RAM used in driver version 3.0 is significantly less than the amount used in version 1.2.x.

Average block size

RAM usage for each 80

RAM usage for each 100

Minimum system RAM

(bytes)

GB IO Accelerator

GB IO Accelerator

requirement for 320 GB

 

(Megabytes)

(Megabytes)

MezzIO Accelerator*

 

 

 

 

8,192

250

280

1 GB

4,096

400

530

1.6 GB

2,048

750

1,030

3 GB

1,024

1,450

2,000

5.8 GB

512

2,850

3,970

11.4 GB

Average block size

Minimum system RAM

Minimum system RAM

Minimum system RAM

(bytes)

requirement for 640 GB

requirement for 785 GB

requirement for 1.2 TB

 

MezzIO Accelerator*

MezzIO Accelerator*

MezzIO Accelerator*

 

 

 

 

8,192

2 GB

2.2 GB

3.4 GB

4,096

3.2 GB

4.2 GB

6.4 GB

2,048

6 GB

8.1 GB

12.4 GB

1,024

11.6 GB

15.7 GB

24 GB

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Contents HP IO Accelerator Version 3.2.3 VMware ESX ESXi User Guide Page Contents Module parameters Contents summary About this guideOverview IntroductionProduct naming Performance attributes IO Accelerator capacity 320GB 640GB Models AJ878B BK836ARequired operating environment Supported firmware revisionsSupported hardware 192 096 048 12.4 GB 024 11.6 GB 15.7 GB 24 GB Introduction Before you begin ESX command-line installation Software installationCommand-line installation ESXi command line installationDownloading the VMware ESXi driver Installation overviewIomemory-vsl-version.zip Transferring the VSL files to the ESX or ESXi server Vmfs/volumes/datastore/bundlesVifs.pl --server servername --mkdir datastorebundles Installing the VSL on ESXi 5.0 using vCLI Installing the VSL on ESXiInstalling the VSL on ESX or ESXi Installing the VSL on ESXi 5.0 using the command lineUpgrading the firmware using ESX Installing the VSL on ESX or ESXi 4.x using vCLIUpgrading procedure Upgrading device firmware from VSL 1.x.x or 2.x.x toIomemory-vsl block driver for ESXi Fio-bugreportIomemory-vsl block driver for ESX/ESXi Configuring the device to support VM disks Enabling PCIe powerFio-update-iodrive iodriveversion.fff Modifying a VMware resource pool to reserve memory Using the IO Accelerator as swap with ESX Command-line utilities for Tech Support Mode MaintenanceMaintenance tools Management utilities for ESXiEnabling PCIe power override Command line Purpose UtilityEnabling the override parameter Enabling the driver Common maintenance tasksDisabling the driver 1149D0969,1159E0972,24589Enabling auto attach Uninstalling the IO Accelerator driver packageDisabling auto attach # esxcfg-module -s autoattach=1 iomemory-vslUnmanaged shutdown issues Disabling Dvfs Performance and tuningIntroduction to performance and tuning Limiting Apci C-statesUtilities reference UtilitiesFio-attach Fio-attach device options Fio-beaconFio-bugreport Fio-beacon device optionsFio-bugreport Fio-format Fio-detachFio-detach device options Fio-pci-check Fio-format options deviceFio-pci-check options Fio-statusFio-status device options Utilities Fio-update-iodrive Geometry and capacity information not available appearsFio-update-iodrive options iodriveversion.fff Utilities Health metrics Monitoring IO Accelerator healthNand flash and component failure Health monitoring techniquesFlashback substitution events Module parameters Using module parametersEsxcfg-module --server server-name iomemory-vsl -g VMDirectPathIO Using products with multiple devicesWorking with IO Accelerators and VMDirectPathIO Resources Subscription serviceFor more information HP contact information Support and other resourcesBefore you contact HP Customer Self RepairRéparation par le client CSR Riparazione da parte del cliente Reparaciones del propio cliente Reparo feito pelo cliente Support and other resources Support and other resources Support and other resources Warranty information Safety and regulatory complianceRegulatory information Acronyms and abbreviations Vmfs Documentation feedback Index Transferring VSL files