HP c-Class Vmware manual Performance attributes

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QK762A: HP 785GB IO MLC Accelerator for BladeSystem c-Class

QK763A: HP 1.2 TB IO MLC Accelerator for BladeSystem c-Class

IMPORTANT: Generation 2 IO accelerators for BladeSystem c-Class are only compatible with Gen8 and later server blades.

673642-B21: HP 365 GB Multi Level Cell G2 PCIe ioDrive2 for ProLiant Servers

673644-B21: HP 785 GB Multi Level Cell G2 PCIe ioDrive2 for ProLiant Servers

673646-B21: HP 1205 GB Multi Level Cell G2 PCIe ioDrive2 for ProLiant Servers

673648-B21: HP 2410 GB Multi Level Cell G2 PCIe ioDrive2 Duo for ProLiant Servers

721458-B21: HP 3.0 TB Multi Level Cell G2 PCIe ioDrive2 for ProLiant Servers

Performance attributes

IO Accelerator capacity

320GB

640GB

Models AJ878B and

 

 

BK836A

 

 

 

 

 

NAND type

MLC (Multi Level Cell)

MLC (Multi Level Cell)

Read Bandwidth (64kB)

735 MB/s

750 MB/s

Write Bandwidth (64kB)

510 MB/s

550 MB/s

Read IOPS (512 Byte)

100,000

93,000

Write IOPS (512 Byte)

141,000

145,000

Mixed IOPS* (75/25 r/w)

67,000

74,000

Access Latency (512 Byte)

30 µs

30 µs

Bus Interface

PCI-Express x4

PCI-Express Gen1 x4

IO Accelerator capacity

785GB

1.2TB

Models QK762A and

 

 

QK763A

 

 

 

 

 

NAND type

MLC (Multi Level Cell)

MLC (Multi Level Cell)

Read Bandwidth (1MB)

1.5 GB/s

1.5 GB/s

Write Bandwidth (1MB)

1.1 GB/s

1.3 GB/s

Read IOPS (Seq. 512 Byte)

443,000

443,000

Write IOPS (Seq. 512 Byte)

530,000

530,000

 

 

 

Read IOPS (Rand. 512 Byte)

141,000

143,000

Write IOPS (Rand. 512 Byte)

475,000

475,000

Read Access Latency

68µs

68µs

Write Access Latency

15µs

15µs

Bus Interface

PCI-Express Gen2 x4

PCI-Express Gen2 x4

*Performance achieved using multiprocessor enterprise server

Enterprise data integrity

Field upgradeability

Green footprint, 7.5W nominal per device

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Contents HP IO Accelerator Version 3.2.3 VMware ESX ESXi User Guide Page Contents Module parameters About this guide Contents summaryOverview IntroductionProduct naming IO Accelerator capacity 320GB 640GB Models AJ878B BK836A Performance attributesSupported firmware revisions Required operating environmentSupported hardware 192 096 048 12.4 GB 024 11.6 GB 15.7 GB 24 GB Introduction Before you begin ESXi command line installation Software installationCommand-line installation ESX 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 the command line Installing the VSL on ESXiInstalling the VSL on ESX or ESXi Installing the VSL on ESXi 5.0 using vCLIInstalling the VSL on ESX or ESXi 4.x using vCLI Upgrading the firmware using ESXUpgrading device firmware from VSL 1.x.x or 2.x.x to Upgrading procedureIomemory-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 Management utilities for ESXi MaintenanceMaintenance tools Command-line utilities for Tech Support ModeCommand line Purpose Utility Enabling PCIe power overrideEnabling the override parameter 1149D0969,1159E0972,24589 Common maintenance tasksDisabling the driver Enabling the driver# esxcfg-module -s autoattach=1 iomemory-vsl Uninstalling the IO Accelerator driver packageDisabling auto attach Enabling auto attachUnmanaged shutdown issues Limiting Apci C-states Performance and tuningIntroduction to performance and tuning Disabling DvfsUtilities reference UtilitiesFio-attach Fio-beacon device options Fio-beaconFio-bugreport Fio-attach device optionsFio-bugreport Fio-format Fio-detachFio-detach device options Fio-format options device Fio-pci-checkFio-pci-check options Fio-statusFio-status device options Utilities Geometry and capacity information not available appears Fio-update-iodriveFio-update-iodrive options iodriveversion.fff Utilities Health monitoring techniques Monitoring IO Accelerator healthNand flash and component failure Health metricsFlashback 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 Customer Self Repair Support and other resourcesBefore you contact HP HP contact informationRéparation 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