HP B- Accelerators Linux 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 365GB Multi Level Cell G2 PCIe ioDrive2 for ProLiant Servers

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

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

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

721458-B21: HP 3.0TB 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 Linux User Guide Page Contents Maintenance Resources Contents summary About this guideProduct naming IntroductionOverview Performance attributes IO Accelerator capacity 320GB 640GB Models AJ878B BK836ASupported hardware Required operating environmentSupported firmware revisions Introduction Introduction Software installation Installation overviewInstalling RPM packages on SUSE, RHEL, and OEL $ uname -rRpm -Uvh iomemory-vsl-kernel-version-VSL-version.x8664.rpm Rpm -Uvh fio*.rpm$ rpmbuild --rebuild iomemory-vsl-VSL-version.src.rpm Building an RPM installation packageBuilding the IO Accelerator driver from source Upgrading device firmware from VSL 1.x.x or 2.x.x to $ rpm -qa grep -i iomemory Upgrading procedureFio-bugreport $ modprobe iomemory-vsl Fio-update-iodrive iodriveversion.fff$ rpm -e iomemory-vsl-2.6.18-194.el5-2.2.0.82-1.0 # Provides iomemory-vsl # Required-Start boot.udev Loading the IO Accelerator driverControlling IO Accelerator driver loading Fio-attach /dev/fctUsing the init script $ chkconfig --del iomemory-vsl$ chkconfig --add iomemory-vsl # blacklist iomemory-vslSetting the IO Accelerator driver options Using module parametersMounting filesystems Handling IO Accelerator driver unloadsOne-time configuration Persistent configurationUpgrading the firmware $ modprobe iomemory-vsl auto-attach=0Enabling PCIe power Using the device as swapUsing the Logical Volume Manager Options iomemoryvsl preallocatememory=1072,4997,6710,10345Configuring RAID Device partitionsDevice /dev/fio Etc/mdadm.conf$ mdadm --assemble --scan Chkconfig boot.md on Chkconfig mdadmd on$ mdadm --detail --scan Building a RAID 10 across multiple devices Fio-statusUnderstanding Discard Trim support Discard Trim on LinuxSetting up Snmp for Linux Snmp details for LinuxFiles and directories Snmp master agentConfiguring the Snmp master agent Installing the Snmp subagentYum install net-snmp rsync Snmp agentX subagentSubagent log file Running and configuring the Snmp subagentManually running the Snmp subagent Using the Snmp sample config files Enabling Snmp test modePCI0100.0 Setting up Snmp for Linux Troubleshooting Snmp Supported Snmp MIB fieldsSnmp MIB Maintenance Maintenance toolsDevice LED indicators Command-line utilitiesEnabling PCIe power override Fio-update-iodriveEnabling the override parameter Common maintenance tasksOptions iomemory-vsl externalpoweroverride=value Disabling auto attach Uninstalling the IO Accelerator driver RPM packageUnloading the IO Accelerator driver Unmanaged shutdown issues Disabling the driverEtc/modprobe.d/iomemory-vsl.conf Options iomemoryvsl autoattach=0Utilities Utilities referenceFio-attach Fio-attach device optionsFio-beacon Fio-bugreportFio-beacon device options Tmp/fio-bugreport-20100121.173256-sdv9ko.tar.bz2Fio-detach Fio-format options device Fio-formatFio-detach device options Fio-pci-check Fio-pci-check optionsFio-snmp-agentx Fio-statusFio-snmp-agentx options Fio-status device optionsUtilities Fio-sure-erase Fio-sure-erase options device Fio-update-iodrive Fio-update-iodrive options iodriveversion.fff Domainbusslot.func Health metrics Monitoring IO Accelerator healthNand flash and component failure Health monitoring techniques About flashback protection technology Software RAID and health monitoringPerformance and tuning Introduction to performance and tuningDisabling Dvfs Limiting Apci C-statesSetting Numa affinity Setting the interrupt handler affinityNuma configuration Advanced configuration exampleIntroduction to Numa architecture Numa node override parameter13,14,18,19 For more information Subscription serviceResources Regulatory information Safety and regulatory complianceWarranty information Support and other resources Before you contact HPHP contact information 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 Acronyms and abbreviations SMH Documentation feedback Index Uninstalling utilities