FlashDisk Database Accelerator

Features

Performance

• 213,000 sequential; 73,000 random IOPS
• 3 GB/sec writes; 5 GB/sec reads
• Eight 8 Gb Fibre Channel ports

Capacity

• 200/400/800 GB eMLC SSDs
• 19.2 TB raw (24 SSDs at 800 GB each)
• 9.6 TB usable (RAID 1, 10)
• Virtual storage pools maximize utilization

SSD Endurance

• 8 full capacity writes per day for 5 years
• Wear leveling uses all SSD blocks evenly
• Automated block replacement

Reliability & Serviceability

• Hot-swappable drives, power supplies, fans, BBUs, AC inlets, optional controllers
• Hot spares with automatic drive rebuilds
• Supports drive path failover & load balancing
• No single point of failure configurations

Centralized & Remote Management

• FlashDisk Global Manager manages multiple
  standard FlashDisk and FlashDisk DBA units
  over network with web browser GUI
• 24×7 automated “call-home” service to
  US call center

Database Performance
FlashDisk Database Accelerator (DBA) is a “plug-and-play” data storage unit featuring solid state disks (SSDs) and ultra-fast controllers that multiplies the speed of Oracle, SQLserver, SAP and MySQL and other random access applications on an enterprise SAN by 2X to 25X – with no software changes. Queries, reports, sorts and merges all run faster with reliable hardware acceleration whether native or virtual.

Purpose-Built
Designed as a “Purpose-Built” storage solution, the FlashDisk DBA utilizes uniquely fast disk controllers and the speed of special purpose, high speed SSDs. With no mechanical disk heads, SSDs run at electronic speeds with vastly lower read and write latencies. However, most RAID controllers were designed for mechanical disks and thus cannot keep up with the performance that SSDs provide, especially for small-block random access applications like database and transaction processing.

Speed, Speed, Speed
Dual redundant, exceptionally high speed disk controllers make use of the SSDs to maximize performance. Typical 15K rpm hard disks deliver up to 250 disk IOPS (disk operations per second) thus twelve in a single unit delivers only 3,000 random IOPS. By contrast, FlashDisk DBA with 12 SSDs and an ultra fast controller delivers up to 73,000 random I/O’s per second – nearly 25 times the data rate. For data transfer, FlashDisk DBA excels with 3 GB per second writes and 5 GB per second reads. Imagine what that would mean in your database applications and backup.

SAN Accessible
Fast data access requires fast host interface. FlashDisk DBA provides eight 8 Gb Fibre Channel ports to provide SAN access or up to eight direct attached server connections in a “SAN-In-A-Box” configuration – without Fibre Channel switches.

Reliability
In applications that are mission critical, each SSD is mirrored to another so that the application continues running even if one SSD from each mirror pair fails. FlashDisk DBA uses only the highest quality enterprise Multi-Level Cell (eMLC) SSDs, with a typical write endurance of at least 8 full-media writes per day for 5 years. All components are redundant, easily accessible and hot-swappable including controllers, drives, power supplies, fans and AC power.

Summary
FlashDisk DBA is “Purpose-Built” to deliver unprecedented performance and exceptional reliability and serviceability to mission database applications. Example benchmarks below highlight the obvious benefits.