VIO-4010

Virtualized Direct Attached Storage using Solid State Drives

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Virtensys’ VIO-4010 provides standard rack mount servers with access to virtualized SSDs (solid state drives), through the use of it’s unique virtual RAID controller technology.

Each server host is connected via PCIExpress (PCIe) and gains access to a high performance, enterprise class flash-based storage, presented as virtualized LUNs (vLUNs), accessible for datastore use, as a boot partition or can even be leveraged for virtualized swap space – as an extension of the host’s physical memory.

The VIO-4010 is available in a half and fully configured variant and can be configured to support up to eight physical 100GB or 200GB 2.5” SSDs. A single VIO-4010 can support up to sixteen PCIe connected servers.

Key Benefits of the VIO-4010

Virtensys’ VIO-4010 provides standard servers with virtualized direct attached storage (DAS). This eliminates the need to install physical disk drives inside servers, which has a direct impact on local storage management, as well as a power reduction - both fueled through the elimination of physical drives and the choice of solid state drive technology over spinning disk media.
Once servers are connected to the VIO-4010, they gain access to their own virtualized instance of high performance, fully-featured 6 Gbps SAS/SATA RAID controllers -- with performance capable of up to 2,000,000 IOPs per PCIe sharing appliance.
Connected servers access a set of logical devices (vLUNs), which are created from a pool of enterprise class SSDs – these vLUNs can be used for local high performance datastores, as well as “Host Cache”, a feature now available within VMware vSphere 5^®.
To the server host, the virtualized disk operates as if it is a locally installed physical SSD, within vSphere 5, this vLUN can be optionally “tagged”,then associated with a storage policy that allows it to be used as an extension of the host’s memory, for virtualized swap space.
vLUNs are managed and provisioned from a centralized management capability within Virtensys’ management interfaces (web GUI, CLI,and a VMware vCenter Server Plugin for Virtensys), then presented to the vSphere host.
The VIO-4010 leverages enterprise solid-state drives (SLC NAND) from a major memory manufacturer. The SSDs installed in the VIO-4010 have some of the highest performance ratings and best durability in the industry (through the use of their advanced wear leveling capabilities) and can write up to 3.5 Petabytes for the lifetime of each drive.

VIO-4010 Specifications

Features »

19", 2U rack mountable PCIe sharing appliance
Connects up to 16 servers
Consolidates, virtualizes and shares up to four physical PCIe based I/O adapters:
- Up to two dual-port Intel 10 Gigabit Ethernet adapters
- Up to two dual-port 6 Gigabit LSI SAS/SATA RAID controllers
Servers leverage the native device drivers (within the operating system/hypervisor), no additional software required
Delivers Virtual adapters (vAdapters) to each connected server:
- vAdapters function/operate the same as physical adapters
Connects to servers using server-native PCI Express interconnect:
- x4 PCIe Gen1 or X4PCIe Gen 2
Supports Active/Active and Active/Passive Redundancy
Redundant Hot-swapable PSUs and Hot-swapable fans
Supports up to eight 3.5” hot-plug disk bays, fitted with 2.5” to3.5” SSD & SATA hard drive converters each
Support for up to eight physical 100 GB or 200 GB 2.5” SSDs
SSDs are enterprise class SLC NAND

Availability »

Chassis Power

One AC/DC power supply (standard), delivering 500 W DC power
Optional second 500 W AC/DC power supply for 1+1 redundancy
Power supplies are load-sharing, hot-swappable (from rear of product)

Cooling

Six fan modules arranged in a 3x2 redundant array (5+1 redundancy). Fans are hot-swappable

Solution Availability

Hot-pluggable redundant power supplies and fans

Mechanical Specifications »

Enclosure

Front to rear airflow

Width

19” Rackmount width (483 mm)

Height

2U height: 3.5” (88 mm)

Depth

26” depth (660 mm)

System weight

50 lbs (23 kg) fully-configured weight (with 8 disks, 4 PCI-e cards, 8 SCC cards)

Environment »

Temperature

Operating: 0° C to 40° C (32° F to 104° F)
Non-operating: –40° C to 60° C (–40° F to 140° F)

Humidity

Operating: 8% to 80% non-condensing at 40° C (104° F)
Non-operating and storage (non-condensing): 5% to 80%

Altitude

0 to 3000 ft (0 to 914 m) at full operating temperature range
0 to 7000 ft (0 to 2134 m) at maximum operating temperature of 32° C (89° F)

Shock

Operating: 20 G, 11 ms, half sine. 1G p-p, 5–500 Hz, 1 octave min
Non-operating: 33 G, 11 ms, half sine. 2.4 G p-p, 5–500 Hz, 1 octave min

Vibration

Operating: 5 G p-p, 0 kHz to 3 kHz at 1.0 octave min
Non-operating: 10 G p-p, 0 kHz to 5 kHz at 1.0 octave min

Heat Dissipation

735 W or 2508 BTU (500 W DC internal draw)

Power »

Supported Power Range

90 V to 264 V AC (autosensing)
Rated Current
- 8.0 A at 115 V AC
- 4.0 A at 230 V AC

In-Rush Current

60 A maximum, peak at 115 V AC (per power module)
80 A maximum, peak at 230 V AC (per power module)

Frequency

47 Hz to 63 Hz

Regulatory Compliance »

SAFETY

Safety of information technology equipment:EN 60950-1:2001; UL 60950

EMISSIONS

Radiated Emissions:EN 55022: 2006 (Amended by A1:2007) Class A ; FCC CFR 47 Part 2 and 15: Class A
Conducted Emissions:EN 55022: 2006 (Amended by A1:2007) Class A ; FCC CFR 47 Part 2 and 15: Class A
Flicker:EN 61000-3-3:1995 (Amended by A1:2001 and A2:2005)
Harmonics:EN 61000-3-2:2006

IMMUNITY

EN 55024:1998 (Amended by A1:2001 and A2:2003)
and the provisions of the directives listed below:
- Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/EC
- EMC Directive 2004/108/EC