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HP IO Accelerator for HP BladeSystem c-Class
Overview
The HP IO Accelerator is part of a comprehensive solid state storage portfolio. This storage device is targeted for markets &
applications requiring high transaction rates and real-time data access that will benefit from application performance enhancement.
The HP IO Accelerator brings high random I/O performance and low latency access to storage, with the reliability of solid state
technology and its low power and cooling requirements. This product, based on NAND flash technology is available in a mezzanine card
form factor for HP BladeSystem c-Class.
What's New
New 365GB, 785 GB and 1205 GB capacity added which are compatible only with Gen8 HP ProLiant BladeSystem
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Benefits
Solid State Storage Technology can provide customer benefits in several different areas and with different architecture
implementations. It offers high performance and reliability with no moving parts, low power and cooling requirements and improved
environmental tolerance. Solid state storage technology has only recently become a popular topic in the market despite the fact that it
has been used in some enterprise applications for a number of years, especially where the workloads benefit significantly from very
low latency access, and application benefits exceed the costs associated with the solution.
Solid state storage technology benefits are best realized with latency-sensitive environments for both read- and write- intensive
workloads. In addition, significant operational cost savings can be seen by the customer when this technology is applied to the right
applications.
Some use cases are:
Databases that historically were run in memory or across many disk spindles for performance reasons
Seismic data processing
Business Intelligence and Data mining
Real-time financial data processing and verification
Content caching for near-static data for file/web servers
3D animation/rendering
CAD/CAM
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure solution
Hypervisor running a large number of virtual machines
Solid state technology can be implemented in various ways within a server. The two most common implementations are as an SSD (in
a SATA or SAS form factor) or as an I/O card attached to the PCI Express bus.
As an I/O card, the IO Accelerator is not a typical SSD; rather it is attached directly to the server's PCI Express fabric to offer extremely
low latency and high bandwidth. The card is also designed to offer high IOPs (I/O Operations Per Second) and nearly symmetric
read/write performance. The IO Accelerator uses a dedicated PCI Express x4 link with nearly 1.3GB/s of usable bandwidth. Each
mezzanine slot in the c-Class BladeSystem offers at least that amount of bandwidth, so by combining cards, you can easily scale the
storage to match your application's bandwidth needs.
The HP IO Accelerator's driver and firmware provide a block-storage interface to the operating system that can easily be used in the
place of legacy disk storage. The storage can be used as a raw disk device, or it can be partitioned and formatted with standard file
systems. You can also combine multiple cards on select models using OS RAID (up to 3 cards with a full-height c-Class blade server) for
increased reliability, capacity or performance in a single blade server.
The Remote Power Cut Module provides a higher level of protection in the event of a catastrophic power loss (for example, a user
accidentally pulls the wrong server blade out of the slot). The Remote Power Cut Module ensures in-flight writes are completed to
NAND flash in these catastrophic scenarios.
NOTE:
For QK761A, QK762A and QK763A models the Power Cut Module is embedded on the board.
NOTE:
QK761A, QK762A QK763A are Type B Mezzanine:
When installed in the ProLiant BL420c Gen8 and BL460c Gen8, it is supported in mezzanine slot 2 for a total of one IO
Accelerator per server. To gain access to mezzanine slot 2, the server blade requires two processors.
When installed in the ProLiant BL465c Gen8, it is supported in mezzanine slot 2 for a total of one IO Accelerator per server.
When installed in the ProLiant BL660c Gen8, it is supported in mezzanine slots 2 and 3 for a total of up to two IO Accelerators
per server.
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Models
Models
Models Compatible with Gen8 Blade Servers only
HP 365GB Multi Level Cell IO Accelerator for BladeSystem c-Class
HP 785GB Multi Level Cell IO Accelerator for BladeSystem c-Class
HP 1.2TB Multi Level Cell IO Accelerator for BladeSystem c-Class
HP IO Accelerator for HP BladeSystem c-Class
QK761A
QK762A
QK763A
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Standard Features
NOTE:
For a brief, printer friendly data sheet that describes this product and informs you of the essential capabilities and
specifications, please visit:
What is an IO Accelerator?
IO and Read/Write
Performance
Latency
Supported ProLiant
server blades
www.hp.com
The IO Accelerator is an advanced storage device that uses solid state storage technology directly on the
PCIe bus, assuring high read and write data rates and accelerated application performance. The associated
application performance improvements will have a positive impact on business results and the ability to
make decisions quickly, resulting in significant cost and time savings.
HP IO Accelerator for BladeSystem c-Class offers superior IO performance, and high read and write
performance with MLC models. See detail for each SKU/model.
HP IO Accelerator offers very low latency access to data, in other words a virtually zero seek time
compared to rotating magnetic media. See detail for each SKU/model.
For QK761A, QK762A and QK763A
BL420c Gen8, BL460c Gen8, BL465c Gen8, BL660c Gen8
*
RAM Requirements
*For QK761A, QK762A and QK763A, the IO Accelerator has to be used in full fan configuration for both
c3000 and c7000 enclosures.
For QK761A, QK762A and QK763A*
BL420c Gen8, BL460c Gen8, BL465c Gen8, BL660c Gen8
*For QK761A, QK762A and QK763A, the IO Accelerator has to be used in full fan configuration for both
c3000 and c7000 enclosures.
The HP IO Accelerator drivers use RAM for fast access to the storage metadata. The amount of RAM
required is a fraction of the actual storage in use. It is important to ensure that the driver will have free
RAM available as storage usage is increased. The amount of free RAM required by the driver is directly
related to the size of the blocks used when writing to the drive. When smaller blocks are used, RAM usage
increases. Here are the guidelines for memory needed based on the capacity of IO Accelerator and the
Block Size of the write:
Average
Block Size (bytes)
8,192
4,096
2,048
1,024
512
NOTE:
For IO Accelerator use only, additional RAM needed for system OS and application
Minimum System RAM
requirement for 365GB
Mezz IO Accelerator
1.02 GB
1.9 GB 4.2 GB 6.4 GB
3.8 GB 8.1 GB
7.3 GB
14.5 GB 31.2 GB 47.6 GB
Minimum System RAM
requirement for 785GB
*
Mezz IO Accelerator
2.2 GB 3.4 GB
15.7 GB
Minimum System RAM
requirement for 1.2TB
*
Mezz IO Accelerator
12.4 GB
24 GB
*
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Standard Features
Manageability
PCI IDs
Command Line Utilities: Command Line (CLI) tools for both Linux and Windows to configure, monitor, and
upgrade firmware
GUI: IO Accelerator ioManager GUI for Windows and Linux, System Management Homepage for Windows
and Linux
SNMP Support: SNMP Agent and System Management Homepage provided for Linux and Windows
HP System Insight Manager (HP-SIM), minimum revision 6.1
*Footnote - requires SNMP agent to be installed with IO Accelerator software. System Management
Homepage also requires IO Accelerator web templates to be installed which are available on the IO
Accelerator product page download software page. IO Accelerator software and firmware is currently not
part of a PSP due to the size of the IO Accelerator software.
IO Accelerator Product Software Download Page
For AJ878B and BK836A
Vendor & Device ID 1AED:1003; Subsystem Vendor & Device ID 103C:324D
For QK761A, QK762A and QK763A
Vendor & Device ID 1AED:2001; Subsystem Vendor & Device ID 1590:005C
HP IO Accelerator for HP BladeSystem c-Class
*
*
*
Upgradability
Wear-leveling
Maximum usage
Data Integrity
The IO Accelerator's controller can be upgraded in the future with new firmware. Online firmware update
tools are available for all supported operating systems. A reboot is required to utilize the new firmware
NAND Flash devices use semiconductor technology that has a finite number of data that can be written to
the device, defined as the Maximum Lifetime. Projected lifetime of the NAND storage due to wear-out
varies with type of NAND and amount of writes to the device.
Capacity
365 GB
785 GB
1.2 TB
NOTE:
Solid State Drives may be subject to Maximum Usage Limitations: The maximum amount of data
that can be written to the device. Parts and components that HP determines have reached or exceeded
their Maximum Usage limitations will not be provided, repaired, or replaced under warranty or HP service
offerings.
Using advanced ECC techniques, the IO Accelerator is designed, with a design target of a 1 in 1020
probability of uncorrectable data.
Drive Writes Per Day for
Five (5) Years
2
2
2
Lifetime due to Wear-Out
in PB
4 PBW
11 PBW
17 PBW
Lifetime in years based on
3.65 TB write & erase per
day usage model
3 yrs
8.25 yrs
12.75 yrs
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Standard Features
OS Support
The HP IO Accelerator is supported for use in the following operating environments:
For QK761A, QK762A and QK763A
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.7, 5.8 (AMD64/EM64T)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (AMD64/EM64T)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.1, 6.2, 6.3 (AMD64/EM64T)
SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 (AMD64/EM64T)
SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 (AMD64/EM64T)
Windows Server® 2008 (x86_64-bit only) R1 with SP2 or higher
Windows Server® 2008 (x86_64-bit only) R2
Windows Server® 2012 (x86_64-bit only)
Windows Hyper-V, R2 with SP1
VMware ESXi 4.1(note 1,2), VMware ESXi 5.0(note 1,2) and VMware ESXi 5.1(note 1,2)
NOTE 1: Partner supported on select OS versions;
NOTE 2:
IMPORTANT:
HP IO Accelerator for HP BladeSystem c-Class
CIM provider or SNMP provider are currently not available
All operating systems must be 64-bit architecture.
Configurations
Support
Gen 8 Proliant blades (for QK761A, QK762A, QK763A): only 1 card in Half-Height blades
NOTE:
RAID 5 and RAID 6 are not supported
All IO Accelerators in the same system must run the same firmware version and software.
3/0/0 warranty; Customer Self Repair (CSR)
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Service and Support, HP Care Pack, and Warranty Information
Service and Support
Technology Services for increased uptime, productivity and ROI
TRUST HP storage technology experts for every level of service and support. Our integrated portfolio of
Services for storage help customers reduce costs, optimize data, streamline storage management, and
improve backup and recovery. Capitalizing on HP Storage Systems' capabilities requires a service partner
who understands your increasingly complex environment. Team with the people who know HP
infrastructure hardware and software best-the experienced professionals at HP Services.
Protect your business beyond warranty
Warranty protects against manufacturer defects, however warranty uplifts, such as HP Care Pack Services
protect the business-by reducing downtime risks and providing operational consistency for missioncritical and standard business computing.
What HP Storage Technology Services can do for you
HP Storage Technology Services can help you design, deploy, test, integrate, support, and manage IT and
infrastructure solutions. HP storage lifecycle support services offers a full spectrum of customer carefrom technology support to complex migrations to complete managed services.
Choose the right level of support, deployment and integration services
HP support recommendations are designed to help you enhance technology operations and lower risk-and
make it easier for you to seek the right balance between affordability and service-level commitments.
Depending on your individual support needs, choose from three levels of care that cover the entire
lifecycle to better address your needs-Optimized Care, Standard Care, and Basic Care. If none of our
support recommendations meet your needs, we can tailor a service solution for your unique support
requirements. Only HP brings together deep expertise, proactive and business critical support and a strong
partner network-plus, a full set of infrastructure services designed to power a Converged Infrastructure.
Optimized Care-
best performance and
stability through
deployment and proactive
management practices
Standard Care-
high level of uptime, along
with expert help to cut the
cost and complexity of
implementation and
support
delivers
maintains
HP 24x7 Proactive Care-
and software support services designed specifically for your technology; rapid access to Advanced
Solution Center Specialists plus, Firmware/Software management and best practice advice. Customers can
optimize the return on their IT investment and realize the advantage of running their business critical
applications on virtualized/x86 infrastructure
HP 24x7 Proactive Care-
and software support services designed specifically for your technology; rapid access to Advanced
Solution Center Specialists plus, Firmware/Software management and best practice advice. Customers can
optimize the return on their IT investment and realize the advantage of running their business critical
applications on virtualized/x86 infrastructure
for a higher return on your storage investment, Proactive Care delivers hardware
for a higher return on your storage investment, Proactive Care delivers hardware
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Service and Support, HP Care Pack, and Warranty Information
Basic Care-
recommended support
Implement right from the
start
Minimum
Onsite Hardware Support
sizes and environments of all type. Hardware Support Services are increasingly important criteria in the
buying process, and customers need to know they are buying the best the market has to offer. HP experts
can help your customer improve the performance, reliability, and availability of their storage environment
with the most comprehensive support line in the storage industry, including availability guarantees and
data protection. HP Care Pack services for storage offers a complete range of services for multivendor
networked storage environments and data-intensive applications, all based on our proven, time-tested
services methodology. Whether their needs are basic hardware and software support, 24 x 7 support, or
mission critical storage support, HP has the service that meets their needs. HP Hardware Support Onsite
Service data sheet:
http://h71028.www7.hp.com/ERC/downloads/5982-6547EN.pdf
http://athp.hp.com/portal/go/5982-6547
HP Installation for Storage Installation for Blade System -
BladeSystem Infrastructure provides for an integrated hardware and software implementation that
includes: remote service planning, onsite deployment of hardware and software, installation verification
testing, and customer orientation. Professional integrated hardware and software implementation for
small/midsize businesses and enterprise satellite locations
HP Proactive Select:
way to purchase services to fit your particular environment or situation. Working with an HP Account
Support Manager, you select a 'package' of services, from a wide range of proactive services offered by HP
spanning many technologies and processes-- such as onsite firmware upgrades, health checks,
assessments, and education. You tailor the service delivery to improve time-to-production, optimize
performance, or build in continuous improvements The link to the datasheet is as follows:
http://h20195.www2.hp.com/v2/GetPDF.aspx/4AA2-3842ENW.pdf
-HP Services delivers comprehensive Hardware Support for organizations of all
Accelerate the ROI of your technology investment HP Proactive Select is a flexible
HP Installation and Startup Service for HP
Remote
Support Tools
Additional services to
meet your needs
For more information
HP Insight Remote Support-
service agreement customers, uses proven technology to deliver secure, reliable 24x7 remote monitoring,
diagnosis and problem resolution.
http://h20195.www2.hp.com/V2/GetPDF.aspx/4AA2-4676ENW.pdf
HP Proactive Select HP Proactive Select is a flexible way to purchase services to fit your particular
environment or situation. Working with an HP Account Support Manager, you select a 'package' of services,
from a wide range of proactive services offered by HP spanning many technologies and processes-- such
as onsite firmware upgrades, health checks, assessments, and education. You tailor the service delivery to
improve time-to-production, optimize performance, or build in continuous improvements
http://h20195.www2.hp.com/v2/GetPDF.aspx/4AA2-3842ENW.pdf
www.hp.com/services/storage
To learn more on HP Storage Services, please contact your HP sales representative or HP Authorized
Channel Partner
HP Care Pack Services are sold by HP and HP Authorized Service Partners:
' Services for customers purchasing from HP or an enterprise reseller are quoted using HP order
configuration tools.
' Customers purchasing from a commercial reseller can find HP Care Pack Services at
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Technical Specifications
HP 365 GB IO Accelerator
for BladeSystem c-Class
QK761A
Usable Capacity
Technology
Max Sequential
Throughput
Average Access Latency
(4KiB,Q1)
IOPS (4KiB,Q16)
Length x Width x Height
Form factor
Bus Interface
Power
Operating Temperature
(Nominal)
HP IO Accelerator for HP BladeSystem c-Class
365 GB
NAND Flash, MLC
Reads 860 MiB/s, Writes 560 MiB/s
Reads 185 microseconds, Writes 70 microseconds
Reads 71,000 IOPS, Writes 23,500 IOPS
Imperial:
Metric:
Type B c-Class Mezzanine
PCI Express Gen-2 x4
14 watts (70% read / 30% write ratio)
0° to 60° C
Width
Length
Height
Width
Length
Height
5.100"
3.885"
0.563"
12.96 cm
9.87 cm
1.43 cm
HP 785 GB IO Accelerator
for BladeSystem c-Class
QK762A
Usable Capacity
Technology
Max Sequential
Throughput
Average Access Latency
(4KiB,Q1)
IOPS (4KiB,Q16)
Length x Width x Height
Form factor
Bus Interface
Power
(Nominal)
Operating Temperature
785 GB
NAND Flash, MLC
Reads 1300 MiB/s, Writes 840 MiB/s
Reads 290 microseconds, Writes 60 microseconds
Reads 75,000 IOPS, Writes 38,000 IOPS
Imperial:
Metric:
Type B c-Class Mezzanine
PCI Express Gen-2 x4
14 watts (70% read / 30% write ratio)
0° to 60° C
Width
Length
Height
Width
Length
Height
5.100"
3.885"
0.563"
12.96 cm
9.87 cm
1.43 cm
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Technical Specifications
HP 1205GB IO Accelerator
for BladeSystem c-Class
QK763A
Usable Capacity
Technology
Max Sequential
Throughput
Average Access Latency
(4KiB,Q1)
IOPS (4KiB,Q16)
Length x Width x Height
Form factor
Bus Interface
Power
Operating Temperature
(Nominal)
HP IO Accelerator for HP BladeSystem c-Class
1205GB
NAND Flash, MLC
Reads 1400 MiB/s, Writes 840 MiB/s
Reads 425 microseconds, Writes 60 microseconds
Reads 76,000 IOPS, Writes 44,000 IOPS
Imperial:
Metric:
Type B c-Class Mezzanine
PCI Express Gen-2 x4
16 watts (70% read / 30% write ratio)
0° to 60° C
Width
Length
Height
Width
Length
Height
5.100"
3.885"
0.563"
12.96 cm
9.87 cm
1.43 cm
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