Seagate ST1100FR0000,ST1100FS0000,ST2200FS0000,ST550FR0000,X8 Accelerator User Manual
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Seagate® X8 Accelerator for Windows
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Contents
End User License Agreement for Seagate® Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.0 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.0 System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3.0 Hardware Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
3.1 Bracket Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
3.2 PCI Slot Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
4.0 System BIOS Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
4.1 Fan Speed Settings in BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
4.2 Processor Settings in BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
5.0 Installing X8 Accelerator Driver and Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
5.1 Installing the Device Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
5.2 Windows Power Modes for Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
5.3 Verify the Device Driver is Loaded and Functioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
6.0 Configuration and Management of the X8 Accelerator Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
6.1 Seagate X8 Accelerator Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
6.1.1 Details Displayed: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
6.2 X8 Accelerator Device Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
6.3 Device Mappings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
6.3.1 Creating a Logical Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
6.4 Device Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
6.4.1 Reset (to factory defaults) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
6.4.2 Creating a New Partition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
6.4.3 Modify Existing Partition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
7.0 Verifying Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
8.0 Command Line Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
8.1 Partitioning and Configuring with vgc-config . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
8.2 vgc-config Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
8.2.1 vgc-config Drive Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
8.2.2 vgc-config Partition Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
8.3 Usable Space vs. Write Performance Trade-offs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
8.4 Configuring Multiple Partitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
8.5 vgc-monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
8.6 vgc-secure-erase. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
9.0 Dynamic Throttling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
9.1 Thermal Throttling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
9.2 Power Throttling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
10.0 Application Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
10.1 Data Block Sizes and Alignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
10.2 IOMeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
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Contents
11.0 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
11.1 Cannot Find Block Device /dev/vgca0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
11.2 Performance is Lower than Expected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
11.3 Driver Crash on System Boot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
11.4 IOs are not Being Processed because the Driver is Hung . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
12.0 Onboard Diagnostic LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
13.0 Contacting Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
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1.0 Introduction
The Seagate® X8 Accelerator line of solid state storage devices is a revolutionary product family that utilizes the industry
standard PCIe bus interface, along with an innovative hardware and software architecture to deliver highest sustained
application performance over its life time and enterprise-class reliability. Seagate X8 Accelerator enables enterprises to
tackle performance-intensive applications such as databases, business analytics, virtualization and high-performance
computing applications. This document explains how to install, configure, and manage Seagate X8 Accelerator devices with
software version 3.2 on Windows based systems.
2.0 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
To achieve full performance the X8 Accelerator requires a multicore processor system with an 8 lane Gen2 PCIe slot and
good air movement. The table below shows host memory the X8 Accelerator will use based on capacity.
The DRAM requirements mentioned above are only meant for each X8 Accelerator device. OS and other applications will
need additional DRAM.
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3.0 HARDWARE INSTALLATION
NOTE
NOTE
Please observe Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) precautions while installing or handling
an X8 Accelerator device. ESD can damage server and/or device components.
Make sure to power down the system before installing an X8 Accelerator device.
Disconnect the server from the AC power to ensure no dangerous voltages are present.
3.1 BRACKET INSTALLATION
If necessary, install the appropriate bracket on the Seagate X8 Accelerator device.
Please use only brackets supplied with the device. Also, do not remove the heat sinks
NOTE
Single Board: If your single board device has nuts like the one in the picture below then, follow the single board instructions.
If your single board device does not have any nuts, please follow the double board instructions.
To replace brackets for a single board device, please remove only the two screws closest to the bracket (see picture below).
Please slide the bracket in horizontally to line up with the screw holes. You will need an 'm 2.5' screw driver and an 'm 2.5'
nut driver. The screws need to be tightened to 4lb-in (0.45Nm).
during the bracket replacement process as doing so could incur damage to the device
and void the warranty.
Double Board: To replace brackets for a double board device, or a single board device without retaining nuts, please remove
only the two screws nearest the bracket (see picture below). Please slide the bracket in horizontally to line up with the screw
holes. You will need an 'm 2.5' screw driver. The screws need to be tightened to 4lb-in (0.45Nm).
3.2 PCI SLOT SELECTION
Seagate X8 Accelerator devices need to be installed in x8 or x16 PCIe Gen 2 slots. If no PCIe x8/x16 slots are available, x4
slots can be used. However, using an x4 slot may result in up to 50% reduction in performance.
Some systems have PCIe slots with x8 physical connectors but only provide x4
NOTE
electrical connectivity. From a performance point of view these slots behave like an x4
slot. Check your system documentation for PCIe slot specifications.
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4.0 SYSTEM BIOS SETTINGS
After a system restart, prior to booting the operating system, enter the system BIOS setup to verify several important
settings. Note that each BIOS often has its own nomenclature for these settings, so the exact wording of the configuration
parameters may not match the examples. Not all BIOS’s will have all of these options.
4.1 FAN SPEED SETTINGS IN BIOS
If your system has BIOS settings for configuring system fan speeds, select options that maximize the airflow.
On HP systems: BIOS -> Advanced Options -> Thermal Configuration -> Increased/Maximum Cooling
On Dell systems: System Settings -> iDRAC Settings -> Thermal
• Maximum Performance
• Fan Speed Offset
• High Fan Speed Offset
4.2 PROCESSOR SETTINGS IN BIOS
The following settings are often found under the "Advanced: Processor/Chipset Control" BIOS menus.
Disable the following optional settings:
• Processor Performance States / C States / C-State Tech / EIST
• C1E States / C1 Enhanced States
• (Link) Active State Power Management
Enable the following on Intel™ based systems:
• Hyperthreading / Logical Processors
• Turbo Mode
Finally, if there are performance profiles (System Power Modes) available, set them to "Maximum Performance."
Intel has identified an issue in Xeon E5-2600 series processors that may result
NOTE
in severe drops of PCIe and X8 Accelerator bandwidth when running workloads
that have low CPU consumption. To avoid this issue, C2 and C1E processor
power states must be disabled.
For details, please see Erratum BT160 in the document at the URL below:
http://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/public/us/en/documents/specification-updates/xeon-e5-family-spec-update.pdf
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5.0 Installing X8 Accelerator Driver and Utilities
Installation driver is found on the USB drive shipped with the X8 Accelerator or at http://www.seagate.com/support/
downloads/ for the supported Operating Systems versions
All of the following installation instructions need to be executed as an Administrator. A reboot of the system is required to
enable certain boot parameter changes therefore an appropriate amount of scheduled downtime will be required for these
operations.
5.1 Installing the Device Driver
For Win 7 with SP1, please Right click on the command prompt, “Run as
NOTE
Seagate X8 Accelerator drivers for Windows are provided as a standard “MSI” installation package.
Double-click on the file to begin, and follow the prompts.
Administrator” and for Windows Hyper-V 2008 R2 SP1 run the command
msiexec /i “Path to X8 Accelerator.msi” to launch the installer.
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