That's very interesting tech you've got there... :-) I have a couple of
questions, with apologies in advance if I missed them on the website..
I see the PCI card has an external power connector - can you explain
how/why that's required, as opposed to using an on card battery or
similar. What happens if the power to the card fails?
The 155mb rate for sustained writes is low for DDR ram? Is this because
the backup to NAND is a constant thing, rather than only at power fail?
Regards
Tristan
Christopher George wrote:
The DDRdrive X1 OpenSolaris device driver is now complete,
please join us in our first-ever ZFS Intent Log (ZIL) beta test
program. A select number of X1s are available for loan,
preferred candidates would have a validation background
and/or a true passion for torturing new hardware/driver :-)
We are singularly focused on the ZIL device market, so a test
environment bound by synchronous writes is required. The
beta program will provide extensive technical support and a
unique opportunity to have direct interaction with the product
designers.
Would you like to take part in the advancement of Open
Storage and explore the far-reaching potential of ZFS
based Hybrid Storage Pools?
If so, please send an inquiry to "zfs at ddrdrive dot com".
The drive for speed,
Christopher George
Founder/CTO
www.ddrdrive.com
*** Special thanks goes out to SUN employees Garrett D'Amore and
James McPherson for their exemplary help and support. Well done!
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