Adaptec maxCache™ SSD Caching Solutions: Reduce Latency by 13x; Improve Application Performance by up to 13x Read Caching Performance — IOPs and 1 2 Latency SAS HDDs SAS HDDs w/maxCache SAS HDDs 50,000 What is SSD Caching? 100 75 30,000 ms I /Os 40,000 SSD caching uses Solid State Drives (SSDs) and Hard Disk Drives (HDDs) to alleviate the bottleneck that can occur between server processors and hard drives by intelligently routing data to the performance-optimized location. 20,000 0 50 25 10,000 SSD Caching and Adaptec maxCache SSD Caching Solutions SAS HDDs w/maxCache 0 IOPs Latency • RAID 0 performance comparison under 100% Random Read IOmeter workload • SAS HDDs: eight 300GB 15k SAS HDDs in RAID 0 • SAS HDDs with maxCache 0 with two 100GB 3/5 2.0: eight 300GB 15k SAS HDDS in RAID4/6 SATA SSDs for maxCache cache pool Adaptec maxCache 2.0 delivers up to 13x performance improvement in read-intensive I/O operations per second (IOPs), and up to 13x latency reduction in read-intensive applications. Adaptec maxCache 2.0 also introduces caching of write data to leverage the performance and latency capabilities of SSD technology for workloads with reads and writes. SAS HDDs Adaptec maxCache 2.0 is available on 6Gb/s Series 6Q RAID controllers. 125 SATA HDDs w/maxCache SAS HDDs SATA HDDs w/maxCache Why Do Your Customers Need SSD Caching? 2,000 Information Technology (IT) and cloud computing environments around 1,600 the world are facing intense pressure to reduce capital and operating costs 1,200 performance. 75 while maintaining the highest levels of system ms ms 100 50 800 The acceleration of IOPs and reduction of latency provided by maxCache 400and cloud computing environ25 SSD Caching Solutions allows data center ments to host more users and perform more 0 transactions per second, and 0 reduce theAvg overall server hardware investment necessary to support a given Latency Max Latency workload. The reduction in servers has an additional financial benefit of reducing associated operating costs of power, cooling, and maintenance, delivering a highly reduced total cost of ownership (TCO) solution. Grow Your Business with PartnerPlus www.adaptec.com/partners/promo Email: [email protected] Call: 408-957-7279 or 800-442-7274 Adaptec maxCache™ SSD Caching Solutions How maxCache 2.0 Works: Adaptec maxCache 2.0 SSD Caching leverages a Learned Path Algorithm that identifies frequentlyaccessed data and optimizes reads and writes by moving a copy of this data directly into an SSD cache for faster retrieval of future requests. By leveraging its unique presence in the data path to create a “cache pool” of “hot” data, maxCache 2.0 SSD caching can provide significant performance gains compared to HDD-only deployments. Adaptec maxCache solutions are application-agnostic and do not require changes to storage architectures, application software or operating systems. Data Center with maxCache 2.0 Enabled Servers Write Operations Glossary Capital Expenses: Money spent by a company to purchase physical assets, such as IT equipment. “Cold” data: Data which is accessed infrequently or written continuously. Cold data is typically less timely than “hot” data, such as week-old emails. Flash memory: A type of solid state (no moving parts) memory that can be erased and reprogrammed. It is mainly used in memory cards and USB thumb drives for general storage. Flash memory is non-volatile, which means it can retain stored information even when not being powered. Hard Disk Drive (HDD): A motorized mechanical device that stores data on rotating magnetic platters. HDDs are typically slower than flash memory. SSD Cache Pool HOT READ HOT READ Operations Copy COLD READ Operations IO Intensive Applications Adaptec maxCache 2.0 delivers performance benefits for both read and write operations. “Hot” data: Data which is accessed frequently, such as recent emails or popular products on an e-commerce site. Adaptec Cache Solutions store copies of “hot” data blocks on SSD cache for fast retrieval. I/O: Input/Output. Any operation that moves information from a disk or another device to a computer. IOPs: Input/Output operations per second. Latency: The delay in performance that occurs when sending a packet of data from one designated point to another. Operating Expenses: An ongoing cost for running a business, or system. IT-related operating expenses include the costs of employees to monitor and maintain systems, as well as energy costs. Grow Your Business with Adaptec Adaptec maxCache 2.0 helps you sell into Data center and cloud computing environments with high “read” demands, such as web serving, file serving, and databases, as well as I/Ointensive environments with mixed workloads, including OLTP, Microsoft Exchange Server, and High-Performance Computing. Solid State Drive (SSD): A data storage device that uses non-moving flash memory instead of the rotating platters of a hard disk drive to store data. SSDs typically outperform HDDs. For more information: www.adaptec.com/maxcache © Copyright PMC-Sierra, Inc. 2012. All rights reserved. PMC, PMC-SIERRA and Adaptec are registered trademarks of PMC-Sierra, Inc. “Adaptec by PMC” is a trademark of PMC-Sierra, Inc. Other product and company names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. For a complete list of PMC-Sierra trademarks, see www.pmc-sierra.com/legal. INTRO-SSD-032712