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Product Overview
PCIe Flash Drive FlashMAX2&3 User’s Guide
Features
This product can be installed to the PCI Express (abbreviated hereafter to
PCIe) slot of a system unit. It comes with the following features.
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SSD (Solid State Drive) with high performance equal to DRAM
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Storage capacity comparable to HDD (1.1 TB, 2.2 TB, 4.8 TB)
Supported OSs
The Flash Drive supports the following 64-bit OSs.
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Windows Server 2012 R2
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
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VMware vSpherevSpher S
Restrictions
1. Endurance (maximum rewrite capacity) specifications
Some restrictions on rewrite capacity apply to the Flash Drive. Although the
Flash Drive uses non-volatile memory, there is a possibility of data loss due to
the natural electric discharge if it is not powered on for an extended period of
time. Refer the retention period with the below table.
Specification
HGST 1.1TB
PCIe Flash Drive
HGST 2.2TB
PCIe Flash Drive
HGST 4.8TB
PCIe Flash Drive
Maximum rewrite
capacity
4PB
8PB
30PB
Rewrite
frequency
2TB/day
5.5 years
11 years
41 years
5TB/day
2.2 years
4.4 years
16 years
When the Flash Drive reaches its maximum rewrite capacity, a paid-for
replacement is required even if the product is still within its warranty period.
Because the rewrite frequency depends on your usage, choose a capacity that
suits your usage needs. Also, check the remaining rewrite capacity regularly
and determine the time for replacement (data migration).
* Flash Drive endurance (maximum rewrite capacity) monitoring:
When the maximum rewrite capacity is reached, the Flash Drive enters the
rewrite suppression mode (Read Only mode). So, it is necessary to monitor
the remaining rewrite capacity regularly and perform data migration and
replacement before the drive enters the Read Only mode.
