All-flash storage vendor Nimbus Data announced the launch of the ExaDrive DC100 series SSD with a maximum capacity of 100TB, setting a new record. Previously, the largest SSD was Samsung's 30.72TB.
ExaDrive DC100 series uses the same as the desktop hard drive 3.5 inch specification , Provides SATA, SAS interface, internal use 3D flash memory (unpublished one), capacity is 50TB, 100TB Two optional, each server rack can do 990PB, 6-24 times that of other products.
It also specializes in energy efficiency optimization. Only 0.1W per TB , 80-90% lower than other large-capacity SSDs.
The lifespan is also very alarming. By reducing hardware refresh cycles and other measures, Five-year warranty period can be written indefinitely, and it is no longer subject to several full-write readings and writings every day. It also has built-in capacitors to buffer data and place accidental power-down losses. The average time between failures is 2.5 million hours.
But the price is the performance is flat, subject to the interface, Continuous reading and writing is limited to a maximum of 500MB/s, and random reading and writing is only up to 10,000 IOPS.
Other features also support secure encryption, multiple ECC corrections, secure erase, and more.
Listed this summer, the price was not announced, just Said similar to other enterprise SSD unit capacity prices At the same time, the operating cost can be reduced by 85%, and the unit capacity cost can be saved by 42% within five years of use.
