Persistent Memory - NVDIMM

Introduction

DDR4 NVDIMM have unique performance benefits of low-latency and high performance. They also feature the near infinite endurance of DRAM with fast recovery in case of system power loss.

 

Reading Material

[Memory Technology] Persistent Memory for Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Applications - By Arthur Sainio, EE Times, October 2020

[White Paper] Persistent Memory NVDIMM-N and Optane™ DC DIMM™

[Product Brief] SMART Modular DDR4 NVDIMM

Future of Persistent Memory DRAM and SSD Form Factors Aligned with New System Architectures

 

 

Product

SMART Modular’s DDR4 NVDIMMs combine non-volatile memory functionality with high speed DDR4 DRAM technology. DDR4 NVDIMMs provide a persistent memory solution to significantly accelerate application performance in server and storage appliances.

Features & Benefits

  • Fits standard 288-pin DIMM socket
  • During normal operation, NVDIMM will function as a standard RDIMM module
  • During a power loss, the contents of the DRAM are automatically backed up to Flash
  • NVDIMM with Encryption also offered as an option

 

Specifications

Part Number ST4097NJ44D472SB ST2047NJ42041HD ST2047NJ420493SC
Density 32GB 16GB 16GB
Module Configuration 4Gb x72 2Gb x72 2Gb x72
Device Configuration 2Gx4 2Gx4 2Gx4
Voltage 1.2V 1.2V 1.2V
Height 31.25mm 31.25mm 31.25mm
Speed 2400MT/s 2933MT/s 2666MT/s
Operating Temperature 0˚C to +70˚C 0˚C to +70˚C 0˚C to +70˚C
Command Set JEDEC JEDEC JEDEC

 

Applications

High performance servers

  • Database and analytics servers
  • High performance replacement for existing NVRAM PCIe cards
  • Journaling & check-pointing for In-memory databases
  • Real-time response in financial trading & social media

 

High Performance Storage Servers

  • SAN appliances and arrays
  • NAS filers
  • Distributed storage systems
  • High performance replacement for existing NVRAM PCIe cards
  • Tiering and caching
  • Meta data storage
  • SSD address mapping table

 

Relational Database Scale-Out Storage Virtual Desktop
Infrastructure
Big Data In Memory
Database
Midleware Storage
MSFT SQL VMware® VSAN™ VmWare VDI mongoDB® SAP® HANA Java™ HP StoreVirtual
MySQL® MSFT Azure Citrix® HDI Cloudera® MSFT SQL Hekaton .NET  
Maria DB Store Virtual   Hortonwork® XAP GigaSpaces Otomizes and Abstract NVM
Oracle®   Hadoop®    
  Cassandra®
MSFT SQL Hadoop

 

NVDIMM Backup Power Modules

Part Number Form Factor DDR4 NVDIMM Supported         Product Image        
STCA8062SMTH061B 2.5" 32GB
STCA8062SMTH062B 2.5" Two 16GBs
STC22041SMTD051B 2.5" 16GB
STC48042SMTDE81BVG HHHL PCIe (Half-Height Half-Length) 32GB
STC48042SMTDE82BVG HHHL PCIe (Half-Height Half-Length) Two 16GBs
STC54061INTH011B Half-Width (Hybrid) 16GB
STC36041INTH011B Half-Width (Hybrid) 8GB
STC54061SMCH021B Half-Width Low-Profile (Hybrid) 16GB
SSC24041SMCD011B Half-Width BPM (SuperCap) 16GB

 

 

Secure Storage Technologies

SafeStor™ Technology

  • SMART's DDR4 NVDIMMs feature proprietary SafeStor™ technology, the engine which initiates backup and restore operations from the host controller
  • The NVDIMMs also support multiple command delivery options to trigger SafeStor™ backup during a host detected power outage and recovery event
  • The SafeStor™ engine also employs multi-channel, fast NAND and high speed switching circuitry to provide robust backup and restore capability, all while functioning as a JEDEC standard DDR4 or DDR3 RDIMM during normal operation

 

NVDIMM with Encryption

  • For financial industry and other applications where protecting data on the NVDIMM is critical
  • IEEE developed AES-XTS 256 standard is used to encrypt data
  • Key must be supplied by host during POST through the 12C interface to support backup with encryption
  • AES-XTS encryption may be enabled or disabled through an NVDIMM 12C registe

 

 

 

Ordering Information

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