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SKU: EC-PM2L
Color: Black
Color: Black
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FAQ
What are the maximum performance specifications of the SSD Card unit?
The SSD Card unit is capable of a maximum 10Gbps of transfer speed through the 10GbE connection. This is the performance limit for transfers over the network connection if all networking equipment is compatible/compliant. This connection shares upstream bandwidth with any and all attached SSDs. Each drive has a connection of up to 16Gbps via two lanes of PCIe 3.0. This is backward compatible with PCIe 2.0 NVMe SSDs at up to 8Gbps, and newer PCIe 4.0 and 5.0 drives will operate at PCIe 3.0 levels. All three slots combined have a maximum 32Gbps connection with four lanes of PCIe 3.0 upstream to the host. This is shared with the Ethernet connection, if applicable.
What are the maximum transfer speeds possible?
When going over the network, the maximum speeds will be 1.15+ GB/s, 575+ MB/s, 285+ MB/s or 115+ MB/s for 10GbE, 5GbE, 2.5GbE, and 1GbE network connections respectively. Performance may be impacted by network conditions or the size of the files/data in the transfer, factoring in bandwidth that may be shared with attached SSDs. Any installed solid state drive can transfer at up to 16Gbps individually or 32Gbps in tandem, whether as individual volumes or as an array. Performance is dependent on workload type and overall system performance. SSDs may also have reduced performance in some cases due to the nature of SLC caching.
What about hardware compatibility?
PCIe NVMe SSDs of any generation are supported at respective speeds or up to PCIe 3.0 throughput levels. SSDs of the most typical M.2 lengths, 2230/2242/2260/2280, are supported for your convenience. Various network speeds are supported as determined by port, cable, networking, and related capabilities up to 10GbE. For internal SSDs, multiple PCIe functions, such as power-saving modes, are supported for higher efficiency and superior management. Likewise, networking options such as WoL are also supported if the host is compatible.
What is the best way to manage the drives?
Applications such as Disk Management or Storage Spaces can be used to manage the drives singly, in a pool, or in a software RAID. PCIe bifurcation support on the motherboard is not required.