Fuji Xerox Commercializes Solid-State Disk Sevice
Incorporating Optical Technology
GigaExpress Increases Server System Data Access Speed
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| TOKYO, June 27, 2006 – Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. today announced
the development of GigaExpress, a solid-state disk device equipped with a solid-state
memory that allows high-speed data access that is more than 100 times fasterNote
1 than a hard disk as well as the company’s optical transmission technology
in the memory bus, realizing data access speed of 80,000 IOPsNote
2 per port. Sales
will begin on July 1, 2006. |
| Note 1: |
Access speed in solid-state devices is several 10μsec
compared with several milliseconds in magnetic disk devices. |
| Note 2: |
Actual value with block size of 512 bytes and 100%
random read (depends on server performance). |
| As the use of the Internet and networks continues to bound ahead
at full-steam, this in turn increases the burden caused by integrated management
of high-capacitance data and real time information usage. Consequently, the demand
for faster speed data access from server systems has been growing. As the processing
speed of conventional storage media such as magnetic disk devices force server delays,
high-speed solid-state disk devices have been gaining attention, evident in their
increased adoption recently. |
| Fuji Xerox has poured efforts into developing next-generation
optical transmission technology, leading to incorporating the distinctive technology
into the memory signal transmission part of the solid-state disk device, which resulted
in commercialization ahead of other companies. With electrical
technology, electric charges and discharges cause transmission delays, thereby limiting
speed increases. In contrast, optical technology does not cause such delays, hence
the solid-state disk device with the technology enables data access approximately
2-5 times fasterNote 3 than those incorporating electrical
circuitry. |
| Note 3: |
Based on Fuji Xerox research. Execution speed is more
than 80,000 IOPs (standard unit of measurement for input/output operations per second)
with a block size of 512 bytes. |
| GigaExpress can be connected directly to existing server systems
and users can easily save frequentlyused files onto it. As there is no need to alter
the operating system (OS), middleware or application, it gives the immediate benefit
of enhanced server system performance. |
| For now, Fuji Xerox will target business- and service-related
markets that make use of Web servers, data base servers, design and development servers,
and servers for scientific and engineering calculations. |
| Availability : Only in Japan |
| Suggested Price (tax excluded) |
GigaExpress
| Product |
Suggested price
(tax excluded) |
Remarks |
| GigaExpress |
2,980,000 yen |
Can subscribe to Cross Send Back at no charge during the first year after purchase |
Support service (after second year from time of purchase)
| Product |
Suggested price
(tax excluded) |
Remarks |
| Send Back |
300,000 yen/yr |
The customer delivers malfunctioning equipment to Fuji Xerox for repair and then
Fuji Xerox returns it after repair. A replacement is sent if repair is not possible. |
| Cross Send Back |
500,000 yen/yr |
A replacement is sent to the customer. After installing the new device, the customer
sends the malfunctioning one to Fuji Xerox. |
| Maintenance services not listed above
are handled separately. The price information is for business users only and therefore
does not include consumption tax. |
| (1) |
Realizes fast data access through original optical transmission technology
By
using solid-state memory more than 100 times fasterNote 1 than a hard disk and Fuji
Xerox’s optical transmission technology in the memory bus, data access speed
reaches 80,000 IOPsNote 2 per port. |
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| Note 1: |
Access speed in solid-state disks is several 10µsec compared with several milliseconds in magnetic disks. |
| Note 2: |
Actual value with block size of 512 bytes and 100%
random read (depends on server performance). |
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Fast transfer rate via PCI Express x4
A fast transfer rate of 650MB/sNote can
be achieved by employing PCI Express x4, which is as fast as five ports of a 2Gbps
Fiber Channel, in the external interface. Setup is easy by inserting a host card
into the PCI Express slot of the host server and connecting the solid-state disk
via a cable. |
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Actual value with block size of 32KB and 100% random read
(depends on server performance). |
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Compact 1U rack mount type
Realizes 16GB memory capacity with EIANote 1-1U rack
mount sizeNote 2. |
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Electronic Industries Alliance. |
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International standard for racks that store servers
and network equipment. 1U rack mount size is a unit of 1.75-inch-high, which is the
smallest unit with this standard. |
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Simple expansion of memory capacity
Memory capacity can be expanded by 1U unit
in servers with multiple PCI Express ports. |
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Simple connection to server systems
Easy connection to existing server systems
without having to alter the OS, middleware or application as the server’s OS
will recognize it as a disk drive. This gives the immediate benefit of enhanced server
system performance. |
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