Installation guide

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When the active data of large-scale and high performance applications using Oracle databases is
assigned to VMA appliances, dramatic application acceleration and much higher CPU utilization is
achieved. This enables the data center by supporting high performance random I/O without the need
for large DRAM server footprints or thousands of spinning HDDs.
Each VMA3210 is populated with 84 x 128GB solid state memory (SSM) Modules based on Single
Layer Cell (SLC) flash memory devices. VMA Switched Memory technology and VMA’s Flash RAID
provide the system with its industry-leading scalability, data reliability and efficiency:
 Hot swappable flash memory modules with 4+1 RAID and 4 spares
 System power: less than 120W per Useable Terabyte
 Endurance: greater than 8TB Writes per Hour for 5 Years
 Redundant power supplies and cooling are provided in all VMA-series Memory Array systems.
Manageability is built into the system with an on board management controller.
 Built-in management processor with command line interface
 Front panel status icons and internal status LEDs on each memory board
 Appliance with factory-installed VMA controller software.
The optional FC SAN Gateway appliance and vShare software supports a web-based user interface.
Figure 2 shows a single VMA-series Memory Array.
Figure 2. VMA3210 Memory Array