Viking 8/16GB 2.5-Inch VT-PM8 and VT-PM16 Persistent Memory SSDs

Viking Technology, a division of Sanmina Corporation, announced its VT-PM8 and VT-PM16 persistent memory drives that deliver performance and unlimited write endurance similar to that of DRAM, while simultaneously providing the data persistence desired for enterprise applications.

V-PM drives, part of the company’s family of persistent memory technology products, are 2.5 inch U.2 NVMe PCIe Gen3 drives built with architecture from Radian Memory Systems Inc.

The VT-PM8 and VT-PM16 drives’ U.2 NVMe PCIe interface allows enterprise customers to use persistent memory, unseen in the market. Previous persistent memory architectures using DDR4 module interfaces can limit the ability of plug-and-play capability. By offering persistent memory with the NVMe interface, customers are able to access memory via normal block or programmed I/O byte addressable access, without special firmware or hardware requirements.

“Our customers have been asking for better solutions that ease the integration of persistent memory technologies into their enterprise storage platforms,” said Hamid Shokrgozar, president, Viking. “We’ve expanded our roadmap to include the VT-PM family of products to address this need and believe this will help drive greater adoption of persistent memory technologies for the enterprise server and storage markets.“

Similar to non-volatile dual in-line memory modules (NVDIMMs), the VT-PM8 and VT-PM16 are built with DRAM memory technology, NAND flash memory and an on-board energy source to preserve data integrity in the event of a power failure. Unlike NVDIMMs, the VT-PM16 supports hot-swap applications and sits in the drive bay, allowing for access and serviceability. The drives are also designed and optimized for enterprise applications and integration with a de range of features such as dual port (2×2) or single port (x4) modes, delivering performance and endurance. The unlimited endurance and dual port capabilities of the VT-PM drives makes them for HA systems with dual nodes.

Additional applications and use cases include metastorage, R/W logging, database read logs, and journaling. These applications are important for data centers, hyper scale and HCI infrastructure, enterprise storage and servers.

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Resources:
Viking Technology’s VT-PM WP
VT-PM Brief