Smart Modular Technologies MDC7000 PCIe NVMe Up to 7.68TB Enterprise SSD With 3D TLC NAND Flash

Smart Modular Technologies, a subsidiary of Smart Global Holdings, Inc., announces the MDC7000 PCIe NVMe SSD, an enterprise SSD product by the firm’s design to meet the needs of data center,

HPC and other performance, high-capacity enterprise server applications.
The MDC7000 SSD product is available in the enterprise and data center SSD Form Factor (EDSFF). E1.S is a new form factor standard that meets the needs of HPC and storage servers. The company, with its history of innovation in DRAM and flash memory products for the data center and enterprise server market, is among the first in the industry to introduce a production-ready E1.S enterprise SSD product.

The MDC7000 EDSFF E1.S SSD is a solution for capturing, storing and analyzing large amounts of data. It is the first in a line of enterprise SSD products to be released by the firm. The performance SSD in E1.S form factor and 12V operation is optimized for scale-out main storage in servers. This drive fits vertically in 1U servers to provide improved cooling and maximum system capacity (up to 32 EDSFF SSDs in a 1U server). The MDC7000 EDSFF E1.S SSD supports a range of command sets and provides the security and reliability needed for the demanding data center and enterprise server applications.

Victor Tsai, director, flash product: “EDSFF E1.S enterprise SSD addresses many of the deficiencies of existing SSD form factors and provides an optimal solution in storage capacity, packing efficiency, power and thermal management for data center and enterprise server applications. Backed by our renowned product reliability and exceptional technical support, SMART Modular is an ideal partner for early adopters of EDSFF storage solutions in their system designs.“

On November 4, 2019, VentureBeat published the following about EDSFF technology: “The availability of first-wave storage products based on this hot design spec promises disruptive, screamingly fast new possibilities for high-performance computing. Think big data servers, AI, high-end gaming, and other data-or graphics-intensive applications where large amounts of fast memory and storage are advantageous.”

Technical highlights
Memory range capacity of the EDSFF E.1S drive ranges from 1TB to 8TB and the drive contains the company’s NVMSentry firmware security feature.

Other features of this drive include:

E1.S 5.9mm 12W form factor (31.5×111.49x 5.9mm)
Available configurations:
- - Read intensive (1 DWPD): 960GB, 1.92, 3.84, 7.68TB
  - Mixed use (3 DWPD): 800GB, 1.6, 3.2, 6.4TB
Enterprise SSD controller with NVMSentry firmware
PCIe Gen 3×4 supporting single-port and independent dual-port functions
NVMe 1.3 compliant with SMBus NVMe management interface support
Namespace management – up to 16 namespaces
Security: Digital signed firmware, ‘Secure Boot’, crypto erase, secure erase, TCG OPAL 2.0 (option)
SafeDATA power loss data protection
Supports hot-plug insertion and removal

EDSFF E1.S form factor benefits

Fits in common data center system chassis: 1U, 2U, etc.
Designed to be front panel accessible: Up to 32x8TB E1.S SSDs in a 1U server for up to 256TB total storage capacity
Common EDSFF connector for other advanced memory peripherals such as CXL and GenZ
Cost benefit to system designs with 12V for main power

Resource:
EDSFF E.1 S form factor

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