Teledyne LeCroy SVF/Enduro V.5.3 Software with Support for Testing Flexible Data Placement for SSDs

Teledyne LeCroy, Inc. announced the SVF/Enduro v5.3 software with support for testing Flexible Data Placement (FDP), which enables SSD suppliers to verify performance and compliance for their NVMe storage devices.

Today, SSDs struggle with write amplification and power conservation. Flexible Data Placement Mode represents an innovation from key Open Compute Project (OCP) members in addressing these issues which should enable significant QOS and TCO benefits compared to today’s SSDs.

Implementing and testing FDP is not a trivial endeavor. FDP creates a whole new command set. It moves the responsibility of data placement away from the drive controller to the host application. If FDP is not implemented correctly, it could result in critical data loss and performance issues. Without the right test equipment, it is impossible to know that the drive is correctly implementing FDP. Drive developers need a method to test that FDP commands are compliant, and that data is being moved appropriately.

SVF/Enduro v5.3 offers FPD command set test capability from the OakGate test appliance through 3 options – exerciser, directed tests, and automation, adding to range of capabilities including:

• deep protocol inspection and analysis,
• high performance traffic generation,
• full performance characterization,
• complex error injection,
• advanced test automation and power cycling,
• and an open API that allows integration into existing test infrastructure.

“Micron’s collaboration with Teledyne LeCroy will accelerate the adoption of Flexible Data Placement (FDP) Mode SSDs for data center and enterprise workloads,” said Sanel Alterman, corporate VP, data center SSD engineering group, Micron Technology, Inc. “Teledyne LeCroy plays an instrumental role in the early development of industry innovations like FDP Mode, enabling test and validation of advanced features while the software and hardware ecosystem develops. In this way, they equip us to continue innovating in critical areas of SSD development, such as improved QoS, increased endurance, higher quality, and reduced TCO.”

The SVF/Enduro v5.3 is the latest release in a line of OakGate 5th-gen software that has been hardened over a decade in intense test environments at major storage customer sites worldwide.

In addition to flexible data placement, v5.3 includes new features including:

• Integration with the company’s Summit PCIe analyzers allowing users to trigger the PCIe Analyzer from the OakGate Appliance for in-depth debugging

• Additional NVMe v2.0 and NVMe MI v1.2 features and enhancements

• Fully integrated power and sideband features which eliminates the need for 3^rd-party power interposers

• More UNH/IOL directed tests for test teams who like simple push button compliance testing

“The functionality of our industry leading SSD test and validation solutions continues to advance at a rapid pace,” says Roy Chestnut, VP, products. “With this latest version of our software, we are again improving the overall performance of our core software and incorporating many new features requested by our fast-growing customer base.”

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