Kioxia believes SATA SSDs disappearing and has launched an up to date value-SAS SSD, saying it’s accessible in HPE’s Gen 7 ProLiant servers and being utilized in HPE’s Spaceborne Pc-2 (SBC-2).
The RM5 line was first introduced by Toshiba in 2018, delivery in 2019, and positioned as higher than SATA with extra IOPS and bandwidth by its single 12Gbps port. The drive used 64-layer 3D NAND in TLC (3bits/cell) format, and got here in 960 GB, 1.92 TB, 3.94 TB and seven.68 TB capacities. It was priced, Kioxia claimed, at SATA SSD ranges. The RM6 gen 2 model, with the identical capacities and 96-layer TLC NAND, was introduced in 2022, with the Toshiba Reminiscence enterprise having been offered off and renamed Kioxia. Now we have now the RM7, with the identical capability factors.
Faraz Velani, senior director and head of Go-to-Marketplace for the Kioxia SSD Enterprise Unit, offered a debut assertion for the drive: “We are actually proud to launch the third technology of our Worth SAS product line on HPE servers. With outer house being probably the most rugged and the furthest edge surroundings there’s, we’re very excited to have Worth SAS because the core storage know-how supporting HPE SBC-2 over the subsequent a number of years, focused for the Worldwide House Station.”
The RM7 is the RM6 upgraded, we perceive, to 112-layer TLC 3D NAND know-how, however with the identical capability factors because the RM5 and RM6. Just like the RM6 it is available in 1 Drive Write per Day (DWPD) RM7-R read-optimized and 3DWPD RM7-V blended use variations. The blended use model has a decrease most capability, with solely 960 GB, 1.92 TB and three.94 TB capability factors accessible.
Kioxia has a flagship buyer story with the RM7 and its use in HPE Spaceborne Pc-2. Norm Follett, Senior Director of House Applied sciences & Options, HPE, had one thing flattering to say about this: “To additional speed up exploration with our Spaceborne undertaking, HPE wanted a storage know-how that might deal with the rigorous and harsh environments of house. Worth SAS know-how delivered on all the necessities and we’re happy to collaborate with KIOXIA for our subsequent mission to the ISS scheduled in January.”
We learnt about this from Kioxia in February this yr, with the precise SSD product particulars withheld. Now we all know. It’s the RM7 drive having fun with an HPE-assisted launch into orbit.
