Chapter 1: Introduction; Overview; Related Documents; Features - Seagate NWD-WLP4-200 User Manual

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Chapter 1: Introduction

1.1

Overview

The Seagate® Nytro® WarpDrive® Acceleration Application cards are block storage devices. The cards present
themselves to the operating system through a Fusion-MPT™ interface as single or multiple drives that require minimal
user configuration. You can use these cards for either nonpersistent (for example, cache) or persistent (for example,
database files) data.
The Nytro WarpDrive cards have Flash ROM for storing the BIOS and firmware, and NVRAM for storing nonvolatile user
data. The cards have three LEDs on the PCI bracket to indicate activity, drive life, and status. The Nytro WarpDrive cards
have a PCI Express® (PCIe®) interface that complies with the PCI Express Specification 2.0 or PCI Express Specification 3.0.
The functionality of the Nytro WarpDrive cards comes from a SAS2008 or SAS2308 I/O controller with Nytro WarpDrive
firmware that runs on the internal processor..
1.2

Related Documents

Refer to the following documents for more information on the Nytro WarpDrive card and related tools.
Seagate® Nytro® WarpDrive® and Nytro XP6000 Application Acceleration Card r112.00.51.00 Release Notes
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Seagate® Nytro® WarpDrive® Application Acceleration Card Management Utility User Guide
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Seagate® Nytro® WarpDrive® 6203 Application Acceleration Card Quick Installation Guide
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Seagate® Nytro® XP6209 Application Acceleration Card User Guide
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Seagate® Nytro® XP6209 Application Acceleration Card Quick Installation Guide
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Seagate® Nytro® XP6210 Application Acceleration Card Quick Installation Guide
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Seagate® Nytro® WarpDrive® 6301 Application Acceleration Card Quick Installation Guide
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1.3

Features

This section lists the features of the Nytro WarpDrive and Nytro XP6000 cards.
Proven enterprise firmware stack
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Best-in-class read and write performance
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Average latency of less than 50 ms
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Low host burden – No static CPU and memory overhead
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Support for Windows®, Linux® VMware®, and FreeBSD® operating systems
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Bootable
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PCIe 2.0, x8 (for the Nytro WarpDrive 6203, Nytro XP6209, and Nytro XP6210 cards)
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PCIe 3.0 x 8 (for the Nytro WarpDrive 6301 card)
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Profile and form factor varies
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PCIe standard or low-profile bracket
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LEDs for data activity, drive life, and drive status
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High reliability with block-level, page-level, and die-level failure protection
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Seagate Nytro WarpDrive and Nytro XP6000, Rev. 1.12
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