Introduction; System Requirements - Seagate ST1100FR0000 User Manual

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Introduction

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The Seagate X8 Accelerator line of solid state storage devices is a revolutionary product family that utilizes the industry
standard PCIe bus interface, along with an innovative hardware and software architecture to deliver highest sustained
application performance over its life time and enterprise-class reliability. Seagate X8 Accelerator enables enterprises to
tackle performance-intensive applications such as databases, business analytics, virtualization and high-performance
computing applications. This document explains how to install, configure, and manage Seagate X8 Accelerator devices with
software version 3.2 on Windows based systems.
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YSTEM EQUIREMENTS
To achieve full performance the X8 Accelerator requires a multicore processor system with an 8 lane Gen2 PCIe slot and
good air movement. The table below shows host memory the X8 Accelerator will use based on capacity.
The DRAM requirements mentioned above are only meant for each X8 Accelerator device. OS and other applications will
need additional DRAM.
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