Data Sheet
Violin Memory Open Database
Acceleration Machine
Pre-built and pre-tested using best-of-breed technologies from
Violin Memory, Dell, Emulex and Brocade, the memory based
database machine provides an open-architecture solution that
delivers extreme performance for all your database workloads.
Highlights
Key Benefits
• Open platform for all databases
and use cases
• Pre-configured, pre-validated and
pre-tested open architecture
• Modular and scalable memory
based architecture
• Economics to match business
objectives
Highlights
• Up to 32Tb of Useable flash
memory
• Up to 4M IOPS
• Up to 8 database PowerEdge
servers with 384 cores
• 35c per Transaction proven and
tested in the Dell Solution Center
• Lower Cost by reducing Server
Core Count and Licenses by
doing more w/ Less
• Open, Modular Building Block
Approach to Large Scale Database
• Built in High Availability and
Enterprise Class Management
Features
• Improve Density by 90% –
Replace 3 Racks with 3U
• Configuration and Tuning Included
• 16Gb, GEN5 infrastructure
included
Run Your Databases In Memory
The Violin Memory and Dell joint solution is an open system with PowerEdge servers, storage
and network pre-configured, pre-tuned, and pre-tested to run your choice of databases and
applications, resulting in:
• 50% application performance increase
• A highly available, fully redundant memory platform
• Dramatic reduction in infrastructure costs
The flash memory based architecture supports all workloads and is optimized for running highperformance data analytics, online transactional workloads, or data warehouse workloads. Reduce
the time to build your database infrastructure by using a modular architecture, test and validated
by industry experts.
Achieve Resilient Database Performance
The database PowerEdge servers are comprised of Dell R820 that are compute-intensive platforms.
We are also using 16Gb Best-in-class Emulex GEN5 dual-port HBAs. Pairing the Dell R820s with
Violin flash Memory Arrays results in a platform that provides memory-like performance at consistent
low-latency. This is critical in environments where there are multiple read/write operations to your
indexes, logs, or any temporary databases, providing in memory-like experience.
In addition to performance and low latency, reliability is indispensable in mission-critical
application environments. Violin memory Arrays are fully hot swappable and designed with full
redundancy of all components to meet the demands of these environments. Combined, both Dell
and Violin provide next-generation reliability, availability, and serviceability.
Dramatically Reduce Infrastructure Costs
To achieve the minimum latency and highest throughput, administrators generally overprovision
hardware or use software to mitigate but not fully eliminate performance issues. These
workarounds are generally expensive in both capital as well as operational expenditures.
The open-system solution from Violin and Dell provide high throughput and maximized system
resources, reducing the number of database instances and thereby reducing the number of licenses.
At a combined footprint that is lower than even purpose-built appliances, the Dell-Violin Memory
Database machine reduces your total cost of ownership in terms of power, cooling, and space.
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Data Sheet: Violin Memory Open Database Acceleration Machine
Specifications
System Configuration
Quarter Rack
*(Config ID: 3933107)
Half Rack
*(Config ID: 3933153)
Full Rack
*(Config ID: 3933187)
Flash Memory Capacity (Tb)
8
16
32
Nominal IOPS
1M
2M
4M
Latency
Under 1ms
Under 1ms
Under 1ms
Total Server Cores
48
96
192
Maximum Server Cores
96
192
384
Total Server Memory (Gb)
512
1024
2048
Maximum Memory (Gb)
4096
8192
16,384
Quarter Rack
Half Rack
Full Rack
2 x Dell R820 rack mount PowerEdge
servers –each with 4 x 6 core Ivy
Bridge processors and 256Gb RAM
4 x Dell R820 rack mount PowerEdge
servers –each with 4 x 6 core Ivy
Bridge processors and 256Gb RAM
8 x Dell R820 rack mount PowerEdge
servers – each with 4 x 6 core Ivy
Bridge processors and 256Gb RAM
Flash Memory storage
1 x Violin Memory flash storage 6616
with 8 Tb usable capacity
2 x Violin Memory flash storage 6616
with 16 Tb usable capacity
4 x Violin Memory flash storage 6616
with 32 Tb usable capacity
Fabric Interconnect
2 x Brocade 6510 SAN Switches,
GEN5 16Gb dual port Emulex HBAs,
24 ports active​
2 x Brocade 6510 SAN Switches,
GEN5 16Gb dual port Emulex HBAs,
36 ports active​
2 x Brocade 6510 SAN Switches,
GEN5 16Gb dual port Emulex HBAs,
48 ports active​
* These are in GiB format, the Gb numbers will be 7% higher.
** Nominal measurements for FC configuration
Hardware/Software
Specification
PowerEdge servers
IP Networking
Rack and Power​
Management & Load Generation
Management
2 x Dell Force10 S4810 High-Performance 10/40 GBE Switches
Dell 4220 42U Rack with KVM, UPS and PDU to Support, Maintain and Manage the Solution
(Reference Quote # 675008720 <SM & MD> / 675008628 <LG>)
2 x Dell R810
Managed by Oracle ASM Tools, iDRAC7 Enterprise with Lifecycle Controller Dell OpenManage™
Solution ID for Ordering – Call your Dell Sales Team or Local Violin Regional Manager for Price Quotes using the Solution ID Above
Open Database Solution Overview
• 1x - Force10 Switch, Model S4810P
12 U
• 3x – Dell R820, 32 core, 768Gb RAM:
48x – 16Gb 1333 MT/s Low Voltage RDIMMs
4x – E5-4620 2.2GHz 8-core Processors
8x – 250GB Thin Provisioned LUNs
VMware ESXi 5.1u1
Two Oracle Linux 6.4 VMs each with 8 vCPU, 8Gb vRAM
Oracle 11.2.0.3 ORION, 70/30 RW mix
8K block IOPS
500,000 IOPS, < 1ms
• 2x – Brocade 6510, 24-48 Port, 16Gb
6 X Emulex LPE 16002, Dual Port 16Gb Fibre Channel HBAs
• 1x – Violin V6616:
8 X 8Gb/s FC Target Ports
Violin Memory vMOS 6
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