SimpleTech ZeusIOPS User Manual

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Zeus
IOPS
 3.5-Inch Fibre Channel Solid State Drive Product Manual Rev. 1.0
P
ERFORMANCE
 C
HARACTERISTICS
E
NDURANCE
The useful life of the flash media is limited by the number of write/erase operations that can be 
performed on the media. Typically, the write/erase cycles for flash media ranges between 100,000 
and 300,000. To extend the life of the SSD, special Wear-Leveling and Bad-Block Mapping 
algorithms are integrated into the firmware, increasing the overall endurance rating of the drive to 
2,000,000 Write/Erase cycles.
W
EAR
-L
EVELING
 A
LGORITHM
The dynamic wear-leveling algorithm guarantees that erase/write cycles are evenly distributed 
across all the flash memory block locations. Wear-leveling eliminates repeated writes to the same 
physical flash memory location, thereby preventing blocks from premature wear.
B
AD
-B
LOCK
 M
ANAGEMENT
The bad-block management scheme will detect faulty blocks during operation. Bad blocks are 
flagged in a defect list. Blocks within the defect list are excluded and are never used for data storage.
D
ATA
 R
ETENTION
Data stored on Zeus
IOPS
 SSDs will remain valid for ten (10) years without requiring power support. 
The unit can be stored at temperatures between -40
o
C and 70
o
C for extended periods without any 
occurrence of data degradation.
E
RROR
 D
ETECTION
 
AND
 C
ORRECTION
The Error Detection Code and Error Correcting Code (EDC/ECC) algorithm helps maintain data 
integrity by allowing single or multiple bit corrections to the data stored in the flash array. If the data 
in the flash array is corrupted due to aging or during the programming process EDC/ECC will 
compensate for the errors to ensure the delivery of accurate data to the host computer. The EDC/
ECC engine on the drive is capable of correcting 8 random or 12 sequential bytes in 1,024 bytes. The 
possibility of undetected errors or incorrect correction is eliminated with additional CRC.
R
ELIABILITY
DC power is maintained as specified in the product manual.
Errors caused by host are excluded from rates.
Errors from the same causes are counted as 1 block.
Data stream is assumed random.