SuperSpeed
offers two high-performance RAM disk products: RamDisk and RamDisk Plus® (compare). These
products create virtual disks from the server's system memory (RAM). Although
in many respects a virtual disk behaves like a physical hard disk, in
one key area it does not: it is much, much faster, up to 50x faster or
more. Like a physical disk, a RAM disk can be assigned a drive letter
and contain a file system (including NTFS with compression). Applications
can copy, move and delete files on it. Additionally, it can be shared,
so other computers can access it on a network.
Features
RamDisk supports a single RAM disk with no backup
capability. RamDisk Plus adds multiple disk support,
system page file support, and a versatile disk image backup facility.
Its patent-pending technology adds the ability to manually save the
RAM disk’s contents, or automatically save the contents when the
server is shutdown. This feature ensures that service and application
data stored on the RAM disk can be preserved between system restarts.
During the subsequent system start-up, the disk's image is automatically
loaded.
Cluster Resource
On Windows server clusters RamDisk 8 and RamDisk Plus 8 provide
support for a RAM Disk cluster resource. Cluster applications which access
temporary data on disk can now redirect their temporary data files to
a RAM Disk cluster resource to improve application performance. SQL
Server is an example of a cluster application that benefits from this
feature.
Risk
If the system loses power or crashes, the RAM disk's current
contents will be lost. An Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) can reduce
the risk of data loss but not eliminate it. For low-risk performance solutions,
see SuperVolume and SuperCache
II.
Security
Another reason for using a RAM disk is security or privacy.
Once the server is restarted or shutdown, the contents of the RAM disk
are lost. For some services or applications, this is an important attribute
that contributes to the protection of sensitive data or information.
Quality
"Designed for Windows Server 2003":RamDisk and RamDisk Plus have been
thoroughly tested to meet Microsoft standards for Windows compatibility.
Microsoft awards this logo to products that deliver a reliable, high-quality
computing experience with Windows operating systems.
To consult with our staff, call 1-877-388-7733 x2 or e-mail
us at consultants@superspeed.com.
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All SMP configurations of the above that are supported by Windows™
(see table below)
Memory Support
•
Minimum: 256 MB RAM
•
Recommended: 512 MB or greater
•
Maximum: as per amount recognized by Microsoft Windows™
(see table below)
•
Types: all including SDRAM, DDR, DDR2, Rambus etc.
Supported
32-bit Hardware
Operating system
edition (32-bit)
Maximum
RAM*
Approx.
Maximum RamDisk
CPUs*
Windows 2000 Server
4 GB
3 GB
4
Windows 2000 Advanced Server
8 GB
7 GB
8
Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
64 GB
63 GB
32
Windows Server 2003 & 2008 Web
2 GB
1.5 GB
2
Windows Server 2003 Small Business
4 GB
3 GB
4
Windows Server 2003 & 2008 Standard
4 GB
3 GB
4
Windows Server 2003 & 2008 Enterprise
64 GB
63 GB
8
Windows Server 2003 & 2008 Datacenter
64 GB
63 GB
32
Supported
64-bit Hardware
Operating system
edition (64-bit)
Maximum
RAM*
Approx.
Maximum
RamDisk
CPUs
Windows Server 2003 R2 & 2008 Standard - x64
32 GB
31 GB
4
Windows Server 2003 R2 & 2008 Enterprise - x64
1 TB
512 GB
8
Windows Server 2003 & 2008 Enterprise - ia64
1 TB
512 GB
8
Windows Server 2003 R2 & 2008 Datacenter - x64
1 TB
512 GB
64
Windows Server 2003 & 2008 Datacenter - ia64
1 TB
512 GB
64
* Hardware support limit of operating system
Other considerations
•
16 MB free disk space for installation
•
To support backup functionality, RamDisk Plus
requires sufficient free disk space to store the image file of each
RAM disk. The actual size needed will vary from less than a megabyte
up to the size of the RAM Disk.
* For a quote on these system configurations, contact one of our
performance consultants for product evaluation and pricing.
Call 1-877-388-7733 option 2
email: consultants@superspeed.com
RAMDISK PLUS 9.0.1.0
Operating System
Edition
CPU
Price
Windows™ Server 2008
··· 32-bit builds ···
Web 32-bit
1-2
419.95
Standard 32-bit
1-2
419.95
Standard 32-bit
4
749.95
··· 64-bit builds ···
Web 64-bit
1-2
519.95
Standard 64-bit
1-2
519.95
Standard 64-bit
4
849.95
··· 32 & 64-bit builds ···
Enterprise
All
* see below
Datacenter
All
* see below
Windows™ Server 2003
Web
1
$349.95
2
$699.95
Small Business
1
$224.95
2
$299.95
Standard
1
$349.95
2
$699.95
4
$749.95
Enterprise
All
* see below
Datacenter
All
* see below
* For a quote on these system configurations, contact one of our
performance consultants for product evaluation and pricing.
Call 1-877-388-7733 option 2
email: consultants@superspeed.com
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