HGST Inc., a Western Digital company (NASDAQ: WDC), has achieved the Oracle validated configuration for FlashMAX II along with HP ProLiant running Oracle Linux with unbreakable Enterprise Kernel and Oracle Database 12c. The all-flash storage pool of FlashMAX PCIe solutions helps to increase performance for data-intensive configurations. This ensures the Oracle administrators to configure Oracle real application clusters distributed across multiple FlashMAX II PCIe cards with Virident FlashMAX Connect software suite. The flexible, all-flash server-side storage pool of up to 72TB per node reduces the storage performance bottlenecks and creates distributed and reliable storage architecture.

HGST, the developers of innovative external storage solutions and services were founded in 2003 and has headquarters in San Jose and California. They provide high-value storage for a broad range of market segments including Enterprise, Cloud, Data Center, Mobile Computing, Consumer Electronics and Personal Storage. FlashMAX, their Storage Class Memory (SCM) solution, aids the organizations to maximize the use of valuable data center space since it fits in virtually any server with high capacity in a single low-profile card that is just one-half inch length by one-half inch height. The FlashMAX II for Oracle Linux is designed for applications in online banking, manufacturing and other industries that rely on high-performance Oracle databases.

The memory class performance of FlashMAX II is more than 1.1 million IOPS with a HDD-like capacity from 550GB to 4.8TB. The performance will not be compromised over the entire lifetime of the device, even across application workloads or when the device is full or nearly full. The Virident FlashMAX Connect achieves low-latency sharing and replication of PCIe flash storage across network using remote direct memory access. It scales flash storage capacity independently of compute resources.

“We are pleased to offer a unique server-side all-flash storage pool for Oracle administrators that need a flexible, high-performing storage solution that can scale independently of compute resources. HGST is dedicated to delivering storage solutions that address critical business applications, like those found in Oracle Database deployments, through forward-looking technologies that can be found in our FlashMAX portfolio,” says Ashish Singhai, Chief Software Architect, HGST SSD, Software and Solutions business unit.