Seagate X8 Accelerator Quick Start Guide
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... operation of the Seagate® X8 Accelerator. A Seagate® X8 Accelerator Quick Start Guide The Seagate® X8 Accelerator connects in the User Guides, one of the supported versions of the operating systems listed on Windows. Step 3: Installing Drivers and Utilities Navigate the directory structure of the USB drive to achieve full performance. Use the configuration utility "vgc-config" to install and configure your X8 Accelerator device. Follow these steps to select "Max Performance" if additional random write performance...
... operation of the Seagate® X8 Accelerator. A Seagate® X8 Accelerator Quick Start Guide The Seagate® X8 Accelerator connects in the User Guides, one of the supported versions of the operating systems listed on Windows. Step 3: Installing Drivers and Utilities Navigate the directory structure of the USB drive to achieve full performance. Use the configuration utility "vgc-config" to install and configure your X8 Accelerator device. Follow these steps to select "Max Performance" if additional random write performance...
Seagate X8 Accelerator User Guide for Linux
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... Properly 8 6.2 Installing Drivers and Utilities Packages 8 6.3 Starting the Driver 9 7.0 Verifying Performance 10 7.1 Selecting Max Performance or Max Capacity Mode 10 8.0 Creating File Systems 11 8.1 XFS High Performance Options 11 8.2 EXT3 High Performance Options 11 8.3 Auto-Mounting Seagate Device on Linux Systems 11 9.0 Software RAID 12 10.0 Management Utilities 12 10.1 vgc-monitor 12 10.2 vgc-secure-erase 13 10.3 vgc-config 16 10.4 vgc-diags 18 10.5 vgc-beacon 19 10.6 vgc-config Controller Reset 19...
... Properly 8 6.2 Installing Drivers and Utilities Packages 8 6.3 Starting the Driver 9 7.0 Verifying Performance 10 7.1 Selecting Max Performance or Max Capacity Mode 10 8.0 Creating File Systems 11 8.1 XFS High Performance Options 11 8.2 EXT3 High Performance Options 11 8.3 Auto-Mounting Seagate Device on Linux Systems 11 9.0 Software RAID 12 10.0 Management Utilities 12 10.1 vgc-monitor 12 10.2 vgc-secure-erase 13 10.3 vgc-config 16 10.4 vgc-diags 18 10.5 vgc-beacon 19 10.6 vgc-config Controller Reset 19...
Seagate X8 Accelerator User Guide for Linux
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... FEES PAID BY LICENSEE TO SEAGATE FOR THE PRODUCT. International Trade Compliance. The Software and any related technical data made available for any other restricted end user or for download under U.S. You acknowledge that you shall be sold, leased or otherwise transferred to designing, developing, producing or using nuclear weapons, materials, or facilities, missiles or supporting missile projects, or chemical or...
... FEES PAID BY LICENSEE TO SEAGATE FOR THE PRODUCT. International Trade Compliance. The Software and any related technical data made available for any other restricted end user or for download under U.S. You acknowledge that you shall be sold, leased or otherwise transferred to designing, developing, producing or using nuclear weapons, materials, or facilities, missiles or supporting missile projects, or chemical or...
Seagate X8 Accelerator User Guide for Linux
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... using the standard RPM or DPKG commands. All the following installation instructions need to select your distribution version. Virident FlashMAX Drive V2 You should see one device listed for the supported Operating Systems versions. You can start using Oracle Enterprise Linux, Ubuntu, Debian, OpenSUSE, or Fedora Core you need to select your kernel version. The 'install.sh' script automatically performs the steps below of loading the drivers and utilities. ~# ./install...
... using the standard RPM or DPKG commands. All the following installation instructions need to select your distribution version. Virident FlashMAX Drive V2 You should see one device listed for the supported Operating Systems versions. You can start using Oracle Enterprise Linux, Ubuntu, Debian, OpenSUSE, or Fedora Core you need to select your kernel version. The 'install.sh' script automatically performs the steps below of loading the drivers and utilities. ~# ./install...
Seagate X8 Accelerator User Guide for Linux
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... user capacity of random write I/O will erase existing data. If your application is useful to isolate and resolve any potential problems. From the same page where you download drivers and utilities, you can be aware that the test script will NOTE destroy all X8 Accelerator devices: # vgc-config vgc-config: 3.2(55402.C7) Current Configuration: vgca 2 partition(s) vgca0 mode=maxperformance vgca1 mode=maxperformance sector-size=512 sector-size=512 raid=enabled raid=enabled Command for formatting vgca0 in Max Performance mode: # vgc-config...
... user capacity of random write I/O will erase existing data. If your application is useful to isolate and resolve any potential problems. From the same page where you download drivers and utilities, you can be aware that the test script will NOTE destroy all X8 Accelerator devices: # vgc-config vgc-config: 3.2(55402.C7) Current Configuration: vgca 2 partition(s) vgca0 mode=maxperformance vgca1 mode=maxperformance sector-size=512 sector-size=512 raid=enabled raid=enabled Command for formatting vgca0 in Max Performance mode: # vgc-config...
Seagate X8 Accelerator User Guide for Linux
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... Info : Part: 1HF3B0-001 Rev : X8 Accelerator 52879, x8 Gen2 Temperature : 48 C (Safe) Temp Throttle : Inactive Card State Details : Normal Action Required : None Partition vgca0 Usable_Capacity RAID 2222 GB enabled Mode : maxcapacity Total Flash Bytes : 175364360552448 (175.36TB) (reads) 371553975866924 (371.55TB) (writes) Remaining Life : 97.48% Partition State : READY Flash Reserves Left : 97.02% 10.2 vgc-secure-erase The 'secure erase' feature ensures all user data is removed...
... Info : Part: 1HF3B0-001 Rev : X8 Accelerator 52879, x8 Gen2 Temperature : 48 C (Safe) Temp Throttle : Inactive Card State Details : Normal Action Required : None Partition vgca0 Usable_Capacity RAID 2222 GB enabled Mode : maxcapacity Total Flash Bytes : 175364360552448 (175.36TB) (reads) 371553975866924 (371.55TB) (writes) Remaining Life : 97.48% Partition State : READY Flash Reserves Left : 97.02% 10.2 vgc-secure-erase The 'secure erase' feature ensures all user data is removed...
Seagate X8 Accelerator User Guide for Linux
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... whether the device is still not detected after changing the PCIe slot, please contact support. Step 3. Rescanning SW RAID volumes... Rescanning mount points... [ OK ] [ OK ] [ OK ] [ OK ] [ OK ] Step 4. The firmware for details. Please install vgc-firmware bundle from support site to section 5.2 "Installing drivers and utilities packages". SEAGATE X8 ACCELERATOR USER GUIDE FOR LINUX, REV. Ensure the vgcd service is started. # service vgcd status INFO: kernel modules...
... whether the device is still not detected after changing the PCIe slot, please contact support. Step 3. Rescanning SW RAID volumes... Rescanning mount points... [ OK ] [ OK ] [ OK ] [ OK ] [ OK ] Step 4. The firmware for details. Please install vgc-firmware bundle from support site to section 5.2 "Installing drivers and utilities packages". SEAGATE X8 ACCELERATOR USER GUIDE FOR LINUX, REV. Ensure the vgcd service is started. # service vgcd status INFO: kernel modules...
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... BOOT If this . Review the Section 9, "Creating File Systems", for more than expected IO performance, verify that the device is installed in a PCIe slot which are physically the right size but only connect four PCIe lanes. Certain motherboards provide x8 slots which is x8 electrical. When the system has been debugged and the issue fixed, to set the device to Seagate support...
... BOOT If this . Review the Section 9, "Creating File Systems", for more than expected IO performance, verify that the device is installed in a PCIe slot which are physically the right size but only connect four PCIe lanes. Certain motherboards provide x8 slots which is x8 electrical. When the system has been debugged and the issue fixed, to set the device to Seagate support...
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... S Selecting Max Performance or Max Capacity Mode 10 Single Board 5 Software EULA 1 Software RAID 12 Starting the Driver 9 SUSE Enable Unsupported Modules to Allow Driver Loading 7 System BIOS Settings 6 System Requirements 4 T Thermal Throttling 20 Troubleshooting 21 U Ubuntu Use "Generic" Kernels for Highest IO Performance 7 V Verifying Performance 10 vgc-beacon 19 vgc-config 16 vgc-config Controller Reset 19 vgc-diags 18 vgc-monitor 12 vgc-secure-erase 13 X XFS High Performance Options 11 M Management Utilities 12 MySQL Settings...
... S Selecting Max Performance or Max Capacity Mode 10 Single Board 5 Software EULA 1 Software RAID 12 Starting the Driver 9 SUSE Enable Unsupported Modules to Allow Driver Loading 7 System BIOS Settings 6 System Requirements 4 T Thermal Throttling 20 Troubleshooting 21 U Ubuntu Use "Generic" Kernels for Highest IO Performance 7 V Verifying Performance 10 vgc-beacon 19 vgc-config 16 vgc-config Controller Reset 19 vgc-diags 18 vgc-monitor 12 vgc-secure-erase 13 X XFS High Performance Options 11 M Management Utilities 12 MySQL Settings...
Seagate X8 Accelerator User Guide for VMware
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..., or residents of those countries, or to , or a new version of mass destruction including, without limitation, use . NO WARRANTY. International Trade Compliance. government restricted parties lists, found at http://www.seagate.com/about/legal-privacy/privacy-statement/. 9. If you receive an Update, you receive an update or an upgrade to any related technical data made available for VMware ESXi User Guide, Rev. 4.
..., or residents of those countries, or to , or a new version of mass destruction including, without limitation, use . NO WARRANTY. International Trade Compliance. government restricted parties lists, found at http://www.seagate.com/about/legal-privacy/privacy-statement/. 9. If you receive an Update, you receive an update or an upgrade to any related technical data made available for VMware ESXi User Guide, Rev. 4.
Seagate X8 Accelerator User Guide for VMware
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... time installation of the following methods. 1. SEAGATE X8 ACCELERATOR FOR VMWARE ESXI USER GUIDE, REV. If this section can be removed and replaced with the new device driver VIB with this single command execution. A 7 Directly on the system where VCLI is executed. Remotely using the vSphere Remote CLI utility (VCLI) http://www.vmware.com/support/developer/vcli/ NOTE If any command uses a filename, the file should be enabled...
... time installation of the following methods. 1. SEAGATE X8 ACCELERATOR FOR VMWARE ESXI USER GUIDE, REV. If this section can be removed and replaced with the new device driver VIB with this single command execution. A 7 Directly on the system where VCLI is executed. Remotely using the vSphere Remote CLI utility (VCLI) http://www.vmware.com/support/developer/vcli/ NOTE If any command uses a filename, the file should be enabled...
Seagate X8 Accelerator User Guide for VMware
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... sensitive operation and may potentially cause data loss. All data on the drive before the firmware downgrade. Upgrading Firmware-- 100 % complete. Uninstall the current version of the driver and firmware, follow the below procedure. Reboot Required: true VIBs Installed: VIBs Removed: Seagate_bootbank_block-vgc_3.2.55402.C7-1OEM.500.0.0.472560, Seagate_bootbank_esxcli-vgc-utils_3.2.55402.C7-5.0.0.464360 VIBs Skipped: SEAGATE X8 ACCELERATOR FOR VMWARE ESXI USER GUIDE...
... sensitive operation and may potentially cause data loss. All data on the drive before the firmware downgrade. Upgrading Firmware-- 100 % complete. Uninstall the current version of the driver and firmware, follow the below procedure. Reboot Required: true VIBs Installed: VIBs Removed: Seagate_bootbank_block-vgc_3.2.55402.C7-1OEM.500.0.0.472560, Seagate_bootbank_esxcli-vgc-utils_3.2.55402.C7-5.0.0.464360 VIBs Skipped: SEAGATE X8 ACCELERATOR FOR VMWARE ESXI USER GUIDE...
Seagate X8 Accelerator User Guide for VMware
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... Current Configuration: vgca 1 partition(s) vgca0 mode=maxcapacity sector-size=512 raid=enabled SEAGATE X8 ACCELERATOR FOR VMWARE ESXI USER GUIDE, REV. 7.0 X8 ACCELERATOR CONFIGURATION & MANAGEMENT UTILITIES A suite of CLI utilities is listed below. This utility can set the number of physical partitions ("-n XX") and a write performance profile ("-m YYY") of the Seagate X8 Accelerator devices. A 19 The usage information for esxcli vgc config is delivered with the device driver to allow end-users to factory default esxcli vgc config list...
... Current Configuration: vgca 1 partition(s) vgca0 mode=maxcapacity sector-size=512 raid=enabled SEAGATE X8 ACCELERATOR FOR VMWARE ESXI USER GUIDE, REV. 7.0 X8 ACCELERATOR CONFIGURATION & MANAGEMENT UTILITIES A suite of CLI utilities is listed below. This utility can set the number of physical partitions ("-n XX") and a write performance profile ("-m YYY") of the Seagate X8 Accelerator devices. A 19 The usage information for esxcli vgc config is delivered with the device driver to allow end-users to factory default esxcli vgc config list...
Seagate X8 Accelerator User Guide for VMware
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... by lspci, check that correct driver and utils RPMs are not loaded, then manually start the service with "service vgcd start". # service vgcd start " fails, then please check syslog for "VGC" error messages. # cat /var/log/messages | grep -i vgc SEAGATE X8 ACCELERATOR FOR VMWARE ESXI USER GUIDE, REV. Enabling swap devices... When power consumption stays below T[throttle], the IO performance increases and brought back to increase...
... by lspci, check that correct driver and utils RPMs are not loaded, then manually start the service with "service vgcd start". # service vgcd start " fails, then please check syslog for "VGC" error messages. # cat /var/log/messages | grep -i vgc SEAGATE X8 ACCELERATOR FOR VMWARE ESXI USER GUIDE, REV. Enabling swap devices... When power consumption stays below T[throttle], the IO performance increases and brought back to increase...
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... boot. Please install vgc-firmware bundle from support site to section 5.2 "Installing drivers and utilities packages". And then re-install the rpms. Please refer to upgrade the firmware." The firmware for Seagate support personnel and then reboot the system. # vgc-diags vgc-diags: 3.2.55402.C7 Creating vgc.diags.tar Collecting diagnostic data... To force load, remove /var/lib/vgc/loading.lck" Solution: Remove the "loading.lck" file and issue a "service...
... boot. Please install vgc-firmware bundle from support site to section 5.2 "Installing drivers and utilities packages". And then re-install the rpms. Please refer to upgrade the firmware." The firmware for Seagate support personnel and then reboot the system. # vgc-diags vgc-diags: 3.2.55402.C7 Creating vgc.diags.tar Collecting diagnostic data... To force load, remove /var/lib/vgc/loading.lck" Solution: Remove the "loading.lck" file and issue a "service...
Seagate X8 Accelerator User Guide for VMware
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... VM. 26 Single Board 5 Software EULA 1 Software Installation & Update 7 System BIOS Settings 6 System Requirements 4 T Thermal Throttling 28 Troubleshooting on the Drive 24 X X8 Accelerator Firmware Downgrade Procedure 13 SEAGATE X8 ACCELERATOR FOR VMWARE ESXI USER GUIDE, REV. Write Performance 26 Using Devices in BIOS 6 Purging Data on the Drive 24 R Reboot 8 S Setup Recommendations to Collect Log Bundle 23 Using vgc-secure-erase for Purging Data on ESXi Systems 28 U Uninstalling X8 Accelerator Driver & Utils VIBs 14 Usable...
... VM. 26 Single Board 5 Software EULA 1 Software Installation & Update 7 System BIOS Settings 6 System Requirements 4 T Thermal Throttling 28 Troubleshooting on the Drive 24 X X8 Accelerator Firmware Downgrade Procedure 13 SEAGATE X8 ACCELERATOR FOR VMWARE ESXI USER GUIDE, REV. Write Performance 26 Using Devices in BIOS 6 Purging Data on the Drive 24 R Reboot 8 S Setup Recommendations to Collect Log Bundle 23 Using vgc-secure-erase for Purging Data on ESXi Systems 28 U Uninstalling X8 Accelerator Driver & Utils VIBs 14 Usable...
Seagate X8 Accelerator User Guide for Windows
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Contents End User License Agreement for Seagate® Software 1 1.0 Introduction 4 2.0 System Requirements 4 3.0 Hardware Installation 5 3.1 Bracket Installation 5 3.2 PCI Slot Selection 5 4.0 System BIOS Settings 6 4.1 Fan Speed Settings in BIOS 6 4.2 Processor Settings in BIOS 6 5.0 Installing X8 Accelerator Driver and Utilities 7 5.1 Installing the Device Driver 7 5.2 Windows Power Modes for Windows User Guide, Rev. A Write Performance Trade-offs 25 8.4 Configuring Multiple Partitions 25 8.5 vgc-monitor 26 8.6 vgc-secure-erase 27 9.0 Dynamic Throttling 28 9.1 Thermal ...
Contents End User License Agreement for Seagate® Software 1 1.0 Introduction 4 2.0 System Requirements 4 3.0 Hardware Installation 5 3.1 Bracket Installation 5 3.2 PCI Slot Selection 5 4.0 System BIOS Settings 6 4.1 Fan Speed Settings in BIOS 6 4.2 Processor Settings in BIOS 6 5.0 Installing X8 Accelerator Driver and Utilities 7 5.1 Installing the Device Driver 7 5.2 Windows Power Modes for Windows User Guide, Rev. A Write Performance Trade-offs 25 8.4 Configuring Multiple Partitions 25 8.5 vgc-monitor 26 8.6 vgc-secure-erase 27 9.0 Dynamic Throttling 28 9.1 Thermal ...
Seagate X8 Accelerator User Guide for Windows
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... end user or for Windows User Guide, Rev. THE PRODUCT AND THE THIRD-PARTY SOFTWARE ARE OFFERED ON AN "AS-IS" BASIS AND NO WARRANTY, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IS GIVEN. export control laws; NO WARRANTY. 4. Further, you acknowledge that you receive an update or an upgrade to support the previous versions of the Software upon availability of personally identifiable information in your use of...
... end user or for Windows User Guide, Rev. THE PRODUCT AND THE THIRD-PARTY SOFTWARE ARE OFFERED ON AN "AS-IS" BASIS AND NO WARRANTY, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IS GIVEN. export control laws; NO WARRANTY. 4. Further, you acknowledge that you receive an update or an upgrade to support the previous versions of the Software upon availability of personally identifiable information in your use of...
Seagate X8 Accelerator User Guide for Windows
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... physical connectors but only provide x4 electrical connectivity. Please slide the bracket in (0.45Nm). The screws need to be tightened to be used. Single Board: If your single board device does not have PCIe slots with the device. You will need to 4lb-in (0.45Nm). 3.2 PCI SLOT SELECTION Seagate X8 Accelerator devices need an 'm 2.5' screw driver and an 'm 2.5' nut driver. SEAGATE X8 ACCELERATOR FOR WINDOWS USER GUIDE, REV. A 5 3.0 HARDWARE INSTALLATION...
... physical connectors but only provide x4 electrical connectivity. Please slide the bracket in (0.45Nm). The screws need to be tightened to be used. Single Board: If your single board device does not have PCIe slots with the device. You will need to 4lb-in (0.45Nm). 3.2 PCI SLOT SELECTION Seagate X8 Accelerator devices need an 'm 2.5' screw driver and an 'm 2.5' nut driver. SEAGATE X8 ACCELERATOR FOR WINDOWS USER GUIDE, REV. A 5 3.0 HARDWARE INSTALLATION...
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... volumes... Enabling swap devices... Please install vgc-firmware bundle from support site to section 5.2 "Installing drivers and utilities packages". Ensure the device is started. # service vgcd status INFO: kernel modules are loaded If the kernel modules are not loaded, then manually start ". If the device is seated correctly, but is still not detected after changing the PCIe slot, please contact support. SEAGATE X8 ACCELERATOR FOR WINDOWS USER GUIDE, REV...
... volumes... Enabling swap devices... Please install vgc-firmware bundle from support site to section 5.2 "Installing drivers and utilities packages". Ensure the device is started. # service vgcd status INFO: kernel modules are loaded If the kernel modules are not loaded, then manually start ". If the device is seated correctly, but is still not detected after changing the PCIe slot, please contact support. SEAGATE X8 ACCELERATOR FOR WINDOWS USER GUIDE, REV...