{"id":3440,"date":"2018-04-27T10:14:06","date_gmt":"2018-04-27T17:14:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.www.pogolinux.com\/blog\/?p=3440"},"modified":"2026-10-26T13:38:39","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T20:38:39","slug":"all-aboard-the-nvm-express","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pogolinux.com\/blog\/all-aboard-the-nvm-express\/","title":{"rendered":"All Aboard the NVM Express"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Flash memory technology continues\u00a0to evolve. We are\u00a0transitioning away from spinning platters, as we move toward an all-flash future. It has been apparent for some time that solid state storage devices have been bottlenecked by the interface through which they connect to the\u00a0rest of the system. Interfaces such as SCSI, SATA, and SAS\u00a0have been terrific for spinning platters, but flash storage really needed a better, faster interface. All aboard the NVM Express!<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pogolinux.com\/blog\/all-aboard-the-nvm-express\/#NVMe_Defined\" >NVMe Defined<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pogolinux.com\/blog\/all-aboard-the-nvm-express\/#Accelerate_Your_Network_Storage\" >Accelerate Your Network Storage<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pogolinux.com\/blog\/all-aboard-the-nvm-express\/#Iris_NV1220_%E2%80%93_Maximum_Density_Minimum_Footprint\" >Iris\u00a0NV1220\u00a0&#8211; Maximum Density \/ Minimum Footprint<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pogolinux.com\/blog\/all-aboard-the-nvm-express\/#Iris_NV2225_%E2%80%93_Efficient_Cool_Expansive\" >Iris\u00a0NV2225 &#8211;\u00a0Efficient, Cool, Expansive<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pogolinux.com\/blog\/all-aboard-the-nvm-express\/#Iris_NV1211_%E2%80%93_Compact_Yet_Massive\" >Iris\u00a0NV1211 &#8211; Compact, Yet Massive<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"NVMe_Defined\"><\/span>NVMe Defined<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;NVM Express is an open collection of standards and information to fully expose the benefits of non-volatile memory in all types of computing environments from mobile to data center. NVMe is designed from the ground up to deliver high bandwidth and low latency storage access for current and future NVM technologies.&#8221;\u00a0 &#8211;nvmexpress.org<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Accelerate_Your_Network_Storage\"><\/span>Accelerate Your Network Storage<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>We\u00a0offer a well rounded selection of NVMe based servers, all with the\u00a0the Intel Xeon SP Product Family&#x2122; and a dense\u00a0complement of NVMe Solid State Drives. Have a look at all of our offerings at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pogolinux.com\/products\/categories\/servers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.pogolinux.com<\/a>. Here are a few of our most popular NVMe systems:<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Iris_NV1220_%E2%80%93_Maximum_Density_Minimum_Footprint\"><\/span>Iris\u00a0NV1220\u00a0&#8211; Maximum Density \/ Minimum Footprint<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"alignnone\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3190\" style=\"margin-bottom: -36px; width:320px; height:147px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pogolinux.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/iris-nv1220sm.jpg\" alt=\"Iris NV1220 front &amp; rear\" \/><\/span>At\u00a0first glance, you can see that the Iris NV1220 means business. A whopping 20 NVMe SSDs are shoehorned into a diminutive 1U rack chassis.\u00a0As if that weren&#8217;t enough, it also sports a pair of the latest and greatest Intel Xeon SP processors. Top it off with 1600 watts of redundant power and dual-port 10G Ethernet.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Iris_NV2225_%E2%80%93_Efficient_Cool_Expansive\"><\/span>Iris\u00a0NV2225 &#8211;\u00a0Efficient, Cool, Expansive<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"294\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3449 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pogolinux.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/nv2225.jpg\" alt=\"Iris NV2225\" style=\"width:250px; height:147px;\" \/>Need even more superfast storage on your network? The NV2225\u00a0boasts 24 2.5&#8243; NVMe drive bays, along with dual Intel Xeon SP&#x2122; processors, and 1600 watts of high-efficiency redundant power, in a cool 2U form factor.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Iris_NV1211_%E2%80%93_Compact_Yet_Massive\"><\/span>Iris\u00a0NV1211 &#8211; Compact, Yet Massive<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"145\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3452\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pogolinux.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/iris-nv1210-front.png\" alt=\"Iris NV1211\" style=\"width:250px; height:73px;\" \/>Limited on rack space? The Iris NV1211 delivers a pair of the latest Intel Xeon Processors, along with 10 x 2.5&#8243; NVMe SSDs. Combine this with redundant and super-efficient power supplies, and you have a package that punches way above its weight class.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pogolinux.com\/products\/nvme-storage-servers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"150\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2293 size-full\" style=\"margin-top: 8px; margin-left: 60px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pogolinux.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/nvme-cta-2.jpg\" alt=\"Configure your Pogo Linux NVMe Server\" style=\"width:500px; height:150px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr style=\"border: 0; height: 0; border-top: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3);\" \/>\n<p><i>To learn\u00a0about how Pogo can help you tackle\u00a0the technological challenges\u00a0your organization is facing, please call us at 888-828-POGO, or email <a title=\"Sales at PogoLinux.com\" href=\"mailto:sales@www.pogolinux.com\">sales@www.pogolinux.com<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Flash memory technology continues\u00a0to evolve. 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Interfaces such as SCSI, SATA, and SAS\u00a0have been terrific for&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":3442,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1,94,3],"tags":[155,156,223,224,80,61,49],"class_list":["post-3440","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-rackmount-servers","category-storage","category-workstations","tag-1u","tag-2u","tag-density","tag-high-performance","tag-nvme","tag-rackmount","tag-storage"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pogolinux.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3440","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pogolinux.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pogolinux.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pogolinux.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pogolinux.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3440"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/www.pogolinux.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3440\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4777,"href":"https:\/\/www.pogolinux.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3440\/revisions\/4777"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pogolinux.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3442"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pogolinux.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3440"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pogolinux.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3440"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pogolinux.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3440"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}