Cloud Dock U.2 Performance?

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NanoStudio

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Cloud Dock U.2 Performance?

PostSat Nov 25, 2023 8:28 pm

I'm considering either a Cloud Store Mini or a Cloud Dock 4 but I'm wondering what performance I could expect from U.2 SSDs used in the Cloud Dock? I understand that a SATA disk used in the Cloud Dock will be limited to SATA 2 speeds, but does the Cloud Dock impose any limit on a U.2 SSD beyond 10GbE?
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Re: Cloud Dock U.2 Performance?

PostSun Dec 03, 2023 6:29 pm

U.2 drives are very very fast - much faster than M.2 NVMe drives. But the Cloud Store Product line is limited to 10G, with no ability to add a 25G connection. So with a Cloud Dock using U.2, or a Cloud Store using M.2 - you will never get more than 1000 - 1100 MB/sec. You will not be able to achieve 2200 MB/sec, even though U.2's - particularly in a RAID configuration, can do this. Perhaps Blackmagic will add an option for 25G in the future.

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Re: Cloud Dock U.2 Performance?

PostWed Dec 06, 2023 1:33 am

Another strike against Cloud Dock is that they still are not available as far as I can tell.
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Re: Cloud Dock U.2 Performance?

PostWed Mar 06, 2024 3:02 pm

Bob Zelin wrote:so with a Cloud Dock using U.2, or a Cloud Store using M.2 - you will never get more than 1000 - 1100 MB/sec. You will not be able to achieve 2200 MB/sec, even though U.2's - particularly in a RAID configuration, can do this. Perhaps Blackmagic will add an option for 25G in the future.


Thanks Bob, full 10Gbe bandwidth would be fine for my purposes, I wouldn't attempt to use it as a cache.

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