OCZ Z-Drive R4 Datenblatt

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Table of Contents

Welcome!

List of Items in the Z-Drive R4 Full Height Box

List of Items in the Z-Drive R4 Half Height Box

System Requirements

Supported Operating Systems

Microsoft Windows

Linux

Hardware Requirements

Z-Drive R4 Minimum Hardware Requirements

Z-Drive R4 Recommended Hardware Requirements

Switching the Bracket for Z-Drive R4 Half Height

Hardware Installation

Software Requirements

Download the Latest Driver (Optional)

Download the Latest Firmware Update Tool (Optional)

Certications

Extending the Life of the Z-Drive R4

Disable Defragmentation

Under Windows Operating Systems

Usage 1: Installation as a Boot Device

Installing Windows on Z-Drive R4

Setting the Z-Drive R4 as a Boot Device

Usage 2: Installation as a Storage Drive

Installing the Windows Driver to Use the Z-Drive R4 as a Storage Drive

Re-installing the Windows Driver

Removing the Windows Driver

Formatting Z-Drive R4 inWindows

Update Z-Drive R4 in Windows

Update Windows Driver

Update Firmware in Windows

Under Linux Operating Systems

Installing the Linux Driver to Use the Z-Drive R4 as a Storage Drive

Removing the Linux Driver

Formatting Z-Drive R4 in Linux

VMware Driver Installation

Appendix

Formatting Z-Drive From The Linux Command Line

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Welcome!

At OCZ we have one primary goal, and that is to ensure every customer is 100% satised. If you have any

questions during or after the installation process, please contact our industry-leading eld sales

engineering team who oer direct support for enterprise level products, including the Z-Drive R4:

Phone: 1-408-440-3403

Online: http://www.oczenterprise.com/contactsupport.html

The following instructions are a general guideline for installation and should act as a

complement to the system’s user manual.

List of Items in the Z-Drive R4 Full Height Box

· Z-Drive R4 FH (Full Height) x8 PCIe 2.0 card in full height bracket

· Z-Drive R4 Driver/User Guide CD

List of Items in the Z-Drive R4 Half Height Box

· Z-Drive R4 HH (Half Height) x8 PCIe 2.0 card in half height bracket

· Z-Drive R4 Driver/User Guide CD

· Full height bracket

System Requirements

Supported Operating Systems

Z-Drive R4 supports both Windows 32-bit and 64-bit, and x86 architecture. Please update to the latest

OS Service Pack/Release. Please see the OCZ Enterprise website for any updated operating systems

support.

Microsoft Windows

· Windows Server 2003 · Windows Server 2008

· Windows 7 · Windows Server 2008 R2

Linux

· Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2/6.1 64-bit · SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 32-bit/64-bit

· Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.4 64-bit · Oracle Enterprise Linux 6.1 64-bit

· CentOS 6.2/6.0/5.8/5.7 64-bit · Ubuntu Server 12.04/11.10/10.10 64-bit

· Ubuntu Desktop 11.10/10.10 64-bit

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Cooling Requirements

The Z-Drive R4’s controller requires that the server system is cooled at 100 Linear Feet Per Minute

(LFPM). Please ensure proper airow for normal operations of Z-Drive R4.

Hardware Requirements

Z-Drive R4 Minimum Hardware Requirements

· One PCIe Gen1 x8 slot.

· A system capable of accompanying a half height, half length PCIe card for Z-Drive R4 HH.

A system capable of accompanying a full height, 3/4 length PCIe card for Z-Drive R4 FH.

· Minimum system memory as required by the operating system.

Z-Drive R4 Recommended Hardware Requirements

· One PCIe Gen2 x8 or x16 slot.

Switching the Bracket for Z-Drive R4 Half Height

The Z-Drive R4 comes installed with the half height bracket.This bracket must be switched to the full

height bracket (included) to be properly installed on the full height systems.The full height bracket is

the only item required for this change.

1. Remove the 2 screws attaching the half height bracket to the Z-Drive R4

NOTE: For optimal performance, please follow“Z-Drive R4 Recommended Hardware

Requirements”.

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2. Slide the half height bracket o the Z-Drive R4

3. Slide the full height bracket on

4. Secure the full height bracket by screwing the 2 screws back into the bracket

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1. The latest drivers for the Z-Drive R4 are available online at

http://www.oczenterprise.com/drivers.html.

Hardware Installation

1. Locate an available x8 or x16 PCI-Express slot (preferably Gen 2 for best performance) and carefully

seat the drive into the slot.

2. The Z-Drive R4 HH comes in a half height form, so users with full height systems must rst switch to

the half height bracket. Please follow the section“Switching the Bracket for Z-Drive R4 Half Height”.

3. Make certain that the drive board seats rmly into the slot. Screw the top of the board bracket into

the system to ensure it remains in place.

Software Requirements

Download the Latest Driver (Optional)

Warning! With some operating systems, the Z-Drive R4 SSD oers the option to utilize the

drive as either a primary boot drive for the operating system or as a storage device. Users

should choose one of the following usages below.

Warning! Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) can permanently damage the Z-Drive R4 SSD. Please

make sure to be properly grounded before handling the Z-Drive R4 SSD.

NOTE: The Z-Drive R4 box comes with a CD that includes the Driver for Z-Drive R4. For the

latest driver, the user should download it from the OCZ Enterprise website.

NOTE: The Z-Drive R4 box comes with a CD that includes the rmware update tools (Windows

and Linux) for Z-Drive R4. For the latest tool, user should download it from the OCZ

Enterprise website.

Download the Latest Firmware Update Tool (Optional)

1. The newest rmware tools for the Z-Drive R4 are available online at

http://www.oczenterprise.com/updates.html.

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Extending the Life of the Z-Drive R4

Disable Defragmentation

Solid state disks do not require defragmentation, as it is a process typically meant for HDDs; unlike

traditional hard drives, SSDs do not gain performance improvements from defragmentation but instead

it produces unnecessary writes to the drive, shortening the lifespan of the Z-Drive R4. Since SSDs are

based on ash technology, they must also be maintained dierently. Please follow the instructions

below to check and disable the Disk Defragmentation Scheduler in Windows 7 (other versions of

Windows should be similar).

Note: Defragmentation is unnecessary on the Z-Drive R4.

Certications

OCZ Enterprise Z-Drive R4 PCI Express (PCIe) SSD series works with industry leading hypervisor solutions

including VMware (ESX) and Microsoft (Hyper V). In addition, Z-Drive R4 has gone through a detailed

validation process with VMware, meeting their specic integration and interoperability standards to

achieveVMware Ready™ status.

1. Click on the Windows logo button, and type in“Disk Defragmenter”. Click on“Disk Defragmenter”

(See Figure 1).

Figure 1: Find Disk Defragmenter

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2. Under the“Disk Defragmenter”window, check if defragmentation is scheduled. Click on“Congure

Schedule…” (See Figure 2).

Figure 2: Disk Defragmenter Window with Scheduled Defragmentation

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3. Un-check “Run on a schedule”and select “OK”(See Figure 3).

Figure 3: Disk Defragmenter Modify Schedule

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4. The“Disk Defragmenter”window should look like this:

Figure 4: Disk Defragment Window with no Defragmentation Scheduled

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