RamDisk on Servers

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OVERVIEW:   Windows Server 2003 CertificationSuperSpeed offers two high-performance RAM disk products: RamDisk and RamDisk Plus® (compare). These products create virtual disks from the server's system memory (RAM). Although in many respects a virtual disk behaves like a physical hard disk, in one key area it does not: it is much, much faster, up to 50x faster or more. Like a physical disk, a RAM disk can be assigned a drive letter and contain a file system (including NTFS with compression). Applications can copy, move and delete files on it. Additionally, it can be shared, so other computers can access it on a network.

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RamDisk supports a single RAM disk with no backup capability. RamDisk Plus adds multiple disk support, system page file support, and a versatile disk image backup facility. Its patent-pending technology adds the ability to manually save the RAM disk’s contents, or automatically save the contents when the server is shutdown. This feature ensures that service and application data stored on the RAM disk can be preserved between system restarts. During the subsequent system start-up, the disk's image is automatically loaded.

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Cluster Resource   On Windows server clusters RamDisk and RamDisk Plus provide support for a RAM Disk cluster resource. Cluster applications which access temporary data on disk can now redirect their temporary data files to a RAM Disk cluster resource to improve application performance. SQL Server is an example of a cluster application that benefits from this feature.
Risk   If the system loses power or crashes, the RAM disk's current contents will be lost. An Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) can reduce the risk of data loss but not eliminate it. For low-risk performance solutions, see SuperVolume and SuperCache II.
Security   Another reason for using a RAM disk is security or privacy. Once the server is restarted or shutdown, the contents of the RAM disk are lost. For some services or applications, this is an important attribute that contributes to the protection of sensitive data or information.
Quality  

"Designed for Windows Server 2003": RamDisk and RamDisk Plus have been thoroughly tested to meet Microsoft standards for Windows compatibility. Microsoft awards this logo to products that deliver a reliable, high-quality computing experience with Windows operating systems.

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Product Comparison Chart
Feature RamDisk
Plus		 RamDisk
Microsoft "Designed for Windows Server 2003" logo'd
Disk size from 1 MB to 63 GB (512 GB 64-bit) *
Configurable as a cluster resource
Number of RAM disks supported
99
1
Manage by Graphical User and Command Line interfaces
No synchronization issues with auto-start services
RAM disk(s) available very early in system startup
Compressed image file for faster image loading
 
Reserve image file space required for a "full" RAM disk option
 
Dynamic image save operation
 
Save RAM disk image automatically at system shutdown option
 
Load a RAM disk from an image file
 
Move an existing RAM disk's image file from one volume to another
 
Change an existing RAM disk's drive letter
 
System page file support
 
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS  
• Windows Server 2003 - all editions, 32- and 64-bit
(x64 and Itanium-based)
• Windows 2000 - all server editions
Processor (CPU) Support  
• 300 MHz processor or higher
• All Intel and AMD Pentium-class platforms
• Intel 64-bit: Itanium, Itanium 2, EM64T processor families
• AMD 64-bit: Athlon 64, Opteron
• All SMP configurations of the above that are supported by Windows™
(see table below)
Memory Support  
• Minimum: 256 MB RAM
• Recommended: 512 MB or greater
• Maximum: as per amount recognized by Microsoft Windows™
(see table below)
• Types: all including SDRAM, DDR, DDR2, Rambus etc.
Supported
32-bit Hardware		  
Operating system edition (32-bit) Maximum
RAM*		 Approx.
Maximum RamDisk		 CPUs*
Windows 2000 Server 4 GB 3 GB 4
Windows 2000 Advanced Server 8 GB 7 GB 8
Windows 2000 Datacenter Server 64 GB 63 GB 32
Windows Server 2003 Web 2 GB 1.5 GB 2
Windows Server 2003 Small Business 4 GB 3 GB 4
Windows Server 2003 Standard
 4 GB 3 GB 4
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise
 64 GB 63 GB 8
Windows Server 2003 Datacenter
 64 GB 63 GB 32
Supported
64-bit Hardware		  
Operating system edition (64-bit) Maximum
RAM*		 Approx.
Maximum
RamDisk 		CPUs
Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard - x64 32 GB 31 GB 4
Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise - x64 1 TB 512 GB 8
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise - ia64 1 TB 512 GB 8
Windows Server 2003 R2 Datacenter - x64 1 TB 512 GB 64
Windows Server 2003 Datacenter - ia64 1 TB 512 GB 64
* Hardware support limit of operating system
Other considerations  
• 16 MB free disk space for installation
• To support backup functionality, RamDisk Plus requires sufficient free disk space to store the image file of each RAM disk. The actual size needed will vary from less than a megabyte up to the size of the RAM Disk.
PURCHASE    
RAMDISK PLUS version 9.0.1.0
Operating System Edition CPU Price  
Windows™ Server 2008 ···  32-bit builds  ···
Web 32-bit 1-2 419.95
Standard 32-bit 1-2 419.95
Standard 32-bit 4 749.95
···  64-bit builds  ···
Web 64-bit 1-2 519.95
Standard 64-bit 1-2 519.95
Standard 64-bit 4 849.95
···  32 & 64-bit builds  ···
Enterprise All * see below
Datacenter All * see below
Windows™ Server 2003 Web 1 $349.95
2 $699.95
Small Business 1 $224.95
2 $299.95
Standard 1 $349.95
2 $699.95
4 $749.95
Enterprise All * see below
Datacenter All * see below
* For a quote on these system configurations, contact one of our performance consultants for product evaluation and pricing.
Call 1-877-388-7733 option 2
email: consultants@superspeed.com

RAMDISK version 9.0.1.0
Operating System Edition CPUs Price  
Windows™ Server 2008 ···  32-bit builds  ···
Web 32-bit 1-2 299.95
Standard 32-bit 1-2 299.95
Standard 32-bit 4 599.95
···  64-bit builds  ···
Web 64-bit 1-2 399.95
Standard 64-bit 1-2 399.95
Standard 64-bit 4 699.95
···  32 & 64-bit builds  ···
Enterprise All * see below
Datacenter All * see below
Windows™ Server 2003 Web 1 $249.95
2 $499.95
Small Business 1 $174.95
2 $249.95
Standard 1 $249.95
2 $499.95
4 $599.95
Enterprise All * see below
Datacenter All * see below
* For a quote on these system configurations, contact one of our performance consultants for product evaluation and pricing.
Call 1-877-388-7733 option 2
email: consultants@superspeed.com

RAMDISK PLUS version 8.0.4.0
Operating System Edition CPU Price  
Windows™ 2000 Server 1 $349.95
2 $499.95
4 $599.95
Advanced Server All * see below
Datacenter All * see below
* For a quote on these system configurations, contact one of our performance consultants for product evaluation and pricing.
Call 1-877-388-7733 option 2
email: consultants@superspeed.com

RAMDISK version 8.0.4.0
Operating System Edition CPUs Price  
Windows™ 2000 Server 1 $249.95
2 $499.95
4 $599.95
Advanced Server All * see below
Datacenter All * see below
* For a quote on these system configurations, contact one of our performance consultants for product evaluation and pricing.
Call 1-877-388-7733 option 2
email: consultants@superspeed.com

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