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The SANBlaze SBExpress-RM is a complete turnkey PCIe Gen 3 NVMe SSD validation test system. The SBExpress-RM feature set provides unique functions applicable to all aspects of a product lifecycle, from development and QA, to design validation and manufacturing test cycles.
The ability to drive NVMe SSDs with a wide range of configurable attributes provides engineers with a flexible, multi-controller supported validation test platform.
Development, qualification, and certification test cycles can be highly automated, thus reducing overall test time, and rapidly surfacing errors and non-conformance.
The SANBlaze SBExpress-RM hardware provides a rackmount chassis with sixteen dual or single port front-accessible drives. The hardware can be easily daisy chained for maximum scalability.
S O F T W A R E F E A T U R E S
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Test coverage for all aspects of the 1.3 Version NVMe specification UNH
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NVMe-MI (Management Interface) testing over SMBus
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Conformance Test Suite 7.0 with Dual Port drive support SGL, SR-IOV, full namespace control and reservations
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Drive multiple ports of traffic simultaneously
S Y S T E M F E A T U R E S
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Read / write / compare testing
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Error injection
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Custom command builder
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Drive and test single or multiple NVMe target devices
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Send specific or custom op codes in an easy to use scriptable format
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Sixteen drives, all front accessible
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All sixteen drives can be single or dual port
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Risers are field replaceable
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Ability to power on/off drives
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Measure voltage and power at each drive
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Systems can be "daisy chained" up to 32 drives per host connection
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A single SANBlaze host can support up to 64 drives under test (see Lowest Cost per Drive below)
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Excellent thermal design with unobstructed air flow
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Six fans, all independently speed controlled
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Eight temperature monitor points
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Thermal Chamber Testing
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Voltage margining +/- 15%
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Hot plug, slot power, and drive presence under software control
T H E R M A L C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S
Version Temperature Rating
Commercial -5C to 45C
Industrial -5C to 75C
A B I L I T Y T O S C A L E

Basic Configuration
(16 Drives)

Scale with two SBExpress-RMs
(32 Drives)
All information is subject to change. Configurations rely on host system BIOS support and may be restricted by the host. Contact SANBlaze for additional information.
S B E x p r e s s O v e r v i e w
An introduction to the capabilities of the SBExpress full turnkey NVMe 2.5″ SSD validation test system.

H A R D W A R E C O M P O N E N T S
PCIe Adapter and Cable
PCIe Adapter

RM Riser Carrier
RM Riser

Quarch Riser Carrier (RM)
VirtuaLUN Software




General Features
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High bandwidth NVMe 1.3 testing (24GB/sec)
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NVMe-MI (Management Interface) testing support
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Full hot-plug support
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Voltage margining
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Power monitoring at each drive
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Automated stress testing for validation
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Software integration for automation test environments REST/XML API and CLI test infrastructure
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Performance over time, power over time
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Latency testing
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UNH conformance test support
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Dual and Single Port SSD support
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m.2 SSD adapter available
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I2C connection to Management Interface (MI)
Key Applications
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Quarch™ integration, which allows signal “glitching,” hot plug/surprise removal
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Simultaneous signal integrity test control with data verification
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Extensive NVMe command control including firmware download, format, namespace management, T10 DIF
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Generic IO for all NVMe low level and custom commands
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Performance testing
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Error handling
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Multi port failover testing
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Full validation test capability beyond “UNH conformance” with a fully customizable solution to match “end to end” departmental test requirements from engineering development to validation to QA to manufacturing floor
SBExpress VirtuaLUN NVMe Software
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The VLUN NVMe software provides full control and programmability of parameters, providing unique storage test conditions for NVMe drive testing, development and conformance testing. VLUN software includes:
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Test coverage for all aspects of the 1.3 Version NVMe specification
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UNH Conformance Test Suite 7.0 with Dual Port drive support
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SGL, SR-IOV, full namespace control and reservations
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Drive multiple ports of traffic simultaneously
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Send specific or custom op codes in an easy to use scriptable format
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Read/write/compare testing
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Error injection
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Custom command builder
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Drive and test single or multiple NVMe target devices
NVMe Test Platform Features
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Supports 4-lane (Single) and 2×2-lane (Dual) PCIe devices.
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Supports a total of 8 DUT’s dual path or 16 DUT’s single path
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Internal power source – 110V/240V AC, 50-60Hz, 8.5A.
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NVMe connector savers (interposer boards)
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Hot swappable devices under test
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Status and power indicators
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Power margining
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Power measurements and insertion count