hp 7H9Z3AA Turbo Drive Quad Pro PCIe-4×4 User Guide
- June 1, 2024
- HP
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QuickSpecs
HP Z Turbo Drive Quad Pro PCIe-4×16 NVMe Carrier
Overview
Introduction
The demands on Workstations continue to increase, especially in segments like digital media or imaging, where resolutions and file sizes are increasing. SSD technology is improving to enable greater bandwidth at lower costs/GB. The most intense workflows require greater capacity and greater performance than individual M.2 modules can offer. Combining 4 modules into a card that occupies only one PCIe x16 slot is efficient and meets the requirements for performance and capacity.
Performance
HP Z Turbo Drive Quad Pro solutions
The HP Z Turbo Drive Quad Pro enables up to four M.2 PCIe SSD modules to be
connected to one PCIe Gen4 x16 slot. This M.2 form factor device uses PCIe
Gen4 x4 which enables sequential performance levels greater than 4GB/s for
each module.
The devices can be set up with RAID for additional performance and redundancy
using software RAID, or by using VROC technology from Intel.
NOTE: There are restrictions to using RAID with boot volumes when using
software RAID. RAID volumes created by using VROC technology can be enabled
for boot, provided all M.2 devices are connected to the same PCIe root port.
Benefits of Z Turbo Drive Quad Pro
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Supports up to four PCIe M.2 SSD modules (NVMe) in one card, with up to 16TB storage capacity². PCIe Gen4 x16 or PCIe Gen5 x16 slot required³.
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The active cooling solution ensures that the M.2 SSD modules will not throttle to low performance levels due to over-heating.
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Support for single and double sided PCIe M.2 SSDs, up to 80 mm in length.
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One of the M.2 SSD modules on the card can be used as a Boot device, and the other devices can be used as Data storage.
Alternatively, all of the M.2 SSD modules can be used as Data devices. -
Additional storage devices, e.g. HDDs, SATA SSDs, can be used in combination with the HP Z Turbo Drive Quad Pro.
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Multiple HP Z Turbo Drive Quad Pro cards can be installed into HP Z Workstations. A card with 3 or 4 M.2 SSD modules requires a PCIe Gen4 x16 slot.
Models
| HP Z Turbo Drive Quad Pro PCIe-4×16 NVMe Carrier¹ | 7H9Z3AA |
|---|---|
| HP Z Turbo 512GB PCIe-4×4 TLC SSD Module² | 38T80AA |
| HP Z Turbo 512GB 2280 PCIe-4×4 SED OPAL2 TLC M.2 SSD Module² | 38T81AA |
| HP Z Turbo 1TB PCIe-4×4 TLC SSD Module² | 38T77AA |
| HP Z Turbo 1TB 2280 PCIe-4×4 SED OPAL2 TLC M.2 SSD Module² | 38T76AA |
| HP Z Turbo 2TB PCIe-4×4 TLC SSD Module² | 38T75AA |
| HP Z Turbo 2TB 2280 PCIe-4×4 SED OPAL2 TLC M.2 SSD Module² | 38T79AA |
| HP Z Turbo 4TB 2280 PCIe-4×4 TLC M.2 SSD Module² | 5S496AA |
| HP Z Turbo 4TB 2280 PCIe-4×4 SED OPAL2 TLC M.2 SSD Module² | 5S497AA |
Compatibility
The HP Z Turbo Drive Quad Pro is supported on the HP Z4, Z6, Z8 and Z8 Fury G5
Workstations. It will support storage configurations as a Boot device and as a
Data device. It also can be configured with other storage components including
SATA and SAS drives and controllers. Not all configurations are available from
the factory.
NOTE 1: Kit includes quad pro carrier and heatsink. Requires separate
purchase of HP Z Turbo PCIe 4×4 M.2 SSD Modules.
NOTE 2: HP Z Turbo PCIe 4×4 M.2 SSD Modules sold separately.
NOTE 3: Maximum bandwidth up to PCIe Gen4 specification.
Recommended Slot Order
For all HP Workstation platforms the tested and approved slots for the HP Z
Turbo Drive Quad Pro are as follows (in order of preference):
Z4 G5: Slot #4 or #5
Z6 G5: Slot #4 or #5
Z8 G5: Slot #1, #2 (requires 2nd CPU), and #6 (requires 2nd CPU)
Z8 Fury G5: Slot #7 or #5 or #1
NOTE 1: Z8 Fury G5 Slot #1 is PCIe Gen5. HP Z Turbo Drive Quad Pro
maximum bandwidth up to PCIe Gen4 specification.
NOTE 2: Z8 Fury G5, Z8 G5, and Z6 G5 Slot #6 is PCIe Gen3. HP Z Turbo
Drive Quad Pro maximum bandwidth up to PCIe Gen3 specification.
Raid Support
The HP Z Turbo Drive Dual Pro Carrier can support various RAID configurations
via software RAID. Being managed by software RAID does present some
differences and restrictions when compared to hardware RAID (noted below).
On Z8 Fury G5, Z8 G5, Z6 G5, and Z4 G5, both bootable and data RAID support
can be configured via VROC. VROC is an Intel technology that allows NVMe
devices to be configured and included in RAID arrays.
There are two versions of VROC available to customers:
– Standard – This version enables RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 10. RAID volumes
are bootable as long as the configured devices are all on the same VMD domain
(configured with the Intel VROC software).
– Premium – This version enables all RAID levels available in the Standard
version and adds RAID 5.
NOTE 1: RAID 5 and RAID 10 configurations are only available when a VROC
RAID Volume has been created containing 3 or more SSDs. These RAID levels
cannot be created with a single HP Z Turbo Drive Dual Pro as it can only host
up to two SSDs.
NOTE 2: Any RAID Volume created that contains more than one VMD domain
can only be used as a DATA volume and will not be bootable.
NOTE 3: RAID 1 can be set up, yet will not provide complete, redundant
protection as the boot partition is not replicated on both drives. An OS boot
partition cannot be protected by software RAID 1.
NOTE 4: Limited testing has been done with Linux® to confirm RAID support
and performance characteristics.
NOTE 5: When using more than one HP Z Turbo Drive Dual Pro Carriers in a
system, please ensure that the card ID switches are set up correctly. See
installation guide for complete details.
Service and Support
The HP Z Turbo Drive Quad Pro Carrier has a one-year Limited Warranty or the
remainder of the warranty of the HP supported product in which it is
installed.
Technical Specifications – HP Z Turbo Quad Pro Carrier
| Device Interface Protocol | PCI Express 4.0 x4 electrical |
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| Devices Supported | HP qualifies and supports certain M.2 PCIe SSD modules to |
be used with this card, purchased separately.
Bus Type| PCIe card, full height PCIe slots
BIOS| Minimum BIOS required:
Temperature – Operating| Ambient: 5° to 40°C (40° to 104°F)
Operating Systems Supported| Genuine Windows 10 64-bit, Genuine Windows 11
64-bit RHEL 6, SLED 11 SP3, Ubuntu 14.04.
Kit Contents| HP Z Turbo Quad Pro PCIe 4×16 Carrier, full height bulkhead
bracket, install guide, product notices, warranty card
Summary of Changes
| Date of change: | Version History: | Description of change: | |
|---|---|---|---|
| From v1 to v2 |
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