Samsung PM9A3 M.2 NVMe SSDs

Samsung PM9A3 M.2 NVMe SSDs bieten dank PCIe 4.0 x4 Schnittstelle Durchsatzraten von bis zu 5.500 MB/s. Erhältlich von 960 GB bis 3,84 TB sind die SSDs als Bootdrives und für SDS (Software-defined-Storage) Lösungen geeignet. Mit 1 DWPD und 60 bis 85 K Write IOPS sind sie für den Einsatz mit VMware VSAN (Performance Class E) und Microsoft Windows zertifiziert.

Allgemeine Informationen

Formfaktor: M.2 22110
Flash Memory: Samsung V-NAND
Schnittstelle: PCIe 4.0 x4
Enhanced Power-Loss Data Protection
Herstellerinformation: PM9A3 SSD Whitepaper (www.samsung.com/semiconductor)

Modelle


		Haltbarkeit	Durchsatz		IOPS		VMware					Windows Server Catalog	IDs
			Lesen	Schreiben	Lesen	Schreiben	IO HCL	VSAN					VID & SVID	DID	SSID
			Lesen	Schreiben	Lesen	Schreiben	IO HCL	VSAN IO HCL	Endurance Class	Performance Class	Tier		VID & SVID	DID	SSID
MZ1L2960HCJR-00A07	960 GB	1 DWPD	5.000 MB/s	1.400 MB/s	550 K	60 K	ID 54928	ID 50778	A	E	vSAN All Flash Capacity Tier	Samsung PM9A3 (Cert. by SecureGUARD GmbH)	144d	a80a	a812
MZ1L21T9HCLS-00A07	1,92 TB		5.600 MB/s	2.000 MB/s	800 K	85 K	ID 54929	ID 50779	B	E	vSAN All Flash Capacity Tier
MZ1L23T8HBLA-00A07	3,84 TB		5.600 MB/s	2.000 MB/s	800 K	85 K	ID 54930	ID 50780	C	E	vSAN All Flash Caching Tier vSAN All Flash Capacity Tier

Firmware Versionen


Version	Beschreibung
GDC7102Q	Erwähnt in Windows Server Catalog
GDC7202Q	Erwähnt in VMware HCL

Programmausgaben

smartctl

root@pxe-base-image:~# smartctl -a /dev/nvme0n1
smartctl 7.1 2019-12-30 r5022 [x86_64-linux-5.13.0-39-generic] (local build)
Copyright (C) 2002-19, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke, www.smartmontools.org

=== START OF INFORMATION SECTION ===
Model Number:                       SAMSUNG MZ1L2960HCJR-00A07
Serial Number:                      S665NE0R602067
Firmware Version:                   GDC7102Q
PCI Vendor/Subsystem ID:            0x144d
IEEE OUI Identifier:                0x002538
Total NVM Capacity:                 960.197.124.096 [960 GB]
Unallocated NVM Capacity:           0
Controller ID:                      6
Number of Namespaces:               32
Namespace 1 Size/Capacity:          960.197.124.096 [960 GB]
Namespace 1 Utilization:            1.073.741.824 [1,07 GB]
Namespace 1 Formatted LBA Size:     512
Local Time is:                      Wed Apr 27 11:23:51 2022 CEST
Firmware Updates (0x17):            3 Slots, Slot 1 R/O, no Reset required
Optional Admin Commands (0x005f):   Security Format Frmw_DL NS_Mngmt Self_Test MI_Snd/Rec
Optional NVM Commands (0x005f):     Comp Wr_Unc DS_Mngmt Wr_Zero Sav/Sel_Feat Timestmp
Maximum Data Transfer Size:         512 Pages
Warning  Comp. Temp. Threshold:     77 Celsius
Critical Comp. Temp. Threshold:     85 Celsius
Namespace 1 Features (0x1a):        NA_Fields No_ID_Reuse *Other*

Supported Power States
St Op     Max   Active     Idle   RL RT WL WT  Ent_Lat  Ex_Lat
 0 +     8.25W    8.25W       -    0  0  0  0       70      70

Supported LBA Sizes (NSID 0x1)
Id Fmt  Data  Metadt  Rel_Perf
 0 +     512       0         0
 1 -    4096       0         0

=== START OF SMART DATA SECTION ===
SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: PASSED

SMART/Health Information (NVMe Log 0x02)
Critical Warning:                   0x00
Temperature:                        34 Celsius
Available Spare:                    100%
Available Spare Threshold:          10%
Percentage Used:                    0%
Data Units Read:                    8 [4,09 MB]
Data Units Written:                 2.098 [1,07 GB]
Host Read Commands:                 190
Host Write Commands:                2.066
Controller Busy Time:               0
Power Cycles:                       3
Power On Hours:                     0
Unsafe Shutdowns:                   1
Media and Data Integrity Errors:    0
Error Information Log Entries:      0
Warning  Comp. Temperature Time:    0
Critical Comp. Temperature Time:    0
Temperature Sensor 1:               34 Celsius
Temperature Sensor 2:               57 Celsius

Error Information (NVMe Log 0x01, max 64 entries)
No Errors Logged

nvme

root@pxe-base-image:~# uname -a
Linux pxe-base-image 5.13.0-39-generic #44~20.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Thu Mar 24 16:43:35 UTC 2022 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
root@pxe-base-image:~# nvme list
Node             SN                   Model                                    Namespace Usage                      Format           FW Rev
---------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------- --------- -------------------------- ---------------- --------
/dev/nvme0n1     S665NE0R602067       SAMSUNG MZ1L2960HCJR-00A07               1           1,07  GB / 960,20  GB    512   B +  0 B   GDC7102Q
root@pxe-base-image:~# nvme smart-log /dev/nvme0n1
Smart Log for NVME device:nvme0n1 namespace-id:ffffffff
critical_warning                    : 0
temperature                         : 33 C
available_spare                     : 100%
available_spare_threshold           : 10%
percentage_used                     : 0%
data_units_read                     : 8
data_units_written                  : 2.098
host_read_commands                  : 190
host_write_commands                 : 2.066
controller_busy_time                : 0
power_cycles                        : 3
power_on_hours                      : 0
unsafe_shutdowns                    : 1
media_errors                        : 0
num_err_log_entries                 : 0
Warning Temperature Time            : 0
Critical Composite Temperature Time : 0
Temperature Sensor 1                : 33 C
Temperature Sensor 2                : 56 C
Thermal Management T1 Trans Count   : 0
Thermal Management T2 Trans Count   : 0
Thermal Management T1 Total Time    : 0
Thermal Management T2 Total Time    : 0
root@pxe-base-image:~# nvme fw-log /dev/nvme0n1
Firmware Log for device:nvme0n1
afi  : 0x1
frs1 : 0x5132303137434447 (GDC7102Q)
root@pxe-base-image:~# nvme show-regs /dev/nvme0n1
cap     : 3028033fff
version : 10400
cc      : 460001
csts    : 1
nssr    : 0
intms   : 0
intmc   : 0
aqa     : 1f001f
asq     : 11b410000
acq     : 11b40f000
cmbloc  : 0
cmbsz   : 0
bpinfo  : 0
bprsel  : 0
bpmbl   : 0

lspci

root@pxe-base-image:~# uname -a
Linux pxe-base-image 5.13.0-39-generic #44~20.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Thu Mar 24 16:43:35 UTC 2022 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
root@pxe-base-image:~# lspci | grep -i samsung
01:00.0 Non-Volatile memory controller: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd Device a80a
root@pxe-base-image:~# lspci -s 01:00.0 -vvv -nn
01:00.0 Non-Volatile memory controller [0108]: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd Device [144d:a80a] (prog-if 02 [NVM Express])
        Subsystem: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd Device [144d:a812]
        Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx+
        Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
        Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
        Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 16
        NUMA node: 0
        Region 0: Memory at 9d110000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
        Expansion ROM at 9d100000 [disabled] [size=64K]
        Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3
                Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-)
                Status: D0 NoSoftRst+ PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
        Capabilities: [50] MSI: Enable- Count=1/32 Maskable- 64bit+
                Address: 0000000000000000  Data: 0000
        Capabilities: [70] Express (v2) Endpoint, MSI 00
                DevCap: MaxPayload 256 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s unlimited, L1 unlimited
                        ExtTag+ AttnBtn- AttnInd- PwrInd- RBE+ FLReset+ SlotPowerLimit 25.000W
                DevCtl: CorrErr- NonFatalErr- FatalErr- UnsupReq-
                        RlxdOrd+ ExtTag+ PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop+ FLReset-
                        MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 512 bytes
                DevSta: CorrErr+ NonFatalErr- FatalErr- UnsupReq+ AuxPwr- TransPend-
                LnkCap: Port #0, Speed 16GT/s, Width x4, ASPM not supported
                        ClockPM- Surprise- LLActRep- BwNot- ASPMOptComp+
                LnkCtl: ASPM Disabled; RCB 64 bytes Disabled- CommClk+
                        ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt-
                LnkSta: Speed 8GT/s (downgraded), Width x4 (ok)
                        TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt-
                DevCap2: Completion Timeout: Range ABCD, TimeoutDis+, NROPrPrP-, LTR+
                         10BitTagComp+, 10BitTagReq-, OBFF Not Supported, ExtFmt-, EETLPPrefix-
                         EmergencyPowerReduction Not Supported, EmergencyPowerReductionInit-
                         FRS-, TPHComp-, ExtTPHComp-
                         AtomicOpsCap: 32bit- 64bit- 128bitCAS-
                DevCtl2: Completion Timeout: 50us to 50ms, TimeoutDis-, LTR+, OBFF Disabled
                         AtomicOpsCtl: ReqEn-
                LnkCtl2: Target Link Speed: 16GT/s, EnterCompliance- SpeedDis-
                         Transmit Margin: Normal Operating Range, EnterModifiedCompliance- ComplianceSOS-
                         Compliance De-emphasis: -6dB
                LnkSta2: Current De-emphasis Level: -6dB, EqualizationComplete+, EqualizationPhase1+
                         EqualizationPhase2+, EqualizationPhase3+, LinkEqualizationRequest-
        Capabilities: [b0] MSI-X: Enable+ Count=130 Masked-
                Vector table: BAR=0 offset=00003000
                PBA: BAR=0 offset=00002000
        Capabilities: [100 v2] Advanced Error Reporting
                UESta:  DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF- MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol-
                UEMsk:  DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF- MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol-
                UESvrt: DLP+ SDES+ TLP- FCP+ CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF+ MalfTLP+ ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol-
                CESta:  RxErr- BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout- AdvNonFatalErr+
                CEMsk:  RxErr- BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout- AdvNonFatalErr+
                AERCap: First Error Pointer: 00, ECRCGenCap+ ECRCGenEn- ECRCChkCap+ ECRCChkEn-
                        MultHdrRecCap+ MultHdrRecEn- TLPPfxPres- HdrLogCap-
                HeaderLog: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
        Capabilities: [168 v1] Alternative Routing-ID Interpretation (ARI)
                ARICap: MFVC- ACS-, Next Function: 0
                ARICtl: MFVC- ACS-, Function Group: 0
        Capabilities: [178 v1] Secondary PCI Express
                LnkCtl3: LnkEquIntrruptEn-, PerformEqu-
                LaneErrStat: 0
        Capabilities: [198 v1] Physical Layer 16.0 GT/s <?>
        Capabilities: [1bc v1] Lane Margining at the Receiver <?>
        Capabilities: [3a0 v1] Data Link Feature <?>
        Kernel driver in use: nvme
        Kernel modules: nvme

Autor: Werner Fischer

Werner Fischer arbeitet im Product Management Team von Thomas-Krenn. Er evaluiert dabei neueste Technologien und teilt sein Wissen in Fachartikeln, bei Konferenzen und im Thomas-Krenn Wiki. Bereits 2005 - ein Jahr nach seinem Abschluss des Studiums zu Computer- und Mediensicherheit an der FH Hagenberg - heuerte er beim bayerischen Server-Hersteller an. Als Öffi-Fan nutzt er gerne Bus & Bahn und genießt seinen morgendlichen Spaziergang ins Büro.