VIMMs

Violin Intelligent Memory Modules (VIMMs) are a blend of Violin Intelligence and DIMM economics.

A Memory Appliance can be configured with as many VIMMs as required. A full complement of VIMMS within a system provides the maximum performance and fault tolerance.

Each VIMM consist of three primary components:
Memory: The VIMM will contain many memory devices. In the first VIMM, 54 DRAM devices each of 1 Gbit are used to support 6 GByte of DRAM with ECC.
Violin Intelligence: The Violin Buffer provides intelligence including the 3 port switch, memory and power management and ECC logic.
Memory Module Packaging: The VIMMs use a DDR2 module package with 5.25" long connectors and 240 pins. The modules are 2.75" tall to maximize memory density in a 2U chassis.



The second release of VIMMs will be based on NAND Flash and provide very high density and persistent storage. The 64GByte VIMMs planned would support a 5 TByte Violin 1010. Please contact Violin for further information on the Flash VIMMs.