I saw it on a desktop, didn't think to see if it was ever used or not on motherboards for other types of machines, I just assumed that Z68 could be used on other places also.
2016-02-01 11:00 GMT+01:00 Tinker <ti...@openmailbox.org>: > On 2016-02-01 16:33, Janne Johansson wrote: > >> 2016-01-31 9:16 GMT+01:00 Tinker <ti...@openmailbox.org>: >> >> This could be made in software with benefit, as a Softraid patch. >>> So the frequently accessed stuff ends up cached on the SSD for faster >>> read >>> speed. >>> There is some hardware solution, e.g. Intel made the >>> >>> http://ark.intel.com/products/70029/Intel-RAID-SSD-Cache-Controller-RCS25ZB040LX >>> using the "Nytro MegaRAID" chip. >>> Also in the past there was a "Adaptec MaxIQ". Those are the only two >>> "Raid >>> controller cache" hardware solutions I am aware of, do you know any more? >>> >>> >>> Intel Z68 motherboards also have this in hardware. A bit tiresome to set >> up >> for bootdrives (since the disk type changes from normal SATA to raid) >> but should be transparent to the OS after it is set up. >> > > Thanks for mentioning, however, this tech (called "Intel Smart Response") > is a laptop/desktop thing only currently isn't it, you don't see it on any > 1-2-4x Xeon:s at least now right? > > -- May the most significant bit of your life be positive.
