The university is one of the largest schools in the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system, which is the largest provider of higher education in Minnesota. A regional comprehensive university, St. Cloud State has more than 15,400 students and nearly 110,000 alumni.
The most basic difference between the two technologies is that Flash Cache is a PCI-e card (or cards) that sits in the NetApp controller, whereas Flash Pool are SSD drives that sits in NetApp shelves. This gives way to some important points.
Most flash storage systems are composed of a memory chip and an access flash controller. The memory chip is used to store data; the controller manages access to the storage space on the memory unit.The flash controller is often multi-channel, working with a RAM cache that uses only 10 percent of the total drive capacity. The cache buffers the data going to and from a number of chips.he memory chip is used to store data; the controller manages access to the storage space on the memory unit. The flash controller is often multi-channel, working with a RAM cache that uses only 10 percent of the total drive capacity.