SuperSpeed RamDisk v8.0.4.0 Server

SuperSpeed offers two high-performance RAM disk
products: RamDisk and RamDisk Plusr (compare). These
products create virtual disks from the server's
system memory (RAM). Although in many respects a
virtual disk behaves like a physical hard disk, in
one key area it does not: it is much, much faster,
up to 50x faster or more. Like a physical disk, a
RAM disk can be assigned a drive letter and contain
a file system (including NTFS with compression).
Applications can copy, move and delete files on it.
Additionally, it can be shared, so other computers
can access it on a network.

RamDisk supports a single RAM disk with no backup
capability. RamDisk Plus adds multiple disk support,
system page file support, and a versatile disk image
backup facility. Its patent-pending technology adds
the ability to manually save the RAM disk's
contents, or automatically save the contents when
the server is shutdown. This feature ensures that
service and application data stored on the RAM disk
can be preserved between system restarts. During the
subsequent system start-up, the disk's image is
automatically loaded.






Cluster Resource: On Windows server clusters RamDisk
and RamDisk Plus provide support for a RAM Disk
cluster resource. Cluster applications which access
temporary data on disk can now redirect their
temporary data files to a RAM Disk cluster resource
to improve application performance. SQL Server is an
example of a cluster application that benefits from
this feature.

Risk: If the system loses power or crashes, the RAM
disk's current contents will be lost. An
Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) can reduce the
risk of data loss but not eliminate it. For low-risk
performance solutions, see SuperVolume and
SuperCache II.

Security: Another reason for using a RAM disk is
security or privacy. Once the server is restarted or
shutdown, the contents of the RAM disk are lost. For
some services or applications, this is an important
attribute that contributes to the protection of
sensitive data or information.