Main Features
- Supports physical memory, solid-state drives and flash drives as cache storage.
- Implements a two-level caching architecture which supports both RAM caching and SSD caching and together.
- Supports persistent level-2 caching.
- Supports Write-Through and Write-Deferred caching modes.
- Supports individual read/write cache space.
- Supports TRIM command.
- Supports OS Invisible Memory.
- Supports pre-fetching data into cache.
- Implements an intelligent and self-tuning cache replacement algorithm.
- Supports caching strategies: Read/Write Caching, Read-Only Caching and Write-Only Caching.
- Supports performance statistics and monitor.
- Supports caching for multiple volumes
- Supports caching for volumes with proprietary file system.
- Supports caching for volumes on basic and dynamic disks.
- Supports individual caching controls for each volume.
- Supports plug and play.
- Supports command-line interface.
Supported Operating Systems
- Windows 11 (all editions, 32/64-bit)
- Windows 10 (all editions, 32/64-bit)
- Windows 8.1/8 (all editions, 32/64-bit)
- Windows 7 (all editions, 32/64-bit)
- Windows Vista (all editions, 32/64-bit)
- Windows XP (all editions, 32/64-bit)
Additionally, PrimoCache Server also supports the following operating systems.
- Windows Server 2022 (all editions)
- Windows Server 2019 (all editions)
- Windows Server 2016 (all editions)
- Windows Server 2012/2012R2 (all editions)
- Windows Server 2008/2008R2 (all editions, 32/64-bit)
- Windows Server 2003/2003R2 (all editions, 32/64-bit)
Supported Storage
PrimoCache supports all brands and all kinds of RAM sticks, storage drives and memory cards, no proprietary hardware required.
Storage suitable for cache storage:
- RAM
- Solid-State Drives (SSDs)
- Flash Drives (USB 3.0 or above is recommended)
- RAID, dynamic disks and Windows storage spaces out of above devices
Storage can be accelerated:
- Local drives, including hard drives, SSDs, flash drives, SD cards, etc.
- RAID, dynamic disks and Windows storage spaces out of above devices
- iSCSI drives
Note: Mapped network drives are not supported.
Supported Cache Size
- Level-1 Cache (System Memory): 0 - 1536GB (1.5TB)
- Level-1 Cache (Invisible Memory): 0 - 1536GB (1.5TB)
- Level-1 Cache (Total): 0 - 1536GB (1.5TB)
- Level-2 Cache: 0 - 128TB *
* The maximum supported cache size varies depending on the product editon. See Edition Comparison.
Minimum Hardware Requirements
- 1GHz x86/x64 compatible CPU
- 50MB free storage space
- 2GB RAM
Note: To get better cache performance, 4GB RAM or more is recommended.