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RAID Inc. + Lustre on ZFS Solutions

RAID Inc. + Lustre on ZFS Solutions

Today, HPC is a key technology for enterprises of all sizes. Getting maximum performance from HPC and data-intensive applications is a necessity that requires storage infrastructure that scales endlessly and delivers unmatched I/O levels while pushing down total cost of ownership.

In leveraging free open source software with Lustre 2.12 and ZFS on Linux 0.7, RAID Inc. unleashes the performance and scalability of the Lustre parallel file system for HPC workloads with higher density and lower TCO.

ZFS is a robust, scalable file-system with features not available in other file systems available today. Backed by core Lustre developers at Whamcloud®, RAID Inc. offers high-performance, cost-effective Lustre over ZFS solutions with enterprise-level support.

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Key Benefits

Support for ZFS on Linux 0.7

Large dnodes for greatly increased metadata performance. Integrated and simplified JBOD management. Multiple import protection for HA clusters. Improved disk I/O monitoring.

Snapshots

Fast, mountable, read-only snapshot of a Lustre filesystem in a separate namespace. Only available if all storage targets are using ZFS.

Multi-rail LNET

Support for load balancing network traffic across multiple physical interfaces. Decreased configuration complexity for servers and clients that have large bandwidth requirements.

Lustre 2.11 Support for Data on MDT

Greatly increase small file performance in Lustre by allocating them directly on SSD-backed MDTs.

Scalability

A high performance file system virtually without limits, it scales to tens of petabytes and thousands of clients.

Performance

Delivers dramatic increase in throughput and I/O by intelligent serialization and separation of metadata operations from data manipulation.

Cost Effective

Significantly reduces deployment and support costs through support for industry-standard platforms end heterogeneous networking environments.

Open Source

Developed and maintained as open source software with an open networking protocol and POSIX file system semantics, ensuring broad support for industry-standard platforms and heterogeneous networking environments.

High Availability

Lustre file system high availability features include a robust failover and recovery mechanism, making server failures and reboots transparent.

Other Features

  • Hybrid Storage Pool (ARC+L2ARC+ZIL)
  • Supports encryption
  • Checksumming
  • Copy on Write (COW)
  • Always consistent on disk
  • Manageability

Use Cases

Lustre over ZFS is used in many different industries and applications to provide fast access to storage systems of all kinds and sizes, from small scale up to enterprise-class systems with thousands of hosts.

Scientific Computing

Powering some of the world’s fastest supercomputers, Lustre over ZFS is popular among the global research community to help scientists analyze large amounts of data efficiently.

Life Sciences

The growing amount of genomics data to be stored and analyzed quickly in fields like precision medicine make Lustre over ZFS a parallel file system of choice in life sciences.

Finance

Lustre over ZFS is a favored parallel file system in financial services, making it easy for to track fast-moving stock numbers and process large volumes of transactions.

Oil & Gas

Energy companies prefer using Lustre over ZFS-based solutions for faster, more accurate analysis of data to help improve drilling success, optimize production and enhance safety.

Media & Entertainment

Lustre over ZFS-based solutions help keep customers entertained and informed by accelerating production and delivering real-time information.

Manufacturing

By quickly processing, storing, and analyzing massive amounts of data, Luste over ZFS is a trusted choice for manufacturers to bring products to market faster and more cost-effectively.

Sample Configuration

Lustre over ZFS-based solutions by RAID Inc. are tailored to your needs. We build, configure and tune the system, deliver it on time and help install it. All RAID Inc. + Lustre over ZFS solutions are scalable in both capacity and performance.

Lustre over ZFS Sample Solution

Why RAID Incorporated?

Leading-Edge Technology

Our technological leadership is born from our extensive investments in leading-edge research and development.

Deep Technical Experience

Our team has deep technical expertise at the highest levels of scale when designing, implementing and supporting high performance, scalable file system solutions.

Industry-Leading Support

We are known for our industry-leading support for all of our technology. We take ownership of any issue and are your first and only contact.

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