 HP StorageWorks Scalable File Share (HP SFS) solves the I/O bottleneck typically found on Linux clusters requiring scalable storage. Using SFS20 disk arrays, HP SFS provides industry-leading price/performance across many terabytes of highly reliable, high-bandwidth storage.
HP StorageWorks Scalable File Share (HP SFS) is a powerful file server that gives users of Linux clusters scalable storage that is easy to use and easy to administer. The HP StorageWorks SFS20 disk arrays, consisting of a large number of low-cost, off-the-shelf RAID arrays, deliver exceptional price/performance. HP SFS shares bandwidth by distributing files in parallel across Linux clusters of industry-standard server and storage components.
Industry-leading features
- Scalable performance-The inherent parallelism of the StorageWorks SFS20 disk arrays means more bandwidth per dollar, scaling to over 35 GB/s aggregate bandwidth.
- Scalable capacity-Capacity scales from 1 TB to 1024 TB, with higher capacities available on request.
- Scalable resilience-HP SFS maintains resiliency while scaling by exploiting numerous transparent failover and recovery features.
- Scalable simplicity-Applications see a single, POSIX compliant file system, making the HP SFS easy to use.
- Flexible disk arrays-Options include the SFS20 RAID5, SFS20 RAID6, SFS20 RAID6+1, and EVA3000.
- Flexible interconnects-A wide array of high-speed interconnects are available, supporting gigabit Ethernet, dual gigabit Ethernet, InfiniBand, Myrinet 2g, and Quadrics ELAN4.
Innovative HP SFS Technology
HP SFS scales by adding innovative data "smart cells" to increase the bandwidth and capacity. Metadata smart cells manage file |
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