The DataDirect Networks’ Storage Fusion Architecture fuses the best parts of today’s advanced processor technology, busses and memory

architecture with an optimized RAID engine and data management algorithms. These are tightly integrated to derive peak performance out

of a massive IO infrastructure and multi-media disk drives to maximize system performance and lower storage investment costs. The fusion of

unprecedented levels of bandwidth and IOPS enable this system to serve as the storage foundation for any Extreme Storage application set.

DataDirect Networks (DDN) SFA 10000 provides superior performance for both highly transactional and high-bandwidth applications, delivering bandwidth of up to 10GB/s for both Reads and Writes, as well as up to 1,000,000 random IOPS to cache and 300,000 random IOPS to disk. With over 48GB/s of internal system bandwidth, the SFA10000 can perform multiple levels of parity generation, drive correction and data integrity verification without detracting from an application's performance.

Innovation

Massively Multi-Threaded Storage Processing for today's multi-core, multi-application world

Balanced Storage Performance for both highly transactional and high-bandwidth applications

Supporting up to 1,200 disk drives in a single storage system for simple, cost-effective scalability

Add as few as 5 disk drives at a time for flexible scalability

16GB of fast, battery-backed cache accelerates heavy read and write operations

With over 1PB in a single rack, SFA10000 delivers unrivaled storage density

SFA10000s data-aware storage engine is designed to intelligently parallelize large data sets for superior performance bandwidth

Reducing energy consumption by over 50% by eliminating unnecessary storage enclosures, fans and power Ability to mix SAS, SATA and SSD disk technologies in the same enclosures provides a scalable, flexible platform for Tiered Storage

Performance

Up to 10GB/s Host Throughput (Read and Write)

Up to 1,000,000 Random IOPS (Cache)

Up to 300,000 Random IOPS (Disk)

16GB High-Speed, Battery-backed Cache

16x 8Gb FC Host Ports (Option)

8x 40Gb Infiniband Host Ports (Option)

RAID levels 1, 5 and 6 offer flexibility

Designed for multiple classes of data and storage performance requirements, the SFA 10000 multi-RAID architecture combines up to 1,200 SATA, SAS and SSD disks into a simply managed, multi-petabyte architecture. Data resides on the optimal disk technology according to priority and access pattern, while leveraging a choice of RAID levels for maximum performance and cost-effectiveness.

Related Solutions:

Microsoft Windows Server Platforms, Redhat Linux, Suse linux, Oracle, Vmvare

References:

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