Raid Inc. Launches Scalable High Throughput NAS Solution

RAID
Incorporated Inc., announced the launch of scalable high
throughput NAS solutions using Fusion-IO PCIe-based flash storage and
IBM Corp.’s GPFS.

NAS solutions provide simplicity,
manageability and access. Until now, they have lacked scalability,
high performance and cost-effective fault tolerance, which have kept
them from serving a role beyond the departmental level. Companies
have experimented to compensate for this by adding NAS appliances,
which leads to data fragmentation, management nightmares, hot spots
and poor performance.

The response to these challenges is an
IBM offering based on clustered file-serving technology CNFS in the
form of the General Parallel File System, a high performance,
shared-disk clustered file system developed by IBM. It distinguishes
itself from other cluster file systems by providing concurrent
high-speed file access to applications running on multiple nodes. It
provides tools for management and administration of the GPFS cluster
and allows for shared access to file systems from remote GPFS
clusters. It also supports information life-cycle management features
to simplify data management and enhance administrative control.

This solution has several benefits:

• HA and resiliency

• High performance and scalability

• Economical entry and incremental growth

• Compatibility with NFS clients