Area Data Systems Certified Cluster-in-a-Box Platform for Nexenta

Area Data Systems, Inc. announces the first certified Cluster-in-a-Box (CiB) storage platform for Nexenta Systems, Inc., in Software-defined Storage.

This platform leverages the HA cluster feature provided in NexentaStor to introduce dual-node clustering with shared hybrid storage, while eliminating the potential of a single point of failure.

As a Nexenta Premium Partner, Area Data Systems can now deploy HA-ready to run out-of-the-box NexentaStor deployments, up to 280TB, with the ease of a turnkey appliance. The CiB ability to condense the typical HA cluster server footprint while delivering massive shared storage offers an advantage for IT administrators seeking to scale more intelligently and efficiently, while driving down the TCO.

Currently available for immediate delivery, Area Data Systems offers the CiB in two models, NX-9220 and NX-9470.

Each version is a contained clustered shared storage solution in a single chassis. Both models feature NexentaStor in an HA-cluster consisting of two individual dual-socket Xeon server nodes located side-by-side within a single enclosure. In addition, there is a shared storage pool of hybrid storage drives-available for auto-tiering or flash-based auto-caching. Should one of the two cluster nodes fail, the system will failover automatically to the other node thus minimizing unplanned downtime and protect BC. Based on industry standard and commodity components, the CiB platform provides space-saving density along with ease of deployment by exploiting a modular design and removes the time consuming need for pesky cabling.

"Utilizing the unified storage capabilities of NexentaStor, the NX-9470 offers data center and big data customers a massively scalable storage solution with virtually unlimited number of snapshots, flexibility, and high granularity of data protection," explains Nexenta CMO Bridget Warwick. "We see the Cluster-in-a-Box as an innovative design and are looking forward to more platform advancements in the future by our many partners, including Area Data Systems."
The CiB platform is capable of utilizing both HDDs and SSD to create a hybrid storage ready platform. The NX-9220 is a 12-bay dual-node model that utilizes the HA and resiliency of NexentaStor to furnish a plug-and-play unified storage solution for SMBes and remote branch office deployments.

The NX-9470 provides storage density by housing 70 SAS devices-280TB in 4U of rack space. This progressive one of a kind offering increases data center storage density efficiency by requiring 75% less rack space than the traditional HA clustered scale-out file storage offerings and provides a power savings of more than 30%.

"There’s been a lot of talk lately about offering a petabyte of storage, but many shared storage and legacy SAN designs are cumbersome to configure and underutilize valuable data center space," says William Huang, president, Area Data Systems. "The NX-9470 is an easy to deploy cableless design that delivers an instant 280TB of highly available capacity using NexentaStor which can enable up to 3PB of capacity in a standard rackmount cabinet, how’s that for density?"

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280TB in 70-bay 4U enclosure with dual-node clustering ($59,950)