SFA10000

Extreme IOPS and Extreme Bandwidth

The DataDirect Networks' Storage Fusion Architecture (SFA) 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.

The SFA10000 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.

Designed for multiple classes of data and storage performance requirements, the SFA10000 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.

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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 supplies, while providing complete redundancy and high availability and performance
  • Ability to mix SAS, SATA and SSD disk technologies in the same enclosures provides a scalable, flexible platform for Tiered Storage

Capacity

  • Scales beyond 240GB/s
  • Single System supports up to 1,200 drives (2.4PB) in two racks
  • Ultra dense drive enclosures: 120TB in 4U, 2.4PB in 2 racks (SATA)
  • Proven scalability to dozens of Petabytes

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

Features

  • Industry-leading performance & capacity
  • Industry-leading density
  • Largest scalable storage building block
  • Open standards
  • SATAssure
  • Single system multi-tiered storage

Benefits

  • Lower capital and operational expense with fewer systems to purchase and manage
  • Reclaim valuable floor space, reduce power and cooling costs
  • Reduce management cost, complexity and risk
  • Provide flexibility, no vendor lock-in for file systems
  • Reduce cost with SATA and gain enterprise-class data protection and reliability
  • Reduce cost and management complexity

How to Buy

S2A Extreme Storage Systems are available through a variety of channels:

Direct

DDN's Worldwide Presales Team of Account Managers and Systems Engineers will assess your business objectives and technical requirements and prescribe the right size storage to fit your needs and budget.

OEM System Providers

The world's largest technology companies provide S2A Extreme Storage as individual systems or as part of a larger integrated solution.

Resellers and Integrators

Specialized VARs and System Integrators provide S2A Extreme Storage as individual systems or as part of a larger integrated solution.

Contact sales@ddn.com and we will work with you to understand your needs and determine the best source.

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