High-Performance SSD Accelerated Inline Deduplicating SAN and NAS Appliances for Utility Storage
8 TB to 288 TB
Purpose-built for deployment in Utility Storage environments, the GB-X Series features a next generation Hybrid Storage Architecture (HSA) that combines high-performance solid-state storage technology for tunable I/O performance, enterprise-grade 24/7 duty cycle drives, inline and real-time data deduplication, and simultaneous SAN and NAS protocols via 1 GbE or 10 GbE connectivity to create a high-performance, highly flexible architecture that is also extremely power-efficient and affordably priced.
Leveraging its high throughput and tunable I/O performance, in conjunction with the rich features of the GreenBytes File System (GBFS), the GB-X Series is ideal for the real-time performance challenges of Tier 2 (non-HA: Primary Storage and Virtual Environments) storage missions, and boasts the data ingest, restore, and remote replication rates required for effective Tier 3 assignments (Backup and Data Protection), all at a price point that makes the efficiencies of inline deduplication accessible to all companies, regardless of size.
GreenBytes' GB-X Series appliances are easily and efficiently scalable from an entry point of 8 TB up to 288 TB. The GB-X Series also boasts superior energy efficiency and cost effectiveness - all in an easy-to-use platform backed by GreenBytes' world-class 7x24x365 customer service and support.
GreenBytes’ GB-X Series of next-generation, high-performance inline deduplicating utility storage appliances provide organizations with significant advantages over traditional storage solutions:
- Unmatched inline deduplication ingestion and restore performance
- Highly tunable I/O performance independent of “spindle count” via scalable SSD provisioning
- All software features included at no additional charge including: remote replication, thin provisioning, snapshot, Symantec OST plug-in, etc.
- Flexible architecture supporting simultaneous SAN and NAS deployments (iSCSI, CIFS, NFS and OST)
- Seamlessly scalable storage pools delivering the market’s largest inline deduplicated capacity
- Purpose built hardware combined with MAID software intelligence for the lowest energy consumption/TB footprint available anywhere
- Reliability via: system redundancies; hot swappable components; asynchronous remote replication; snapshots, etc.
Product Feature Overview
REAL-TIME, BLOCK LEVEL DEDUPLICATION GB-X appliances include deduplication built into the operating system – creating a true single instance storage appliance capable of on-the-fly deduplication of data – with storage performance and scalability many times that of competing deduplication appliances.
TRUE STORAGE VIRTUALIZATION GB-X appliances scale seamlessly on the fly, handling from 8 TB (GB-3000) to 288 TB (GB-5000) of raw data (before deduplication). GreenBytes’ modular scaling architecture allows true demand-based provisioning. GreenBytes expansion shelves can be added at any time to dynamically grow the storage. Further, the modular scaling approach allows for the utilization of the latest and greatest densities, resulting in an even more cost effective scaling profile.
SSD-ENABLED READ ACCELERATION GreenBytes’ hybrid SSD/ magnetic drive architecture is a revolutionary concept in storage, where storage administrators can provision storage for diverse applications from primary to backup and archive within the same storage chassis, and same management interface. SSD technology accelerates transactional processing by providing low latency indexing mechanisms for block and file storage. Additionally, SSD is interchangeable with conventional magnetic drives in the drive bays found in GreenBytes storage systems. By replacing magnetic drives with SSDs, storage volumes can be created with application-specific performance requirements - independent of the number of spinning disks in the array.
MANAGEMENT 101 GB-X storage administration is end-to-end in function. We created our administration tool suite to accommodate the entire set of data management tasks with a single Microsoft Management Console (MMC) plug-in. With the toolset, initial configuration of a GB-X system for any particular user environment can be a quick and easy process. Snapshot and remote replication are easily administered with the tool. Graphical performance monitoring helps administrators tune GreenBytes systems for optimal performance for their particular environment. Customers will realize reduced total cost of ownership with significantly less administrative and operational oversight.
MULTI-PROTOCOL STORAGE Simultaneously provide NFS shares as well as provision iSCSI target LUNs for your SAN storage needs. GB-X appliances are also optimized for use with the Symantec OpenStorage (OST) interface, enhancing deduplication performance with Symantec OST enabled backup applications. Deduplication occurs across the entire storage pool – regardless of the connectivity method.