DDN | SFA10K-X

The High Performance, Cost-Effective Big Data Storage Building Block

Consolidate multiple systems and scale capacity into dozens of petabytes & performance into 100s of GB/s cost efficiently.

 

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DDN | SFA10K-X™

The High Performance, Cost-Effective Big Data Storage Platform

Fusing unprecedented IOPS and bandwidth performance with highly efficient capacity management, the SFA10K-X is designed to maximize application performance and minimize overall total cost of storage system ownership for big data, media intensive and data-intensive environments.

Big data is here and it's unruly. Capacity and performance requirements are exploding and increasingly more difficult to predict. Data patterns have changed, requiring new massive multi-threaded storage processing capabilities for today's multi-core, multi-application sets.

The SFA10K-X is purpose-built to simplify and tame big data growth, enabling you to architect and scale your environment more intelligently, efficiently and cost effectively than ever before.

DDN's Storage Fusion Architecture (SFA) optimizes today's advanced processor technology, busses and memory with an optimized RAID engine and sophisticated data management algorithms. This VMware certified storage system is designed to derive peak performance out of your compute investments with a massive IO infrastructure and multi-media disk drives that 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 high performance and/or high capacity application set.

As the leader in big data, we provide a number of innovations that increase performance, efficiency and data protection. Designed for multiple classes of data and storage performance requirements, this unique multi-RAID architecture combines up to 1,200 SATA, SAS and SSD disks into a simply managed, multi-petabyte platform. Data resides on the optimal disk technology according to priority and access pattern, while selecting the appropriate RAID level to maximize performance and cost-effectiveness. In the background, the system performs multiple levels of parity generation and real-time data integrity verification and error correction without impacting application performance.

  • Massively Multi-Threaded Storage Processing

    • Ensures that both host I/O operations and background data management functions are delivered at the highest speeds possible. High-speed storage processors deliver world-leading throughput and IOPS, while also handling drive rebuilds and error detection & correction with virtually no performance impact to applications.
  • Balanced Storage Performance

    • Unpredictable storage growth demands a versatile storage foundation. The SFA10K-X is ideal for the most demanding transactional workloads with over 800,000 sustained random IOPS and is also capable of delivering storage bandwidth over 15GB/s.
  • Simple Scalability: Ready for the Content Explosion

    • Capable of supporting up to 1,200 drives behind a single storage system, the SFA10K-X is truly a petabyte-class system. Add as few as 2 drives at a time for simple, online volume growth
  • Large Cache to Accelerate Read & Write I/Os

    • With 16GB of high-speed, battery-protected storage cache, the SFA10K-X is designed to accelerate heavy, small IOPS read & write requests.
  • Unrivaled Storage Density

    • With over hundreds of Petabytes deployed in high-density storage packaging, all DDN systems are designed for efficient power and floor space utilization. The SFA10K-X is capable of housing up to 3.36 Petabytes of data in a single data center rack.
  • Unprecedented Support for SSDs

    • The SFA10K-X utilizes 160 back-end SAS channels to enable massive sustained IOPS on SSDs, eliminating the need for external small IO accelerators.
  • Green Storage

    • High-density packaging requires only 1/4th of the storage enclosures, power supplies and fans that traditional storage systems do, dramatically reducing storage energy costs up to 50%.
  • Designed for Storage Tiering

    • Intermix SAS, SATA and SSD drives within a single, scalable platform. Enable storage consolidation and eliminate storage islands and system sprawl by housing archive (SATA) and transactional (SAS/SSD) tiers in this single and ultra-dense, high performance system.
  • VMware Certified

    Enterprise ready for ESX Server environments

  • Consolidate Powerfully

    Provides 10:1 or greater reduction in managed systems, collapsing network, storage & compute resources to reduce TCO and complexity

  • Ready to Deploy

    Arrives at your door as a fully configured appliance, performance tuned and optimized to simplify set-up and deployment

  • Performance Scaling Made Simple

    Start small and non-disruptively add appliances as application requirements continue to grow

  • Industry Leading Performance & Capacity

    Significantly reduces capital and operational expenses with fewer systems to purchase and manage

  • Industry Leading Density

    Reclaim valuable floor space, reduce power and cooling costs 84 Drives/4U enclosure; 2.4PB/Rack

  • Supports the Most Drives

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

  • Enterprise-class SATA Data Protection

    Makes large SATA pools with high duty-cycles reliable at half the price of SAS or FC drives

  • Reduces Energy Consumption

    By 50% eliminating unnecessary storage enclosures, switches, fans and power supplies

  • Largest Scalable Storage Building Block

    Reduce management cost, complexity and risk

  • Scales Incrementally

    Add as few as 5 disk drives at a time

In just two racks, a single system scales to:

  • • 1,200 Drives
  • • 15GB/s

Aggregate multiple systems and scale beyond:

  • • Dozens of PBs
  • • 300+GB/s

According to IDC, data is poised to grow 40x over the next 10 years. How will you stay ahead of the demand?

Deploying SFA10K-X means the fewest number of systems to buy, support, power and manage as you scale your environment to multiple petabytes.

Highly flexible, the SFA10K-X supports multiple RAID levels and configurations. Start as small as 5 enclosures. A single SFA10K-X scales to 1,200 drives in just 2 racks and additional systems can be added to efficiently manage dozens of petabytes.

    • Single System: Scales from 300 to 1,200 drives
    • Multiple Systems: Proven to support dozens of petabytes
    • Media: Intermix SSD, SAS and SATA in the same enclosure
    • Density: 240TB in 4U and 2.4PB in just two racks (SATA)
    • Single System Bandwidth: Up to 15GB/s Host Throughput (Read and Write)
    • Multiple System Bandwidth: Proven & in production beyond 300GB/s
    • Single System IOPS: Up to 1,000,000 Random IOPS (Cache); Up to 840,000 Sustained Random IOPS (SSD)
    • Multiple System IOPS: Proven beyond 50 Million
    • Single System Ports: 16x FC8 Host Ports (Option); 8x infiniband QDR Host Ports (Option)
Single System Capacity Scaling

How to Buy DDN Storage Systems & Solutions 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 SFA Storage as individual systems or as part of a larger integrated solution.

Resellers and IntegratorsSpecialized VARs and System Integrators provide SFA 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

Contact DDN Sales Please fill out the form below, email sales@ddn.com or call toll-free at 1.800.837.2298 or International at 1.818.700.7600


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