BlueArc Introduces Unified Global Name Space for Titan Network Storage Servers By N/A published: Tuesday, February 07 2006
Unified Directory Structure Across Multiple Servers Enables Simplified Management and Single Mount Point for Systems Administration
SAN JOSE, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 02/06/2006 -- BlueArc Corporation, the world leader in network storage innovation, today announced the introduction of Cluster Name Space (CNS) technology, which provides a unified directory structure across storage pools and servers. CNS is a licensed software feature available for use with BlueArc's Titan 2000 Storage System family, unveiled today in a separate release.
With CNS, multiple file systems on one or more Titan servers can be linked to provide users with a single common root for both CIFS and NFS access. Clients of both types gain access to data through any node in the cluster.
A key component of Titan's suite of storage virtualization tools, BlueArc's new CNS allows arbitrary structuring of a virtual file system to meet user needs. Separate, individual file systems can be mounted to the main file system tree as sub-directories with arbitrary link points. Organizational requirements for data access and protection can be easily accommodated either on individual Titan servers or high availability Titan clusters.
The Titan 2000 series delivers customers the strongest virtualization framework on the market today -- which includes a global namespace, virtual storage pools, virtual servers, and virtual volumes. In combination with a leading software suite featuring enterprise solutions, including policy based data migration and replication, iSCSI, enhanced data protection, disaster recovery tools and a WORM file system, the Titan 2000 series extends BlueArc's product leadership, offering a complete solution to customers in all markets, from servers to storage and software.
BlueArc Storage Pools virtualize physical SAN storage and enable automatic growth of file systems as required using pre-defined administrator rules, virtually eliminating storage provisioning. File systems get the benefit of all the disk spindles within the storage pool for optimal performance, but only use capacity as they grow, allowing for improved storage utilization. Storage pools can be shared between clustered Titans further optimizing storage management and provisioning.
BlueArc Virtual Servers allow administrators to control performance, capacity and tiers of storage as a single, common shared resource. Enabling IT groups to rapidly optimize storage performance and improve storage availability, Virtual Servers offer powerful functionality that lets administrators quickly assign or reassign which physical Titan server can access a common pool of storage.
BlueArc Virtual Volumes are a system administration tool allowing the system administrator to logically group directories within a volume, and apply properties and services to the Virtual Volumes group. Virtual Volumes are logical entities that reside on top of the base volume of Titan. Virtual Volumes can be dynamically expanded and contracted at will, exported or shared.
Titan Clusters running CNS have demonstrated unique efficiency in running standardized benchmark tests. While many clustered storage systems show significant losses in per-node efficiency as additional systems are added to the cluster, Titan 2000 series systems running CNS scale performance linearly. Two node Titan clusters deliver 2X performance, with less than one half of one percent efficiency loss per node.
Titan's Cluster Name Space can also participate as a branch in larger enterprise name space structures based on products such as Microsoft's GNS or NuView StorageX. The net result of CNS is a set of powerful benefits including simplified provisioning, faster performance through load balancing between nodes, and easier administration of consistent data protection, data management and security policies across the storage infrastructure.
Today's enterprises are demanding ultimate performance and capacity scaling to cope with the continued growth in data requirements. For those customers that demand top-line performance and rock-solid reliability, BlueArc offers the ability to cluster multiple Titan systems together to aggregate throughput and storage capacity. In those deployments that demand multiple nodes, CNS offers customers a single mount point for their enterprise data.
"With Titan 2000, BlueArc has introduced the world's largest single file systems, including the capability to expand up to 512 terabytes in a single device," said Steve Daheb, vice president of marketing for BlueArc. "BlueArc's Cluster Name Space takes scalability a step further, enabling customers to cluster multiple Titans together and manage them from a single common interface -- giving them one point of access for their enterprise data."
About BlueArc
BlueArc is the world leader in network storage innovation. BlueArc's Titan storage system family delivers unparalleled performance, scalability and simplicity, enabling customers to accelerate their digital world. Utilizing a unique patented architecture, Titan customers can achieve tasks impossible with alternative systems, implementing tomorrow's solutions today. The company's headquarters are in San Jose, California with European operations based in Bracknell, England. More information on BlueArc is available on the Internet at www.bluearc.com.
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