First Large Scale Ceph Storage Microserver Cluster Unveiled
The future of microservers meets The Future of Storage™
AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
OPENSTACK SUMMIT – The Ceph Community, a Red Hat, Inc.
(NYSE:RHT), sponsored worldwide collection of developers working to
build the popular Ceph software-defined storage project, today announced
the first implementation of an innovative large-scale Ceph storage
cluster environment. This cost-effective, energy-efficient four watt
converged microserver, developed by WDLabs™, a business growth incubator
of storage solutions leader Western Digital Corporation, is the first
demonstrated solution offering true flexibility of applications
executing on a microserver.
As the enterprise expands into cloud architecture and scale-out systems,
it is becoming increasingly important to have hardware profiles that
match specific needs and designs. The large scale Ceph storage cluster
demonstration using 504 WDLabs converged microservers allows users to
load any operating system and software on the device, enabling Ceph
storage to run directly on the drive. Testing conducted by WDLabs showed
that implementation of the server can also reduce costs when building
out future Ceph storage and Red Hat application clusters.
This self-contained design is an ideal match for Ceph’s scale-out
architecture. The Ceph object storage daemon (OSD) fits on each
microserver, creating a flat parallel space. The microserver
architecture is designed to localize the problem if a server is ever
lost without impacting the entire rack of JBOD drives.
Super Micro Computer, Inc., a global leader in high-performance,
high-efficiency server, storage technology and green computing
solutions, contributed their open-source based total solutions expertise
to this collaborative effort, providing specialized chassis for
disaggregated storage, core servers and networking. This collaboration
among industry leaders is a strong example of the depth and breadth of
the Ceph community.
Development and demonstration of the WDLabs converged microserver is a
step forward for the Ceph community. This demonstrates the enthusiasm of
market leaders to work together to develop innovative solutions for real
business challenges, and to facilitate revolutionary change in the
storage industry.
Supporting Quotes
Patrick McGarry, Ceph community lead, Red Hat
“We are excited to be working with innovative industry leaders to create
solutions that help advance the state of the art in both software and
hardware. Implementing Ceph storage in a microserver environment can
provide scalable growth and ease of management. The ability to pair a
distributed style of hardware with distributed software offers an
incredible asset to organizations building high-capacity data storage
solutions to better fit cloud datacenters of the future.”
Richard E. Rutledge, senior vice president of marketing, WDLabs
“The WDLabs converged microserver is designed to connect users to their
data in the most direct path possible. The flexibility of the open
platform enables scale-out software-defined storage such as Ceph, plus
other data applications and analytics, to more quickly create value from
the stored data. This platform is simple to deploy and offers a
resilient foundation for scale-out applications.”
Additional details on the collaborative efforts to create the new Ceph
storage cluster environment can be found on the Ceph
blog. This provides information on the 500 drives that WDLabs has
assembled, the technologies involved in the project, early test results,
and more.
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