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Archiving to Objects Harriet Coverston, CTO

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Copyright 2016, Versity Software, Inc. Versity Software The only independent pure play HSM software company

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Copyright 2016, Versity Software, Inc. What we do? • Versity Storage Manager (VSM) • High performance archiving • Open source SAM-QFS HSM technology on Linux • Focused on moving POSIX files to object storage

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Copyright 2016, Versity Software, Inc. Primary Verticals • HPC and Scientific • Government and Defense • Healthcare, Medical, Genomics • Banking & Finance • Oil & Gas • Media & Entertainment • Data Center / Web • Video Surveillance Not just cold storage

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Copyright 2016, Versity Software, Inc. Customers North America Europe Middle East Total Data Managed: 225 PB

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Copyright 2016, Versity Software, Inc. HPC Partner

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Copyright 2016, Versity Software, Inc. HPC Architecture

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Copyright 2016, Versity Software, Inc. Versity Storage Manager (VSM)

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Copyright 2016, Versity Software, Inc. VSM Tiering Functions Ingest data from scratch file systems. Package files into archive containers. Archive automatically from disk cache to archive media based on policies. Release archived files from disk cache to free up space. Automatically Stage files from archive media back to disk cache when requested, with the option to pre-stage and the option to bypass. Recycle removable media by repacking the media.

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Copyright 2016, Versity Software, Inc. Why Object Storage ? Archival cost and protection levels without the drawbacks of tape • Dramatically faster time to first byte • High performance without FC / IB • Easier to manage • Low cost • Safe & Geo replicated

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Copyright 2016, Versity Software, Inc. Why Versity in front of objects Because object storage is an excellent archival target but enterprise sites are locked in a POSIX world. VSM bridges the gap.

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Copyright 2016, Versity Software, Inc. VSM Reference Architecture Tape TCP/IP NFS SAMBA FC/IB/Ethernet Switch Metadata Cache Metadata Server Client 2 Client 3… Client 1 & Backup Metadata Server Disc Object Private Cloud S3 Object Public Cloud

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Copyright 2016, Versity Software, Inc. S3 Object Release • Currently running at a Versity site in Houston Texas • Archiving, staging, and recycling • 10x faster performance compared to NFS Archiving to Object

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Copyright 2016, Versity Software, Inc. Archiving Data Rates - Mixed File Sizes

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Copyright 2016, Versity Software, Inc. Staging Data Rates - Mixed File Sizes

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Copyright 2016, Versity Software, Inc. Why Versity ? • Pure play, software only • Subscription business model • No minimum contractual term • Perpetual ability to read your data - for free • Open source data format • Investing in the future!

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Copyright 2016, Versity Software, Inc. What’s Next? • Scale out archiving application • Scale out POSIX archiving file system

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Copyright 2016, Versity Software, Inc. Thank You [email protected]