PowerScale F910 All-Flash NAS Platform

Processor

2 Intel® Xeon® CPUs, 2.4GHz/24C

Functional

All-flash, all-NVMe NAS
Scale-out storage

System Overview

Base enclosure
2U Form Factor
24x2.5” NVMe SSD drives

Expansion Capacity

Scale-out architecture
Distributed fully symmetric clustered architecture that combines modular storage with OneFS operating system in a single volume, single namespace, and single filesystem.

Expansion enclosures
Minimum cluster size: 3 nodes
Maximum cluster size: 252 nodes

Connectivity

Front End Networking (per node):
Dual port 25G NIC supporting 10G or 25G connections (SFP+/SFP28)
Dual port 100G NIC supporting 40G or 100G connections

Infrastructure Networking (per node):
2 InfiniBand connections with QDR links or Dual port 100G NIC supporting 40G or 100G connections (QSFP+/QSFP28)

Media Types

NVMe SSDs
3.84 TB (TLC)
7.68 TB (TLC)
15.36 TB (QLC)
30.72 TB (QLC)

Software

OneFS 9.2.1 or later. Upgrades are non-disruptive
PowerScale OneFS distributed file system creates a cluster with a single file system and single global namespace. It is fully journaled, fully distributed, and has a globally coherent write/read cache.

Data Optimization

Efficiency
SmartDedupe data deduplication option, which can reduce storage requirements by up to 35 percent. Inline data reduction and compression.
2:1 DRR guarantee

Network protocol support
NFSv3, NFSv4, NFSoRDMA, NFS Kerberized sessions (UDP or TCP), SMB1 (CIFS), SMB2, SMB3, SMB3-CA, Multichannel, HTTP, FTP, NDMP, SNMP, LDAP, HDFS, S3, ADS, NIS reads/writes.

Automated storage tiering
Policy-based automated tiering options including SmartPools and CloudPools software to optimise storage resources and lower costs.

Data retention
SmartLock policy-based retention and protection against accidental deletion.

Data replication
SyncIQ fast and flexible one-to-many file-based asynchronous replication between clusters. SmartSync provides efficient file to file and file to object data movement.

Data Protection

FlexProtect file-level striping with support for N+1 through N+4 and mirroring data protection schemes.
File system audit capability and STIG hardening to improve security and control of your storage infrastructure and address regulatory compliance requirements, with our Cyber Protection Suite.

Security

Data at Rest Encryption with External Key Manager​
Data in flight encryption​
Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)​
Multi-factor authentication​
Secure Boot​
Auditing​
Anti-Virus

Power

1400 W
Dual redundant power supplies

Max Power consumption 
(200-240V per node) 
@25°C – 877 Watts
@35°C – 913 Watts

Typical Thermal rating:
@25°C – 2992 BTU/hr
@35°C – 3115 BTU/hr