Sify's Network Attached Storage is an industry standard storage solution offering simple & faster on-demand storage provisioning / expansion on an end-to-end redundant path to match the assured high-availability.
With provisioning options from SAS/SATA, this solution drives in an assured transfer rate through GigaBit Ethernet connectivity. Scalable and pay-as-you grow flexibility; Sify NAS' automation policy based data migration simplifies management.
Multiple snapshots with versioning for instant recovery, file level access through NFS/CIFS shares mounting to the servers through ethernet connectivity are the other noteworthy highlights.
Features | Benefits |
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File System support | Supported with industry standard file system like CIFS / NFS with an option of provisioning from SAS / SATA drives in an assured transfer rate through Gigabit ethernet connectivity |
Storage Platform | Built on High Performance SAS/ FC drives & High capacity SATA II drives driven through fully redundant high performance active-active storage controllers. |
Anti-Virus | Data in the Network Attached Storage secured through Industry standard anti-virus software assuring a secured storage space |
Intelligent File Tiering, Snapshots & Versioning | Each subscribed Share can accommodate up to 16 Million files. Economical automatic policy-based data migration simplifies management; Supports multiple snapshots with versioning for instant recovery |
Monitoring & Management | Entire storage platform is monitored and managed by a dedicated team of storage administrators 24/7 – 365 days assuring response and resolutions as per the SLA |
Performance Reporting | Periodic performance and utilization reports sent to the stakeholders and instant notifications escalated in case of a threshold exceed |
Sify Backup Services | Customer can also subscribe NDMP backup from Network Attached Storage with multiple backup plans based on the need and compliance |
Network Attached Storage (NAS) Tiers | |||
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Category | Service Feature | Enhanced Tier | Standard Tier |
Storage Specifications | Performance | 450 Mbps | 250 Mbps |
Storage Availability Guarantee (SLA) | 99.99% | 99.99% | |
Access Mechanism to Storage | 10 Gbps FCOE / 1 Gbps iSCSI | 10 Gbps FCOE / 1 Gbps iSCSI | |
HBA Cards Compatibility | 2x 4Gbps FC HBA's / 4x iSCSI Hardware HBA's | 2x 4Gbps FC HBA's / 2x iSCSI HBA's | |
File System | CIFS / NFS | CIFS / NFS | |
Snapshots / Versioning | Up to 10 Snapshots | Up to 10 Snapshots | |
Files Per Directory | Up to 16 Million | Up to 16 Million | |
Anti-virus | Optional | Optional | |
Single Name Space | Yes | Yes | |
WORM Feature | Optional | Optional | |
File System Audit | As Required | As Required | |
Storage Backup | Optional | Optional | |
Backup on Dedicated Tape Media- LTO4 (At additional fee) |
Optional | Optional | |
Deployment scenario's | Near line as well as Long Distance over WAN Link | Near line as well as Long Distance over WAN Link | |
Subscription Parameters |
Minimum Storage Capacity Subscription | 100 GB | 100 GB |
Additional Storage Capacity Subscription | 25 GB | 25 GB | |
Data Security | Fabric Zoning | Yes | Yes |
Fiber Channel SAN Interface | Yes | Yes | |
IP SAN Interface | Yes | Yes | |
Customized Security Deployment | Optional | Optional |
Comparative - NAS v/s SAN
NAS | SAN |
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Identifies data by file name, transfers file data or file meta-data and handles security, user authentication, file locking | Addresses data by disk block number and transfers raw disk blocks. |
Protocol: TCP IP / NFS / CIFS | Protocol: iSCSI / Fibre Channel |
File System managed by NAS head unit | File System managed by servers |
Good for Graphical oriented Apps, File serving based Apps | Good for OLTP App, DB Clusters, ERP App, Messaging, etc.. |
Backups and mirrors are done on files, not blocks, for a savings in bandwidth and time. |
Backups and mirrors require a block by block copy, even if blocks are empty. |
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