NexentaStor Features
128-bit File System:
ZFS-based technology provides the most scalable and flexible 128-bit file system.
Unlimited Storage Capacity:
Designed for large-scale growth with unlimited snapshots and copy-on-write clones.
Unlimited File Size:
While most legacy solutions limit the size of the file system, there are no such limitations with ZFS.
Unified Appliance:
Support for NAS (NFS, CIFS WebDAV, FTP) and support for SAN (iSCSI & FC) means flexibility.
Data Deduplication & Native Compression:
Inline data deduplication and compression reduce the use of primary storage.
Hybrid Storage Pools:
Exploit I/O cache to accelerate read & write performance—SSD.
Integrated Snapshot Search:
Perform indexing & Boolean searches from the file system to search for files within snapshots.
Heterogeneous Block & File Replication:
Synchronous or asynchronous replication for easy disaster recovery.
Block-level Mirroring:
Setup remote backups and disaster recovery at off-site locations
Simplified Disk Management:
Manage disks and JBODs using either command line or NexentaStor Management Viewer (NMV).
Total Product Safety:
Proactive, automated alert mechanisms send alerts when configuration deviates from “Golden Image” (best configuration).
VM Integration:
VMware, XEN, Hyper-V
End-to-End Data Integrity:
No silent data corruption.
Additional Features
Support of metro cluster or stretch cluster deployments:
Real-time failover between active/active clusters in different geographies, up to 30 miles apart.
Reduce the amount of required storage in VDI deployments:
SCSI UNMAP as a client-side feature frees up storage in the back end, in the context of thin provisioning (a 100-to-one reduction in space for VDI when using NexentaStor).
Reserve space for future growth:
Reserve pool space, ensuring to never run out of space accidentally, allowing for work continuation without disruption. with ZFS.
Synchronization to multiple destinations:
Site-to-site replications across disparate destinations.
Improves optimization by supporting CIFS cross-forest (groups of clients) trust.
Quick replication:
Between different data centers asynchronously through the use of a new Layer 5 multi-connection, multi-destination, multi-pathing protocol.