Quantum StorNext M330 metadata controller appliance

The StorNext M330 metadata controller appliance combines the high-performance, heterogeneous software file sharing and tiered, vendor-agnostic archiving benefits found in Quantum’s StorNext data management software with the simplicity of purpose-built hardware.

Designed for users with sustained large data throughput challenges, such as video files that can quickly grow to multi-petabytes of streaming digital content, the scalable appliance addresses complex ‘big data’ management needs and is designed for ease of deployment with minimal configuration requirements.

The appliance is suitable for media and entertainment, oil and gas, government and life sciences applications, and simplifies installation and enables predictability and scalability for heterogeneous, file-sharing business environments. The appliance introduces software features such as an enhanced GUI and reporting tools for accelerated set-up and performance tuning, and includes high-availability software, two StorNext SAN clients for the controllers, and 10 StorNext SAN clients for any supported OS-type, including Windows, Linux, AIX, HP-UX and Solaris.

Supplied with StorNext File System software, two metadata controllers (one for high availability) and a dedicated metadata array, it can simultaneously share and access big data files by utilising Fibre Channel speeds over a SAN and automatically tier data to disk or tape for preservation or future use through StorNext Storage Manager software.

It provides a reliable, efficient and highly available platform for managing complex data management issues and includes a second system for automatic failover.

Complex system environments which integrate StorNext software, OEM operating platforms and servers can create maintenance and support challenges for customers and partners.