High Performance Computing (HPC)
Infortrend's storage solutions are optimized for High Performance Computing (HPC), which requires advanced computing techniques and technologies to perform complex computational tasks at a large scale. Our versatile products, including EonStor GS unified storage and EonStor DS SAN storage, can efficiently handle simultaneous requests from multiple servers and store the analyzed data. With a focus on performance, capacity, and cost-effectiveness, our solutions provide timely HPC results, giving you a competitive edge.
HPC presents unique challenges that are difficult to overcome without the right storage solutions. These challenges are as follows:
- Poor storage performance, downtime, or data loss can cause delays in data analysis, slowing down innovation
- Insufficient capacity to store both raw and analyzed data, which can reach massive sizes ranging from terabytes to petabytes
- Complex management that requires more time, resulting in reduced productivity
Faster Outcomes
Designed for extremely high performance, our EonStor GS U.2 hybrid flash series delivers up to 1.1M IOPS at an exceptionally low latency of 300 microseconds and 12GB/s in write throughput, making it ideal for intensive workloads and driving faster outcomes.
PB-Level Data
One EonStor GS storage device offers over 12.5PB of storage with over 800 drives when connected to JBOD expansion systems and can be scaled out to accommodate more than 3000 drives, making it easy to store all raw and analyzed data.
Ensure Uninterrupted Data Analysis
With high-availability storage featuring dual redundant controller design, our storage solutions ensure continuous operation even in the event of a controller failure, minimizing the risk of analysis interruptions.
Work Seamlessly with HPC File Systems
Our storage solutions integrate with industry-leading HPC file systems, such as Lustre, BeeGFS, GPFS, and StorNext, meeting their strict requirements for high-performance and reliable storage, enabling efficient parallel processing of large data sets by multiple servers.
EonStor GS – U.2 NVMe Hybrid Flash Series
For HPC in AI/Machine Learning, Semiconductor Manufacturing, Genomic Sequencing, and More: Elevate your HPC experience with high-performance IOPS and throughput using the EonStor GS U.2 NVMe Hybrid Flash Series.
The diagram below illustrates how our GS U.2 NVMe hybrid flash series works with StorNext file systems in HPC projects and how it connects to MDS (Metadata Server) and client servers.
EonStor GS U.2 NVMe Hybrid Flash Series with StorNext
EonStor GS U.2 NVMe Hybrid Flash Series is a unified storage solution equipped with U.2 NVMe SSD that offers 1.1M IOPS at a low latency of 300 microseconds and 12GB/s in write throughput, with support for 100GbE RDMA for high-speed data transfers. Additionally, its redundant controller design ensures data availability.
The series is available in GS 4000U, GS 3000UT, GS 3000U, and GS 2000U, with GS 4000U delivering the highest performance.
EonStor GS – SAS HDD Series
For HPC in Oil and Gas, Weather Forecasting and Monitoring, Research Labs, and More: If you need a storage solution with powerful performance and ample capacity, the EonStor GS SAS HDD Series is the ultimate solution.
The diagram below illustrates how our GS SAS HDD series works with GPFS file systems in HPC projects, and how it connects to NSD servers via switches.
EonStor GS SAS HDD Series with GPFS
EonStor GS SAS HDD Series is a unified storage solution that offers up to 24GB/s read and 12GB/s write throughput performance on a single appliance, with support of 100GbE RDMA. You can maximize capacity within the same rack space using the series' high-density form factors, including 4U 40/60/90-bay, which can provide up to 1.8PB of storage capacity in 4U space. Moreover, its redundant controller design ensures data availability.
The series is available in GS 4000 G3, GS 3000 G3, GS 2000, and GS 1000 Gen2, with GS 4000 G3 delivering the highest performance.
EonStor DS SAN Storage
Your Ideal affordable solution for HPC: Get unmatched value with EonStor DS.
The diagram below illustrates how our EonStor DS works with Lustre or BeeGFS file systems in HPC projects and how it connects to the metadata server and OSS server.
EonStor DS with Lustre / BeeGFS
EonStor DS is a pure SAN storage solution that offers up to 1M IOPS with a low latency of 300 microseconds, as well as 12GB/s read and 7GB/s write throughput. It also features a redundant controller design, all at a competitive price point.
EonStor DS comes with a U.2 hybrid flash series equipped with U.2 NVMe SSDs, as well as a SAS HDD series offering different performance and form factors.
Semiconductor Manufacturing
- Scenario: A semiconductor equipment company deals with data-intensive processes, simulations, and analysis throughout the semiconductor manufacturing pipeline. For these purposes, it requires a reliable hybrid flash storage solution in a 2U form factor. It should support 100GbE RDMA, work with StorNext file system to stripe the SAN storage, and a failover time must be under 30 seconds.
- Our Advantages: Infortrend's 2U hybrid flash unified storage solution with 100GbE RDMA support delivers up to 16GB/s read and 10GB/s write throughput for demanding HPC workloads. With a redundant controller design, data availability is ensured, and failover time requirement is met. The solution supports both SAN and NAS environments for versatile application use.
- Recommended Products: EonStor GS U.2 NVMe hybrid flash series
AI and Machine Learning
- Scenario: A research lab leverages HPC to conduct GPU/AI/ML-based applications for weather atmospheric studies. To efficiently carry out these studies, they require high-performance storage that delivers fast random I/O, supports 100GbE RDMA, offers 360TB capacity, and connects to Linux servers.
- Our Advantages: Infortrend offers NVMe hybrid flash storage with 360TB capacity at a friendly price. It supports 100GbE RDMA for seamless integration with the infrastructure. Its scale-out feature dispatches HPC workloads across two nodes in one appliance using a single namespace, which maximizes storage performance. Also, it can connect to JBOD for future data archives.
- Recommended Products: EonStor GS U.2 NVMe hybrid flash series
Genetic Engineering
- Scenario: A genetic research company implements HPC processing for analyzing vast genomic datasets. To store, access, and analyze genetic data securely and efficiently, they need cost-efficient storage with a dual-controller design. The storage solution must support the Lustre file system, provide uninterrupted services without downtime, support high-performance SSDs for metadata storage, as well as large-capacity HDDs for storing other data.
- Our Advantages: Infortrend offers the GS SAS HDD G3 series, which works seamlessly with Lustre. When configured with 5 Lustre nodes, these storage systems can deliver a total of 47.5GB/s read and 37.5GB/s write performance. Additionally, the storage systems can be used as hybrid storage, allowing for the installation of both SSDs and HDDs in the same appliance. This reduces the need for a separate storage appliance specifically for SSDs, resulting in cost savings and simplified management efforts.
- Recommended Products: EonStor GS SAS HDD series
Oil and Gas
- Scenario: An oil and gas company utilizes HPC to conduct a seismic survey in order to map geological structures beneath the earth's surface. To optimize exploration and production workflow, they need a high-performance and affordable SAN storage solution that can work with the BeeFGS parallel file system and 100 computing nodes, connected to OSS servers via SAS 12G I/O interface.
- Our Advantages: Infortrend offers 10 units of EonStor DS 3024, a dual redundant controller SAN storage with a 2U 24-bay design that accommodates HDDs, providing a total storage capacity of 4.5PB. By using EonStor DS 3024, the company can gain reliable storage to prevent interruption of HPC processes, save costs by avoiding purchasing expensive fiber channel or Ethernet switches, and optimize rack space with the storage's compact 2U 24-bay design.
- Recommended Products: EonStor DS
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