EonStor GSe Family
Shared Media Storage for SMB
The EonStor GSe (GSe) is a shared storage solution especially designed for SMBs to support high definition video collaboration. For such applications, Infortrend integrates DaVinci Resolve project server database on the GSe, and provides the EonView, an automated agent software that supports Windows and macOS workstations, enabling video editors to easily deploy storage and network settings without the assistance of IT personnel. This allows multiple users to collaborate on videos and regularly back up project contents, providing an easy-to-use video workflow management mechanism.
GSe's hardware design features various form factors and flexible host boards to choose from, and stable, reliable modular design with high expandability. GSe supports SAS, SATA, and SSD drives, integrating SAN and NAS service as well as EonCloud Gateway features to deploy a powerful hybrid cloud environment. In addition to the built-in four 10GbE /1GbE channels, GSe also provides flexible 25GbE /10GbE Ethernet interface and multiple network protocols such as CIFS/SMB and NFS, which can be easily integrated with your existing work environment. GSe is the best storage solution for your multimedia collaboration workflow.
Entry Level Near-line Solution
The EonStor GSe 1000 is entry level enterprise solutions especially designed for SMBs and ROBOs. It provides complete data storage, file sharing, and cloud integration, allowing IT personnel to efficiently manage all kinds of light SAN and NAS workloads, all at an affordable price. The EonStor GSe 1000 comes with exceptional expandability of more than 10PB storage capacity and two sets of modular host board slots, which can easily meet the needs of future data growth and architecture transformation. As such, the GSe 1000 is the ideal choice for the budget-conscious applications.
Cost-effective Shared Storage Solution
The EonStor GSe 3000 Gen2 and 2000/2000T are shared storage solutions especially designed for SMBs or media workstations to collaborate on 4K and above ultra-high definition media footages. GSe 3000 Gen2 and 2000T support for all flash or hybrid configurations to provide the performance required for near-line storage and high definition media editing applications. Up to two sets of modular host boards are also offered to fulfill the requirements of numerous applications or infrastructure transformation to allow more deployment flexibility. The systems come with an expandability of more than 10PB, meeting the needs of future data growth. As such, GSe 3000 Gen2 and 2000T are your cost-effective shard storage solutions. If performance is the main concern, GSe 3000 Gen2 will be the best choice, otherwise the GSe 2000/2000T is ideal as it can meet all general storage needs.
High Performance Shared Storage Solution
The EonStor GSe 4000 Gen2 is a high performance enterprise storage solution with powerful performance, flexibility, and high scalability to handle large amounts of file transfers even under high workloads. It is especially suitable for heavy workloads or 4K and above ultra-high definition video editing, such as video rendering and multi-stream playback, and can effectively assist enterprises or video studios to improve overall productivity
EonOne—an Easy-to-use Interface for Storage Management
With the constant evolution of storage platforms, the EonStor GSe adopts the all new EonOne management software to assist customers in improving storage and service efficiency for increased productivity. Infortrend offers two kinds of user privilege for different management purposes. One user privilege is for M&E User Administrator, who is in charge of user’s account and storage quota management, and the other user privilege is for System Administrator who can do advanced storage settings and maintenance.
EonView
EonView is a client-based utility for Windows and macOS workstations to simplify the complexities of storage system deployment and network settings for easy file sharing. For detailed information, please visit Infortrend Media & Entertainment solution page.
Performance
Infortrend offers a three-tier solution which can support up to 5,000/3,000 MB/s read/write throughput that supports 26 4K video streams. The following table shows the details.
| Solutions | CIFS Read/Write MB/s | 4K 4096 x 2160 ProRes 4444 @24 fps |
ProRes 422 1920 x 1080 @30 fps |
Raw Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 | GSe 2016T 16-HDD | 1,600/1,400 | 13 | 64 | 160TB |
| Tier 2 | GSe 3000 Gen2 32-HDD | 3,750/2,300 | 18 | 87 | 320TB |
| Tier 3 | GSe 4000 Gen2 48-HDD | 5,000/3,000 | 26 | 120 | 480TB |
For detailed performance report, please visit Infortrend Media & Entertainment solution page.
Scalability
To meet the ever-growing storage demands on high resolution video footages, GSe supports up to 896 drives and more than 10PB capacity through expansion enclosures, which is ideal for storage—intensive applications.
SAN, NAS and Cloud in ONE Unified Storage
With the growth of data, more and more enterprises face the need to transform their storage infrastructure. Besides providing TB or PB level local storage capacity for critical applications, the EonStor GSe can also assist users to expand their data storage to cloud by adjusting system setups according to actual requirements, all in one storage system.
Hybrid Storage Arrays
From data growth, management of numerous hardware devices, to annual budget cuts, IT personnel need to face ever-changing challenges every day. The EonStor GSe can be set up as a hybrid flash storage according to their needs, and combined with either SSD Cache or Automated Storage Tiering, it can utilize the high performance of SSDs and the large capacity of HDDs, while automatically moving frequently accessed data to SSDs to achieve simplified management and proper use of resources.
Complete Cloud Integration Solution
Integration of enterprise data and cloud is the trend of the future, and the EonStor GSe can assist customers to move file or block level data to public or private clouds according to their needs. Besides low cost access to infrequently used data, it can also backup data to the cloud to establish a remote backup architecture, creating a data center with high availability.
Rich Host Interface in GSe Family
As there is a wide range of enterprise applications, the required communication interface for each application may differ. Infortrend provides rich communication interfaces in SAN environments, including 8Gb/s FC, 16Gb/s FC, 32Gb/s FC, 1Gb/s iSCSI, 10Gb/s iSCSI, 40Gb/s iSCSI and 12Gb/s SAS to allow complete compatibility with all applications. Furthermore, 1GbE, 10GbE, 25GbE and 40GbE ports are also offered in network environments to provide fast and reliable data sharing and data transfer quality.
Modular Design
From power supplies, fans, controller, to host boards, all Infortrend products adopt modular designs to lower maintenance complexity and provide fast, precise technical support and RMA services.
