blackpearl introduction

Embargoed*un-l*Thursday*

Client Software

FC SAS

Object Interface

10 GigE Standard

Objects to

Deep Storage

Easiest*Way*to*Move*Bulk*Data*

1.4 PB uncompressed

Archive(Grade(NAS(Disk(

Spectra*BlackPearl*plus*T950*with*TS1140*drives*

6.4 PB uncompressed

Spectra*BlackPearl*plus*T950*with*LTO*drives*

2.4 PB uncompressed

Spectra*BlackPearl*plus*T380*with*LTO*drives*

1.9 PB uncompressed

Absolute*Lowest*Cost*Way*to*Store*Data*

Most*Scalable*LongBterm*Storage*Available*

•  Fastest*transfer*of*large*storage*objects*

•  Easily*expands*to*Exabytes*and*beyond**

•  Designed*to*keep*data*virtually*forever*

Spectra*BlackPearl™*Deep*Storage*Appliance*

David*Trachy*

Senior*Director*Emerging*Markets*

What*does*the*BlackPearl*appliance*

do?**Data(

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Spectra(BlackPearl(

FC(SAS(

Tape(Library(

DS3(Client(SoGware(

Objects(Created(

Black*Pearl*Hardware*

• Spectra*Installed*/Serviced*• En-rely*Spectra*Technology*• DS3*Interface*/*10Gbit*Ethernet***• Fibre*Channel*or*SAS*to*Tape**

LTFS*Support*

Media*Migra-on*

Media*Migra-on*to*Future*Storage*

Mediums*

Spectra*Library*Integra-on*

• Media*Lifecycle*Management*

• Data*Scrubbing*(DIV)*• Single*Point*of*Management*

• Improved*Tape*Drive*Diagnos-cs*

The(Past(

•  SCSI/FC*Block **

•  Files*

•  Proprietary*Data*Formats*

•  High*cost*middleware*

•  Tape*for*specialists*

•  Tape*for*backup*

The(Future(

•  Simple*Storage*Service*(S3)*

•  Buckets*• Open*Data*Formats*(LTFS)*

•  Reduced*middleware*need*

•  Tape*for*the*masses*

•  Tape*for*object,*file,*Web,*

archive*

Client Software

FC SAS

Object Interface

10 GigE Standard

Objects to

Deep Storage

Easiest*Way*to*Move*Bulk*Data*

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Management(!  LTFS(!  Data(Integrity(

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