How To Implement a File Gateway for S3 Cloud Storage
Eric Olson
Senior Director, Products
SoftNAS
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Agenda
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• SoftNAS Overview
• Architecture
• SoftNAS Cloud File Gateway
• Demo
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Who is SoftNAS?
• Powerful enterprise-class storage products for public, private and hybrid clouds
• Easy to try, buy, learn and use –rapid time to value
• Freedom from platform lock-in
– Works with most popular cloud computing platforms
• Amazon EC2, VMware® vSphere, Microsoft® Azure™
We believe in powerful, hassle-free storage
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The SoftNAS mission
• Public
• Private
• Hybrid
To be the fabric for business data across all clouds
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Brands you know trust SoftNAS
500+ Customers
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SoftNAS Cloud File Gateway
• SoftNAS Cloud File Gateway enables on-premise and hybrid cloud storage deployment as a unified shared file system for VMware vSphere®
and Microsoft Hyper-V®.
• Local caching and S3 object storage connectivity make SoftNAS Cloud File Gateway ideal for adding rich file services to SANs and backup/archival.
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SoftNAS Cloud™ File Gateway
Enterprise-class hybrid storage
Public cloud –object storage
Private cloud –object storage
S3
S3
End-userdesktops, devices
Applicationsand servers
Volumes
AFP iSCSI
Storage pools
Cloud File Gateway
CIFS NFS
Private cloud –disk storage
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Flexible, adaptable architecture
Linux Virtual Appliance
ARCHITECTURE INTEGRATION DATA SERVICES
• API and CLI
• Cross data center
• Cross-zone VPC
• Easy administration
• File gateway
• HTML5 Admin UI
• Software filer
• ZFS on Linux
• AWS
• Azure
• CenturyLink Cloud
• CIFS w/ Active Directory
• FC SAN
• Hyper-V
• iSCSI LUN
• iSCSI SAN
• NFS
• S3 Objects
• SSD
• VMware vSphere
• Block replication
• Cloud disks
• Compression
• High-availability
• Inline deduplication
• Instant snapshots
• Multi-level caching
• Storage pools
• Thin provisioning
• Writable SnapClones™
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Cloud File Gateway strategic features
Beyond gateway w/rich unified file system
• SoftNAS Cloud File Gateway expands beyond legacy file gateway solutions by providing:
• Access to on-premise storage
• Access to public cloud storage, including S3 compatible storage connectivity
• A unified shared file system with enterprise-class NAS filer features
Faster backup/archival For hybrid/private clouds
Expanded platform support
• Hybrid cloud: on-premise to s3-compatible object storage
• Rich shared file systems for SANs
• Faster backup and archival
• Faster cloud backup to s3-compatible object storage
• VMware Virtual SAN
• Faction Inc support
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Use cases
• Hybrid Cloud: on-premise to S3 compatible object storage
• Faster, more convenient backup and archival
• Rich shared file systems for SANs
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Unified NAS for S3 Object Storage
Public/Private Cloud Object StorageS3
End-userdesktops, devices
Applicationsand servers
Volumes
AFP iSCSI
Storage pools
Cloud File Gateway
CIFS NFS
Disk Block Cache for S3 Storage Pool
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Replication from on-premise datacenter to the Cloud
End-userdesktops, devices
Applicationsand servers
Volumes
AFP iSCSI
Storage pools
Primary Storage
CIFS NFS
Volumes
AFP iSCSI
Storage pools
CIFS NFS
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Secondary Storage
DemoHow to setup Cloud File Gateway and NAS Services
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Next Steps
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• Learn More – bit.ly/softnas-cloudgateway
• Try It – softnas.com/trygateway
• Contact Us – [email protected]
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