Bring Object Storage to your Nutanix Cluster with Cloudian HyperStore

1. @nutanix #nextconf
Adam Dagnall
SE Lead, EMEA

2. Extend Your Enterprise Cloud
Compute
Networking
Virtualization
Storage
Archive
Backup
Tape
File Mgmt.
Cloudian: Hyperconvergence for Object Storage

3. For the Rest of Your Data
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Enterprise
Backup Desktop Backup
File Mgmt /
NAS Data
Tiering
Media Asset
Manager
Synch and
Share Research Data
Ideal for capacity-intensive applications.

4. Meet Cloudian
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•On-premises S3-compatible object
storage
•Proven S3 interoperability
•Start small, scale to 100s of petabytes
•Multi-Data Center, Multi-Tennant
•Less than 1 cent per GB

5. Industry’s Most Complete Feature Set
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100% Native
S3 API
Multi Tenancy,
QoS, Billing
Policy-based
data protection
One System for
Files & Objects
Policy-based
Tiering

6. Choice of Deployment Models
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• End-to-end support
Appliance
• Runs on commodity
servers • Runs on commodity
servers
• Available in Amazon
Marketplace
Software Software,
Metered by Capacity

7. Partner Solution
Backup and Long Term Data Retention
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8. Nutanix Integration

9. Object Storage on Nutanix
© 2016, Cloudian, Inc.9
Objectives
• Integrated object storage
within Nutanix cluster
• Provide native S3 storage for
S3-enabled applications
• Enable storage tiering to cloud
or to external Cloudian storage
Cloudian
HyperStore
Software
Object
Storage

10. Solution Overview
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Object
Data
S3-enabled
Application
Cloudian
S3 API
External S3-
enabled
application
Cloudian
Cloudian
Nutanix Cluster
S3 API
Public Cloud
Cloudian Cluster
Application Configuration
• Cloudian HyperStore runs on
Nutanix AHV
• Interoperates with
• S3-enabled applications running
on Nutanix
• External S3-enabled applications

11. Solution Overview
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Object
Data
S3-enabled
Application
Cloudian
S3 API
External S3-
enabled
application
Cloudian
Cloudian
Nutanix Cluster
S3 API
Public Cloud
Cloudian Cluster
Storage Configuration
• Object store on local Nutanix
disk
• Also connects to:
• External Cloudian cluster
• S3-enabled public cloud
(Amazon, Google GCP)

12. Storage Tiering
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Object
Data
S3-
enabled
Apps Cloudian
Cloudian
Nutanix Cluster
Public Cloud
Cloudian Cluster
Cloudian
For performance:
• Store object data to local disk
For capacity expansion:
• Tier data to external S3
Cloudian includes policy-based
storage tiering:
• Tier data based on age, size, frequency of
use, etc.
Performance
Storage
Capacity
Storage

13. Applications with S3 Support
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• S3 is de facto standard object storage interface
Object
Data
S3-enabled
Application
Cloudia
n
S3 API
External S3-
enabled
application
Cloudia
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n
Nutanix
Cluster
S3 API
Public Cloud
Cloudian Cluster
S3-Enabled Applications
Capitalize on S3 Ecosystem

14. Object Storage Solution for Nutanix Enterprise Cloud
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• Data protection
• Media and
entertainment
• Video surveillance
• Service provider
• Petabyte-scalable
• Seamless growth
• Standard interface
• Highly cost-effective
Benefits Ideal For…

16. @nutanix #nextconf
Thank you
Adam Dagnall | adagnall@cloudian.com