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White Paper

Deploy Large Unstructured Data Storage in a Small
Data Center Space: Cisco UCS C240 M4 Rack
Server and Red Hat Gluster Storage 100-TB
Solution

Executive Summary

Today, companies face scenarios that require an IT architecture that can hold tens to hundreds of terabytes of

unstructured data. Storage-intensive enterprise workloads can encompass the following:

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Archive and backup content, including backup images and near-online (nearline) archives

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Rich media content storage and delivery, such as videos, images, and audio files

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Enterprise drop-box content

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Cloud and business applications, including log files, and RFID and other machine-generated data

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Virtual and cloud infrastructure, such as virtual machine images

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Emerging workloads, such as co-resident applications

This document is intended to help organizations seeking an ultra-dense, high-throughput solution that can store up

to 100-TB of unstructured data in a small amount of rack space. The document provides test results that

demonstrate how Cisco UCS

C240 M4 Rack Servers and Red Hat Gluster Storage, along with Cisco Unified

Computing System

™

(Cisco UCS) fabric interconnects, can be optimized to serve in these scenarios. It includes

system setup information, test methodology, and results for a 100-terabyte (TB) solution. Initial tests indicate that

the Cisco

and Red Hat technologies together provide an ultra-dense, scalable, high-throughput solution that can

store unstructured data that is easy to manage.

Solution Overview

The Cisco UCS C240 M4 Rack Server and Red Hat Gluster Storage provide a complete 100-TB solution for high-

volume, unstructured data storage.

Cisco UCS C240 M4 Rack Server

The Cisco UCS C240 M4 large form-factor (LFF) server is the newest 2-socket, 2-rack-unit (2RU) rack server from

Cisco. It is designed for both performance and expandability over a wide range of storage-intensive infrastructure

workloads, from big data to collaboration.

The enterprise-class Cisco UCS C240 M4 small form-factor (SFF) server extends the capabilities of the Cisco UCS

portfolio in a 2RU form factor with the addition of the Intel

Xeon

processor E5-2600 v3 series, which delivers the

best combination of performance, flexibility, and efficiency gains.

In addition, the Cisco UCS C240 M4 LFF server provides 24 DIMM slots, up to 6 PCI Express (PCIe) 3.0 slots, and

up to 12 front-loading LFF drives plus 2 (optional) internal SFF SATA boot drives for a total of 14 internal drives.