Lattus Object Storage
Infinite. Online. Durable. Cost Effective.
Lattus-Object-StorageOverview:
Whether the data is satellite images, CAD drawings, film industry dailies, office documents, DNA sequence data, or corporate reports, its long-term value lies in persistent availability to be analyzed, monetized, or otherwise reused in the future—not just when it’s collected. With advances in technology and analysis tools, the sheer volume of data can be overwhelming. Existing storage technologies are being stressed beyond their current capabilities to maintain this data long-term while enabling the efficient and immediate access required to extract its maximum value. Lattus™ meets these challenges by leveraging Object Storage technology to extend online storage and provide immediate data access with unmatched levels of scalability, durability, and cost effectiveness.
Scales To Hundreds Of Petabytes Without Disruption Or Data Migration
Quantum’s flexible durability policies enable configuration changes to add more storage or even to expand from single-site to multi-site configurations without disruptive data migration. Data will automatically be re-spread, as a background process, to accommodate the new configuration. Upgrading to new storage technologies is as simple as adding new storage nodes—Lattus redistributes the data seamlessly with no user impact. Disruptive technology refresh and data migration cycles are now a thing of the past.
Durable, Self-healing Protection
Lattus error correction algorithms provide extreme durability to ensure data is protected in the event of device failure and even site disaster. Lattus is self-healing: it continuously checks stored data for bit errors and corrects them on the fly. When failed drives are replaced or additional capacity is added, these algorithms redistribute data objects to make full use of the new storage capacity without disrupting access to data.
Reduces Capital And Operating Costs
The extreme durability of its algorithms protect every instance of data against component failure, and when Lattus is spread across multiple sites it also protects against site disaster. Therefore, replication is no longer needed, and demand for backup and DR storage is substantially reduced along with capital and operating expenses. Lattus’ high level of redundancy eliminates the need for most unscheduled maintenance, so unlike RAID-based storage, drive failures do not require immediate operator attention for replacement.
High Performance, Low Latency Access
Quantum’s appliance-based strategy enables Lattus to deliver predictable performance. High-speed access to data is available through Quantum file system technologies, including NAS access, StorNext® Storage Manager Integration, and native HTTP REST. Our 20-node base system can deliver 3GB per second throughput (subject to network bandwidth) and can scale up from there. This level of performance makes Lattus ideal for environments that need fast access to their content store.
Flexible And Easy To Deploy
Lattus has multiple base configurations to choose from—each with specific interfaces and capacity. From there, any interface option can be further added, and capacity and performance can be scaled independently. Dispersion algorithms can be tuned to spread the data across multiple sites to improve accessibility and availability.
Features:
Extreme scalability
Scales from a hundred terabytes to
hundreds of petabytes.
High-speed access
Low latency of disk storage yields
predictably fast retrieval times.
Durable with self-healing
Offers extreme durability to ensure
data is protected and virtually eliminate
unscheduled maintenance.
Multi-geo support
Data may be spread across multiple,
geographically dispersed sites more
efficiently than competing solutions.
Self-migrating
Innovative algorithms simplify upgrades
to new storage technologies. Disruptive
technology refresh and data migration
cycles are now a thing of the past.
Heterogeneous access
Data can be flexibly archived into Lattus
via CIFS, NFS, StorNext Storage Manager
or HTTP REST, including with Amazon
S3 support.
Lower operational resources
Schedule drive replacements periodically
versus immediately when they fail.
Lower-power drives require less power
and cooling.
Architecture
Lattus Scale-out Architecture
C5 and C10 Controller Nodes
- Encodes data into objects and disperses them to the storage nodes
- Provides data access via HTTP REST
- 1U chassis
S20 and S30 Storage Nodes
- Extensible data/content storage
- Low power & cooling requirements
- 12 drives per node, with 48TB (S20) or 72TB (S30) raw capacity per node
- Self-healing: checks for data integrity and repairs bit errors
- High density: Up to 72TB in 1U chassis
A10 NAS Access Node
- CIFS and NFS file system access
- 400 million files per A10 Access Node
- In-memory and on-disk data caching for improved performance
- 2U chassis
Lattus Starting Configurations:
Lattus-M: With StorNext Integration
Ideal for large-scale environments that include multiple tiers of storage, from
primary storage to active archiving to tape. Lattus-M extends StorNext File
System environments by migrating files targeted for archive from primary
storage to Lattus, while allowing users to retain access directly from the
StorNext File System.
Lattus-X: With NAS Access
Designed for workgroups that require access to large repositories of content
or large data sets. Lattus-X brings NAS access to this durable, scalable
storage at a price appropriate for long-term storage. Files can be easily
accessed via CIFS, NFS, or through the native HTTP REST. To make file
access fast, Lattus A10 Access Nodes are built with a 12TB disk cache and an
in-memory cache for predictably fast ingest and retrieval times.
Lattus-D: Cloud Storage For Data Protection
Its native HTTP REST interface is a perfect complement for software
applications that want to leverage the power of cloud storage for low-latency,
nearline access and long-term retention of unstructured data. By offloading
unstructured data from primary storage to Lattus, backup applications no
longer need to include that data in the backup process. This improves the
efficiency of primary storage and reduces time and network load associated
with backup operations.
| Base Systems | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lattus-D, 6-Node | Lattus-X, 6-Node | Lattus-M, 6-Node | Lattus-X, 20-Node | Lattus-M, 20-Node | |
| C5 Controllers | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||
| C10 Controllers | 3 | 3 | |||
| S20 or S30 Storage Node | 6 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 20 |
| A10 Access Controller | 1 | 1 | |||
| Internal Switches | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| StorNext Storage Manager License Keys | |||||
Minimum Capacity
6-node base: 288TB Raw (189TB usable with 16/4 durability policy)
20-node base: 960TB Raw (673TB usable with 20/4 durability policy)
External Interface
2 x 10GbE SFP+ ports per Lattus Controller Node
Security
HTTPS, encryption-at-rest. A10 NAS gateway supports Active Directory.
Management And Reporting
Web-based management and reporting, automated e-mail alerts, SNMP
Redundancy
Controllers, switches, power supplies and cooling on every node, Fountain Erasure Code object storage
Additional Components To Scale Capacity, Performance & Access
Lattus C10 Controller Nodes (1U) | Lattus C5 Controller Nodes (1U) | Lattus S20 or S30 Storage Nodes (1U) | Lattus-M Feature Keys for S20 or S30 Storage Nodes | Lattus A10 Access Nodes (1U) | Lattus
S55 Rack Switches (1U) | Lattus S60 Rack Switches (1U) | Lattus System Switches (1U) | Lattus
Interconnect Switches (1U) | Lattus 10GbE SFP for Lattus Switches | Lattus 200GB SSDs for the Lattus
C10 Controller Node | Optional Lattus 45U Rack
Base System Rated Current
6-node base: 11.0 amps @ 220V
20-node base: 22.2 amps @ 220V
Base System Max Power
6-node base: 2568 Watts
20-node base: 5144 Watts
Base System Nominal Power
6-node base: 2139 Watts
20-node base: 4281 Watts
Input Voltage
200 to 240VAC, 50 to 60Hz
Documentation:
Download the Lattus Object Storage Datasheet (PDF).