Panasas ActiveStor Storage Clusters meet the demands of a massively parallel data movement by offering scalable performance and capacity via an object-based approach to Storage. For environments that integrate batch and interactive applications the ActiveStor 5000 series provides industry-leading capabilities in a unified storage solution eliminating the need for multiple storage systems. Where batch processing is the driving consideration the ActiveStor 3000 series delivers unsurpassed capacity bandwidth and throughput enabling jobs to be processed as quickly as possible.

With simple management and a single virtual namespace, Panasas Storage Clusters truly accelerate time to results for engineers and scientists in both batch and interactive environments.

The flexibility and capability of the Panasas Parallel Storage Cluster is significantly extended with the introduction of ActiveStor 5000. Key extensions to the core ActiveScale® operating environment enable a unified pool of storage that can accommodate the needs of both Linux clusters and technical workstations integrating batch and interactive workflow applications in a unified High Performance Computing (HPC) storage solution. The ActiveStor 5000 Parallel Storage Cluster includes:

• Up to 200 TB per rack systems using 2 TB StorageBlade modules
• StorageBlade® XC module enables 10X improvement in random I/O performance
• ActiveGuard High Availability software provides high availability features for continuous performance with comprehensive failover capabilities for DirectorBlade® modules and the storage network
• Panasas ActiveImage snapshot provides an intelligent snapshot capability that captures only the changes from previous snapshots

The ActiveStor 3000 family of parallel storage clusters delivers industry-leading storage performance and ease-of-management for High Performance Computing batch applications. These applications typically run on large Linux clusters and access very large files in a sequential fashion. They demand both high capacity and very high bandwidth in order to deliver results as quickly as possible.

• 2 TB StorageBlade modules enable up to 200 TB in a rack system, scales to PBs
• Fully configured, prewired and tested 42U rack systems simplify installation
• Full RoHS compliance meets strictest environmental requirements worldwide
• Optimized for low-cost, high-capacity batch-oriented Linux® cluster applications