Scality is expanding its horizons by introducing its first hardware appliance. This significant move aligns with its vision of offering customers freedom of choice and sustainable, cost-effective storage solutions. This new venture begins with ARTESCA, Scality’s endeavor to democratize S3 object storage with a user-friendly and affordable solution.
Scality is expanding its horizons by introducing its first hardware appliance. This significant move aligns with its vision of offering customers freedom of choice and sustainable, cost-effective storage solutions. This new venture begins with ARTESCA, Scality’s endeavor to democratize S3 object storage with a user-friendly and affordable solution.
ARTESCA has quickly become a preferred backup target for mid-to-large enterprises thanks to its robust, ransomware-proof features that are fast to deploy and easy to manage. The latest version, ARTESCA 2.0, enhances these cyber-resiliency capabilities, making it an even more formidable tool against digital threats.
The new ARTESCA appliances are engineered for seamless integration with Veeam V12 Backup and Replication, providing a plug-and-play experience that simplifies deployment. They have features like a one-click installer with a pre-configured Veeam profile, pre-set security policies, and optimized storage performance. This meticulous engineering ensures peak performance specifically for Veeam V12’s immutable backup and recovery.
Veeam Software Data Platform V12 brings significant advancements, including support for direct-to-object backups and an extended Smart Object Storage API. It also enhances ransomware protection by leveraging object storage’s intrinsic immutability, setting data retention policies, and enabling a tamper-proof compliance mode. The synergy between Veeam V12 and ARTESCA creates a cutting-edge solution for ransomware protection in backup data.
Scality’s focus on simplicity and cybersecurity is evident in ARTESCA’s design. While offering flexibility in hardware choice, the software-defined storage solution also requires additional deployment steps. ARTESCA addresses this by providing a streamlined deployment process and intuitive management interfaces. The ARTESCA 2.0 launch introduces the start of Scality’s appliance product family, which includes a software appliance with a security-hardened Linux OS, a virtual appliance for VMware environments, and now, the new hardware appliance.
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| 1N-73TB | 1N-165TB | 3N-377TB | |
| Form factor | 2U | 2U | 8U |
| Boot drives | 2x 480GB NVMe M.2 RI | ||
| Service drives | 2x 800GB NVMe U.3 MU | 2x 1.6TB NVMe U.3 MU | 6x 3.2TB NVMe U.3 MU |
| Data drives | 12x 8TB 3.5” SAS 7.2k | 12x 18TB 3.5” SAS 7.2k | 36x 18TB 3.5” SAS 7.2k |
| Raw capacity | 96TB | 216TB | 648TB |
| Usable capacity | 73TB | 165TB | 377TB |
| CPU | 1x AMD EPYC™ 9254 24 core 2.9GHz | 3x AMD EPYC™ 9254 24 core 2.9GHz | |
| Memory192GB 576GB | 192GB -12x 16GB DDR5-4800 | 576TB – 36x 16GB DDR5-4800 | |
| Data protection | In-server replication and erasure coding allow for the simultaneous loss of two data drives | Dual-layer replication and erasure coding in server and at network level allows the simultaneous loss of an entire server, plus one data drive in each remaining server | |
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Additionally, the three-server appliance includes dual switches with 1+1 power supplies and fans. | |
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| Monitoring & management | CLI, GUI, IPMI, S3 API, IAM API, Veeam SOSAPI support | ||
| Cooling | 3x 8cm heavy-duty fans with optimal fan speed control | Servers: 9x 8cm heavy-duty fans with optimal fan speed control. Switches: Dual hot-swappable fans front to back (not reversible) | |
| Network interfaces | Quad-Port 10GbE (2xRJ45 & 2xSFP+) Based on Intel X710 | Quad-Port 10GbE (2xRJ45 & 2xSFP+) Based on Intel X710 Dedicated switches and NIC cards provided for private backend connectivity | |
| Power supply | 2x 1200W redundant Titanium level power supplies | 6x 1200W redundant Titanium level | |
| Thermal rating | 2276 BTU/hr(127Vac input)
2229 BTU/hr 240Vac input) |
2228 BTU/hr(127Vac input)
2182 BTU/hr (240Vac input) |
7360 BTU/hr (127Vac input)
7219 BTU/hr (240Vac input) |
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| Weight | 77.6 lbs (35.2 kg) | 77.6 lbs (35.2 kg) | 253 lbs (114.7 kg) |
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| Environmental | Operating temperature: 10°C ~ 35°C (50°F ~ 95°F) / Non-operating temperature: -40°C–60°C (-40°F–140°F) Operating relative humidity: 8%–90% (non-condensing) / Non-operating relative humidity: 5%–95% (non-condensing) | ||
| Security | TPM 2.0 – ARTESCA secured and hardened software, including operating system | ||
This hardware appliance, a testament to Scality’s commitment to remaining a software-centric company, is made possible through collaborations with leading server providers and systems integrators. It comes in various configurations, from a single server with 96TB capacity to a three-server cluster offering over half a petabyte. These appliances are fully integrated with all necessary software and hardware, providing an enterprise-grade, immutable storage solution that’s incredibly easy to install and manage.
Introducing this hardware appliance is a response to customer demand for a straightforward deployment of ARTESCA with Veeam Data Platform 12. It offers a plug-and-play experience, eliminating the need for software installation on the storage server and enabling rapid deployment and operation.
In summary, Scality’s expansion into hardware appliances completes the ARTESCA appliance family, offering customers a range of options to suit their specific needs. Each option in this family – the software, virtual, and hardware appliances – provides robust cyber-resiliency and immutability. By engineering the hardware appliance specifically for Veeam V12, Scality offers a unique, cyber-resilient backup storage solution that is both simple to deploy and cost-effective, catering to the diverse needs of IT teams in an era increasingly dominated by digital threats.
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