Active archives are complementary to primary disk storage. They represent a tier of storage that is lower performance than fast primary disk but much lower in cost per TB. Active archives store data that is too valuable to discard where the content may be restored frequently but not intensively like primary storage. XenData provides tiered storage systems that archive to LTO data tape, on-premises disk-based object storage and/or to public cloud object storage.

The XenData E-Series Archive Appliance provides from 280 TB to 1.12 PB of on-premises object storage with one or more disk nodes. It is ideal for restore-intensive applications.

E-Series Object Storage Appliance

XenData E-Series Archive Appliance Overview (3 Minutes)

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Ideal for Restore-Intensive Archive Applications

The E-Series Appliance delivers high performance archiving, storing content to redundant disk nodes. When compared with LTO, it has the advantage of rapid access to the archived content.

Scalable

The base system has one disk storage node which provides a usable capacity of 280 TB. It can be upgraded by adding up to three further nodes, each of which adds a usable capacity of 280 TB, for a maximum capacity of 1.12 PB.

Simultaneous Object and File Access

The XenData E-Series Archive Appliance may be accessed as object storage via HTTP or HTTPS or as Network Attached Storage (NAS) over the local network via SMB, NFS or FTP.

Optimized for Media

Both the file system and object storage access are optimized for media files. The system supports partial file restore which means you can restore portions of large files to create video clips and video content can be played directly from the appliance without having to restore the complete file.

The E-Series appliance is supported by many popular media applications including Media Asset Management (MAM) applications, some of which are tightly integrated via API. MAM software adds the ability to create metadata, to search for content based on the metadata and to automatically create previews and proxies.

Three Data Protection Options

The E-Series has three options to protect your valuable content:

• mirror to LTO data tape
• mirror to the cloud
• mirror to another E-series appliance in a different location.

With one of the above data protection options enabled, the appliance gives you the ability to configure the appliance for deep archive. This allows you to move content off the E-Series nodes to LTO or cloud storage to free up space.