Fully Symmetric, Modular System
Isilon’s clustered storage architecture was designed and developed to specifically address the needs of storing, managing and accessing file-based data and other digital content. The Isilon IQ X-Series line of clustered storage products enable businesses to create a single, shared pool of storage that can modularly scale to more than 2.3 petabytes of capacity and deliver data throughput of up to 20 GB/second, achieving the type of industry-leading capacity and performance required by next generation enterprise data centers.
Linear Scaling of Capacity and Performance
Each modular, self-contained Isilon IQ platform node contains disk capacity along with a powerful storage server, CPU, memory and network connectivity. As additional Isilon IQ platform nodes are added to a cluster, all aspects of the cluster scale linearly, including capacity, throughput, memory and CPU processing power. Isilon IQ nodes automatically work together, harnessing their collective power into a single unified storage system.
Isilon IQ 1920, 3000, 6000, 9000 and 12000 platform nodes deliver the unparalleled ability to add storage capacity, performance or both in less than 60 seconds without downtime or application changes. Newly added nodes joining a cluster automatically inherit existing policies and configuration settings and Isilon’s AutoBalance feature automatically stripes data across the newly expanded cluster, eliminating the downtime traditional storage systems require when adding capacity.
Comparison of Isilon IQ models (minimum cluster configuration is 3 nodes).
CONTENT DELIVERY AND TELCO
For companies involved in the creation and delivery of audio, video, multi-media, and text-based data, the difference between success and failure can hinge on the ability to effectively store and rapidly distribute content to end users and partner companies.
Isilon IQ® clustered storage systems meet the challenge – delivering modular, pay-as-you-grow, enterprise-class storage systems that enable CDNs and Telco Providers to transform data into information, and information into breakthroughs.
Industry Leading Scalability for Commercial CDNs – up to 2.3 PB in a Single File System
Isilon IQ was built from the ground up for industry-leading scalability, providing up to 96 nodes in a single cluster and up to 2.3 petabytes in a single file system.
Powerful Performance, Pinpoint Control
Adding Isilon IQ clustered storage as a near-line storage solution enables customers to achieve extremely high levels of performance, with up to 20 GB/second throughput. Isilon IQ clustered storage solutions also provide a single file system where all nodes are actively receiving and distributing content. This makes it exceptionally easy to throttle and scale performance as content delivery needs shift.
Unmatched Reliability, Better Quality of Service
Isilon IQ ensures that data is always available, easily withstanding the loss of multiple disks or entire nodes without users losing any content. If a node fails, all other nodes in the cluster still deliver 100% of the files without interruption.
Easy To Use, Easy To Manage
Isilon IQ represents a flexible solution that meets the unique storage requirements for the production, content delivery and archiving of vast libraries of digital assets. One person can now manage petabytes of data. And as the Isilon cluster begins to fill up, administers can simply add another node to increase capacity.
Easy To Grow, Easy To Own
Powered by OneFS®, the Isilon IQ family of products creates a single pool of expandable storage that is easy to install and grow – once racked, a 10, 50 or 100+ terabyte cluster takes less than 10 minutes to configure and set up, and capacity can be added on the fly in less than 60 seconds with no downtime.
Internet/WEB 2.0
Isilon IQ® clustered storage represents the core technology for storing and accessing the data assets of Internet/Web 2.0 companies. Combining Isilon’s unique OneFS® operating system software with the latest advances in industry-standard hardware, Isilon delivers modular, pay-as-you-grow, enterprise-class storage systems – enabling Internet/Web 2.0 companies to transform data into information, and information into breakthroughs.
Industry-Leading Scalability – up to 2.3 PB in a Single File System
Internet/Web 2.0 companies need to seamlessly react and respond to increased user uploads and media streaming. Isilon IQ easily scales storage, delivering up to 96 nodes in a single cluster and up to 2.3 petabytes in a single file system.
Performance To Support Interactive Data – up to 20 GB/second
Isilon IQ clustered storage scales throughput up to 20 GB/second – a powerful platform for the ever-expanding digital assets that are a hallmark of the next generation of Internet interactivity.
