TOSS C3: Storage Solutions
Massively Flexible & Scalable Storage
What is TOSS C3?
TC3LL is a unified storage management platform that delivers enterprise-class features and runs on industry-standard hardware. With TC3LL, customers can save 70-80% over proprietary solutions while also enjoying superior functionality and flexibility.
Why TOSS C3?
TC3LL offers world-class hardware platforms and the enterprise-class support TOSS C3′s customers demand.
TOSS C3 is the industry’s only storage vendor truly delivering on the message of Software-defined Storage (SdS). With more than 5,000 customers and more than 50,000 deployments to date — including four of NetApps top 10 customers, TC3LL is one of the fastest growing storage solutions ever. TOSS C3′s flagship product, TC3LL, helps organizations implement high-performance yet cost-effective data storage solutions by taking advantage of features such as inline deduplication, unlimited snapshots and cloning, hardware-agnostic solutions, and high availability support.
| Case Study: Storage Bake-off! TOSS Internal Hands-on Lab Testing | ||
|---|---|---|
| TOSS C3, EMC, and NetApp provided storage for the labs; TOSS C3 hosted more than 50% of the total lab workload at performance matching EMC and NetApp. | ||
| EMC | NetApp | TOSS C3 |
| 2x | 2x | All SW |
| VNX 7500 | FAS3270 | and HW |
| $2.6M | $1.4M | $352K |
Other TOSS C3 products — like TC3LL Plug-ins to enable an NFS global Namespace or archive data to an Amazon, Google, or OpenStack cloud — and the recently released VSA for View — co-developed with VMware for simplicity and calibration of VDI deployments — are evidence of TOSS C3′s commitment to use its software model to address the real needs of its enterprise-class customers.
Includes:
Cloud On Write™
Data is written to the Cloud, the moment a local backup is taken either manually or by policy. Ensuring immediate off site protection of your company’s critical information.
TOSS C3: Storage Solutions
Currently, TOSS C3 offers several different options, including three Certified Solutions and a Custom Solution option. More details regarding each solution option is illustrated below:
Certified Solution #1 — Entry Level, 2.5″ HDDs
| Simplified Bill of Materials (BOM) | Theoretical Performance:** |
|---|---|
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Servers: 2x 1u R620, each containing… CPU: 2x 6-core 2.0GHz E5-2620 DRAM: 96GB (12x 8GB DIMMs) Boot Drives: 2x 500GB 7.2k-RPM NL-SAS 2.5″ PCIe Cards:1x H710 internal RAID (for boot drives) 1x Intel X520 DP 10G DA/SFP+ NIC 1x LSI 9207-8e PCIe3 6Gb SAS HBA JBODs: 2x MD1220, containing… HDDs: 44x (1-4)TB 7.2k-RPM NLSAS 6Gb 2.5″ Read Cache: 2x STEC ZeusIOPS 200GB SAS MLC″ Write Cache: 2x STEC ZeusIOPS 200GB SAS SLC 2.5″ Software: Contact TOSS C3 |
Random-Read IOPS:From HDDs: (see matrix below) From SSDs: Up to 100,000 (50,000 per ZeusIOPS From DRAM: 1,000,000+ Note: Practical IOPS will most likely be limited by available network bandwidth between the R620 and client systems Synchronous Write IOPS:To SSDs: Up to 70,000(70,000 per pair ZeusIOPS SLC) Pure Sequential Read or Write Throughput:2-3 GBytes/sec(limited by number of data HDDs) Usable Capacity:Pool: (see matrix below) Read Cache: ~500GB(96GB DRAM + 400GB SSD) |
| RAID Choice | # of VDEVs, Stripe Width | Pool IOPS (cache not included) | Capacity w/ 1TB HDDs | Capacity w/ 2TB HDDs | Capacity w/ 3TB HDDs | Capacity w/ 4TB HDDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Performance | 22x 1+1 | 1760 | 22TB | 44TB | 66TB | 88TB |
| Balanced | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Throughput* | 5x 6+2 | 400 | 30TB | 60TB | 90TB | 120TB |
Certified Solution #2 — Entry Level, 3.5″ HDDs
| Simplified Bill of Materials (BOM) | Theoretical Performance:** |
|---|---|
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Servers: 2x 1u R620, each containing… CPU: 2x 6-core 2.0GHz E5-2620 DRAM: 96GB (12x 8GB DIMMs) Boot Drives: 2x 500GB 7.2k-RPM NL-SAS 2.5″ PCIe Cards:1x H710 internal RAID (for boot drives) 1x Intel X520 DP 10G DA/SFP+ NIC 1x LSI 9207-8e PCIe3 6Gb SAS HBA JBODs: 2x MD1220, containing… HDDs: 44x (1-4)TB 7.2k-RPM NLSAS 6Gb 2.5″ Read Cache: 2x STEC ZeusIOPS 200GB SAS MLC″ Write Cache: 2x STEC ZeusIOPS 200GB SAS SLC 2.5″ Software: Contact TOSS C3 |
Random-Read IOPS:From HDDs: (see matrix below) From SSDs: Up to 100,000 (50,000 per ZeusIOPS From DRAM: 1,000,000+ Note: Practical IOPS will most likely be limited by available network bandwidth between the R620 and client systems Synchronous Write IOPS:To SSDs: Up to 70,000(70,000 per pair ZeusIOPS SLC) Pure Sequential Read or Write Throughput:2-3 GBytes/sec(limited by number of data HDDs) Usable Capacity:Pool: (see matrix below) Read Cache: ~500GB(96GB DRAM + 400GB SSD) |
| RAID Choice | # of VDEVs, Stripe Width | Pool IOPS (cache not included) | Capacity w/ 1TB HDDs | Capacity w/ 2TB HDDs | Capacity w/ 3TB HDDs | Capacity w/ 4TB HDDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Performance | 11x 1+1 | 880 | 11TB | 22TB | 33TB | 44TB |
| Balanced | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Throughput* | 3x 6+2 | 240 | 18TB | 36TB | 54TB | 72TB |
Certified Solution #3 — Mid-Range
| Simplified Bill of Materials (BOM) | Theoretical Performance:** |
|---|---|
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Servers: 2x 2u R720, each containing… CPU: 2x 4-core 3.3GHz E5-2643 DRAM: 192GB (12x 16GB DIMMs) Boot Drives: 2x 500GB 7.2k-RPM NL-SAS 2.5″ PCIe Cards:1x H710 internal RAID (for boot drives) >2x Intel X520 DP 10G DA/SFP+ NIC 3x LSI 9207-8e PCIe3 6Gb SAS HBA JBODs: 2x MD1220, containing… HDDs: 65x (1-4)TB 7.2k-RPM NLSAS 6Gb 3.5″ Read Cache: 2-5x STEC ZeusIOPS 200GB SAS MLC Write Cache: 2x STEC ZeusRAM Software: Contact TOSS C3 |
Random-Read IOPS:From HDDs: (see matrix below) From SSDs: Up to 100,000 (50,000 per ZeusIOPS) From DRAM: 1,000,000+ Note: Practical IOPS will most likely be limited by available network bandwidth between the R720 and client systems Synchronous Write IOPS:To SSDs: Up to 100,000(100,000 per pair of ZeusRAMs) Pure Sequential Read or Write Throughput:3-4 GBytes/sec(limited by server capability and/or network connectivity to client systems) Usable Capacity:Pool: (see matrix below) Read Cache: ~1.2TB(190GB in DRAM + 1.0TB SSD) |
| RAID Choice | # of VDEVs, Stripe Width | Pool IOPS (cache not included) | Capacity w/ 1TB HDDs | Capacity w/ 2TB HDDs | Capacity w/ 3TB HDDs | Capacity w/ 4TB HDDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Performance | 32x 1+1 | 2560 | 32TB | 64TB | 96TB | 128TB |
| Balanced | 8x 6+2 | 640 | 48TB | 96TB | 144TB | 192TB |
| Throughput* | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Simplified Bill of Materials (BOM) | Theoretical Performance:** |
|---|---|
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Servers: 2x 2u R720, each containing… CPU: 2x 4-core 3.3GHz E5-2643 DRAM: 256GB (16x 16GB DIMMs) Boot Drives: 2x 500GB 7.2k-RPM NL-SAS 2.5″ PCIe Cards:1x H710 internal RAID (for boot drives) 2x Intel X520 DP 10G DA/SFP+ NIC 2x LSI 9207-8e PCIe3 6Gb SAS HBA JBODs: 2x MD3060e, containing… HDDs: 120x (1-4)TB 7.2k-RPM NLSAS 6Gb 3.5″ Read Cache: None Write Cache: None Software: Contact TOSS C3 |
Random-Read IOPS:From HDDs: (see matrix below) From SSDs: None From DRAM: 1,000,000+ Note: Practical IOPS will most likely be limited by available network bandwidth between the R720 and client systems Synchronous Write IOPS:To SSDs: None Pure Sequential Read or Write Throughput:3-4 GBytes/sec(limited by server capability and/or network connectivity to client systems) Usable Capacity:Pool: (see matrix below) Read Cache: ~250GB(in DRAM) |
| RAID Choice | # of VDEVs, Stripe Width | Pool IOPS (cache not included) | Capacity w/ 1TB HDDs | Capacity w/ 2TB HDDs | Capacity w/ 3TB HDDs | Capacity w/ 4TB HDDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Performance | 60x 1+1 | 4800 | 60TB | 120TB | 180TB | 240TB |
| Balanced | 15x 6+2 | 1200 | 90TB | 180TB | 270TB | 360TB |
| Throughput* | 8x 12+3 | 640 | 96TB | 192TB | 288TB | 384TB |
Certified Solution #5 — Large Capacity & Performance
| Simplified Bill of Materials (BOM) | Theoretical Performance:** |
|---|---|
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Servers: 2x 2u R720, each containing… CPU: 2x 4-core 3.3GHz E5-2643 DRAM: 384GB (24x 16GB DIMMs) Boot Drives: 2x 500GB 7.2k-RPM NL-SAS 2.5″ PCIe Cards:1x H710 internal RAID (for boot drives) >2x Intel X520 DP 10G DA/SFP+ NIC 3x LSI 9207-8e PCIe3 6Gb SAS HBA JBODs: 4x MD3060e, containing… HDDs: 230x (1-4)TB 7.2k-RPM NLSAS 6Gb 3.5″ Read Cache: 4-6x STEC ZeusIOPS 400GB SAS MLC Write Cache: 4x STEC ZeusRAM Software: Contact TOSS C3 |
Random-Read IOPS:From HDDs: (see matrix below) From SSDs: Up to 300,000 (50,000 per ZeusIOPS) From DRAM: 1,000,000+ Note: Practical IOPS will most likely be limited by available network bandwidth between the R720 and client systems Synchronous Write IOPS:To SSDs: Up to 100,000(100,000 per pair of ZeusRAMs) Pure Sequential Read or Write Throughput:3-4 GBytes/sec(limited by server capability and/or network connectivity to client systems) Usable Capacity:Pool: (see matrix below) Read Cache: ~2.6TB(250GB in DRAM + 2.4TB SSD) |
| RAID Choice | # of VDEVs, Stripe Width | Pool IOPS (cache not included) | Capacity w/ 1TB HDDs | Capacity w/ 2TB HDDs | Capacity w/ 3TB HDDs | Capacity w/ 4TB HDDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Performance | 114x 1+1 | 9120 | 114TB | 228TB | 342TB | 456TB |
| Balanced | 28x 6+2 | 2240 | 168TB | 336TB | 504TB | 672TB |
| Throughput* | 15x 12+3 | 1200 | 180TB | 360TB | 540TB | 720TB |
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