Network Attached Storage
Experience enterprise-class secondary storage with BlackPearl NAS
Flexible Shared Disk Storage
BlackPearl NAS with a scale-up architecture provides expandable enterprise-grade NAS storage. It can be deployed as either a standalone system or combined with additional software extensions as part of the BlackPearl platform. BlackPearl NAS is designed to provide secure, scalable storage for a variety of use cases, including backup, online shared storage, capacity offload, and more.
Benefits of BlackPearl NAS
Enterprise-Grade Data Protection
- Security improves ransomware resiliency
- Self-encrypting disks and multi-factor authentication provides additional security
Flexible for Many Workloads
- Designed for unstructured data
- Extensible to S3 storage with optional tape-out
Easily Expandable Bulk Storage
- Scale-up architecture allows low-cost expansion and growth
- Over 20PB in a single rack, expandable to hundreds of PB
BlackPearl NAS Use Cases
Ideal Backup
Target
BlackPearl NAS
is a simple-to-deploy storage system that integrates with all major backup packages. It is designed as secondary storage with the ability to get fast access to backed up data.
Data Protection
Storage
BlackPearl NAS
has built-in attack-hardened features to provide ransomware resiliency and protection against insider threats.
Online Shared
Storage
BlackPearl NAS
is low-cost, scalable storage platform that enables data to be shared across any network.
Capacity
Offload
BlackPearl NAS
Optimized for performance and cost, BlackPearl NAS can store infrequently accessed data that is offloaded from primary storage.
BlackPearl NAS Information
Overview
Specifications
Reference Architectures
Extensibility
Overview
Flexible Network Storage Solution
- NVMe and Disk pool options
- SMB, CIFS or NFS shares with AD/LDAP integration
- Hardware options to support specific workflow performance needs MB/sec to GB/sec
Self-Protecting Attack-Hardened Storage
- Multi-factor authentication, triggered snapshots, multi-site replication
- ZFS designed for data reliability and data integrity
- Optional self-encrypting drives for additional security
Cost-Effective Scale-Up Architecture
- Add capacity without adding nodes – expand existing pools dynamically
- 80TB to 20PB per system
- Hot expandable at any time
Specifications
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| BlackPearl V Series | BlackPearl S Series | BlackPearl Expansion | BlackPearl Expansion | |||||
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| Interface | CPU With Motherboard | Tape Connect | Network | CPU With Motherboard | Tape Connect | Network | Dual Power Supplies | Dual Power Supplies |
| Single | Up to 3 FC or SAS HBA | 25 GbE Standard, 40 GbE optional | Single | Up to 3 FC or SAS HBA | 25 GbE Standard, 40 GbE optional | SAS Interface | SAS Interface | |
| Internal Disk Drives | 24 x 3.5″ SAS HDD’s | 60 x 3.5″ SAS HDD’s | 107 x 3.5” SAS HDDs | 77 x 3.5” SAS HDDs | ||||
| Flash Drives | (Upgrade) 6 x 6.4 TB NVMe SSD’s | (Upgrade) 10 x 6.4 TB NVMe SSD’s | None | None | ||||
| Throughput | Up to 1.6 GB/s to tape sustained | Up to 4 GB/s to tape sustained | ||||||
| Expansion | Up to 10 expansion chassis* | Up to 9 expansion chassis* | ||||||
| Capacity of Expansion | 107 Drive or 77 drive expansion chassis options | 107 Drive or 77 drive expansion chassis options | Up to 107 Drives per 4U Chassis | Up to 77 Drives per 4U Chassis | ||||
Reference Architectures
Extensibility
BlackPearl NAS can be extended to include additional capabilities through simple software upgrades. These capabilities include:
BlackPearl S3
Delivers native on-prem S3 storage with replication to the cloud for Disaster Recovery
BlackPearl Nearline Gateway
Provides a gateway to local object storage disk and/or tape with optional replication to public cloud
