FlexStor ScaleHA™
The Building Blocks of Cloud-Scale Enterprise Data Center Infrastructure for MSPs and Large Organizations
Storage
Network Attached Storage
Storage Area Network
S3 Object Storage
Unified NAS, SAN, and S3 Storage
Backup
Veeam Ready
Commvault
Rubrik
Veritas
HYCU
Bacula
HCI
VMware
Hyper-V
Proxmox
KVM
Citrix
XenServer
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What is the StoneFly FlexStor ScaleHA?
The StoneFly FlexStor ScaleHa™ is a disaggregated, high performance, ransomware-proof, and scalable storage, backup and DR, and HCI solution built and tested for managed service providers (MSPs) and large organizations.
The FlexStor ScaleHA is a Lego set of enterprise cloud infrastructure enabling users to custom-build their infrastructure with the performance, capacity, and networking capabilities as needed.
With the FlexStor ScaleHA, users can set up:
- SAN, NAS, S3 object storage, or unified storage
- Hyperconverged infrastructure for VMware, Hyper-V, KVM, Citrix (XenServer) and Proxmox with integrated target storage
- Veeam Ready air-gapped and immutable backup and DR (also supports HYCU, Commvault, Veritas, Bacula, and Rubrik)
- All of the above in one solution.
FlexStor ScaleHA – MSP, Cloud, and Enterprise Infrastructure Architecture
The FlexStor ScaleHA architecture consists of the following:
- Two, or more, Controller Directors – each with active/active storage virtualization engine and SAN, NAS, and S3 object storage support
- 2x 10, 20, 40, 100, 400 Gbps network switches
- 8, 12, 16, 24, 36, and 60-bay Single, Dual, or Scale out appliances – as many as needed
- Optional 12, 16, 24, 36, 60, and 108-bay storage expansion units – up to 256 drive support per node.
1U/2U Controllers – Management Layer
The controllers are the management layer with integrated storage virtualization engine. For HCI solutions, the controller directors are used to host the hypervisor. For backup and DR systems, the controller directors house the backup software as well – using dedicated NVMe SSDs for high performance.
Appliance Nodes – Storage, HCI, and Backup and DR
The single, dual clustered, and scale out appliances can be set up as:
- Scale Out NAS with NFS and CIFS/SMB support.
- iSCSI and Fibre Channel SAN.
- S3 object storage
- Unified SAN, NAS, and S3 storage
- Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) for VMware, Hyper-V, Proxmox, KVM, Citrix, and XenServer.
- Veeam Ready backup and disaster recovery (DR) appliance (also supports HYCU, Commvault, Rubrik, and Veritas)
Different appliance nodes can be set up as different storage, HCI, and backup and DR appliances within the same FlexStor HA system.
Customizable
Cloud-Scale Data Center Infrastructure
The FlexStor ScaleHA supports flexible deployment of the following environments within the same system.
Production
Enterprise-grade high performance servers for virtualization, containers, databases, storage, and enterprise applications.
Regular Target Storage
Scalable NAS, SAN, S3 object storage that can be read, written, edited, deleted, and overwritten.
Ransomware-Proof Air-Gapped Vault® and Immutable Storage
Secure and automated air-gapped and immutable S3 object and file appliances with network and power controllers.
Mirroring and Clustering
Target appliances for mirroring, clustering, and real-time replication with support for automated failover/failback, spin up, and restore.
Archiving
Petabytes of cost-effective long-term storage with SAS storage media and integrated public/private cloud.
Secondary DR Site
Leverage instant recovery for FastTrak Restore™ and full automation testing to ensure ransomware-free recovery.
Scale Performance and Capacity Granularly – No Forklift Upgrades
The FlexStor ScaleHA system can scale in three ways:
- Add more drives to the existing nodes. If the appliances are half populated, add more hot-swappable drives to increase storage capacity.
- Add storage expansion units. Each appliance supports 256 SSD and SAS drives with expansion units.
- Add appliance nodes to increase performance and capacity in multiples.
Alternatively, all StoneFly storage, HCI, and backup and DR solutions come with integrated smart cloud gateway which supports Azure, AWS, and StoneFly air-gapped and immutable cloud for offsite cloud storage and archiving.
Ransomware-Proof, Scalable, and Cloud-Scale Storage, Backup and DR, HCI, and Archive Infrastructure
The StoneFly FlexStor ScaleHA provides a cloud-scale infrastructure enabling MSPs, and large organizations, to set up a multi-tenant secure, scalable, tiered, and disaggregated SAN, NAS, and S3 object storage with built-in ransomware protection, security, storage optimization, and management capabilities.
Storage-as-a-Service Infrastructure for MSPs
Seamlessly set up file, block, and object storage as a service, using hot and cold NVMe SSD and SAS, for multiple clients on the same appliance node. Each client accesses their dedicated resources using a secure encrypted tunnel for security and noiseless access.
Scale capacity and performance for clients with a few clicks, and scale FlexStor ScaleHA performance and capacity by adding more appliance nodes and storage expansion units respectively.
Backup and DR as a Service Infrastructure for MSPs
Leverage Veeam, Commvault, Rubrik, Veritas, and HYCU backup and disaster recovery (DR) solutions to sell backup and DR to SMBs, SMEs, and large organizations.
Set up and run concurrent backups for Windows, Linux, macs, and enterprise hypervisors including VMware, Hyper-V, KVM, Citrix, XenServer, and Proxmox.
FlexStor ScaleHA supports multi-tenant backup and DR, storage, secondary DR site, mirroring, full automation testing, instant recovery, and clustering in the same system – enabling MSPs to sell secure ransomware-proof target storage, and backup and DR.
Archive as a Service Infrastructure for MSPs
StoneFly FlexStor ScaleHA enables MSPs to offer Archive as a Service (AaaS) with scalable, cost-effective, and secure long-term data storage. Utilizing enterprise-grade SAS drives, the system allows for the archiving of terabytes to petabytes of data, supporting a wide range of clients with varying storage needs.
FlexStor ScaleHA integrates immutable storage for compliance with regulatory requirements like GDPR, HIPAA, and SOX, ensuring that archived data remains tamper-proof and ransomware resistant.