Maxta Storage Platform for VMware vSphereEnterprise Storage Redefined

Eliminate Storage Arrays and Storage Networking
Dramatically simplify IT by eliminating Storage Management
Provide VM-centric Enterprise-class Data Services➢Optimize for flash performance and hard disk capacity
Enable compute/storage convergence on standard servers maximizing capital and operational savings while
realizing the Software-Defined Data Center vision

Maxta Storage Platform Essentials and Enterprise for VMware vSphere
Introduction
Maxta Storage Platform (MxSP) is a ground breaking, highly resilient,VMs can be instantly provisioned by utilizing MxSP’s Zero-Copy

scalable distributed Software-Defined VM Storage platform thatClones and leveraging VM templates, thus improving VM agility.

enables IT to fully realize the vision of the virtual data center. The

MxSP’s implementation of consistency groups for both snapshots

innovative, peer-to-peer architecture aggregates storage resources

and remote replication enables comprehensive recoverability forfrom multiple VMware vSphere cluster servers, assimilates a global

applications that span multiple VMs.

namespace and delivers all storage functionality. The storage
resources can be any combination of magnetic disk drives and flash

Cost-efficiency without Compromises

technology. The aggregated storage is presented as a single shared

MxSP enables significant capital savings by converging compute

Maxta datastore to the VMware vSphere cluster. Maxta enables theand storage resources on standard commodity servers, without

convergence of applications VMs, VMware vSphere, and storage

compromising features, performance or scalability. This provides

on standard servers thereby eliminating the need for storage arrays

considerable up-front savings and even greater savings onand realizing the Software-Defined Data Center vision. Additionally,upgrades. In addition, MxSP leverages capacity optimization

the Maxta datastore can co-exist with datastores from other storage

technologies such as thin provisioning, in-line compression, and in-systems providing investment protection.

line deduplication to increase storage efficiency and reduce storage
expenses. As a result of eliminating the need for storage arrays,

Simplicity is in the DNA

MxSP also enables significant reduction in power, cooling, andMxSP dramatically simplifies IT by eliminating the need for storage

floor space. By significantly simplifying IT, increasing IT efficiency,provisioning and storage management. The Maxta datastore andand enabling administrators to focus on managing applications

all data services such as local and remote replication, snapshotsand VMs, MxSP enables dramatic reduction in operating expenses.

and zero-copy clones are configured and managed from theVMware vSphere Client at VM granularity. This simplification

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eliminates the day-to-day tasks of storage management and enables
Maxta Global Namespaceadministrators to focus on managing applications and VMs.
The revolutionary MxSP eliminates single point of failure byMxSP

MxSP

MxSP

VMware vSphere

VMware vSphere

VMware vSpheredelivering best-in-class data resiliency and high availability
leveraging strong checksums and data replication for all stored
data. Maxta datastore seamlessly supports all VMware features

Disk Drives

SSD

Disk Drives

SSD

Maxta AggregatedStorage Pool

Disk Drives

SSD

like vMotion, Storage vMotion, HA and DRS. MxSP highly efficient
Snapshot improves data protection and data recoverability.

Ethernet

VMwarevSphere
ClientShared StorageMade EasyLinear Scalability
The versatile architecture of MxSP provides the ability to scale capacity and performance independently on-demand without having to over-provisionresources. This flexibility enables the servers to either have access to Maxta datastore and contribute storage to it (“Converged Compute/Storage Servers”)
or have access to Maxta datastore without contributing storage to it (“Compute Only Servers”). A Compute Only Server can be upgraded to a Converged
Compute/Storage Servers by:A) Changing the Server role definition (if the Compute Only Server meets the hardware requirements of a Converged Compute/Storage Server) orB) Changing the Server role definition and upgrading the server (if the Compute Only Server does not meet the hardware requirements of a 		ConvergedCompute/Storage Server)
An MxSP Essentials configuration can be upgraded to MxSP Enterprise configuration non-disruptively as well.

MxSP Product Specifications
Components

Essentials

Enterprise

Total Number of Servers

33+

Minimum number of Converged
Compute / Storage Servers122

Converged Compute / Storage Server2 specification
Processors per Server

2xDual-Core 2.00 GHz or faster

2xDual-Core 2.00 GHz or faster

Memory (RAM) per Server32GB or higher

32GB or higher

Disk Drives / Capacity

7.2K RPM SATA Drives or higher / 50GB or higher

7.2K RPM SATA Drives or higher / 50GB or higher

Solid State Drives / Capacity

Consumer grade MLC (cMLC) or better / 60GB or higher

Consumer grade MLC (cMLC) or better / 60GB or higher

Network Connections per Server

Dedicated or Shared – 1 GigE port or higher

Dedicated or Shared – 1 GigE port or higher

2Compute Only Server specification
Processors

1xDual-Core 2.00 GHz or faster

1xDual-Core 2.00 GHz or faster

Memory (RAM)

8GB or higher8GB or higher

Disk Drives

7.2K RPM SATA Drives or higher / 50GB or higher

7.2K RPM SATA Drives or higher / 50GB or higher

Network Connections per Server

Dedicated 1 GigE port or Shared 10 GigE port or higher

Dedicated 1 GigE port or Shared 10 GigE port or higher

Snapshots, Zero-Copy Clones, Local
Replication, Capacity Optimization (ThinProvisioning, Compression, Deduplication)

Included

Included

Consistency Groups

Included for Snapshot only

Included

Remote Replication

Not Included

Purchased separately

VMware vSphere

Version 5.0 update 1 or laterVersion 5.0 update 1 or later

VMware vCenter Server

Version 5.0 update 1 or later

Version 5.0 update 1 or later

Licensing Model• Optimized for VMware vSphere Essentials Kit Cost Structure• Supports all licensing models of VMware vSphere andvSphere with Operations Management

Supports all licensing models of VMware vSphere andvSphere with Operations Management

VLAN or Switch

VLAN or Switch

Maxta Software

Hypervisor

Networking
Private Local Area Network between the nodes

Note: (1) A minimum of two Converged Compute/Storage Servers is required for high availability(2) Hardware has to be listed in VMware Hardware Compatibility List (HCL)

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