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Figure 4: Metadata Server Pair

12Gb/s SAS

MD3420

MetaData Server #1 MetaData Server #2

ACTIVE PASSIVE

FAILOVER (HA)

3.3 Object Storage Servers

The Object Storage Servers, shown in Figure 5, are arranged in two-node high availability (HA) clusters

providing active/active access to two Dell PowerVault MD3460 high-density storage arrays each with

MD3060e expansions. Each PowerVault MD3460 array is fully populated with 60 - 4TB 3.5” NL SAS

drives. The capacity of each PowerVault MD3460 array is extended with one additional PowerVault

MD3060e high density expansion array. This configuration offers each OSS pair with a raw storage

capacity of 960TB.