Administrator Guide

BeeGFS High Capacity Storage solution overview
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The metadata component of the solution that includes a pair of metadata servers (MDS) and a metadata
target storage array remains the same across all the configurations as shown in Figure 1. The storage
component of the solution includes a pair of storage servers (SS) and a single storage array for the small
configuration, while a medium configuration uses two storage arrays and a large configuration uses four
storage arrays. The PowerVault ME4024 storage array is used as the metadata storage, and PowerVault
ME4084 arrays are used as the data storage.
To scale beyond the large configuration, an additional pair of storage arrays is needed. The additional SS pair
can have either one, two, or four storage arrays as noted in the flexible configurations. This pattern for sizing
a configuration allows further scaling. The performance of the Large base configuration is described in the
performance evaluation section of this white paper. The performance of Scalable configurations built from
base configurations is derived from these measured results as explained in the scalable configurations
subsection of this white paper.