The Isilon scale-out network-attached storage (NAS) platform combines modular hardware with unified software to harness unstructured data. Powered by the distributed Isilon OneFS operating system, an Isilon cluster delivers a scalable pool of storage with a global namespace.

What type of storage is Isilon?

The Isilon scale-out network-attached storage (NAS) platform combines modular hardware with unified software to harness unstructured data. Powered by the distributed Isilon OneFS operating system, an Isilon cluster delivers a scalable pool of storage with a global namespace.

What file system does Isilon use?

OneFS File System
The OneFS File System is a parallel distributed networked file system designed by Isilon Systems and is the basis for the Isilon Scale-out Storage Platform.

How does Isilon storage work?

An Isilon clustered storage system is composed of three or more nodes. Each node is a server integrated with proprietary operating system software called OneFS (based on FreeBSD), which unifies a cluster of nodes into a single shared resource.

Is Isilon SAN or NAS?

Isilon, founded in 2001 in Seattle by Sujal Patel and Paul Mikesell, is a scale-out NAS storage platform composed of a cluster of independent nodes that are integrated using the OneFS OS, and it supports up to 50PB of data.

Is Isilon object storage?

Isilon OneFS supports Swift, an object storage interface compatible with the OpenStack Swift 1.0 application programming interface (API). Through Isilon Swift, you can access file-based data stored on your Dell EMC Isilon cluster as objects.

Is Isilon an NFS?

Supported Protocol Versions. At this time Isilon OneFS supports NFS versions 3 and 4. NFS version 2 has not been supported since the move to the 7.2.

Is PowerScale same as Isilon?

Dell EMC PowerScale combines a modified version of the Isilon OneFS software tuned for Dell PowerEdge servers. The systems provide unified access to files and unstructured data.

What is Smartpool in Isilon?

SmartPools enables you to define subgroups of nodes, called disk pools, within a single OneFS cluster. SmartPools includes an optional license that unlocks additional features including the ability to associate individual files and directories to specific disk pools.

How mount NFS share Isilon?

Setting Up NFS Export in OneFS

  1. Open OneFS WebGUI.
  2. Navigate to Protocols –> UNIX Sharing (NFS)
  3. Click Create Export.
  4. Select directory to be shared.
  5. Click Create Export.
  6. Mount NFS export on Linux/UNIX machine (see commands below)

What is Isilon called now?

PowerScale
This week, Dell Technologies announced the release of its new PowerScale storage platform for unstructured (file and object) data. Despite the new name, PowerScale leverages the same OneFS technology that was the backbone of the Isilon brand for so many years.

What is superna?

Superna Eyeglass is a virtual appliance that simplifies disaster recovery with Isilon clusters. The application addresses configuration replication and other disaster recovery needs.