Terascala Unveils Storage Appliance Software TeraOS 5

Terascala, Inc. announced at SC13 its latest generation of high-performance storage appliance software, TeraOS 5.

Enterprise markets require a high-performance storage appliance-one that manages everything including servers, network, storage and file system components. TeraOS 5 is a Lustre-based platform that integrates and manages all of those components into a reliable storage appliance with Lustre integration.

It provides OEMs with a complete software appliance, allowing them to develop and deploy storage solutions that meet the demanding needs of high-performance and technical computing customers.

With the release of TeraOS 5, customers will now have access to Lustre 2.1.5 with all of its enhancements, such as 4TB drive support and OST/MDT sizes up to 128TB.

In addition to supporting new storage controllers, TeraOS 5 includes enhancements that include out of the box integration with Terascala’s recently announced Intelligent Storage Bridge, a product for integrating information and streamlining workflows between high-performance storage and existing enterprise storage solutions.

“We’re extremely excited about this release,” said Bryan Cote, director of product management, Terascala. “Nearly 2PB of TeraOS 5.0 were deployed in a beta program and are now in production with this release. With the success of the beta program, our OEM partners are further equipped to offer best-in-class, high-performance storage solutions that meet all of the functionality, manageability and reliability requirements today’s HPC and technical computing users expect.”

Terascala’s solutions power products from OEMs such as Dell and NetApp, including the Dell HSS series and NetApp’s High-Performance Storage (HPS) Rack.

“Dell chose TeraOS 5 for their new HSS 5.0 in part because of the Lustre 2.1 support that allows them to build solutions with even greater storage densities,” continued Cote. “And while TeraOS 3 set the bar high for turnkey deployment and ease of use with NetApp’s HPS Rack, TeraOS 5 will add a number of features the field has been asking for.”

TeraOS is shipping on Dell’s HSS 5.0 and is in certification for NetApp’s HPS Rack.