BonFire SAN Software
BonFire SAN Server provides all the
software you need to build and maintain a high
performance all-Flash SAN or a massive-scale ZFS hard
disk pool, or both.
Fast setup.
BonFire management software has been optimized for both raw speed and
management efficiency. Most commands execute in
real time. Presentation is screen, rather than
wizard oriented. This assures that the
administrator sees all the elements of a particular
configuration issue in a single glance, avoiding errors.
Initial setup and activation typically requires just
three to ten minutes depending on how quickly the server hardware reboots.
Compatible with white-box x86_64 servers.
BonFire is designed to
work with stock x86_64 server hardware. BonFire supports SATA, SAS, and Fiber Channel hard disks as well
as
SATA, SAS, or nVME SSDs. HBAs from MicroSemi, Broadcom, and others are
supported. High speed networking from Intel,
Mellanox, Chelsio, and others can be used, as
can Fiber Channel boards from qLogic and Atto.
BonFire-managed all-flash arrays usually
operate at “wire speed” with performance only
limited by the network in use. The ability to use stock hardware
encourages the use of simple, low cost chassis.
BonFire can also be adapted to the needs of custom
hardware.
Multi-device console.
BonFire lets you manage and monitor hundreds of SAN
devices from a single web console. This offers profound
productivity gains by saving excess movement between
devices.
Full High Availability
support.
BonFire provides several types of active/active and
active/passive HA support. HA replication over TCP/IP ethernet networks is available at
no cost.
BonFire optionally supports HA replication over high-speed converted ethernet using RDMA. A
third variant is available for those who want to build
dual ported SAS or NVMe systems.
Extremely scalable.
BonFire lets you build all-Flash storage appliances with 280TB of addressable
space in just 2U. BonFire lets you build
petabyte-scale ZFS storage.
Superior IOPS:
BonFire will deliver 250,000 4KB random reads or
writes over a 10gigE connection from an array of 8 or
more SSDs configured RAID-5 or RAID-6. More SSDs
and faster connectivity will deliver significantly
higher performance. In BonFire systems, random write
IOPS typically execute faster than read IOPS.
Superior large record
transfers. BonFire will also deliver
large amounts of data. For instance, a 24 SSD
system managed by BonFire will deliver almost 6GB a
second through a single dual port 40gigE adapter, and
can deliver a lot more with multiple ports and cards.
Superior single-job speed.
BonFire will read or write several gigabytes a second single
thread. Single thread throughput
greatly affects the time needed to perform all manner of
big jobs, be these report generation or 4KB video
rendering. Few all-Flash storage appliances can
demonstrate such performance. Consumer, Read Intensive,
Data Center, Enterprise, and NVMe grades of
SSDs will all read and write faster when managed by
BonFire.
Extends SSD life. Using ESS technology, BonFire
dramatically reduces SSD write amplification.
Accordingly, less expensive Consumer or Read
Intensive SSDs managed by Bonfire will typically last ten to
forty times longer, and will be capable of a daily
overwrite of all data. But even Data Center and
Enterprise SSDs will see significant life extension with
Bonfire because many of the patented techniques used by ESS to reduce
write amplification enhance the performance of all SSDs.
Profound cost reduction.
BonFire lets you use less expensive Consumer and Read
Intensive SSDs while achieving or exceeding the effective
data updates of Data Center media. Because it
performs best in a RAID-5 or RAID-6 environment, BonFire
also lets you use fewer SSDs. The combination of
these can reduce the SSD cost per usable gigabyte by as
much as 75%.
Affordable software cost.
BonFire costs a small fraction of the SSD costs it reduces.
When significant cost reduction is combined with
superior speed, durability, scale, and reliability,
BonFire
generates exceptional value.
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