Accelerate AI/ML, media, HPC and life sciences workloads with enterprise performance at scale — and a radically simple cloud experience from edge to cloud.
Transform faster with enterprise-grade, scale-out file storage that powers your most demanding, data-intensive workloads.
Power AI/ML, media, HPC and life sciences on HPE Alletra Storage MP with Vast Data software.
Scale performance and capacity independently to exabyte scale — with high availability built in.
A global namespace powers collaboration while higher efficiency drives ROI at lower cost.
The solution has three major components: disaggregated storage on the HPE Alletra Storage MP Common Storage Architecture (compute, JBOF, and switches, in standard or high-density models); scale-out file services software running on HPE Alletra Storage MP; and the HPE GreenLake cloud platform for management, call-home, remote support, and telemetry.
Figure: software architecture block diagram (HPE GreenLake for File Storage architecture white paper).
| Element | Role |
|---|---|
| Compute node (CNode) | Runs most of the input/output (I/O) logic in a platform container; one leader process per cluster makes critical decisions and performs erasure coding |
| Data node (DNode) | Exposes storage to other services via a platform container |
| Management service | Snapshots, local management interfaces, and upgrades |
| Cloud connector | Maintains the tunnel connection to the HPE GreenLake cloud |
| API server | Programmatic access via application programming interfaces (APIs) |
| RDA support | Remote support service |
All file operations across protocols such as Network File System (NFS) and Server Message Block (SMB) map to a single data-tree structure called an element store — delivering cross-protocol access, consistent data security, data reduction, and metadata visibility within one global namespace.
HPE delivers the hardware (HPE Alletra Storage), software-as-a-service, and support — site readiness, installation and activation, volume creation and administration, data resilience and remote replication, onsite hardware support, and proactive software updates and security patches.
Unified storage management, monitoring and protection let you handle massive amounts of file data with ease — get up and running faster with automatic onboarding, easy file-share creation, non-disruptive upgrades and proactive support.
See why analysts and customers choose HPE GreenLake for File Storage.
Build on a common platform — turn data into intelligence, add block storage, and run any workload from edge to cloud.
A single source of truth from data to make smart decisions and recommendations to customers.
Unlock agility and speed new apps and services with self-service, SLA-based block storage.
Seamlessly run any app without compromise with a cloud experience for every workload.
File storage provides scale-out file services — accessed over NFS and SMB within one global namespace — for unstructured, data-intensive workloads such as AI/ML, media, HPC, and life sciences. Block storage serves structured, transactional applications like databases and virtual machines with SLA-based performance. Both run on the common HPE Alletra Storage MP platform and share one HPE GreenLake cloud experience, so you can choose the right data service per workload without changing platforms.
It is built for demanding, data-intensive workloads — AI and machine learning, media, high-performance computing, and life sciences — delivering enterprise performance at scale with a global namespace for collaboration across teams and protocols.
It is delivered as a service through HPE GreenLake: HPE provides the HPE Alletra Storage MP hardware, the file-services software as a service, and support — including site readiness, installation and activation, volume administration, data resilience and remote replication, onsite hardware support, and proactive software updates and security patches — on a consumption basis.
Built on disaggregated HPE Alletra Storage MP, it scales performance and capacity independently to exabyte scale with high availability built in, and a single global namespace keeps all file data unified as you grow — without disruption.
HPE GreenLake storage is delivered through authorized HPE partners. EdgeCloudStore.com is a division of BlueAlly, an authorized HPE GreenLake reseller. We help you size capacity, configure the solution, arrange HPE Financial Services options if desired, and coordinate deployment and support. Contact us for a quote.
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