OceanDisk 1500/1600
In modern data centers, the rigid coupling of compute and storage creates significant operational challenges, limiting scalability and driving up costs. Traditional architectures often force you to scale both resources in lockstep, even when only one is needed, leading to underutilization and inefficiency. The Huawei OceanDisk 1500/1600 series directly addresses this problem with an innovative diskless architecture designed for cloud and internet-scale environments.
By decoupling storage from servers and connecting them via a high-speed NoF+ network, OceanDisk allows you to create a shared, high-performance storage pool. This disaggregated model enables the independent and elastic expansion of compute and storage resources, ensuring you can scale precisely where needed. The result is a faster, more reliable, and dramatically more efficient infrastructure foundation that maximizes resource utilization and adapts to dynamic workloads.
The Huawei OceanDisk 1500/1600 series is engineered to deliver extreme performance and efficiency in a compact, 2U form factor. Leveraging hardware-software synergy, including proprietary FlashLink® disk-controller collaboration algorithms, the system significantly reduces I/O latency and boosts IOPS by up to 30%. This ensures that demanding applications have the consistent, low-latency performance they require, with the OceanDisk 1600 model reaching up to 3.5 million IOPS and 70 GB/s bandwidth.
Efficiency is a core design principle. The diskless architecture, combined with scenario-specific data reduction and a high-ratio (23+2) hardware-based EC algorithm, reduces cabinet space and power consumption by 40% compared to traditional setups. This approach not only lowers operational expenses but also contributes to a more sustainable data center footprint. Furthermore, its composable storage capabilities ensure seamless interoperability with third-party ecosystems, providing a flexible and future-proof storage solution.
Selecting the right disaggregated storage solution is a critical architectural decision. The Huawei OceanDisk series offers powerful capabilities, but its value is maximized when precisely aligned with your specific performance, scalability, and operational requirements. A thorough evaluation is essential to ensure the chosen model and configuration will meet your workload demands both today and in the future.
NEXUS ITX facilitates a comprehensive, requirements-led evaluation process. We help organizations analyze their technical and business needs to determine how the OceanDisk 1500/1600 can integrate into their existing and planned infrastructure, ensuring a successful technology adoption.
Q: What is the primary architectural benefit of the Huawei OceanDisk 1500/1600 series?
A: The primary benefit is its diskless, disaggregated architecture. This design decouples storage resources from servers, allowing organizations to scale compute and storage independently. This provides greater flexibility, improves resource utilization, and prevents costly overprovisioning common in traditional hyper-converged or server-based storage setups.
Q: What are the main performance differences between the OceanDisk 1500 and OceanDisk 1600?
A: The OceanDisk 1600 is the higher-performance model. It offers up to 3,500,000 IOPS and 70 GB/s bandwidth with a system cache ranging from 512 GB to 1024 GB. The OceanDisk 1500 provides up to 2,500,000 IOPS and 42 GB/s bandwidth with a system cache of 256 GB to 512 GB.
Q: How does the OceanDisk series improve data center efficiency?
A: It improves efficiency in several ways. The diskless architecture itself reduces physical footprint. Combined with scenario-specific lossless data reduction and a high-ratio (23+2) EC algorithm engine, it achieves up to a 40% reduction in both cabinet space and power consumption compared to traditional designs.
Q: Which disk types are supported by each model?
A: The supported disk types differ slightly. The OceanDisk 1500 supports NVMe SD, SAS SSD, and NL-SAS drives. The OceanDisk 1600 is specified for NVMe SSD and NL-SAS drives.
Q: How does the system ensure high availability and reliability?
A: Reliability is built in through a fully redundant hardware design, including a dual-controller Active-Active architecture, 1+1 redundant power modules, and 5+1 redundant fans. This ensures no single point of failure. Additionally, it features disk subhealth management and intelligent slow-disk optimization to proactively identify and mitigate potential issues before they impact performance.
Q: Can the OceanDisk 1500/1600 integrate with our existing infrastructure?
A: Yes, the system is designed for interoperability. It provides composable storage capabilities that are designed to work with third-party ecosystems, allowing it to be integrated into diverse data center environments.
Q: What kind of network connectivity is required?
A: The OceanDisk series connects to servers via a NoF+ (NVMe over Fabrics) high-speed network. It supports multiple physical interfaces, including 25/100 Gb NVMe over RoCE, 16/32/64 Gbit/s Fibre Channel (FC), and various Ethernet speeds (10/25/40/100GE).
Connect with Nexus ITX to analyze your storage requirements and determine the optimal OceanDisk 1500/1600 configuration for your environment.
