CAStor™ Content File Server

Standard File Access to CAStor
The creation of file-based data today is well out-pacing growth in transactional databases representing up to 90% of new data. Organizations of varying size are challenged with efficiently and cost effectively managing ever-expanding storage and file counts. They are also facing the fact that files are aging or becoming stale faster and in greater volume, which is taking up space in expensive NAS devices.

Scalable and Affordable File Storage

CAStor storage cluster

Scale-out file storage. CAStor CFS delivers a standard file system that seamlessly scales from terabytes to petabytes. CAStor content storage software provides the solid, massively scalable storage foundation for CAStor CFS. By coupling file storage simplicity with massive scalability, CAStor CFS delivers a virtual, object-based file system to the storage market.

Affordable file storage. CAStor CFS delivers an affordable file storage solution built on object-based storage that provides the scale and simplicity of management companies are seeking. File-based data can be stored and accessed while still active and archived in-place with all the functionality needed for long-term preservation to meet corporate governance or regulatory compliance mandates. With advanced features such as Timescape creating continuous snapshots for easily recovering files and rich metadata enabling smart content distribution and replication for disaster recovery, CAStor CFS provides a complete file storage solution to meet today's IT requirements.

Simple, single-tier storage. CAStor CFS enables storage and access for live files and/or allowing these files to be archived in place for long-term preservation and compliance. Set lifecycle policies for retention and protection with WORM storage and file authentication. Reduce administrative overhead and cost. Minimal overhead for management and administration. No provisioning or configuring of storage is necessary to add capacity. The underlying CAStor clusters are self-managing and self-healing for continuous data availability as well as self-balancing to eliminate hot spots. Upgrade storage hardware without application downtime or the need to migrate files.

Standard and familiar interface access. The end user experience is as familiar as a file folder. CAStor CFS can support standard file system protocols including NFS, CIFS, FTP, WebDAV, Mac, and Linux.

Simultaneous, multi-client file serving. CAStor CFS also supports multiple clients for file serving such as end user or group file shares and/or multiple applications accessing the file system. Performance of the file system can also be improved by clustering additional CFS nodes together.

Standard Features

  • Linux file system
  • Active Directory and Access Control Lists (ACLs)
  • Configuration wizard
  • Namespace
  • Cluster CFS nodes for added performance

Advanced Features

  • Timescapes (continuous snapshots)
  • Metadata settings defined at the mount-point level
  • Set file replication and intelligent distribution policies
  • CFS namespace automatically backed up to CAStor storage

CAStor CFS Features