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Exploring the Latest Advancements in Dell ObjectScale 1.2.0
Wed, 28 Jun 2023 13:22:49 -0000
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Dell ObjectScale is an object storage solution that represents the evolution of Dell Technologies' commitment to delivering enterprise-class, reliable, and high-performance storage. With its software-defined and containerized architecture, ObjectScale operates seamlessly within Kubernetes, empowering organizations to become more agile and responsive to ever-changing business requirements.
ObjectScale adheres to a set of core design principles that define its exceptional capabilities:
- Global namespace with eventual consistency
- Scale-out capabilities
- Secure multitenancy
- Optimum performance for small, medium, and large objects
In this blog post, we delve into the exciting new features introduced in the Dell ObjectScale 1.2.0 release.
Feature enhancements
This new code release introduces a range of feature enhancements, including:
- Simpler deployment options and enhanced user experience: The latest release of ObjectScale brings forth a range of improvements to simplify the deployment process and enhance user experience. Key updates include:
- New deployment option: A faster deployment option, known as the “Software Bundle,” enables the installation of ObjectScale and Kubernetes on a cluster of nodes with SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4. This option streamlines the setup process and accelerates the journey toward efficient object storage.
- Support for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform: ObjectScale continues to offer the "As an Application" deployment option, providing seamless integration with Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12. This compatibility ensures that users can leverage the power of ObjectScale within their existing OpenShift environments.
- Streamlined user interface: The ObjectScale Portal boasts a redesigned user interface, offering an intuitive and streamlined workflow for bucket provisioning and management. This enhancement simplifies object storage administration, making it more accessible to users.
- Enhanced performance and efficiency: ObjectScale 1.2.0 introduces several notable performance improvements to optimize efficiency across various use cases:
- Increased write performance: Users can now enjoy write performance of up to 2 GB/s per node, which enables faster data ingestion and storage.
- Support for larger objects: ObjectScale now supports objects as large as 30 TB, including replication of these huge objects. This six-fold increase in the maximum object size surpasses the limits set by Amazon S3, making ObjectScale an ideal choice for large-scale projects such as HPC, analytics, AI, and their associated backup requirements.
- Flexible erasure coding: The latest release includes more flexible erasure coding options, including support for a minimum of four nodes with a 12+4 EC policy. This enables greater data protection and fault tolerance.
- Logical capacity usage reporting: ObjectScale now provides reporting of logical capacity usage for Dell APEX, facilitating better resource management and planning.
- Expanded Zero Trust features: ObjectScale 1.2.0 strengthens ObjectScale security and access control capabilities. Highlights include:
- Active Directory and LDAP support: System users can now benefit from Active Directory and LDAP support, which enables seamless integration with existing user management systems. This simplifies user administration and enhances security.
- Comprehensive IAM model: ObjectScale introduces an improved Identity and Access Management (IAM) model, accommodating local or management users, external authentication providers, configurable login workflows, user persona roles, password policies, and account lockout configurations. These advancements offer enhanced flexibility and control over access management.
- Improved reliability and supportability: The latest ObjectScale release focuses on enhancing reliability and supportability:
- Enhanced maintenance mode handling: ObjectScale now allows up to two nodes to be simultaneously placed in maintenance mode, simplifying maintenance operations and minimizing downtime.
- Remote Connect Assist: The integration of Pluggable Authentication Module (PAM) enables Remote Connect Assist, empowering remote support technicians to securely access the system using remote secure credentials tokens. This facilitates efficient troubleshooting and support.
Conclusion
Dell ObjectScale 1.2.0 introduces improved deployment options and feature enhancements, solidifying its position as a leading software-defined, containerized object storage platform. For more in-depth information, we encourage you to explore the Dell ObjectScale: Overview and Architecture white paper and the ObjectScale and ECS Info Hub. Embrace these advancements and unlock the full potential of Dell ObjectScale for your organization's evolving storage needs.
Author: Cris Banson