Just to define our terms in this context, a cluster is a set of compatible (usually identical) storage arrays with a dedicated interconnection for high-speed and low latency. They share IO and are run by a cluster-specific operating system. A federation is a less tightly related group of storage types that don't necessarily have identical nodes yet still work together as a single storage resource.
Federating or clustering in an all-flash environment is possible but the first thing to determine is if doing so fits your use case and that will depend on your workload requirements, including IOPS, latency, and throughput. These factors will help establish capacity and performance requirements and affect any clustering and load-balancing decisions.
If you do need to set up clustering or federating, a crucial decision is choosing the right appliances. Obviously, they should be designed for clustering and support the functionality you need, whether that's Active-Active clustering, virtual IP addresses, shared storage, etc. Solutions to look into include HPE 3PAR StoreServ, and Dell PowerStore.
The configuration process is going to vary from vendor to vendor and appliance to appliance but could involve setting up virtual IP addresses, shared storage access, and cluster communication channels. Once the cluster is set up, load balancing is the next step. Solutions that support federation provide systems and analytics to help distribute and optimize workloads. Still, it's important to monitor performance and adjust things as needed.
Flash storage is a data storage technology that delivers high-speed, programmable memory. It is called flash storage because of the speed at which it writes data and performs input/output (I/O) operations.
Just to define our terms in this context, a cluster is a set of compatible (usually identical) storage arrays with a dedicated interconnection for high-speed and low latency. They share IO and are run by a cluster-specific operating system. A federation is a less tightly related group of storage types that don't necessarily have identical nodes yet still work together as a single storage resource.
Federating or clustering in an all-flash environment is possible but the first thing to determine is if doing so fits your use case and that will depend on your workload requirements, including IOPS, latency, and throughput. These factors will help establish capacity and performance requirements and affect any clustering and load-balancing decisions.
If you do need to set up clustering or federating, a crucial decision is choosing the right appliances. Obviously, they should be designed for clustering and support the functionality you need, whether that's Active-Active clustering, virtual IP addresses, shared storage, etc. Solutions to look into include HPE 3PAR StoreServ, and Dell PowerStore.
The configuration process is going to vary from vendor to vendor and appliance to appliance but could involve setting up virtual IP addresses, shared storage access, and cluster communication channels. Once the cluster is set up, load balancing is the next step. Solutions that support federation provide systems and analytics to help distribute and optimize workloads. Still, it's important to monitor performance and adjust things as needed.