Scale-Out Low-Latency Storage
Network File Storage Solutions (NFS)
On-demand storage-as-a-service platform with flexible capacity reservation.
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Near-instant deployment
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Easy to share between servers
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Centralized management
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General-purpose SSD performance
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Reservation options for up to 36 months
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Flexibly Scale Storage Capacity and Performance
Active archives, databases, and big data workloads require extensive storage that can scale quickly as data volumes grow. phoenixNAP’s Network File Storage (NFS) in Bare Metal Cloud lets you flexibly scale storage capacity without performance degradation to support your data-intensive workloads. With just a few clicks, you get the performance of a general-purpose SSD on demand at an affordable price point. Take advantage of diverse capacity reservation models to better align your IT budget with projected workload demands.
TUTORIAL
How to Deploy and Manage Network Storage on Bare Metal Cloud
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Benefits
Low-Cost Storage Expansion. Near-Instant Deployment.
Deploy in Minutes
Easily scale or plan out your storage capacity with several clicks in the Bare Metal Cloud WebUI.
Scale Cost-Efficiently
Extend storage capacity without hardware upgrades or having to get a more expensive instance.
Enable Resilience
Securely store your backup or archival data to ensure availability and resilience.
Locations
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Phoenix, AZ |
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Ashburn, VA |
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Your Trust
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How It Works
Deploy a Centralized Storage
Pool
Network File Storage leverages protocols that allow file sharing over a specified network. Unlike Direct Attached Storage (DAS), it lets you extend your storage capacity without having to add hardware to your server and experience the ensuing disruptions.
Once you deploy and configure your NFS in Bare Metal Cloud, any server on the same network can seamlessly access the shared storage. This centralizes your data resources and gives you the flexibility to serve workloads from multiple network points.
You can automatically attach Network File Storage to any of your Bare Metal Cloud instances deployed at the same location. All you need to do is create your Network File Storage volume or capacity reservation and add it to your existing servers. With no hidden costs, you gain greater control over your deployments, adapting your infrastructure to better fit your storage and budget needs.
Features
phoenixNAP Network File Storage Features
Network File Storage (NFS) is a distributed file system that lets you easily add more storage capacity on demand and ensure consistent performance for latency-sensitive and high-throughput workloads.
Unlike Storage Area Network (SAN), NFS needs less administration and can scale faster. It is also less complex to maintain, more affordable, and better suited to small business workloads, although it also has wide applications at the enterprise level. Within phoenixNAP’s Bare Metal Cloud, NFS is an out-of-the-box storage system that lets you scale storage capacity easily and cost-effectively across different locations.
Key NFS Features
phoenixNAP’s Network File Storage (NFS) is designed to provide access to a low-cost storage solution for any application or a group of servers that need continual access to quickly scalable storage. It provides a shared storage pool for distributed teams and heterogeneous environments, facilitating cooperation and reducing system admin overhead.
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Automated deployment
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Advanced scalability
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Available in Phoenix and Ashburn
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Reservation of storage capacity
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Cost savings through long-term reservations
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Centralized management
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Easy to share between BMC instances
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Improved resiliency
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High level of flexibility
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Competitive pricing
Network File Storage Reservation in Bare Metal Cloud
phoenixNAP’s Bare Metal Cloud allows you to reserve fixed Network File Storage capacity, allowing you to plan for storage demands months or years in advance. Once you create an account on the BMC portal, you can determine the location, size, and billing model best suited to your future storage requirements. Your reservations are effortlessly managed via a streamlined dashboard that lets you update and upgrade capacities through a single pane of glass. Easily secure storage capacity in 1, 12, 24, or 36-month timeframes for greater cost savings and enhanced predictability.
Network File Storage Reservation Pricing
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Storage Size |
Hourly / TB-Month |
1 Month
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12 Months
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24 Months
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36 Months
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1–20 TB |
$86.40 |
$84.10 |
$80.59 |
$78.84 |
$77.09 |
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21–50 TB |
$86.40 |
$82.34 |
$78.84 |
$77.09 |
$73.58 |
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51–100 TB |
$86.40 |
$80.59 |
$77.09 |
$73.58 |
$70.08 |
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101–500 TB |
$86.40 |
N/A |
$73.58 |
$70.08 |
$68.33 |
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501–1000 TB |
$86.40 |
N/A |
$70.08 |
$68.33 |
$63.07 |
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1001–2000 TB |
$86.40 |
N/A |
$63.07 |
$59.57 |
$54.31 |
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2001+ TB |
$86.40 |
N/A |
N/A |
$54.31 |
$50.81 |
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Pricing depends on the selected reservation term and storage size. Prices shown are per month. Unit pricing is based on TB-Hour (Hourly) or TB-Month (Reserved storage). |
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Storage Size
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Hourly
/ TB-Month$86.40
$0.12 /TB-Hour -
1 Month
/ TB-Month$84.10 -
12 Months
/ TB-Month$80.59 -
24 Months
/ TB-Month$78.84 -
36 Months
/ TB-Month$77.09
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Hourly
/ TB-Month$86.40
$0.12 /TB-Hour -
1 Month
/ TB-Month$82.34 -
12 Months
/ TB-Month$78.84 -
24 Months
/ TB-Month$77.09 -
36 Months
/ TB-Month$73.58
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Hourly
/ TB-Month$86.40
$0.12 /TB-Hour -
1 Month
/ TB-Month$80.59 -
12 Months
/ TB-Month$77.09 -
24 Months
/ TB-Month$73.58 -
36 Months
/ TB-Month$70.08
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Hourly
/ TB-Month$86.40
$0.12 /TB-Hour -
1 Month
/ TB-MonthN/A -
12 Months
/ TB-Month$73.58 -
24 Months
/ TB-Month$70.08 -
36 Months
/ TB-Month$68.33
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Hourly
/ TB-Month$86.40
$0.12 /TB-Hour -
1 Month
/ TB-MonthN/A -
12 Months
/ TB-Month$70.08 -
24 Months
/ TB-Month$68.33 -
36 Months
/ TB-Month$63.07
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Hourly
/ TB-Month$86.40
$0.12 /TB-Hour -
1 Month
/ TB-MonthN/A -
12 Months
/ TB-Month$63.07 -
24 Months
/ TB-Month$59.57 -
36 Months
/ TB-Month$54.31
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Hourly
/ TB-Month$86.40
$0.12 /TB-Hour -
1 Month
/ TB-MonthN/A -
12 Months
/ TB-MonthN/A -
24 Months
/ TB-Month$54.31 -
36 Months
/ TB-Month$50.81
Use Cases
Why Do You Need Network File Storage?
Why phoenixNAP?
phoenixNAP’s storage-as-a-service options help you optimize your storage costs while ensuring advanced performance. You can choose between NFS or the S3-compatible Object Storage option to seamlessly archive, analyze, and stream large data volumes. Available at a competitive price point, our storage solutions help you slash cloud expenditure and cost-effectively create backup and DR repositories.
NFS can be deployed in an automated fashion, saving you time on capacity scaling. You can attach it to your Bare Metal Cloud instances with several clicks or a single POST request via the platform’s API and scale just as easily when more capacity is needed. You also have the option to reserve storage capacity ahead of time to more cost-effectively meet future workload demands. If you’re looking to automate more development work, Bare Metal Cloud and NFS allow you to quickly achieve desired outcomes.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Network File Storage offers a flexible way to expand storage capacity on a network. Our Network File Storage solution provides the performance of a general-purpose SSD on demand with long-term reservation capabilities for an affordable price, making it suitable for high-throughput and latency-sensitive workloads.
The total price of Network File Storage on Bare Metal Cloud is calculated based on the quantity and unit price. For example, 1TB storage used for 10 hours = 10 TB-hours (1TB x 10 hrs). 10TB-hours at a unit price of $0.12 per 1TB-hr = $1.20 (10 TB-hrs x $0.12). Reserved capacities are billed based on storage size and reservation length, with 1-, 12-, 24-, and 36-month options available. As for your Bare Metal Cloud servers, you can consume them on an hourly basis or deploy them with a 1-, 12-, 24-, or 36-month reservation to unlock special discounts.
You can deploy your Network File Storage in Phoenix, AZ, and Ashburn, VA (more locations coming soon) and use it as a storage pool with all server instances deployed at the same location.
All your Bare Metal Cloud instances come with low-latency NVMe drives. Apart from the Network File Storage option, you can easily leverage petabytes of S3-compatible Object Storage to cost-effectively store unstructured data.
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