Scale-Out Low Latency Storage

Network File Storage Solutions (NFS)

On-demand storage-as-a-service platform.

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Network File Storage (NFS)

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 will get the performance of a general-purpose SSD on-demand at an affordable price point.

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

Deploy in Minutes

Easily scale your storage capacity with several clicks in the Bare Metal Cloud WebUI.

Scale Cost-Effiency

Scale Cost-Efficiently

Extend storage capacity without hardware upgrades or need for a more expensive instance.

Enable Resilience

Enable Resilience

Securely store your backup or archival data to ensure availability and resilience.

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Phoenix, AZ

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Ashburn, VA

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How It Works

Deploy a Centralized Storage
Pool

Network File Storage leverages specific protocols to allow file sharing over a specified network. Unlike Direct Attached Storage (DAS), this solution lets you extend your storage capacity without having to add hardware to your server and experience the resultant disruptions.

Once you deploy and configure your NFS in Bare Metal Cloud, all servers residing in the same network will have access to the storage. This helps you centralize storage resources while providing you with flexibility as it can be accessed 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 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.

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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 requires less administration and can scale faster. It is also less complex to maintain, more affordable, and better suited to small business workloads, although it has a wide application at the enterprise level as well. 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 heterogenous environments, facilitating cooperation and reducing system admin overhead.

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Use Cases

Why Do You Need Network File Storage?

Databases

NFS is a great solution for running fast-changing and dynamic data workloads such as databases.

Multimedia Storage

Optimize your storage capacity to seamlessly stream large multimedia media files.

Storage Decentralization

Remove siloed repositories and provide decentralized storage for greater flexibility.

Big Data

Enhance the performance of data-intensive workloads by providing optimal storage capacity.

Active Archives

Securely store your data archives with the option to flexibly scale resources as needed.

Backup and DRaaS

Cost-efficiently deploy backup and DRaaS storage resources to ensure data availability.

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 your 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 in several simple clicks or a single POST request via the platform’s API and scale just as easily when more capacity is needed. 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 at 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, a 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). 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 suitable for cost-effective storage of unstructured data.

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