NASA Ames Research Center Active Archive （NASA艾姆斯研究中心活跃归档）.pdf

CHALLENGE: As one of the leading high- performance computing (HPC) sites in the world, the NASA Ames NASA Ames Research Center Research Center generates approximately 1.5 PB a month of data related to research and simulations. Its existing data NASA Ames Selects Tape-based storage solution was nearing end of life and needed to be replaced. The center needed a solution that Active Archive To Manage and allowed for fast tape mount times and easy access, was cost effective, Store High-Volume Data and provided a way for them to easily manage the lifecycle of The NASA Ames Research Center indefinitely so the storage of this data the media. (Ames), one of 10 NASA field centers, must be robust, reliable and stable. is located in the heart of California’s Ames’ previous storage solution was SOLUTION: Silicon Valley. For more than 60 years, more than 20 years old and was coming File-based active archive to tape: Ames has led NASA in conducting to the end of its lifespan. Since data is world-class research and development. recalled frequently, fast recall time is es- • Six (6) Spectra Logic T950 With 2,500 employees and an annual sential to enable researchers to access enterprise tape libraries budget of $900 million, Ames provides data in a time efficient manner. This • Integrated with SGI automatic NASA with advancements in entry, goal put them on a mission to find a Data Migration Facility (DMF) descent and landing technologies; in- cost-effective data storage solution that and SGI InfiniteStorage high-