Part I. Introduction

Table of Contents

1. Introducing Red Hat Storage
2. Red Hat Storage Architecture
2.1. Red Hat Storage Server for On-Premise Architecture
2.2. Red Hat Storage Server for Public Cloud
3. Key Features
3.1. Elasticity
3.2. No Metadata with the Elastic Hash Algorithm
3.3. Scalability
3.4. High Availability and Flexibility
3.5. Flexibility
3.6. No Application Rewrites
3.7. Simple Management
3.8. Modular, Stackable Design
3.9. Unified File and Object Storage
3.10. Hadoop Compatible Storage
4. Use Case Examples
4.1. Use Case 1: Using Red Hat Storage for Data Archival
4.1.1. Key Features of Red Hat Storage Server for Nearline and Archival Use Case
4.2. Use Case 2: Using Red Hat Storage for High Performance Computing
4.2.1. Key Features of Red Hat Storage Server for High Performance Computing Use Case
4.3. Use Case 3: Using Red Hat Storage for Content Clouds
4.3.1. Key Features of Red Hat Storage Server for for Content Clouds Use Case
5. Storage Concepts