Halo Appliance - Next Generation Hyperconverged Solution

Designed for the web-scale, shared-nothing IT infrastructure of the future

For Every Storage Need
Mix and Match Your Storage
Multiple Hybrid SSD/HHD storage tier to accelerate varying levels of data intensive workloads
High Performance 3d Flash
Hot caching and auto-tiering of cold data for ultra-high performance.
Thin Provision
Controlled oversubscription for optimal utilization
Split-second Snapshotting / Cloning
Up-to-the-minute data capture and infrastructure management
Scaling On-demand
True linear scaling at your fingertips.
Eco-friendly
Multi-hypervisor Support
Pick from VMware vSphere, Citrix XenServer, or our own enterprise grade KVM-based SmartX Elf
Agile Deployment
Hyperconverged mode as well as split 3 tier mode, pooled storage for VMs and traditional workloads
Uninterrupted Scaling
Scale seamlessly without affecting end users
Multi File Protocol Support
Support NFS and iSCSI
Cloud-ready
Integrated with OpenStack and extendable to multiple cloud platforms through Open API
Data Security
Resilient
Failure proof operations for critical applications
Self-healing
Instantaneous, distributed data recovery at the speed of light after hiccups
Continuous Checksum
Multiple checkpoints in data management lifecycle to ensure data integrity
Smart replication
Secure data backups through strategic replication at variable multiples (2x, 3x etc)
Virtualization
VM Management
Create and manage virtual machines at scale effortlessly
VM Cloning
Clone and mass-deploy VMs to petabyte scale in rapid fashion
High Availability
Enjoy controlled, deterministic performance with our proven High Availability feature
Scheduled Snapshotting
Intelligent surveillance through designated snapshotting for true real-time visibility
Networking
Network Reliability
Highly resilient systems through distributed virtual switching. Move around your network at local speeds
Broadcast Domains
VLAN support for private, disaggregated networks to cut through the chatter
Control at Scale
Cluster Management
One-click scaling and continuous monitoring for unmatched operational efficiency
Cluster Performance Monitoring
Global anomaly detection and custom alerts for self-driving storage
Task Management
Machine intelligent task planning and execution through predictive analytics and telemetry

Custom x86 hardware leveraging the latest SOLID STATE FLASH comes preinstalled with SmartX Halo，
Install and deploy on the spot
Optimized for tier 1 virtual workloads
Tailored hardware to match our next-generation software，
Substantially reduced datacenter footprint for radically lower energy billing

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SmartX Halo 6100S

SmartX Halo 7100L

SmartX Halo 7100S

SmartX Halo 8100S

Form Factor	1U 1node	2U 1node	2U 1node	2U 4nodes
Boot Disk	M.2 120GB SSD	M.2 120GB SSD	M.2 120GB SSD	M.2 120GB SSD
Power Supply	hot pluggable, redundant power (1+1) 750W or 1100W	hot pluggable, redundant power (1+1) 750W or 1100W	hot pluggable, redundant power (1+1) 750W or 1100W	hot pluggable, redundant power (1+1) 2000W or 2400W
CPU	2 x Intel Xeon Skylake SP (all higher Skylake models supported)	2 x Intel Xeon Skylake SP (all higher Skylake models supported)	2 x Intel Xeon Skylake SP (all higher Skylake models supported)	2 x Intel Xeon Skylake SP (all higher Skylake models supported)
Memory	24 x DDR4 DIMM slots using RDIMM/LRDIMM, up to 1.5TB (64GB - 1.5TB)	24 x DDR4 DIMM slots using RDIMM/LRDIMM, up to 3TB (64GB - 3TB)	24 x DDR4 DIMM slots using RDIMM/LRDIMM, up to 3TB (64GB - 3TB)	16 x DIMM slots using RDIMM / LRDIMM, up to 512 GB (64GB - 512GB)
IPMI	1 x RJ45 dedicated IPMI 2.0	1 x RJ45 dedicated IPMI 2.0	1 x RJ45 dedicated IPMI 2.0	1 x RJ45 dedicated IPMI 2.0
Drive Bays / chassis	10 x 2.5″ SAS / SATA	12 x 3.5″ SAS / SATA	24 x 2.5″ SAS / SATA	24 x 2.5″ SAS / SATA
HDD Drives	at least 2, up to 8 x 2.5″, 1TB / 2TB 7.2k SATA / SAS 6gb/s 2.5″	at least 4, up to 10 x 3.5″, 1TB / 2TB / 4TB / 8TB / 10TB 7.2k SATA / SAS 6gb/s 3.5″	at least 4, up to 20 x 2.5″, 1TB / 2TB 7.2k SATA / SAS 6gb/s 2.5″	at least 2, up to 4 x 2.5″, 500GB / 1TB / 2TB 7.2k SATA / SAS 6gb/s 2.5″
SSD Drives	2 x 2.5″ - 200GB / 240GB / 400GB / 480GB / 800GB / 960GB / 1.92TB (datacenter grade)	2, 3, or 4 x 2.5″ - 200GB / 240GB / 400GB / 480GB / 800GB / 960GB / 1.92TB (datacenter grade)	2, 3, or 4 x 2.5″ - 200GB / 240GB / 400GB / 480GB / 800GB / 960GB / 1.92TB (datacenter grade)	2 x 2.5″ - 200GB / 240GB / 400GB / 480GB / 800GB / 960GB / 1.92TB (datacenter grade)
GPU options	N/A	N/A	Nvidia - Tesla P100, K80, K40, Grid M60, M10, P4, Quadro P4000. AMD - S7150, S7150X2	N/A
Nic cards	2 x 10Gbe + 2 x 1Gbe or 4 x 10Gbe, 1 GbE: 1Gbe DP / QP base-t, 10 GbE: 10Gbe DP / QP sfp+	2 x 10Gbe + 2 x 1Gbe or 4 x 10Gbe, 1 GbE: 1Gbe DP / QP base-t, 10 GbE: 10Gbe DP / QP sfp+	2 x 10Gbe + 2 x 1Gbe or 4 x 10Gbe, 1 GbE: 1Gbe DP / QP base-t, 10 GbE: 10Gbe DP / QP sfp+	2 x 10Gbe or 2 x 1Gbe, 1 GbE: 1Gbe DP / QP base-t, 10 GbE: 10Gbe DP / QP sfp+
USB	2 x UBS 3.0	2 x UBS 3.0	2 x UBS 3.0	2 x UBS 3.0
Video	1 x VGA	1 x VGA	1 x VGA	1 x VGA

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Halo Appliance - Next Generation Hyperconverged Solution

Software

For Every Storage Need

Eco-friendly

Data Security

Virtualization

Networking

Control at Scale