Snap-to-object and tiering

Snap-To-Object and tiering use SSDs and object stores for data storage. The Content Software for File system uses the same paradigm for holding SSD and object store data for both Snap-To-Object and tiering to save storage and performance resources.

You can be implementedimplement this paradigm for each filesystem using one of the following use cases:

• Data resides on the SSDs only, and the object store is used only for the various Snap-To-Object use cases, such as backup, archiving, and bursting: The allocated SSD capacity must be identical to the filesystem size (total capacity) for each filesystem. The drive retention period must be defined as the longest time possible (which is 60 months). The Tiering Cue must be defined using the same considerations based on IO patterns. In this case, the applications always work with a high-performance SSD storage system and use the object store only as a backup device.
• Snap-To-Object on filesystems is used with active tiering between the SSDs and the object store: Objects in the object store are used to tier all data and back up using Snap-To-Object. If possible, the Content Software for File system uses the same object for both purposes, eliminating the unnecessary need to acquire additional storage and copy data.