Helpful Nimble enhances NUKE THE LOT option on array control panel

Hybrid array supplier Nimble Storage has added evolutionary tweaks to its array software to enable more precise control of performance, better data security, and a programmatic interface for building your own workflows and reports.

Its product is NAF, the Nimble Adaptive Flash Platform, which is branding for its CS-Series arrays.

Its InfoSight management facility, with its intensive sensor-based array reporting to Nimble HQ, is generally regarded as one of the best in the storage industry.

The Nimble OS v2.3 additions provide:

• Non-disruptive scaling past 160TB of flash per cluster and beyond 3.5PB of capacity overall
• Per-volume pinning, which includes:
• • All-flash service level for apps needing fastest performance
  • All-disk service level for apps needing lower performance
• SmartSecure software-based encryption and shredding at volume (per-application) or array level. Encrypted data can be replicated to another site with the target site understanding the encryption key, easing the admin burden
• REST APIs added so admin staff can build customised reporting and workflows
• InfoSight-VMVision shows throughput, IOPs, and latency levels across all layers: host, network and storage, at a per-VM level

Nimble says application service levels can be dynamically changed as needs evolve.

Get a CS-Series datasheet here. ®