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Two-node Hyper-converged Solution

Date: Feb 21, 2017

Generally speaking, Hyper-converged Storage is the combination of computing, networking and storage in one unified hardware platform. Using commodity HDDs and solid state drives, the Software-defined Infrastructure automatically takes care of the storage and virtualization. The hardware platform is normally based on cheap x86 hardware which can be easily and cost-effectively scaled to growing requirements for performance and storage space.

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Cluster-in-a-Box HA Storage solution with Open-E JovianDSS

Date: Jan 30, 2017

A Cluster-in-a-Box system houses two servers and a common set of direct attached hard drives within one server enclosure. This system simplifies the physical setup and deployment of a two-node High Availability storage cluster since all necessary connections are pre-configured between the inner components.

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Category: High Availability

Product: Open-E JovianDSS

Language: English

Subtitles: Spanish, English, German

SMB/CIFS Active-Active HA Storage Cluster with Open-E JovianDSS

Dec 19, 2016

Janusz Bak - Chief Technical Officer

  • Ways to build an Open-E JovianDSS Cluster
  • Demo environment introduction
  • Live demo of Failover with MS Office, Robocopy and ESX iSCSI Datastore
  • Extra: Advantages of De-duplication
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On- & Off-site backup storage solutions with Open-E JovianDSS

Date: Nov 22, 2016

If you are looking for a solution to back up your data in an off-site location, look no further. With Open-E JovianDSS you can keep your business-critical data safe. As data is one of the most valuable cornerstones of modern businesses, and every company facing a 35% risk of bankruptcy if they don't have a Disaster Recovery plan, you shouldn’t go without one.

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Category: High Availability

Product: Open-E JovianDSS

Language: English

Subtitles: German, English, Spanish

Open-E JovianDSS with HGST 4U60 Storage Enclosure

Apr 26, 2016

Janusz Bak - Chief Technical Officer / Davide Villa - Sales Director EMEA at HGST

  • Introduction to HGST 4U60 Storage Enclosure
  • Active-Active HA Cluster with Open-E JovianDSS using the HGST JBOD (step-by-step cluster setup, testing the failover, disk replacement demo, running the IOmeter benchmark)
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Category: High Availability

Product: Open-E DSS V7

Language: English

Open-E DSS V7 HA Cluster Maintenance Mode - Part 2

Mar 17, 2016

Janusz Bak - Chief Technical Officer

  • Cluster reconfiguration and rebuild without downtime (live demo)
  • Enable / disable Cluster Maintenance Mode
  • Ping node reconfiguration without downtime
  • Network Interface Card replacement without downtime
  • Storage Unit replacement without downtime
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Category: High Availability

Product: Open-E DSS V7

Language: English

Subtitles: English

Open-E DSS V7 HA Cluster Maintenance Mode

Mar 7, 2016

Janusz Bak - Chief Technical Officer

  • New features in Open-E DSS V7 up56
  • HA Cluster Maintenance Mode
  • Data replication: Block-mode, compressed and encrypted transport, Check_MK monitoring
  • E-mail notification based on severity levels
  • Driver updates and fixes
  • HA Cluster Maintenance Mode (live demo)
  • Cluster reconfiguration without downtime
  • Cluster node replacement without downtime
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Category: High Availability

Product: Open-E JovianDSS

Language: English

Subtitles: English

Building a hyper-converged HA infrastructure with Open-E JovianDSS VSA and VMware

Feb 10, 2016

Janusz Bak - Chief Technical Officer

  • Open-E JovianDSS storage feature set introduction (Data Integrity, Protection, Availability, Acceleration, Optimization, Accessibility, Virtualization)
  • Open-E JovianDSS as a Virtual Storage Appliance (VSA) on VMware ESXi
  • Setting up an Open-E JovianDSS VSA High Availability Load-balanced Cluster with Multipath
  • Testing the cluster
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Category: High Availability

Product: Open-E JovianDSS

Language: English

Active-Active Load-Balanced HA Storage Cluster with Open-E JovianDSS

Jan 18, 2016

Janusz Bak - Chief Technical Officer

  • Zero-Single-Point-of-Failure configuration
  • Pros and cons of Active-Active and Active-Passive setups
  • iSCSI and NFS Active-Active HA Cluster step-by-step setup
  • High Availability cluster setup in a virtual environment with VMware
  • Testing planned and unplanned failover

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Cloud Data Protection Service

Date: Dec 18, 2015

Open-E’s Cloud Data Protection Service offers continuous data safety and fast recovery of your data, provided by the MSP (Managed Service Provider) of your choice. No matter what kind and size of business you run, it will safeguard your company by protecting your files and allowing to restore them after data loss or corruption. No initial investment required, all technical matters taken care of by your MSP, steady and affordable monthly fee.

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