Isixazululo se-ExaGrid Tiered Backup Storage yakhelwe ukukhula kwedatha. Njengoba idatha ikhula, izinsiza ezengeziwe ziyadingeka ukuze kukhishwe, kuphindwe, futhi kuphathwe idatha. Amasistimu amaningi asebenzisa i-architecture yokukala enikeza izinsiza zekhompuyutha engaguquki kanye nenkumbulo futhi engeza kuphela amashalofu ediski njengoba idatha ikhula. I-ExaGrid yengeza izinsiza ezifanele zekhompiyutha (iprosesa, inkumbulo, kanye nomkhawulokudonsa) ngomthamo wediski. Le ndlela igcina iwindi lekhophi yasenqolobaneni yobude obugxilile ukusuka ku-10TB ukuya ku-2.7PB yedatha eyinhloko ezosekelwa ngohlelo olulodwa. Amasistimu amaningi angafakwa kuma-petabytes edatha.
I-Landing Zone ye-ExaGrid eyingqayizivele ivumela ukuthi izipele zibhalwe ngokuqondile kudiski, okuthuthukisa ukusebenza kwekhophi yasenqolobaneni kuqhathaniswa nokwenza ukuphindaphinda okunamandla ngekhompyutha ngesikhathi senqubo yokwenza isipele. I-ExaGrid igcina ikhophi egcwele yezipele zakamuva zokubuyiselwa okusheshayo, amabhuzu e-VM, namakhophi wekhasethi. Zonke ezinye izindlela zigcina kuphela idatha ekhishiwe edinga ukunikezwa amanzi kabusha esicelweni ngasinye, okungathatha amahora kuya ezinsukwini ukuthi zenzeke.
Ngokungeza izinto zikagesi zeseva ezigcwele ezinokwakheka kwesikali, ukungenisa okwengeziwe (umkhawulokudonsa kanye ne-disk-cache Landing Zone) kwengezwa ngendlela yokuthi izinga lokungenisa likhuphuke ngokukhula kwedatha ukuze kugcinwe izipele ezisheshayo. Le ndlela iyakala njengoba idatha ikhula uma kuqhathaniswa nokuphoqelela zonke izipele ngesilawuli sokuphela kwekhanda lensiza engashintshi.
Amabhizinisi adinga isixazululo esiletha ikhompuyutha efanele enekhono lokusingatha imithwalo emikhulu yedatha kanye nokukhula kwedatha okukhulu. Imishini egcwele ye-ExaGrid kusistimu eyodwa iletha i-architecture ye-scale-out kwisitoreji sokusekelayo ngokusebenza okungu-488TB/hr. ukuze uthole ikhophi yasenqolobaneni egcwele engu-2.7PB.
Ukuze uthole uhlu oluyingxenye yamakhasimende ebhizinisi le-ExaGrid, Chofoza lapha.