Moving large amounts of data is always a sensitive operation. It can be time consuming and data integrity and security are always a concern. MDI has developed a solution that allows large datasets to be migrated between physical locations simply and securely. These high performance servers are capable of running enterprise applications such as Oracle Database and broadly support most interconnects and protocols. Large removable storage elements compartmentalize data for easy shipping or carrying.

Teras Data Migration Solution

• Teras Portable Storage Servers (Tn1000p)
• Teras Data Docking Stations (T-DDS-10)
• Protective, secure shipping containers. (T-DDC-10, Tn1000p-Crate, T-DDS-Crate)

The Teras Tn1000p is a mobile data capture system and high performance server built to run enterprise applications. It is ready to 'plug in' to almost any environment, connect to SAN volumes, SMB/CIFS/NFS mounts and DAS equipment to copy information to its removable disks, which are then sent to a remote Tn1000p or T-DDS-10 unit, or shipped with the Tn1000p system to another site. The Tn1000p has an integrated LCD, keyboard and mouse so that it can be deployed with no external peripherals in any space available.

The Teras T-DDS-10 (Data Docking Station) is an identical server to the Tn1000p in a rackmount form factor. The T-DDS is a data hub for dedicated locations, acting as an interface for remotely captured data sets through the application-driven migration task. Disk sets are transportable with lockable, shock-absorbing data disk carriers (T-DDC-10), suited for cross-site shipping and even as a carry-on for air travel, meeting regulations for fitting into overhead compartments and under seats.

This total solution enables our customers to move data in a fashion that suits their application best, certified for use with many operating systems and applications, at speeds supported by high performance I/O such as Infiniband, 10 Gigabit Ethernet and 4 to 8 Gigabit Fibre Channel.

Teras Tn1000p Portable Storage and T-DDS-10 Data Docking Station

• Up to 10 TB with SATA or SAS disks.
• Tiered storage allows a mix of SATA/SAS disk arrays.
• NAS, iSCSI, FC, Infiniband, and 10GbE connectivity.
• Platform-based disk encryption.
• SAN and NAS Connectivity
• Secure Data Erasure
• Remote RAID management of multiple Tn1000p systems.
• RAID monitoring and e-mail notification.
• Onboard SNMP notification and IPMI management interface. Lights-out accessibility.
• Simple, cost-efective NAS/SAN solution for data migration, emergencies, and remote replication.
• Tn1000p Portable Storage Server
  • Easily Integrates into diverse infrastructures.
  • Ideally designed for travel and field applications.
  • Innovative portable form factor with integrated KVM for quick field deployment.

In its focus of enabling customers to evaluate Oracle and Oracle Partner products in a state-of-the-art Datacenter environment, Oracle Enterprise Technology Center is often tasked with providing proof of concept scenarios. However, simulations and benchmarks are hardly a measure of real world performance - nothing can be a more accurate representation than the customer's own data. For this purpose, Oracle looked into methods of transporting potentially massive data sets securely from the customer site to ETC for real-world data crunching comparisons. The Teras Portable NAS unit provided a solution with up to 10TB of storage capacity while supporting the Software, I/O and security needs of the POC process.

The Teras Data Migration solution is ideal for Oracle customers who have a need to transfer data to Oracle's Enterprise Technology Centers. Oracle customers order disks, and Oracle ships a Teras Portable Storage system to their datacenter. At a rate of up to 1 TB per hour, data is pulled from the customer's storage network via the Teras Portable system and securely stored on the data disks to be returned to the ETC via T-DDC shipping carrier(s). Using the Teras Data Docking Station, Oracle pulls the data into their test environment and either returns the disks or securely erases them, ready to drop-ship the portable to the next customer.

Performance & Utilization at Oracle ETC

• Testing performed with HP's Oracle Database Machine (HPODBM)
• Encrypt and decrypt right from the portable into the customer environment
• Oracle connected the portable system directly via InfiniBand and simply NFS mounted on database node(s)
• Test of 52 thread sql*loader against gzip'd files showed NO I/O wait. Loaded 520 gig of raw data (50+ gig zipped data) into database in < 19 minutes. Effective 467.09 MB/s.
• Actual download rate between 50% and 75% of full 20Gb/sec Infiniband capacity