Getting to Know VxFlex OS What is VxFlex OS and how does it work? VxFlex OS is a software-only solution that uses existing servers' local drives and LAN to create a virtual SAN that has all the benefits of external storage. VxFlex OS utilizes the existing local storage devices and turns them into shared block storage. VxFlex OS software components are installed on the application servers and communicate via a standard LAN to handle the application I/O requests sent to VxFlex OS block volumes. An extremely efficient decentralized block I/O flow, combined with a distributed, sliced volume layout, results in a massively parallel I/O system that can scale up to thousands of nodes. Child Topics Overview of VxFlex OS VxFlex OS is a software-only solution that uses existing servers' local disks and LAN to create a virtual SAN that has all the benefits of external storage—but at a fraction of cost and complexity. VxFlex OS utilizes the existing local storage devices and turns them into shared block storage. For many workloads, VxFlex OS storage is comparable to, or better than external shared block storage. Workflow of VxFlex OS The following steps describe the order to follow to get the VxFlex OS system up and running in your environment: Parent topic Getting to Know VxFlex OS The following section provides an overview of VxFlex OS.
Getting to Know VxFlex OS What is VxFlex OS and how does it work? VxFlex OS is a software-only solution that uses existing servers' local drives and LAN to create a virtual SAN that has all the benefits of external storage. VxFlex OS utilizes the existing local storage devices and turns them into shared block storage. VxFlex OS software components are installed on the application servers and communicate via a standard LAN to handle the application I/O requests sent to VxFlex OS block volumes. An extremely efficient decentralized block I/O flow, combined with a distributed, sliced volume layout, results in a massively parallel I/O system that can scale up to thousands of nodes. Child Topics Overview of VxFlex OS VxFlex OS is a software-only solution that uses existing servers' local disks and LAN to create a virtual SAN that has all the benefits of external storage—but at a fraction of cost and complexity. VxFlex OS utilizes the existing local storage devices and turns them into shared block storage. For many workloads, VxFlex OS storage is comparable to, or better than external shared block storage. Workflow of VxFlex OS The following steps describe the order to follow to get the VxFlex OS system up and running in your environment: Parent topic Getting to Know VxFlex OS The following section provides an overview of VxFlex OS.