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UNT Digital Library Storage Architectures for Digital Collections

September 27, 2010. UNT Digital Library Storage Architectures for Digital Collections. History. Similar to most academic libraries Library manages library infrastructure Average growth in technology needs Investment in high-end SAN solution Moving happily along… Until….

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UNT Digital Library Storage Architectures for Digital Collections

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  1. September 27, 2010 UNT Digital LibraryStorage Architectures for Digital Collections

  2. History • Similar to most academic libraries • Library manages library infrastructure • Average growth in technology needs • Investment in high-end SAN solution • Moving happily along… • Until… LOC - Storage Architectures for Digital Collections

  3. UNT Digital Library Program • Sudden growth in digital content acquisition • Web archiving • Digitization projects • Born digital content • Unknown growth patterns • Unplanned system architectures LOC - Storage Architectures for Digital Collections

  4. Interim Solutions • Scale out existing infrastructure • Not scalable at growth rate because of $$$ • Build R&D infrastructure using new technologies • PetaBox infrastructure • Low-end SATA arrays • Great for R&D but weren’t adequate for production services LOC - Storage Architectures for Digital Collections

  5. Regrouped Efforts • Define needs based on real patterns • Collaborative partnership with UNT Library Core IT services and Digital Library • Give and take on both sides • Moved to write once digital object model • Data spread across logical volumes and nodes • Just in time lookup of digital object locations • Abstract storage in application logic instead of overcoming with complex storage architectures LOC - Storage Architectures for Digital Collections

  6. Current Solutions • Large investment in Dell SATA based iSCSIInfrastructure ( MD3000i – 500 TB) • Arrays have different configurations based on need (6 different arrays) • Different RAID configuration based on system and data integrity needs (RAID-5, RAID-6 primarily) • Add new storage volume to DL environment, don’t grow existing volumes • Rebalance digital objects as storage arrays are replaced • Replicate across systems with technology neutral replication framework LOC - Storage Architectures for Digital Collections

  7. Next Step • Scale it up!!! • Invest in geographically separate replication location: • Tape infrastructure • iRods • Not managed by UNT (hopefully) LOC - Storage Architectures for Digital Collections

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