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SHANGHAI, June 4, 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

At the Huawei Intelligent Finance Summit 2021, Huawei launched the lossless

Ethernet storage networking solution, NoF+. The solution implements end-to-end

data acceleration in storage scenarios by leveraging OceanStor Dorado all-flash

storage systems and CloudEngine data center storage network switches. It fully

unlocks the potential of all-flash performance, and injects new momentum into

fintech innovation.

As a frontrunner in digital transformation, the financial industry is moving

toward omni-channel coverage. Finance Everywhere has become the catalyst for

explosive data growth and data infrastructure innovation, and the all-flash

trend is now unstoppable. Since 2018, the global shipment of all-flash (SSDs)

has far exceeded that of traditional mechanical disks (HDDs), delivering a 100x

increase in read and write performance. In addition, Fibre Channel (FC) storage

networks fail to match the requirements for concurrent high-throughput

read/write mode of all-flash storage using NVMe interfaces. Both bandwidth and

latency have become storage performance bottlenecks. As such, storage services

call for a faster and higher-quality network.

As Ethernet technologies have evolved, lossless Ethernet has solved the problem

of storage performance fluctuation caused by packet loss. More importantly, the

performance of 25/40/100G Ethernet is much higher than that of 32G FC, making

lossless Ethernet an important area of development in the all-flash era. Now,

vendors and customers are proactively pushing the maturity of the lossless

Ethernet-based NVMe over Fabrics (NoF) network ecosystem to the next level.

Huawei's launch of the next-generation lossless Ethernet storage network

solution NoF+ sits in line with the all-flash and all-IP trends of data center

storage. Based on the intelligent lossless, perception, and collaboration

features, the solution overcomes the packet loss challenges of traditional

Ethernet and achieves high performance, high reliability, and easy O&M.

-Intelligent algorithms for 87% higher IOPS: Packet loss occurs on traditional

Ethernet networks, where a packet loss of 0.1% decreases the network throughput

by 50%. The Huawei NoF+ Solution includes an iLossless algorithm to achieve

zero packet loss with 100% storage network throughput. Compared to FC, the IOPS

improves by 87% and the latency reduces by 42%. In intra-city active-active

scenarios, the solution uses 100GE links for 70 km lossless transmission,

reducing cross-DC links by 90% compared to FC links.

-Proactive fault detection and failover within one second: Traditional Ethernet

networks lack proactive fault detection and notification mechanisms. When a

fault occurs, link failover takes a long time, thus interrupting storage

services. The NoF+ Solution provides intelligent perception capabilities,

meaning that switches can proactively report faults within milliseconds and

work with storage devices to implement failover within one second, without

affecting storage services when a single point of network failure occurs.

-Plug-and-play and one-click capacity expansion of storage: In storage

scenarios, traditional Ethernet networks need to be manually configured node by

node, which is a complex and error-prone process. The NoF+ Solution implements

intelligent collaboration between storage devices and switches and supports

plug-and-play and one-click capacity expansion of storage devices. Service

changes can be automatically synchronized to the entire network after being

configured at a single point, greatly improving the service provisioning

efficiency.

Until now, the NoF+ Solution has been jointly innovated and commercially

deployed in industries such as finance, carriers, and other enterprises. The

solution takes full advantage of the million-level IOPS of all-flash storage

and meets the petabyte-level development requirements of the financial

industry. Looking forward, Huawei will continue to adhere to its

customer-centric business strategy and work with partners to develop new and

improve existing storage network practices. This will likely see Huawei surge

to the forefront of all innovation across different industry scenarios, and

make Huawei the first stop in enterprise digital transformation.

Source: Huawei

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   Caption: Kevin Hu, President of Huawei Data Communication Product Line and Peter Zhou,

President of Huawei IT Product Line jointly launch NoF+