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Petabox



Large Scale Data Repository: Petabox



OVERVIEW

The PetaBox(tm), custom-designed by Internet Archive staff, was originally created to safely store and process one petabyte (a million gigabytes) of information. The goals and design points were:
* Low power: 6kW per rack, 60kW for the entire storage cluster
* High density: 100+ TB/rack
* Local computing to process the data (800 low-end PC's)
* Multi-OS possible, linux standard
* Co-location friendly
* Shipping container friendly: Able to be run in a 20' by 8' by 8' shipping container.
* Easy Maintenance: One system administrator per petabyte
* Software to automate full mirroring
* Easy to scale
* Inexpensive design
* Inexpensive storage
The Internet Archive data center now houses ~3PB of PetaBox storage technology and is expanding steadily.


PETABOX HISTORY 6/2004

* The first 100TB Rack operational in Amsterdam http://www.eu.archive.org as of June 2004.
* The second 80TB rack is operational in San Francisco
* Internet Archives spins off PetaBox production to newly-formed Capricorn Technologies.
2004 - 2007
* Capricorn replicates the Internet Archive's successful deployment of the PetaBox for major academic institutions, digital preservationists, government agencies, HPC and major research sites, medical imaging providers, digital image repositories, storage outsourcing sites, and other enterprises around the globe.



AVAILABILITY

For more details, visit:

http://www.capricorn-tech.com

or contact sales@capricorn-tech.com

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SubjectPoster RepliesDate
Intel Atom based motherboards? TimSmall 1 July 22, 2008 02:29:31am
  Re: Intel Atom based motherboards? NoiseCollector 0 July 22, 2008 08:24:24am
VIA NAS 7800-15LST dunno 0 June 28, 2008 05:26:00pm
SuperMicro Cascaded 128/256/384-drive SAS/SATA chassis Javik 1 November 28, 2006 05:14:51pm
  Understanding all that technical blather :-) Javik 1 November 28, 2006 04:54:45pm
    Re: Understanding all that technical blather :-) elhoim 0 January 11, 2007 07:39:26am
FYI, don't need more PCI slots, just SATA-II or SAS Javik 1 November 23, 2006 10:59:18pm
  24-drives on one SAS channel, from SuperMicro Javik 2 November 25, 2006 07:15:04pm
    Oh look, the first ever 2.5 inch SAS hard drive Javik 0 November 25, 2006 07:14:07pm
    Re: Make that --144-- 2.5" drives on one SAS channel Javik 0 November 29, 2006 01:34:51pm
Huge storage = huge challenges? cchipmunks 0 November 14, 2006 04:32:03pm
hi karatekid 1 September 22, 2006 01:53:11pm
  Re: hi cosmicharlie 0 September 22, 2006 02:02:14pm
As many pci slots as possible? AWP 1 July 03, 2006 06:53:49am
  Re: As many pci slots as possible? elhoim 0 July 06, 2006 04:49:52am
all archive storage is on petabox now! tracey pooh 1 June 02, 2006 09:26:50am
  Re: all archive storage is on petabox now! protobadger 0 June 04, 2006 09:22:11pm
powernode rack brewster 1 January 28, 2006 03:18:10pm
  Re: powernode rack Coderjoe 1 January 27, 2006 02:16:15am
    Re: powernode rack brewster 1 January 27, 2006 02:33:36am
      Re: powernode rack Coderjoe 1 January 27, 2006 09:22:10am
        Re: powernode rack brewster 0 January 27, 2006 09:26:52am
current configuration? fgleason 1 January 04, 2006 08:23:32am
  Re: current configuration? fgleason 1 January 12, 2006 01:06:06am
    Re: current configuration? jkrauska 0 January 17, 2006 02:59:12pm
Still sept / oct for LMA > petabox move? Tyler 0 August 30, 2005 02:21:21am
software specs jer0mey 1 August 18, 2005 04:27:55am
  Re: software specs billmoyer 1 July 29, 2006 10:30:18pm
    Re: software specs singod 0 June 11, 2007 10:31:51am
Open Source Specs BeatriceM 0 August 09, 2005 04:08:44am
Hitachi 500GB drives ngngokkiu 1 July 31, 2005 05:20:11am
  Re: Hitachi 500GB drives Nethacker 0 June 03, 2006 11:02:56am
hey. I built something like that sxpert 1 June 21, 2005 07:27:54pm
  Re: hey. I built something like that JohnSebastianBach 0 February 23, 2007 09:47:42pm
1PB and Counting CR Saikley 0 June 21, 2005 02:50:19pm
You guys still on track for LMA transfer to Petabox.. end of summer 05? Tyler 0 May 02, 2005 03:01:29am
like my movie? snipey_2 0 April 24, 2005 02:53:46am
18 PCI slots, 72 SATA drives per computer? Javik 1 March 22, 2005 12:27:14pm
  Re: 18 PCI slots, 72 SATA drives per computer? caiser 1 September 03, 2005 08:31:48am
    Re: 18 PCI slots, 72 SATA drives per computer? Javik 1 April 08, 2005 05:42:52pm
      Re: 18 PCI slots, 72 SATA drives per computer? elhoim 0 April 23, 2005 04:00:07am
Drive spin-down? Low-RPM drives? Power saving? Javik 1 March 22, 2005 10:25:21am
  Re: Drive spin-down? Low-RPM drives? Power saving? CR Saikley 1 March 22, 2005 03:58:16pm
    Re: Drive spin-down? Low-RPM drives? Power saving? HDRJapan 0 October 03, 2007 06:14:29pm
Hitachi Case Study Brad Leblanc 0 March 10, 2005 11:45:32am
higher speed node motherboard brewster 0 February 11, 2005 10:21:08am
petabox case design zippy 1 January 20, 2005 05:45:56am
  Re: petabox case design CR Saikley 0 January 20, 2005 07:39:57pm
via board being used brewster 0 January 17, 2005 12:01:08am
Massive network storage 2 Vladovlado 0 December 03, 2004 07:27:35am
Massive network storage Vladovlado 1 December 03, 2004 07:11:27am
  Re: Massive network storage caiser 0 April 05, 2005 04:16:14am
about 400TB of this design shipped to the Archive brewster 4 October 24, 2004 02:06:39am
  Re: about 400TB of this design shipped to the Archive foundation 0 November 11, 2004 12:58:25am
  Re: about 400TB of this design shipped to the Archive Curator at the Security Digest Archives 1 February 17, 2005 09:02:09am
    Re: about 400TB of this design shipped to the Archive Brak 1 February 17, 2005 02:23:38pm
  Re: about 400TB of this design shipped to the Archive dunno 1 March 03, 2005 07:43:30am
    Re: about 400TB of this design shipped to the Archive brewster 1 March 03, 2005 02:06:12pm
      Re: about 400TB of this design shipped to the Archive jko 1 March 31, 2005 02:41:11pm
        Re: about 400TB of this design shipped to the Archive James Day 1 April 01, 2005 07:47:18pm
          Re: about 400TB of this design shipped to the Archive dunno 1 June 11, 2005 07:45:20am
            Re: about 400TB of this design shipped to the Archive James Day 0 June 11, 2005 12:27:59pm
  Re: about 400TB of this design shipped to the Archive matt-genesi-usa 0 June 23, 2005 10:08:34am
Serial console cables? garan 1 October 21, 2004 04:27:39pm
  Re: Serial console cables? brewster 2 October 24, 2004 02:13:48am
    Re: Serial console cables? garan 0 October 24, 2004 02:55:50am
    Re: Serial console cables? Casandro 1 March 03, 2005 10:31:58pm
      Re: Serial console cables? sxpert 0 June 21, 2005 07:54:46pm
Possible solution: Disk Array Rackmounts KirbyMeist 1 August 03, 2004 11:10:02am
  Re: Possible solution: Disk Array Rackmounts brewster 1 October 24, 2004 02:20:05am
    Re: Possible solution: Disk Array Rackmounts foundation 1 November 11, 2004 12:47:11am
      Re: Possible solution: Disk Array Rackmounts HDRJapan 0 October 03, 2007 09:32:55pm
Filesystem KirbyMeist 1 August 02, 2004 02:08:13pm
  Re: Filesystem brewster 2 August 02, 2004 03:11:42pm
    Re: Filesystem grignak 0 October 04, 2004 12:33:58am
    Re: Filesystem foundation 1 November 11, 2004 12:50:03am
      Re: Filesystem brewster 1 November 11, 2004 01:39:35am
        Re: Filesystem foundation 1 November 11, 2004 02:18:24am
          Re: Filesystem brewster 1 November 11, 2004 02:40:58am
            Re: Filesystem dunno 1 June 16, 2005 01:55:06pm
              Re: Filesystem foundation 0 July 15, 2005 05:08:30am
my shot at massive network storage. dunno 2 May 31, 2004 10:26:51pm
  Re: my shot at massive network storage. dunno 0 June 02, 2004 10:33:13pm
  Re: my shot at massive network storage. andyj 1 June 13, 2004 10:55:07pm
    Re: my shot at massive network storage. foundation 1 November 11, 2004 12:52:59am
      Re: my shot at massive network storage. angelbassmuffin 0 December 21, 2005 02:11:01pm
Bootstrapping from USB Youssef Eldakar 1 May 24, 2004 11:19:53pm
  Re: Bootstrapping from USB billmoyer 0 May 28, 2004 09:11:07am
1U power supplies Jeff Anderson-Lee 0 May 20, 2004 02:17:52am
Virtual Disk Software? mbuechler 1 May 12, 2004 03:08:32am
  Re: Virtual Disk Software? bgb 1 May 12, 2004 09:13:57am
    Re: Virtual Disk Software? mbuechler 2 May 12, 2004 09:42:25am
      Re: Virtual Disk Software? billmoyer 1 May 12, 2004 11:25:40am
        Re: Virtual Disk Software? mbuechler 0 May 12, 2004 11:37:26am
      Re: Virtual Disk Software? Brak 0 May 12, 2004 11:39:42am
Selective powering of large petasites Richard BBC Archives 2 May 11, 2004 09:01:06pm
  Re: Selective powering of large petasites illtud 1 May 11, 2004 10:03:13pm
    Re: Selective powering of large petasites brewster 1 May 11, 2004 11:12:14pm
      Re: Selective powering of large petasites JTW 1 May 12, 2004 04:42:26pm
        Re: Selective powering of large petasites brewster 0 May 12, 2004 05:32:24pm
  Re: Selective powering of large petasites Rob TNA 1 May 12, 2004 11:07:33pm
    Re: Selective powering of large petasites Richard BBC Archives 0 May 12, 2004 11:34:43pm
Supplier for the 1u racks? mygdal 2 May 11, 2004 05:37:26pm
  Re: Supplier for the 1u racks? Mericomp 1 May 12, 2004 08:51:11am
    Re: Supplier for the 1u racks? Kz 1 May 19, 2004 03:02:47am
      Re: Supplier for the 1u racks? Jeff Anderson-Lee 0 May 20, 2004 06:01:58am
  Re: Supplier for the 1u racks? CR Saikley 1 May 21, 2004 01:54:15am
    Re: Supplier for the 1u racks? zippy 0 January 04, 2005 04:59:40am
How is this filesystem seen? JTW 1 May 11, 2004 04:35:54pm
  Re: How is this filesystem seen? bgb 1 May 12, 2004 09:07:35am
    Re: How is this filesystem seen? Mahmut Kursun 1 May 15, 2004 10:17:44pm
      Re: How is this filesystem seen? dunno 0 May 05, 2005 02:17:54pm
Two words... lauterm 0 May 11, 2004 11:57:17am
NFS? xtat 1 May 11, 2004 05:12:15am
  Re: NFS? billmoyer 0 May 11, 2004 07:47:02am
TWIKI link to collaboration pages bgb 0 April 02, 2004 01:12:31am
More Thermal Testing CR Saikley 1 March 30, 2004 10:43:20am
  Re: More Thermal Testing JamesDay 0 May 22, 2004 12:27:26pm
Airflow Requirements CR Saikley 0 March 29, 2004 09:07:00am
links to 2003 presentation correct typo bgb 0 March 26, 2004 12:20:27pm
links to the 2003 presentations bgb 1 March 26, 2004 10:49:10am
  Re: links to the 2003 presentations bgb 0 March 28, 2004 03:29:49am
Costs, Power & Weight CR Saikley 0 March 24, 2004 06:11:49pm
AC Power Input CR Saikley 0 March 24, 2004 02:08:16am
LCD Display Thoughts Brak 0 March 24, 2004 02:00:38am
PetaBox Rack Specifications CR Saikley 0 March 23, 2004 02:43:18pm
PetaBox Block Diagram CR Saikley 0 March 23, 2004 03:04:25am
Via Motherboard Benchmarking CR Saikley 1 March 22, 2004 09:35:52am
Node Thermal Testing CR Saikley 2 March 22, 2004 04:29:51am
  Re: Node Thermal Testing CR Saikley 0 March 23, 2004 10:17:40am
  Re: Node Thermal Testing CR Saikley 0 March 29, 2004 04:08:52am
via nano-itx board announced (really small motherboard) brewster 0 March 19, 2004 03:55:56pm
Welcome to the petabox forum brewster 0 March 19, 2004 03:54:57pm

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