What's New in Release 7.7.0
HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric 7.7.0 is a data-storage platform from Hewlett Packard Enterprise that offers a multimodal, subscription-based, hybrid-cloud experience for the enterprise.
New Features for Release 7.7.0
| New Feature or Capability | Supported on | See for more information . . . | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DF SaaS? | Customer Managed? | ||
| Add nodes by using the Data Fabric UI | Yes* | No | Adding Nodes |
| Node detail support | Yes | Yes | Viewing Node Information |
| User behavior tracking** | Yes | Yes | Configuring Data Fabric to Track User Behavior |
| Unified security policy for buckets | Yes | Yes | Administering Bucket Policies |
| RHEL 9 and Ubuntu 22.04 Support | Yes | Yes | Operating System Support Matrix (as a service) Operating System Support Matrix (customer-managed) |
| AWS Security Token Service (STS) support | Yes | Yes | Integrating the AWS Security Token Service (STS) with Data Fabric |
| CSI driver update | Yes | Yes | Container Storage Interface (CSI) Storage Plugin
Release 1.2.x (FUSE POSIX) Container Storage Interface (CSI) Storage Plugin Release 1.0 (Loopback NFS) Example: Mounting a PersistentVolume for Static Provisioning |
| Incremented the NFS Ganesha version | Yes | Yes | Accessing Data with NFS v4 |
| Import a GCP S3 server into the global namespace | Yes | Yes | Working with External S3 Object Store |
| User group management features | Yes | Yes | Assigning a Role to a Group |
| New lifecycle dates for core 7.x releases | Yes | Yes | Core Support and Lifecycle Status |
| EEP 9.1.2 support for core 7.1.0 | No | Yes | EEP Support and Lifecycle Status |
| Download fabric installation logs | Yes* | No | Downloading Installation Logs |
| Enable IPv6 during fabric creation | Yes | No | On-Premises Fabric Configuration Parameters |
| Reinitiate a failed fabric deployment from the seed node UI | Yes | No | Troubleshoot Fabric Creation |
*Requires using the Data Fabric UI. With release 7.3.0 and later, you can use the Data Fabric UI on customer-managed clusters. To understand the limitations and benefits of doing so, see Data Fabric UI.
**This initial release of the user behavior tracking feature is provided as a developer preview with basic functionality.
Welcome to the HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric
- Managed as a service
- Subscription-based
- Designed to make data accessible
The single logical view integrates files, objects, and streaming data and features consumption-based pricing. A global namespace enables deployments to join a single fabric no matter where the data is located.
Managed As a Service
With the HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric platform, HPE manages the configuration, upgrade, and lifecycle of the platform – as long as the platform is connected.
Deploy to the Cloud or On-Premises
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Microsoft Azure
- Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
- Your on-premises infrastructure
Storage Tiers and Consumption
- 1 TB
- 10 TB
- 100 TB
- 1 PB
The Data Fabric UI enables you to monitor your consumption and provides estimates of your monthly charges.
Comparing the Data Fabric Platforms
| Feature | HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric | HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric – Customer Managed |
|---|---|---|
| Distributed File System | Yes | Yes |
| Global Namespace (GNS) | Yes | No |
| Object Support | Yes | Yes |
| Table Support | Yes | Yes |
| Event Stream Support | Yes | Yes |
| NFSv4 Support* | Yes | Yes |
| Container Storage Interface (CSI) Support | Yes | Yes |
| Database Support | Yes | Yes |
| Client Support | Yes | Yes |
| Single Sign-On (SSO) Support | Yes | Yes (release 7.3.0 and later) |
| Platform Management | Managed by HPE | User managed |
| Billing and Licensing | Consumption-only and some form of term (term-only not supported) | Consumption and Term |
| Air-Gap Support | Yes | Yes |
| Graphical User Interface | Data Fabric UI or Control System | Data Fabric UI or Control System |
maprcli Command Line |
Yes | Yes |
| Scale (number of nodes per fabric / cluster) | See note** | Thousands of nodes |
| EEP (HPE Ezmeral Ecosystem Pack) | No | Yes |
| OpenTelemetry (OTel) | Yes | Yes |
**For cloud deployments, the nodes and instances are predetermined based on the storage tier that you select during installation. While new fabrics can be added at any time, adding nodes after fabric creation is not currently supported for cloud deployments. For on-premises deployments, you determine the number of nodes at create time. You can add nodes later by using the steps in Adding Nodes.
Terminology
| Term | Definition | Comparable HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric – Customer Managed Term |
|---|---|---|
| Data Fabric UI | The new user interface for managing the HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric. See Data Fabric UI. | Control System |
| fabric | A software-defined storage system that provides multi-modal access to data. Fabrics help you manage your data, making it possible to access, integrate, model, analyze, and provision your data seamlessly. Multiple fabrics share a common global namespace. | cluster |
| global namespace | A data plane that spans all of your Data Fabric deployments and includes all of the as-a-service fabrics in your enterprise. See Global Namespace (GNS). | cross-cluster security |
| HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric | Now refers to the consumption-based, as-a-service Data Fabric platform. Data Fabric deployments that are not consumption based and not provided as-a-service are now referred to as "customer managed." | HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric – Customer Managed |