Object Storage Cold Archiving Solution
Built for century-long data storage, constructing secure, intelligent, and sustainable cold data infrastructure
Core Pain Points
Century-Long Storage Challenges
Pain Point: Data needs to be stored for decades or even centuries, facing multiple risks including media aging, technology obsolescence, and regulatory changes.
Technical Challenges:
- Limited hardware lifespan (tape 10-30 years)
- Old data formats cannot adapt to new systems
- High compliance audit costs
RustFS Solution:
- Mini-program storage-free architecture: Continuous writing to storage buckets, supporting upgrades according to audit standards/OLC/S3 storage handwriting
- Dynamic encoding technology: Automatic conversion of encoded data formats (e.g., COBOL→JSON)
- Full-stack sandbox: Built-in GDPR/data templates, one-click audit report generation
Power-Off Network Disaster Recovery
Pain Point: Offline storage is affected by natural environment and human operational errors, traditional large-scale solutions themselves have data loss risks.
Technical Challenges:
- Physical damage risk to tape libraries
- High network latency for cross-regional replication
- Long cold data offline storage time (hours to days)
RustFS Solution:
- Magneto-optical hybrid cloud storage: Mixed optical storage electromagnetic interference + tape low cost, disaster recovery
- Cold data direct read technology: No need to defrost, recommended <15 seconds
- Blockchain dump synchronization: Automatic metadata synchronization, ensuring three-site replica consistency
Power-Off Network Disaster Recovery
Pain Point: Long-term offline data is susceptible to malware infection, potentially causing data "zombification".
Technical Challenges:
- High cost of implementing air gap
- Increased decoding error risk (such as error code decoding)
- Risk of metadata index loss
RustFS Solution:
- Hardware-level security protection: Read-only independent write-once optical discs, tamper-proof
- Adaptive deployment: Periodic CRC + automatic error correction verification, automatic error repair
- Cloud data blockchain storage: Cloud index on-demand online, permanently traceable
Solutions
Tiered Storage Engine
Intelligent Tiering
Automatically divides storage tiers based on access frequency (hot→warm→cold→deep cold), dynamically migrating to low-cost media (such as HDD/tape/Blu-ray)
Cross-Platform Compatibility
Supports multiple protocol access including S3, NAS, HDFS, seamlessly connecting public cloud and private deployment
Century-Long Data Management Technology
Media-Agnostic Design
Uses logical volume abstraction layer to shield hardware differences, supporting smooth upgrades from tape to QLC flash
Self-Healing Data Inspection
Periodic CRC + erasure coding verification, automatic silent error repair
Secure and Trusted System
Hardware-Level Air Gap
Physical isolation and offline media implement "data vault", resisting network attacks
Blockchain Evidence Storage
Key metadata on-chain, ensuring operation logs are tamper-proof
Green Energy Practices
Near-Zero Power Storage
Hard disk power consumption <1W/unit in sleep mode, 70% more energy efficient than traditional solutions
Hot-Cold Collaborative Scheduling
AI predicts access cycles, optimizing energy peak load
Customer Cases
Provincial Archives
Deployed Distributed Magneto-Optical-Electric Hybrid Storage
- 10PB historical document digitization archive
- 45% ▼ annual maintenance cost reduction
New Energy Vehicle Manufacturer
Autonomous Driving Road Test Data Cold Archiving
- EB supports EB-level expansion
- 99.95% ▲ data recovery SLA reaches 99.95%
Core Advantage Comparison
| Dimension | Traditional Solution | RustFS Solution | Value Gain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lifespan | Tape 10-30 years, depends on regular migration | ✓ Media-agnostic + logical redundancy, theoretically permanent storage | Reduce migration costs, avoid technology obsolescence risks |
| Energy Consumption | Tape library standby, power >50W/node | ✓ Intelligent sleep + magneto-optical-electric hybrid architecture, <5W/node | TCO reduced by 60% |
| Recovery Speed | Deep archive defrosting takes days | ✓ Cold data direct read, latency <1 minute | Emergency retrieval efficiency improved 100x↑ |
| Compliance | Manual audit, human vulnerabilities exist | ✓ Automated compliance reports + blockchain evidence | Pass Level 3 Security/ISO 27001 certification |
Industry Scenario Empowerment
Financial Compliance Archiving
Dual Recording Data Evidence
Millions of audio/video files automatically classified, meeting banking regulator 15-year retention requirements
Supercomputing Center Cold Backup
PB-Level Scientific Research Data
Erasure coding + intelligent compression, storage density improved 3x
Media Asset Library
4K/8K Original Film Archive
Blu-ray library + object storage linkage, copyright material second-level retrieval
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