Suse Enterprise Storage Base Priority Subscription 4 Osd Node 1 2 Sockets Year

Unlock a scalable, enterprise-grade storage foundation tailored for educational institutions, research labs, and growing campuses. The Suse Enterprise Storage Base Priority Subscription for 4 OSD Nodes (1-2 Sockets) with a 1-year term delivers a Ceph-based storage fabric that unifies object, block, and file storage in a single, resilient platform. Built to support data-intensive workloads—from large scientific datasets and data lakes to virtualization environments and collaborative file sharing—this offering combines academic pricing with electronic delivery for a streamlined procurement and deployment experience. With Priority Subscription, you gain not just storage capacity but a guardian for uptime and data integrity, ensuring researchers and students have rapid, reliable access to the data they rely on for teaching, discovery, and innovation.

• Unified Ceph-based storage fabric that consolidates object, block, and file storage into one scalable system, dramatically reducing storage silos and simplifying governance. With 4 OSD nodes, you can run parallel I/O across workloads, accelerating analytics pipelines and accelerating time-to-insight for campus research projects.
• 4 OSD nodes with 1-2 sockets per node provide flexible scalability and robust performance. This configuration supports expanding datasets, multi-user access, and high-concurrency workloads typical of labs and classrooms, while preserving a cost-efficient footprint for academic budgets.
• Priority Subscription benefits include enhanced support, faster software updates, security patches, and proactive monitoring. Institutions receive rapid incident response, access to critical hotfixes, and ongoing improvements that keep storage resilient through evolving research workloads and IT policies.
• Academic pricing and volume licensing designed for education, including options under Novell Volume License Agreements (VLA). Electronic delivery accelerates procurement, enabling pilots, proofs of concept, and full deployments aligned with academic calendars while optimizing total cost of ownership.
• Ideal for labs, classrooms, and campus data centers seeking reliable, scalable storage for data-intensive workloads. By cutting silos and centralizing storage operations, the solution improves data governance, simplifies backups, and supports faster analytics, virtualization, and collaborative research workflows.

Technical Details of Suse Enterprise Storage Base Priority Subscription 4 OSD Node 1 2 Sockets Year

• Product family: SUSE Enterprise Storage Base (Ceph-based storage platform) with Priority Subscription tier
• License duration: 1 year
• Nodes and sockets: 4 OSD nodes; each node supports 1-2 sockets
• Storage model: Unified storage fabric integrating object, block, and file storage
• Delivery method: Electronic delivery for rapid procurement and deployment
• Primary audience: Educational institutions, research labs, and volume-licensed enterprises
• Support tier: Priority Subscription with enhanced support and faster updates
• Key benefits: Improved data durability, parallel I/O, scalable capacity, and streamlined data governance
• Licensing scope: Academic pricing and volume licensing options (including VLA programs)
• Usage scope: Suitable for data-intensive workloads such as data lakes, scientific datasets, virtualization, and collaborative file sharing

how to install Suse Enterprise Storage Base Priority Subscription 4 Osd Node 1 2 Sockets Year

Installing this SUSE Enterprise Storage Base Priority Subscription begins with securing electronic delivery and validating hardware readiness. Start by ensuring your campus hardware meets recommended configurations for 4 OSD nodes and that each node can support 1-2 sockets with appropriate storage devices. Access the electronic delivery portal provided with your license, download the SUSE Enterprise Storage Base installer, and prepare a clean management network for cluster deployment. Use the SUSE-provided deployment guides to initialize a Ceph-based cluster across the four OSD nodes, configuring pool layouts, CRUSH maps, and replication settings to match your data durability requirements. Enable the Priority Subscription during or immediately after deployment to ensure you receive timely updates, security patches, and proactive monitoring from SUSE support. Finally, integrate the storage fabric with your campus analytics pipelines, virtualization platforms, and backup solutions, validating performance with representative workloads from your labs and classrooms.

Deployment considerations include planning capacity growth to accommodate upcoming courses, research projects, and data-intensive experiments. Leverage SUSE management tools to monitor OSD health, data replication status, and performance metrics across the cluster. Establish access controls aligned with campus security policies and consider integrating with existing directory services for streamlined authentication. As workloads evolve, you can scale capacity by adding more OSD nodes or reconfiguring pools, while relying on the Priority Subscription to keep software current and protected against emerging threats. This approach helps ensure uninterrupted access to datasets, faster analytics, and dependable storage for teaching, publishing, and collaboration across academic departments.

Frequently asked questions

• Q: What does the 1-year Priority Subscription cover? A: It covers a 1-year license for 4 OSD nodes (1-2 sockets per node) on the SUSE Enterprise Storage Base, with priority support, access to software updates, security patches, and proactive monitoring.
• Q: How many OSD nodes and sockets are included? A: The package includes 4 OSD nodes, each supporting 1-2 sockets, enabling scalable storage capacity and parallel I/O for mixed workloads.
• Q: What workloads is this solution best suited for? A: It is well-suited for object, block, and file storage in data-intensive environments such as data lakes, scientific datasets, virtualization labs, and collaborative file sharing on campus.
• Q: Is the delivery method electronic? A: Yes, electronic delivery accelerates procurement and deployment, aligning with academic purchasing timelines.
• Q: Are academic pricing and licensing options available? A: Yes, the offering is designed for education with academic pricing and volume licensing programs, including VLA options.
• Q: Can I pilot the solution before full deployment? A: The 1-year term is well-suited for pilots and proofs of concept, allowing campuses to test performance and integration prior to broader deployment.
• Q: How do I renew after the 1-year term? A: Renewal options exist under SUSE licensing terms and academic licensing programs; contact your education/channel partner to discuss continuation and scale.