{"id":3278,"date":"2018-03-29T17:49:55","date_gmt":"2018-03-30T00:49:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.www.pogolinux.com\/blog\/?p=3278"},"modified":"2020-02-03T11:26:52","modified_gmt":"2020-02-03T19:26:52","slug":"case-study-triton-hgst","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pogolinux.com\/blog\/case-study-triton-hgst\/","title":{"rendered":"Case Study: Partnering for Crisis Resolution"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>Effective partnerships are essential for meeting the various challenges confronting the engineers on the front lines of IT. When the stakes are high and time is short, there is no margin for error. When faced with such an exigency, <a href=\"https:\/\/tritondataservices.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Triton Data Services<\/a>\u00a0partnered with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pogolinux.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pogo Linux<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westerndigital.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">HGST<\/a> to quickly resolve a sticky situation.<\/i><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pogolinux.com\/blog\/case-study-triton-hgst\/#The_Challenge\" >The Challenge<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pogolinux.com\/blog\/case-study-triton-hgst\/#Calling_on_Trusted_Advisors\" >Calling on Trusted\u00a0Advisors<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pogolinux.com\/blog\/case-study-triton-hgst\/#Crafting_a_Solution\" >Crafting a Solution<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Challenge\"><\/span>The Challenge<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"353\" height=\"134\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3281 alignleft\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; width: 118px; height: 45px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pogolinux.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/triton-trans.png\" alt=\"Triton Data Services\" \/>When\u00a0Andrew Timm, CTO of Triton Data Services was contacted by his client, time was already running out. The customer was facing an imminent and very costly annual software license renewal. At the eleventh hour, they decided to decommission their servers rather than renew the licenses. This meant that all the data stored on\u00a0those servers needed to be securely relocated, and very quickly. Andrew had to come up with a solution immediately.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"118\" height=\"102\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3299 alignright\" style=\"width: 118px; height: 102px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pogolinux.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/fuse.png\" alt=\"Time running out\" \/>Andrew had less than a week to move the massive amount of data from the\u00a0client site, bring it back to Triton\u2019s data center, and verify the data integrity so the systems at the customer site could be decommissioned. Given the sheer amount of data that needed to be moved, and the very short deadline, copying the data via the internet would be too slow and unreliable. They needed a\u00a0way to\u00a0quickly and securely copy the data onsite at the customer&#8217;s data center, and then physically move it to Triton&#8217;s data center.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Calling_on_Trusted_Advisors\"><\/span>Calling on Trusted\u00a0Advisors<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Since they had such a narrow window of time to accomplish all this, it needed to be done right the first time &#8211; there would be no second chance. Andrew needed hardware partners he could rely on implicitly &#8211; companies that cared as much about his client&#8217;s challenges as he did. Pogo Linux has been helping Andrew exceed customer expectations on projects such as this since 2009. He called Pogo\u2019s\u00a0engineering team\u00a0and they quickly worked up a plan of attack.<\/p>\n<p><i>\u201cOn a project where we have very specific requirements, the outcome has to reach a certain target, with a high degree of assurance that it\u2019s going to work properly. I would always call Pogo Linux for that. I trust you guys. If it has to be right, I\u2019m going to call Chris over at Pogo because I know that it\u2019ll be right. It will work, it\u2019ll meet our requirements, and they\u2019ll understand what we\u2019re trying to do.\u201d<\/i><br \/>\n-Andrew Timm, Triton Data Services<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"638\" height=\"241\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3319 size-full\" style=\"width: 638px; height: 241px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pogolinux.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/hgst-4u102h.jpg\" alt=\"HGST 4U102H Storage Platform\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Given their exemplary track record for performance and reliability, Chris and Andrew agreed that an HGST, a Western Digital\u00a9 brand JBOD would be the ideal platform upon which to copy all of the data. They utilized multiple Ultrastar Data60<sup>TM<\/sup> JBODs, each with sixty Ultrastar<sup>TM<\/sup>\u00a0SAS hard drives. In addition to the Ultrastar Data60s<sup>TM<\/sup> they configured six homogeneous servers with 10G ethernet cards and high-speed SAS RAID cards. Since they needed to operate these systems at the client site, Chris helped Triton source a portable rack so they could transport the systems themselves.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Crafting_a_Solution\"><\/span>Crafting a Solution<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>As a result of strict client specifications, Triton needed the ability to simultaneously copy data to three destinations. Two JBODs would provide ample storage space for the project, but each one needed to be partitioned into thirds to properly copy the data. Andrew planned to divide each JBOD\u2019s pool of 60 drives into three zones of 20 drives each. They would employ one JBOD to receive the data, then bring the other JBOD online as soon as the first one filled up.<\/p>\n<p>There was just one unforseen wrinkle: The JBODs needed a custom zone file in order to divide the pool of disks into three zones. As soon as Chris became aware of this, he got on the phone with engineers over at HGST and explained the requirements, with emphasis on the urgency of the situation. Over the weekend, the HGST development team turned around a new firmware that allowed for the desired custom disk configuration.<\/p>\n<p>The project went off without a hitch. Triton was able to copy the data from the client\u2019s servers with time to spare. They then brought their systems back to their own facility, where they verified the integrity of all the data. Andrew then informed the client that the project was complete, and in turn they would not have to renew the expensive software licenses.<\/p>\n<p><i>\u201cEveryone did a great job. It was a fun project. It was cool. Under a lot of pressure, both Pogo and HGST turned out a very cool solution that met all the requirements and made everyone look good. What more could you ask for?\u201d<\/i> -Andrew Timm, Triton Data Services<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"638\" height=\"241\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3321 size-full\" style=\"width: 638px; height: 241px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pogolinux.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/cta-j4603s.jpg\" alt=\"J4603S Storage Platform\" \/><br \/>\nFor a pdf copy of this case study, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pogolinux.com\/downloads\/marketing\/triton_casestudy.pdf\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">About Triton<\/span><br \/>\nTriton Data Services is a full-service data management firm, comprised of industry veterans and domain experts, providing solutions for issues facing the oil and gas geophysical data community. For the past twenty years, they\u2019ve taken pride in solving the industry\u2019s most challenging data management problems with meticulous attention to detail. Their client list ranges from the very largest multinational oil and gas companies to small, independent E&amp;Ps and industry-leading seismic data vendors and processors. Every client, regardless of size or project, receives a tailor-made solution, because no two projects are exactly alike.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">About\u00a0HGST<\/span><br \/>\nThe HGST brand is part of the Western Digital family of brands.\u00a0Their commitment is to deliver innovative, high-value datacenter, mobile, personal and consumer electronics storage solutions together with storage infrastructure consultation to the world\u2019s largest and most sophisticated OEMs, businesses and hyperscale cloud customers.<\/p>\n<p>HGST branded products have an unmatched reputation for quality and reliability; offering award-winning enterprise optimization software and a broad portfolio of innovative, high-quality hard disk and solid state drives that store, manage and protect the world\u2019s data. Their unmatched science and unique technology vision, combined with their deep understanding of customers\u2019 needs and market opportunities, sets them apart.<\/p>\n<hr style=\"border: 0; height: 0; border-top: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3);\" \/>\n<p><i>To learn\u00a0about how Pogo can help you solve the issues your organization is facing, please call us at 888-828-POGO, or email <a title=\"Sales at PogoLinux.com\" href=\"mailto:sales@www.pogolinux.com\">sales@www.pogolinux.com<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Effective partnerships are essential for meeting the various challenges confronting the engineers on the front lines of IT. When the stakes are high and time is short, there is no margin for error. When faced with such an exigency, Triton Data Services\u00a0partnered with Pogo Linux and HGST to quickly resolve a sticky situation. 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