What are the capacity and storage options on Azure?

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Last updated: Jan 28, 2021 by Former user (Deleted)
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SoftNAS provides various capacities on Azure depending on the backend data store utilized. SoftNAS leverages data stores available via Block (Standard or Premium) or Object (Hot or Cool Blob). The following are the maximums (based on current Azure offerings):

  • For Block storage: Capacity limit is determined by the instance size. Capacity limits = 2TB disks x Core count. The instance size determines the core count. The current maximum limit for Azure is 40TB.

  • For Object Storage: We’re able to support file capacities via Hot and Cool block blob storage that are either:

    • The size of a single Azure storage account if only one is required, which gets you to 500TB.

    • Over 500TB when leveraging multiple storage accounts for virtually unlimited petabyte-scale storage.