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What Are the Differences Between OBS, EVS, and SFS?

Table 1 compares OBS, EVS, and SFS.

Table 1 Comparison between OBS, EVS, and SFS

Dimension

OBS

EVS

SFS

Concept

OBS provides massive, secure, reliable, and cost-effective data storage for users to store data of any type and size.

EVS provides scalable block storage that features high reliability, high performance, and robust specifications for ECSs to meet service requirements in different scenarios. An EVS disk is similar to a hard disk on a PC.

SFS provides on-demand high-performance file storage, which can be shared by multiple ECSs. SFS is similar to a remote directory for a Windows or Linux machine.

Data storage logic

Stores objects. Files can be stored directly to OBS. The files automatically generate corresponding system metadata. You can also customize the metadata if needed.

Stores binary data and cannot store files directly. To store files on an EVS disk, you need to format the file system first.

Stores files. Data is sorted and displayed in files and folders.

Access mode

You can access OBS over the Internet or using Direct Connect. Just specify the bucket address and use a transmission protocol, for example, HTTP or HTTPS.

EVS disks need to be attached to an ECS or BMS and initialized before they can be used and accessed by your applications.

SFS systems need to be mounted to an ECS or BMS and then they can be accessed using NFS or CIFS protocols. A network address must be specified or mapped to a local directory for access.

Application scenario

Big data analysis, static website hosting, online video on demand (VoD), gene sequencing, and intelligent video surveillance

HPC, enterprise core cluster applications, enterprise application systems, and development and testing

NOTE:

HPC: High-speed and high-IOPS storage is required, such as industrial design and energy exploration.

High-performance computing (HPC), media processing, file sharing, content management, and web services

NOTE:

HPC: High bandwidth is required for shared file storage, such as gene sequencing and image rendering.

Capacity

Exabytes

Terabytes

Petabytes

Latency

Milliseconds

1 to 2 ms

3 to 10 ms

IOPS/TPS

Tens of millions

128,000 for a single disk

10,000 for a single file system

Bandwidth

TB/s

MB/s

GB/s

Data sharing supported

Yes

Yes

Yes

Remote access supported

Yes

No

Yes

Online editing supported

No

Yes

Yes

Used independently

Yes

No

Yes
Parent topic: OBS Basics