Service description

Version 2024.01.01

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File Storage is a cloud service for storing data, providing servers and applications access to that data through a shared file system. This compatibility makes cloud file storage ideal for workloads that rely on shared file systems, allowing for simple integration without code changes. File Storage organizes and represents data as a hierarchy of files within folders. Learn more

Regional availability

The product is delivered from the following locations:

• dc-fbg1 (our Falkenberg DC, Sweden)

• dc-sto1 (our Stockholm DC, Sweden)

Technical specification

Customer self-service	Yes, managed in the control panel
Protocol(s)	NFSv3 / NFSv4
Plans available	100 GiB / 1 TiB / 3 TiB / 6 TiB / 10 TiB / 16 TiB
Total IOPS	600
Suitable use cases	Backups, bulk data, cold storage
Integrated backup	No
Encryption at rest	No
Encryption in transit	No
Availability restrictions	The firewall blocks all traffic except for what is specified by the customer.
Processing of personal data	Storage, transfer

General service information

Weekly maintenance window

A weekly maintenance window of up to four hours is automatically assigned when creating a File Storage volume. The service may be unavailable during that timeframe (under normal circumstances, up to 10 minutes) depending on the updates.

Additionally, if the assigned service window displayed in Glesys Cloud is unsuitable, you can contact support to change it manually.

Plans

The File Storage service offers fixed-volume plans from which to choose. As a customer, you select a plan and establish the maximum allowed storage usage (Quota). You can always switch to a larger or smaller plan.

Auto-upgrade feature

It is possible to activate an auto-upgrade (Promotion) function in Glesys Cloud. When used, the plan will transition to the next logical step once the usage limit is exceeded.

When a volume plan auto-upgrades, the process is as follows:

• In the first step, the system flags the volume for exceeding the usage limit when it occurs and provides a grace period of 24 hours.

• If the volume exceeds the plan's usage limit after 24 hours, our system upgrades the customer to the next suitable plan and notifies them.

If a volume does not use the auto-upgrade function, the process is as follows:

• In the first step, the system flags the volume as having exceeded the usage limit when it occurs and provides a grace period of 24 hours.

• If the volume exceeds the plan's usage limit after 24 hours, our system notifies the customer via email, requiring them to change the plan manually or remove data. They have one week from discovery to take action.

• If a volume is still over the usage limit after a week, the system forcibly upgrades the volume and sends a message to notify the customer.

Responsibilities

Infrastructure platform	Glesys
Client configuration	Customer