Sun unveiled a comprehensive new development platform that will redefine the way storage management and data services are created and deployed. In an industry dominated by proprietary and incompatible storage solutions, Sun and its strategic allies are embracing the industry's first universal framework, Project StoreX (code-name), for the development of open storage applications.

Project StoreX will extend the "Write Once, Run Anywhere" capability of Java technology in the fast-growing storage data services and storage management market. Project StoreX enables developers to write storage applications that can be deployed in a platform independent, distributed runtime environment and is initially available for the Solaris Operating Environment Software and Microsoft Windows, as well as any compliant platform running JVM.

Sun developers are already creating storage services using the Project StoreX framework, and at least a dozen companies have implementations in the planning stage. Project StoreX-compliant products under development include management services in the areas of performance optimization, self-healing, policy automation and component monitoring. Additional products underway include control diagnostics and data services such as cache and volume management, backup, and remote mirroring.

Both management services and data services will benefit from the Project StoreX framework.

Management Services will include

• SNMP connectivity, which facilitates integration with enterprise management frameworks, also allows all storage devices with SNMP management including switches and hubs, to be accessed by the management services.

• Distributed management capabilities, including a distributed object kernel that enables enterprise management services, as well as distributed services that enable persistent, automated management.

• Platform independence through Java technology and support for interfacing to platform-dependent native interfaces.

Data Services will include

• Platform-specific storage software with dedicated functions.

• Well-defined APIs that specify how components interact with each other at interface boundaries.

• Integration with operating system components such as drivers and file systems in the data path.

Information on the early access release and the Project StoreX developer kit is available immediately. [...read more...]

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