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Data managed by Hammerspace may be stored and retrieved as files or objects using NFS, SMB, and S3, regardless of which storage the data is on today or moves to later. Any share or directory can be exposed as an S3 bucket, and buckets and objects created using S3 can be viewed as directories and files through standard NFS and SMB shares. Data is visible and accessible in a unified namespace via any protocol, reducing complexity instead of amplifying it. "File" and "Object" become different lenses through which data may be viewed and accessed.

Hammerspace’s highly performant and scalable S3 object interface enables users, applications, and compute to access data via Hammerspace using standard NFS, SMB, and S3 file and object protocols interchangeably.

  • In Hammerspace, S3 objects and S3 buckets are represented 1:1 as files and directories.

  • Any Hammerspace share or folder can be exposed as a bucket.

  • Hammerspace shares can be presented as NFS mount points, SMB shares, and S3 buckets. Any share or directory may be exposed as an S3 bucket. Said differently, any data can now be accessed via NFS, SMB, and S3.

  • Security policy is uniform across all protocols, including S3.

  • Once objects are written into a Hammerspace bucket or share, you may assume that all standard functionality applies, including:

    • Setting Objectives for data mobility and data tiering

    • Concurrent file access across different protocols

    • Global file system capabilities, i.e., a file can be written to a share via NFS in one site and accessed via S3 at another site so long as permissions are correctly set.

For support resources, see the Hammerspace Support Hub and the Hammerspace Licensing and Delivery Portal.

Do not install additional or third-party software, agents, or packages directly on Hammerspace Anvil (metadata) or DSX (data) nodes. These nodes run a managed appliance software stack; anything installed outside that stack is unsupported and is removed during a software upgrade. Such software can also interfere with node operation. If you need monitoring or integration with an external tool, contact Hammerspace Support for a supported approach.