Overview
MayaNAS delivers enterprise NAS using ZFS special vdev architecture: metadata and small files on EBS, large data blocks written directly to S3 backend storage. This architecture provides high-throughput file storage with potential cost reduction. Optimized for sequential I/O workloads like AI/ML inference, media production, video streaming, and scientific computing. Supports NFS, SMB, iSCSI, NVMe-TCP with Active-Active HA.
ARCHITECTURE
- ZFS special vdev: Metadata and small files on EBS, large blocks on S3
  - Multi-protocol access: NFS, SMB, iSCSI, NVMe-TCP
  - S3 backend storage for potential cost reduction
  - Open-source OpenZFS prevents vendor lock-in
HIGH AVAILABILITY
- Active-Passive or Active-Active deployment with 2-node clustering
  - No witness server or third node required for split-brain protection
  - Automatic failover with Virtual IP management
  - EBS metadata sharing within availability zone
  - Heartbeat-based cluster coordination
DEPLOYMENT OPTIONS
- Single node for development and testing
  - Active-Passive HA for production workloads
  - Active-Active HA for distributed access
  - Fully automated CloudFormation template deployment
OPENZFS FEATURES
- Snapshots for point-in-time recovery
  - Data compression and deduplication
  - Cross-region replication
  - Active Directory integration and user quotas
  - End-to-end checksums for data integrity
STORAGE CONFIGURATION
- S3 buckets for data storage (configurable 1-12 buckets)
  - S3 tier support: Standard, Infrequent Access, Glacier
  - EBS volumes for metadata (GP3, IO1, IO2 options)
  - Multi-cloud deployment support: AWS, Azure, Google Cloud
IDEAL USE CASES
- AI/ML model training and inference workloads
  - Media production and video rendering
  - Genomics data processing and scientific computing
  - Large file streaming with sequential I/O patterns
NOT RECOMMENDED FOR
- Database OLTP with random small-file access
  - Sub-millisecond latency requirements
  - High IOPS transactional workloads
For high-IOPS workloads, consider MayaScale all-NVMe block storage.
Built on open-source OpenZFS with S3 backend integration. Includes web interface and CLI management tools.
Highlights
- High-throughput NAS on scalable S3 storage for potential cost savings. Optimized for sequential large-file I/O streaming use cases. Multi-protocol: NFS, SMB, iSCSI, NVMe-TCP.
 - Zero-touch deployment with CloudFormation automation under 2 minutes. Fully automated provisioning of S3 buckets, EBS volumes, VIP configuration, and HA clustering. Production-ready with no manual setup required.
 - Active-Active HA with automatic VIP management and no witness server requirement. 2-node clustering with Heartbeat coordination, split-brain protection, and automatic failover. Eliminates third-node infrastructure costs and complexity.
 
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Dimension  | Cost/hour  | 
|---|---|
r7i.8xlarge  | $1.60  | 
m5.4xlarge  | $0.80  | 
m6i.xlarge  | $0.20  | 
m4.4xlarge  | $0.80  | 
r8i.8xlarge  | $1.60  | 
r5.8xlarge  | $1.60  | 
m5n.16xlarge  | $3.20  | 
r6in.2xlarge  | $0.40  | 
m5n.8xlarge  | $1.60  | 
m7i.12xlarge  | $2.40  | 
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No refunds for software fees already charged. You may cancel your subscription at any time by terminating your CloudFormation stack or EC2 instances. Only MayaNAS software billing stops immediately upon termination but any AWS charges may continue until you delete those resources separately through AWS console.
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MayaNAS Enterprise HA CloudFormation
This CloudFormation template deploys MayaNAS Enterprise, a cloud-native NAS solution with advanced high-availability capabilities and S3 storage integration. The template supports three deployment architectures: single node for development/testing, active-passive HA for production workloads with automatic failover, and active-active HA for maximum performance and load distribution.
The template automatically provisions comprehensive AWS infrastructure including EC2 instances with customizable instance types (network optimized c5n.4xlarge as default), encrypted EBS metadata volumes with configurable size and type (GP3, IO1, IO2), multiple S3 buckets with AES-256 encryption for scalable object storage, and VPC networking with security groups configured for SSH (22), and web UI (2020) access.
Advanced automation features include Lambda-powered Virtual IP calculation for seamless HA failover, automatic VPC/subnet detection for simplified deployment, unique deployment ID generation to prevent resource conflicts, and intelligent network collision detection to ensure VIP availability. The template creates separate IAM roles with least-privilege permissions - limited S3 access for single nodes and comprehensive EC2/EBS/S3 permissions for HA deployments including VIP management and metadata disk failover capabilities.
The deployment process automatically configures MayaNAS software through cloud-init scripts that detect deployment type, establish cluster configuration, configure S3 backend connectivity with multiple bucket support, set up encrypted metadata storage on EBS volumes, and implement Heartbeat with cloud-aware split-brain protection. Resource management includes configurable bucket count (1-12), metadata disk redundancy options, and preservation policies for both S3 buckets and EBS volumes.
Upon successful deployment, the template outputs comprehensive connection information including SSH commands for both instances, Virtual IP addresses for client access, S3 bucket names and metadata volume IDs, and complete resource inventory for monitoring and management. The solution integrates seamlessly with existing AWS infrastructure while providing enterprise-grade NAS capabilities including ZFS file system, snapshots, replication, and multi-protocol support.
CloudFormation Template (CFT)
AWS CloudFormation templates are JSON or YAML-formatted text files that simplify provisioning and management on AWS. The templates describe the service or application architecture you want to deploy, and AWS CloudFormation uses those templates to provision and configure the required services (such as Amazon EC2 instances or Amazon RDS DB instances). The deployed application and associated resources are called a "stack."
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BEFORE DEPLOYMENT
- Subscribe to MayaNAS Enterprise in AWS Marketplace
 - Accept subscription terms and pricing
 - Click "Continue to Launch" to access CloudFormation template
 
DEPLOYMENT CONFIGURATION
- Select desired Deployment Type:
- single - Development/testing (1 node)
 - active-passive - Production HA with failover (2 nodes)
 - active-active - High performance with load balancing (2 nodes)
 
 - Change instance type if needed - Default: c5n.4xlarge (recommended for production)
 - Select existing keypair - Required for SSH access to instances
 - Select Availability Zone - Choose from dropdown list
 - SSH CIDR - Use 0.0.0.0/0 for public access or restrict to your IP range
 
AUTOMATIC HA CLUSTER SETUP HA cluster will be setup automatically with no user intervention - Simply select active-passive or active-active deployment type and the system handles all storage pool creation, cluster configuration, failover setup, and Virtual IP management automatically. Upon completion, the deployment automatically creates a default NFS share named 'share1' accessible only to instances within the VPC subnet, POST-DEPLOYMENT ACCESS Web GUI: http://<instance-public-ip>:2020
- Username: admin
 - Password: Instance ID (value that starts with i-)
 
Change Default Password: SSH to instance and run: ssh -i your-key.pem ec2-user@<instance-public-ip> sudo /opt/mayastor/web/changepass.sh
BILLING Usage charges apply per hour while instances are running Stop or terminate instances when not needed to control costs
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