BrickStor SP for Lustre
High-performance parallel file storage with integrated classified-HPC security — Multilevel Security, STIG-aligned hardening for ATOs, ABAC, and AES-256 FIPS 140-3 encryption. The throughput of Lustre with the governance federal and intelligence missions actually need.
Parallel performance meets classified-HPC security
AI training, HPC simulation, and sensor processing need throughput that general-purpose NAS can't touch. Federal and intelligence missions need security and accreditation that pure performance vendors treat as someone else's problem. BrickStor SP for Lustre is built so you don't have to choose.
Parallel throughput the analysis mission actually needs.
Native Lustre delivers the bandwidth and IOPS that AI training, HPC simulation, and sensor processing demand — scaling bandwidth and capacity independently from single-rack deployments to multi-petabyte clusters.
MLS, STIG, and FIPS built in — not bolted on.
Multilevel Security lets classified, controlled, and unclassified workloads coexist on shared infrastructure. STIG-aligned hardening streamlines ATO accreditation. AES-256 FIPS 140-3 encryption and ABAC enforce the policy that federal and intelligence programs actually have to prove.
One BrickStor estate — from training cluster to enterprise archive.
BrickStor SP for Lustre shares the BrickStor foundation with the rest of the product line. One management model, one ABAC policy framework, one audit pipeline — so the AI cluster isn't a silo the enterprise can't see.
What a secure parallel file system delivers in practice
Grow bandwidth and capacity independently as workloads scale.
End-to-end protection across classified and export-controlled data.
Run mixed-sensitivity workloads on shared infrastructure — without shared exposure.
Hardened configuration shortens the path to Authorization to Operate.
Purpose-built Lustre vendors sell speed.
BrickStor sells classified-HPC ready.
DDN, IBM Storage Scale, and HPE Cray ClusterStor are strong parallel-file platforms. For classified HPC, though, the bar isn't only performance — it's MLS enforcement, ABAC, STIG-aligned configuration, and FIPS-validated encryption that hold up at accreditation. BrickStor SP for Lustre delivers all of it in one platform.
Built and supported by a cleared engineering team
RackTop is a U.S.-based company with a cleared engineering and development team that has spent its career inside the U.S. Intelligence Community and the Department of War (DoW, formerly DoD). BrickStor SP for Lustre is engineered, hardened, and supported by people who can work directly inside classified programs — so customers in cleared environments get a product, a roadmap, and an escalation path that all live on the right side of the fence. No offshore engineering, no third-party support handoffs, no waiting on a security review to discuss the problem in front of you. The same team that builds the platform answers the call.
Engineered for classified HPC at scale
Training classified models and running classified simulations can't be an afterthought. BrickStor SP for Lustre is engineered for large-scale model training, simulation, and analytics workloads — datasets and checkpoints in the hundreds of gigabytes to multi-terabyte range, with thousands of compute clients hitting the same namespace at once. The parallel file system delivers the streaming bandwidth and sustained throughput those workloads demand, while MLS lets mixed-sensitivity workloads share infrastructure without sharing exposure. End-to-end data integrity — checksums on every block from client through storage and back — guarantees a multi-day training run reads back exactly what was written, with no silent corruption to invalidate the result.
Quick ATO and continuous accreditation
STIG-aligned configuration, FIPS 140-3 validated cryptography, and a platform designed for federal accreditation eliminate most of the custom engineering effort HPC programs pay for in their first ATO cycle. RackTop ships hardened defaults, SSP artifacts, and the control mappings (NIST 800-53 and DoD STIG) accreditation teams actually need — turning a multi-month custom build into a documented, repeatable path to authorization. Once you are operating, RackTop keeps you there: signed releases on a regular cadence, CVEs and vulnerabilities tracked and patched on a published schedule, and continuous-monitoring telemetry feeding the evidence your ISSO needs. The result is a continuous-ATO posture — not a certification that decays the day after it's signed.
Engineered for high-assurance HPC
Lustre Parallel File System
CoreNative Lustre support delivers the bandwidth and IOPS that AI training, HPC simulation, and sensor processing workloads demand — with BrickStor SP security built in.
Multilevel Security (MLS)
Classified HPCClassify and enforce access to data at multiple sensitivity levels simultaneously, enabling cross-domain and multi-tenant HPC environments where classified, controlled, and unclassified workloads coexist on shared infrastructure.
STIG Compliance and ATOs
FederalEngineered to meet DISA STIG hardening requirements and streamline the Authorization to Operate (ATO) process for federal, defense, and intelligence deployments — shortening accreditation timelines.
Attribute-Based Access Control
All ProductsABAC enforces granular, context-aware access policies for sensitive research data, classified workloads, and multi-tenant HPC environments.
End-to-End Encryption
CoreAES-256 FIPS 140-3 validated encryption protects data at rest and in motion, with integrated key management to support compliance for classified and export-controlled workloads.
Scalable Performance
CoreScale bandwidth and capacity independently to match evolving workload requirements, from single-rack deployments to multi-petabyte clusters.
Built for demanding workloads
AI & Machine Learning
Secure storage for training datasets, model checkpoints, and inference pipelines with the throughput AI workflows require.
HPC & Scientific Computing
High-bandwidth parallel file access for simulations, modeling, and computational research across thousands of compute nodes.
ISR & Sensor Processing
Ingest, process, and protect high-volume sensor data from satellites, aircraft, and ground systems in defense and intelligence environments.
Genomics & Life Sciences
Secure storage for large-scale sequencing data, bioinformatics pipelines, and research collaboration with access controls and audit trails.
Built on BrickStor SP
BrickStor SP for Lustre inherits the security foundation of the core BrickStor SP platform — ABAC, AES-256 FIPS 140-3 encryption, granular audit, and integrated key management — tuned for classified HPC with MLS and STIG-aligned hardening.
Explore BrickStor SPFrequently asked questions
- BrickStor SP for Lustre combines the high-performance Lustre parallel file system with BrickStor SP's security stack — Multilevel Security (MLS), STIG-hardened configurations, ABAC, AES-256 FIPS 140-3 encryption, and audit logging — in a single platform engineered for classified and high-assurance HPC environments.
- BrickStor SP for Lustre is optimized for high-throughput parallel workloads that require Lustre's bandwidth and IOPS characteristics, and it emphasizes capabilities relevant to classified HPC — MLS, STIG compliance, and ATO-aligned hardening. Standard BrickStor SP provides SMB, NFS, and S3 file services with a broader Cyberstorage feature set including Active Defense, ImmutaVault, and immutable snapshots. The two products share the BrickStor foundation but target different workloads.
- Purpose-built Lustre vendors are engineered for raw performance. BrickStor SP for Lustre delivers competitive parallel throughput while integrating MLS, ABAC, STIG-aligned hardening, and AES-256 FIPS 140-3 encryption — the capabilities classified HPC programs usually bolt on after the fact. For federal, defense, and intelligence workloads, the integrated security stack is the difference.
- Yes. BrickStor SP for Lustre includes Multilevel Security, STIG-aligned hardening, ABAC, AES-256 FIPS 140-3 encryption, and audit logging that support classified and export-controlled data processing requirements in defense and intelligence environments.
- Performance scales with the deployment configuration. BrickStor SP for Lustre supports the high-bandwidth, high-IOPS characteristics of the Lustre parallel file system while adding security monitoring with minimal performance overhead.
- As a turnkey appliance or on qualified hardware, scaling from single-rack configurations to multi-petabyte parallel file systems.
High-Performance Storage, Engineered for High-Assurance HPC
BrickStor SP for Lustre delivers the throughput your workloads demand with the MLS, STIG, FIPS 140-3, and ABAC your mission actually has to prove.