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title: "Storage Node"
slug: "storage-node"
updated: 2025-06-15T20:58:50Z
published: 2025-06-15T20:58:50Z
canonical: "docs.bazefield.com/storage-node"
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# Storage Node

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*The Storage Node stores data from its site Edge Buffers long-term.*

## Overview

**Bazefield Storage Nodes** collect data from Edge Buffer Nodes and store it long-term in archive files. They also process interval and real-time calculations via the **Bazefield Calculation Service**, providing calculation load-balancing for systems using multiple Storage Nodes.

Each Storage Node acts as the *parent* of its connected Edge Buffers, supplying them with all their configuration data such as tags and Devices

Storage Nodes are equipped with large drives to store years of historical data. The DataEngine supports multiple drives, allowing additional storage to be added as needed.

Using multiple Storage Nodes distributes both data storage and I/O load across machines, improving performance when multiple users are accessing large historical datasets.

## Purpose

The purpose of a Storage Node is to:

- Store plant data long-term
- Enable scalability of data drives
- Distribute the load of Calculations and I/O requests across the system