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	== Performance ==		== Performance ==
	NAS Gateway based Network Shares are not for high-performance use cases and will typically see 50MB/sec with 1GbE uplinks. If higher performance is required then an system local Network Share should be provisioned which is ~~then~~ backed up to a cloud-based Network Share using a Backup Policy. The performance of an system local Network Share is limited to the number of disks in the storage pool and can deliver over 1.2GB/sec of read/write throughput for large files on systems configured with dual 10GbE.		NAS Gateway based Network Shares are not for high-performance use cases and will typically see 50MB/sec with 1GbE uplinks. If higher performance is required then a system local Network Share should be provisioned which is backed up to a cloud-based Network Share using a Backup Policy. The performance of an system local Network Share is limited to the number of disks in the storage pool and can deliver over 1.2GB/sec of read/write throughput for large files on systems configured with dual 10GbE.

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	~~[[Category:ibm_guide]]~~

	QuantaStor’s NAS Gateway Storage System can be configured to have local NAS storage which is periodically backed-up to IBM Cloud Storage as objects or alternatively can be configured to cache a quantity of metadata but otherwise can serve as a NAS pass-thru gateway to IBM Cloud Storage.		QuantaStor’s NAS Gateway Storage System can be configured to have local NAS storage which is periodically backed-up to IBM Cloud Storage as objects or alternatively can be configured to cache a quantity of metadata but otherwise can serve as a NAS pass-thru gateway to IBM Cloud Storage.

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	== Key Features ==		== Key Features ==
	*Provides [https://wiki.osnexus.com/index.php?title=Cloud_Containers_/_NAS_Gateway NFS] and SMB access to IBM S3 Object Storage		*Provides [https://wiki.osnexus.com/index.php?title=Cloud_Containers_/_NAS_Gateway NFS], CIFS and SMB access to IBM S3 Object Storage
	*Objects map one-to-one as Files and vice-versa		*Objects map one-to-one as Files and vice-versa
	*Backup ~~policies enable~~ backups of ~~NFS/SMB~~ shares to IBM S3 Object Storage		*Backup Policies feature performs backups of file shares to IBM S3 Object Storage
	*Snapshot Schedules with long term snapshot retention options make file recovery from system local Network Shares easy.		*Snapshot Schedules with long term snapshot retention options make file recovery from system local Network Shares easy.
	*Automatize operations via QS CLI and REST API		*Automatize operations via QS CLI and REST API

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	\|<center>NFS / CIFS / SMB</center>		\|<center>NFS / CIFS / SMB</center>
	\|Accessing IBM Cloud Object Storage as NAS<br>Backups of file shares to IBM Cloud Object Storage<br>General-purpose NAS file storage that can be backed up to IBM Cloud Object Storage		\|Accessing IBM Cloud Object Storage as NAS<br>Backups of file shares to IBM Cloud Object Storage<br>General-purpose NAS file storage that can be backed up to IBM Cloud Object Storage
	\|2x E5-2620v4<br> 32GB RAM~~<br>~~ <br>2 x 2TB SATA HDD<br>2 x 960GB SATA SSD (mirrored boot)<br>2 x 1GbE or 10GbE Private Network ports		\|2x E5-2620v4<br> 32GB RAM<br>2 x 2TB SATA HDD<br>2 x 960GB SATA SSD (mirrored boot)<br>2 x 1GbE or 10GbE Private Network ports
	\|<center>{{QsButton\|https://bit.ly/2YUtu5m\|View Design}}</center>		\|<center>{{QsButton\|https://bit.ly/2YUtu5m\|View Design}}</center>
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Reference Configurations

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	\|Accessing IBM Cloud Object Storage as NAS<br>Backups of file shares to IBM Cloud Object Storage<br>General-purpose NAS file storage that can be backed up to IBM Cloud Object Storage		\|Accessing IBM Cloud Object Storage as NAS<br>Backups of file shares to IBM Cloud Object Storage<br>General-purpose NAS file storage that can be backed up to IBM Cloud Object Storage
	\|2x E5-2620v4<br> 32GB RAM<br> <br>2 x 2TB SATA HDD<br>2 x 960GB SATA SSD (mirrored boot)<br>2 x 1GbE or 10GbE Private Network ports		\|2x E5-2620v4<br> 32GB RAM<br> <br>2 x 2TB SATA HDD<br>2 x 960GB SATA SSD (mirrored boot)<br>2 x 1GbE or 10GbE Private Network ports
	\|<center>{{QsButton\|https://bit.ly/~~2M591Jx~~\|View Design}}</center>		\|<center>{{QsButton\|https://bit.ly/2YUtu5m\|View Design}}</center>
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	\|<center>16TB raw / 8TB usable<br><br>QS5 Image: SM (16TB)</center>		\|<center>16TB raw / 8TB usable<br><br>QS5 Image: SM (16TB)</center>
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	\|Accessing IBM Cloud Object Storage as NAS<br>Backups of file shares to IBM Cloud Object Storage<br>General-purpose NAS file storage that can be backed up to IBM Cloud Object Storage		\|Accessing IBM Cloud Object Storage as NAS<br>Backups of file shares to IBM Cloud Object Storage<br>General-purpose NAS file storage that can be backed up to IBM Cloud Object Storage
	\|2x E5-2620v4<br> 64GB RAM<br>8 x 2TB SATA HDD<br>2 x 960GB SATA SSD (mirrored boot)<br>2 x 1GbE or 10GbE Private Network ports		\|2x E5-2620v4<br> 64GB RAM<br>8 x 2TB SATA HDD<br>2 x 960GB SATA SSD (mirrored boot)<br>2 x 1GbE or 10GbE Private Network ports
	\|<center>{{QsButton\|https://bit.ly/~~2EFc1pZ~~\|View Design}}</center>		\|<center>{{QsButton\|https://bit.ly/2Kb75wq\|View Design}}</center>
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	\|}		\|}


	== Quick Configuration Steps ==		== Quick Configuration Steps ==

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	\| style="width: 10%"\|<center>'''Media Type'''</center>		\| style="width: 10%"\|<center>'''Media Type'''</center>
	\| style="width: 10%"\|<center>'''Protocol Support'''</center>		\| style="width: 10%"\|<center>'''Protocol Support'''</center>
	\| style="width: 30%"\|<center>'''Workload'''</center>		\| style="width: 25%"\|<center>'''Workload'''</center>
	\| style="width: 20%"\|<center>'''Bill of Materials'''</center>		\| style="width: 25%"\|<center>'''Bill of Materials'''</center>
	\| style="width: 15%"\|<center>'''Design'''</center>		\| style="width: 15%"\|<center>'''Design'''</center>
	\|-		\|-
	\|<center>4TB raw / 2TB usable<br><br>QS 5 Image: XS (4TB)</center>		\|<center>4TB raw / 2TB usable<br><br>QS 5 Image: XS (4TB)</center>
	\|<center>HDD</center>		\|<center>HDD</center>
	\|<center>NFS / SMB</center>		\|<center>NFS / CIFS / SMB</center>
	\|Accessing IBM Cloud Object Storage as NAS ~~via NFS or SMB protocols~~<br>~~File backups~~ of ~~NFS and SMB~~ shares to IBM Cloud Object Storage<br>General ~~purposed~~ NAS file storage ~~which is optionally~~ backed up to IBM Cloud Object Storage		\|Accessing IBM Cloud Object Storage as NAS<br>Backups of file shares to IBM Cloud Object Storage<br>General-purpose NAS file storage that can be backed up to IBM Cloud Object Storage
	\|2x E5-2620v4<br> 32GB RAM<br> <br>2 x 2TB SATA HDD<br>2 x ~~1TB~~ SATA (mirrored boot)<br>2 x 1GbE or 10GbE Private Network ports		\|2x E5-2620v4<br> 32GB RAM<br> <br>2 x 2TB SATA HDD<br>2 x 960GB SATA SSD (mirrored boot)<br>2 x 1GbE or 10GbE Private Network ports
	\|<center>{{QsButton\|https://bit.ly/2M591Jx\|View Design}}</center>		\|<center>{{QsButton\|https://bit.ly/2M591Jx\|View Design}}</center>
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	\|<center>HDD</center>		\|<center>HDD</center>
	\|<center>NFS / SMB</center>		\|<center>NFS / SMB</center>
	\|Accessing IBM Cloud Object Storage as NAS ~~via NFS or SMB protocols~~<br>~~File backups~~ of ~~NFS and SMB~~ shares to IBM Cloud Object Storage<br>General ~~purposed~~ NAS file storage ~~which is optionally~~ backed up to IBM Cloud Object Storage		\|Accessing IBM Cloud Object Storage as NAS<br>Backups of file shares to IBM Cloud Object Storage<br>General-purpose NAS file storage that can be backed up to IBM Cloud Object Storage
	\|2x E5-2620v4<br> 64GB RAM<br> 8x 2TB<br> ~~2x 1TB~~ SATA (mirrored boot)<br>2x 1GbE or 10GbE Private Network ports		\|2x E5-2620v4<br> 64GB RAM<br>8 x 2TB SATA HDD<br>2 x 960GB SATA SSD (mirrored boot)<br>2 x 1GbE or 10GbE Private Network ports
	\|<center>{{QsButton\|https://bit.ly/2EFc1pZ\|View Design}}</center>		\|<center>{{QsButton\|https://bit.ly/2EFc1pZ\|View Design}}</center>
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	\|}		\|}

	~~{\| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;"~~
	\|-
	~~\| style="width: 40%"\|'''Extra Small Tier - Hybrid SAN/NAS – 4TB'''~~
	~~\| style="width: 30%"\|'''Use Cases'''~~
	~~\| style="width: 30%"\|'''System View'''~~
	\|-
	~~\|2x E5-2620v4<br> 32GB RAM<br> 8x 2TB<br> QS XSSmall Tier (4TB) License<br> 2x 960GB SSDs (write log)<br>2x 2TB SATA HDD, 2x 1TB SATA (mirrored boot)<br>2x 1GbE or 10GbE Private Network ports~~
	\|Accessing IBM Cloud Object Storage as NAS via NFS or SMB protocols<br>File backups of NFS and SMB shares to IBM Cloud Object Storage<br>General purposed NAS file storage which is optionally backed up to IBM Cloud Object Storage
	~~\|[[File:Svr_supermicro_2u12_6029p.png \| center]]~~
	~~<center>~~
	~~{{QsButton\|https://bit.ly/2PfXuVt\|View Design}}~~
	~~</center>~~
	\|-
	\|}

	~~{\| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;"~~
	\|-
	~~\| style="width: 40%"\|'''Small Tier - Hybrid SAN/NAS – 16TB'''~~
	~~\| style="width: 30%"\|'''Use Cases'''~~
	~~\| style="width: 30%"\|'''System View'''~~
	\|-
	~~\|2x E5-2620v4<br> 64GB RAM<br> 8x 2TB<br> QS Small Tier (16TB) License<br> 2x 960GB SSDs (write log)<br> 2x 1TB SATA (mirrored boot)<br>2x 1GbE or 10GbE Private Network ports~~
	\|Accessing IBM Cloud Object Storage as NAS via NFS or SMB protocols<br>File backups of NFS and SMB shares to IBM Cloud Object Storage<br>General purposed NAS file storage which is optionally backed up to IBM Cloud Object Storage
	~~\|[[File:Svr_supermicro_2u12_6029p.png \| center]]~~
	~~<center>~~
	~~{{QsButton\|https://bit.ly/2PfXuVt\|View Design}}~~
	~~</center>~~
	\|-
	\|}

	== Quick Configuration Steps ==		== Quick Configuration Steps ==
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	'''Step Two:''' Cloud Containers Tab → Cloud Storage Containers → Cloud Container Create → enter share name → Click OK <br>		'''Step Two:''' Cloud Containers Tab → Cloud Storage Containers → Cloud Container Create → enter share name → Click OK <br>
	'''Step Three:''' Storage Management Tab → Network Shares → Modify Network Share & SMB Access → adjust settings → Click OK <br>		'''Step Three:''' Storage Management Tab → Network Shares → Modify Network Share & SMB Access → adjust settings → Click OK <br>
	~~== Expandable ==~~
	Since the NAS gateway based Network Shares (QuantaStor Cloud Containers) are backed by IBM Cloud Object Storage there are no local storage requirements except that the boot device should be SSD based to improve cache performance. NAS gateway to object storage is for general unstructured data and backups. Gateways cannot be used directly for database and virtualization workloads. Add additional drives to expand capacity. Additional systems may be added to a given storage grid for easy management of all systems across IBM data centers. OSNEXUS recommends provisioning a 24-bay or 36-bay server with free drive bays available for expandability as expansion disk-enclosures are not available as an add-on except at the time of initial server/system deployment.
	== Performance ==		== Performance ==
	NAS Gateway based Network Shares are not for high-performance use cases and will typically see 50MB/sec with 1GbE uplinks. If higher performance is required then an system local Network Share should be provisioned which is then backed up to a cloud-based Network Share using a Backup Policy. The performance of an system local Network Share is limited to the number of disks in the storage pool and can deliver over 1.2GB/sec of read/write throughput for large files on systems configured with dual 10GbE.		NAS Gateway based Network Shares are not for high-performance use cases and will typically see 50MB/sec with 1GbE uplinks. If higher performance is required then an system local Network Share should be provisioned which is then backed up to a cloud-based Network Share using a Backup Policy. The performance of an system local Network Share is limited to the number of disks in the storage pool and can deliver over 1.2GB/sec of read/write throughput for large files on systems configured with dual 10GbE.

Qadmin at 21:21, 28 May 2019

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	\| style="width: 15%"\|<center>'''Capacity'''</center>		\| style="width: 15%"\|<center>'''Capacity'''</center>
	\| style="width: 10%"\|<center>'''Media Type'''</center>		\| style="width: 10%"\|<center>'''Media Type'''</center>
	\| style="width: 15%"\|<center>'''Protocol Support'''</center>		\| style="width: 10%"\|<center>'''Protocol Support'''</center>
	\| style="width: 15%"\|<center>'''Workload'''</center>		\| style="width: 30%"\|<center>'''Workload'''</center>
	\| style="width: 30%"\|<center>'''Bill of Materials'''</center>		\| style="width: 20%"\|<center>'''Bill of Materials'''</center>
	\| style="width: 15%"\|<center>'''Design'''</center>		\| style="width: 15%"\|<center>'''Design'''</center>
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	== Reference Configurations ==		== Reference Configurations ==

	'''~~SAN/~~NAS ~~- HYBRID SOLUTIONS~~'''		'''NAS Gateway Appliances'''
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	\| style="width: 15%"\|<center>'''Design'''</center>		\| style="width: 15%"\|<center>'''Design'''</center>
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	\|<center>~~16TB~~ raw / ~~8TB~~ usable<br><br>QS 5 Image: SM (~~16TB~~)</center>		\|<center>4TB raw / 2TB usable<br><br>QS 5 Image: XS (4TB)</center>
	\|<center>HDD ~~+ SSD~~</center>		\|<center>HDD</center>
	\|<center~~>iSCSI<br><br~~>NFS ~~/ CIFS~~ /SMB</center>		\|<center>NFS / SMB</center>
	\|~~<center>Server Virtualization / VDI~~<br><br> ~~Database~~ Storage~~</center>~~		\|Accessing IBM Cloud Object Storage as NAS via NFS or SMB protocols<br>File backups of NFS and SMB shares to IBM Cloud Object Storage<br>General purposed NAS file storage which is optionally backed up to IBM Cloud Object Storage
	\|* Intel Xeon Dual E5-~~2620 / 12 x LFF bay server~~<br>* 64GB ECC RAM<br>* 2 x 960GB SATA SSDs (RAID1/boot)<br>* 8 x 2TB ~~Enterprise~~ SATA HDD ~~(data)~~<br>* 2 x ~~960GB Enterprise~~ SATA ~~SSD~~ (~~write log~~)<br>* 2 x ~~10 Gbps Redundant~~ Private Network ~~Uplinks~~		\|2x E5-2620v4<br> 32GB RAM<br> <br>2 x 2TB SATA HDD<br>2 x 1TB SATA (mirrored boot)<br>2 x 1GbE or 10GbE Private Network ports
	\|<center>{{QsButton\|https://bit.ly/2M591Jx\|View Design}}</center>		\|<center>{{QsButton\|https://bit.ly/2M591Jx\|View Design}}</center>
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	\|<center>~~12TB~~ raw / 8TB usable<br><br>QS5 Image: SM (16TB)</center>		\|<center>16TB raw / 8TB usable<br><br>QS5 Image: SM (16TB)</center>
	\|<center>HDD ~~+ SSD~~</center>		\|<center>HDD</center>
	\|<center~~>iSCSI<br><br~~>NFS ~~/ CIFS~~ /SMB</center>		\|<center>NFS / SMB</center>
	\|~~<center>~~NAS ~~Archive~~<br><br> ~~Disk-~~to~~-Disk Backup<br><br> Data Analytics</center>~~		\|Accessing IBM Cloud Object Storage as NAS via NFS or SMB protocols<br>File backups of NFS and SMB shares to IBM Cloud Object Storage<br>General purposed NAS file storage which is optionally backed up to IBM Cloud Object Storage
	\|* Intel Xeon Dual E5-~~2620 / 12 x LFF bay server~~<br>* 64GB ~~ECC~~ RAM<br>* 2 x 960GB SATA SSDs (RAID1/boot)<br>* 6 x 2TB ~~Enterprise SATA HDD (data)~~<br>* 2 x 960GB Enterprise SATA ~~SSD~~ (~~write log~~)<br>* 2 x 10 Gbps Redundant Private Network ~~Uplinks~~		\|2x E5-2620v4<br> 64GB RAM<br> 8x 2TB<br> 2x 1TB SATA (mirrored boot)<br>2x 1GbE or 10GbE Private Network ports
	\|<center>{{QsButton\|https://bit.ly/2EFc1pZ\|View Design}}</center>		\|<center>{{QsButton\|https://bit.ly/2EFc1pZ\|View Design}}</center>
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	== Reference Configurations ==		== Reference Configurations ==

			'''SAN/NAS - HYBRID SOLUTIONS'''
			{\| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;"
			\|-
			\| style="width: 15%"\|<center>'''Capacity'''</center>
			\| style="width: 10%"\|<center>'''Media Type'''</center>
			\| style="width: 15%"\|<center>'''Protocol Support'''</center>
			\| style="width: 15%"\|<center>'''Workload'''</center>
			\| style="width: 30%"\|<center>'''Bill of Materials'''</center>
			\| style="width: 15%"\|<center>'''Design'''</center>
			\|-
			\|<center>16TB raw / 8TB usable<br><br>QS 5 Image: SM (16TB)</center>
			\|<center>HDD + SSD</center>
			\|<center>iSCSI<br><br>NFS / CIFS /SMB</center>
			\|<center>Server Virtualization / VDI<br><br> Database Storage</center>
			\|* Intel Xeon Dual E5-2620 / 12 x LFF bay server<br>* 64GB ECC RAM<br>* 2 x 960GB SATA SSDs (RAID1/boot)<br>* 8 x 2TB Enterprise SATA HDD (data)<br>* 2 x 960GB Enterprise SATA SSD (write log)<br>* 2 x 10 Gbps Redundant Private Network Uplinks
			\|<center>{{QsButton\|https://bit.ly/2M591Jx\|View Design}}</center>
			\|-
			\|<center>12TB raw / 8TB usable<br><br>QS5 Image: SM (16TB)</center>
			\|<center>HDD + SSD</center>
			\|<center>iSCSI<br><br>NFS / CIFS /SMB</center>
			\|<center>NAS Archive<br><br> Disk-to-Disk Backup<br><br> Data Analytics</center>
			\|* Intel Xeon Dual E5-2620 / 12 x LFF bay server<br>* 64GB ECC RAM<br>* 2 x 960GB SATA SSDs (RAID1/boot)<br>* 6 x 2TB Enterprise SATA HDD (data)<br>* 2 x 960GB Enterprise SATA SSD (write log)<br>* 2 x 10 Gbps Redundant Private Network Uplinks
			\|<center>{{QsButton\|https://bit.ly/2EFc1pZ\|View Design}}</center>
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			\|}

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[[Category:ibm_guide]]
QuantaStor’s NAS Gateway Storage System can be configured to have local NAS storage which is periodically backed-up to IBM Cloud Storage as objects or alternatively can be configured to cache a quantity of metadata but otherwise can serve as a NAS pass-thru gateway to IBM Cloud Storage.

== Key Features ==
*Provides [https://wiki.osnexus.com/index.php?title=Cloud_Containers_/_NAS_Gateway NFS] and SMB access to IBM S3 Object Storage
*Objects map one-to-one as Files and vice-versa
*Backup policies enable backups of NFS/SMB shares to IBM S3 Object Storage
*Snapshot Schedules with long term snapshot retention options make file recovery from system local Network Shares easy.
*Automatize operations via QS CLI and REST API

== Reference Configurations ==

{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;"
|-
| style="width: 40%"|'''Extra Small Tier - Hybrid SAN/NAS – 4TB'''
| style="width: 30%"|'''Use Cases'''
| style="width: 30%"|'''System View'''
|-
|2x E5-2620v4 32GB RAM 8x 2TB QS XSSmall Tier (4TB) License 2x 960GB SSDs (write log) 2x 2TB SATA HDD, 2x 1TB SATA (mirrored boot) 2x 1GbE or 10GbE Private Network ports
|Accessing IBM Cloud Object Storage as NAS via NFS or SMB protocols File backups of NFS and SMB shares to IBM Cloud Object Storage General purposed NAS file storage which is optionally backed up to IBM Cloud Object Storage
|[[File:Svr_supermicro_2u12_6029p.png | center]]
<center>
{{QsButton|https://bit.ly/2PfXuVt|View Design}}
</center>
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;"
|-
| style="width: 40%"|'''Small Tier - Hybrid SAN/NAS – 16TB'''
| style="width: 30%"|'''Use Cases'''
| style="width: 30%"|'''System View'''
|-
|2x E5-2620v4 64GB RAM 8x 2TB QS Small Tier (16TB) License 2x 960GB SSDs (write log) 2x 1TB SATA (mirrored boot) 2x 1GbE or 10GbE Private Network ports
|Accessing IBM Cloud Object Storage as NAS via NFS or SMB protocols File backups of NFS and SMB shares to IBM Cloud Object Storage General purposed NAS file storage which is optionally backed up to IBM Cloud Object Storage
|[[File:Svr_supermicro_2u12_6029p.png | center]]
<center>
{{QsButton|https://bit.ly/2PfXuVt|View Design}}
</center>
|-
|}

== Quick Configuration Steps ==

'''Step One:''' Cloud Containers Tab → Cloud Storage Providers → Add Credentials → select Softlayer S3, enter keys → Click OK 
'''Step Two:''' Cloud Containers Tab → Cloud Storage Containers → Cloud Container Create → enter share name → Click OK 
'''Step Three:''' Storage Management Tab → Network Shares → Modify Network Share & SMB Access → adjust settings → Click OK 
== Expandable ==
Since the NAS gateway based Network Shares (QuantaStor Cloud Containers) are backed by IBM Cloud Object Storage there are no local storage requirements except that the boot device should be SSD based to improve cache performance. NAS gateway to object storage is for general unstructured data and backups. Gateways cannot be used directly for database and virtualization workloads. Add additional drives to expand capacity. Additional systems may be added to a given storage grid for easy management of all systems across IBM data centers. OSNEXUS recommends provisioning a 24-bay or 36-bay server with free drive bays available for expandability as expansion disk-enclosures are not available as an add-on except at the time of initial server/system deployment.
== Performance ==
NAS Gateway based Network Shares are not for high-performance use cases and will typically see 50MB/sec with 1GbE uplinks. If higher performance is required then an system local Network Share should be provisioned which is then backed up to a cloud-based Network Share using a Backup Policy. The performance of an system local Network Share is limited to the number of disks in the storage pool and can deliver over 1.2GB/sec of read/write throughput for large files on systems configured with dual 10GbE.

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	\| style="width: 15%"\|<center>'''Capacity'''</center>		\| style="width: 15%"\|<center>'''Capacity'''</center>
	\| style="width: 10%"\|<center>'''Media Type'''</center>		\| style="width: 10%"\|<center>'''Media Type'''</center>
	\| style="width: 15%"\|<center>'''Protocol Support'''</center>		\| style="width: 10%"\|<center>'''Protocol Support'''</center>
	\| style="width: 15%"\|<center>'''Workload'''</center>		\| style="width: 30%"\|<center>'''Workload'''</center>
	\| style="width: 30%"\|<center>'''Bill of Materials'''</center>		\| style="width: 20%"\|<center>'''Bill of Materials'''</center>
	\| style="width: 15%"\|<center>'''Design'''</center>		\| style="width: 15%"\|<center>'''Design'''</center>
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