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QuantaStor’s SAN/NAS Storage Servers provide file and block storage solutions suitable for a broad spectrum of workloads. IBM Cloud customers have the option of provisioning Hybrid SAN/NAS configurations that utilize SSD to accelerate write performance or All-Flash SAN/NAS configurations that offer the ultimate high-performance characteristics. IBM's Bare Metal servers give you full control over your dedicated appliance, while QuantaStor’s web-based management interface, REST APIs and QS CLI make storage provisioning and automation easy.

Key Features

Provides NFS, SMB and iSCSI storage
Compression
Remote-replication between QuantaStor Systems across IBM data centers and on-premises locations for hybrid cloud.
Snapshot Schedules with long term snapshot retention options.
Easy web-based management with Storage Grid technology
Automatable via QS CLI and REST API
VMware certified and VMware VAAI integrated
End-to-end Security

Reference Configurations

SAN/NAS - HYBRID SOLUTIONS

Capacity	Media Type	Protocol Support	Workload	Bill of Materials	Design
16TB raw / 8TB usable QS 5 Image: SM (16TB)	HDD + SSD	iSCSI / FC NFS / CIFS /SMB	Server Virtualization / VDI Database Storage	* Intel Xeon Dual E5-2620 / 12 x LFF bay server * 64GB ECC RAM * 2 x 960GB SATA SSDs (RAID1/boot) * 8 x 2TB Enterprise SATA HDD (data) * 2 x 960GB Enterprise SATA SSD (write log) * 2 x 10 Gbps Redundant Private Network Uplinks	View Design
12TB raw / 8TB usable QS5 Image: SM (16TB)	HDD + SSD	iSCSI / FC NFS / CIFS /SMB	NAS Archive Disk-to-Disk Backup Data Analytics	* Intel Xeon Dual E5-2620 / 12 x LFF bay server * 64GB ECC RAM * 2 x 960GB SATA SSDs (RAID1/boot) * 6 x 2TB Enterprise SATA HDD (data) * 2 x 960GB Enterprise SATA SSD (write log) * 2 x 10 Gbps Redundant Private Network Uplinks	View Design
48TB raw / 24TB usable QS 5 Image: MD (48TB)	HDD + SSD	iSCSI / FC NFS / CIFS /SMB	Server Virtualization / VDI Database Storage	* Intel Xeon Dual E5-2650 / 36 x LFF bay server * 64GB ECC RAM * 2 x 960GB SATA SSDs (RAID1/boot) * 12 x 4TB Enterprise SATA HDD (data) * 2 x 960GB Enterprise SATA SSD (write log) * 2 x 10 Gbps Redundant Private Network Uplinks	View Design
48TB raw / 32TB usable QS5 Image: MD (48TB)	HDD + SSD	iSCSI / FC NFS / CIFS /SMB	NAS Archive Disk-to-Disk Backup Data Analytics	* Intel Xeon Dual E5-2650 / 36 x LFF bay server * 64GB ECC RAM * 2 x 960GB SATA SSDs (RAID1/boot) * 12 x 4TB Enterprise SATA HDD (data) * 2 x 960GB Enterprise SATA SSD (write log) * 2 x 10 Gbps Redundant Private Network Uplinks	View Design
120TB raw / 60TB usable QS 5 Image: LG (128TB)	HDD + SSD	iSCSI / FC NFS / CIFS /SMB	Server Virtualization / VDI Database Storage	* Intel Xeon Dual E5-2650 / 36 x LFF bay server * 128GB ECC RAM * 2 x 960GB SATA SSDs (RAID1/boot) * 20 x 6TB Enterprise SATA HDD (data) * 2 x 960GB Enterprise SATA SSD (write log) * 2 x 10 Gbps Redundant Private Network Uplinks	View Design
120TB raw / 80TB usable QS 5 Image: LG (128TB)	HDD + SSD	iSCSI / FC NFS / CIFS /SMB	NAS Archive Disk-to-Disk Backup Data Analytics	* Intel Xeon Dual E5-2650 / 36 x LFF bay server * 128GB ECC RAM * 2 x 960GB SATA SSDs (RAID1/boot) * 12 x 10TB Enterprise SATA HDD (data) * 2 x 960GB Enterprise SATA SSD (write log) * 2 x 10 Gbps Redundant Private Network Uplinks	View Design
240TB raw / 160TB usable QS 5 Image: XL (256TB)	HDD + SSD	iSCSI / FC NFS / CIFS /SMB	NAS Archive Disk-to-Disk Backup Data Analytics	* Intel Xeon Dual E5-2650 / 36 x LFF bay server * 256GB ECC RAM * 2 x 960GB SATA SSDs (RAID1/boot) * 24 x 10TB Enterprise SATA HDD (data) * 2 x 960GB Enterprise SATA SSD (write log) * 2 x 10 Gbps Redundant Private Network Uplinks	View Design
360TB raw / 240TB usable QS 5 Image: 2XL (384TB)	HDD + SSD	iSCSI / FC NFS / CIFS /SMB	NAS Archive Disk-to-Disk Backup Data Analytics	* Intel Xeon Dual E5-2650 / 36 x LFF bay server * 256GB ECC RAM * 2 x 960GB SATA SSDs (RAID1/boot) * 30 x 12TB Enterprise SATA HDD (data) * 2 x 960GB Enterprise SATA SSD (write log) * 2 x 10 Gbps Redundant Private Network Uplinks	View Design

Quick Configuration Steps

Step One: Storage Management Tab → Controllers & Enclosures → Right-click Controller → Configure Pass-thru devices → Select all → Click OK
Step Two: Storage Management Tab → Storage Pools → Create Storage Pool → Click OK

For iSCSI Block Storage Provisioning:

Storage Management Tab → Hosts → Add Host → Enter host IQN → Click OK (do this for each host)

Storage Management Tab → Storage Volumes → Create Storage Volume → Enter volume name, select a size, → Click OK

Storage Management Tab → Hosts → Right-click Host → Assign Volumes → Select volumes → Click OK

For NFS/SMB File Storage Provisioning:

Storage Management Tab → Network Shares → Create Network Share → Click OK (do this for each share)

Storage Management Tab → Network Shares → Modify Network Share & SMB Access → Adjust Settings → Click OK (do this for each share)

Multi-site Storage Management

Add additional drives to expand capacity. Additional systems may be added to a given QuantaStor Storage Grid for easy management of all systems across IBM data centers. OSNEXUS recommends provisioning 36 bay servers as expansion disk-enclosures are not available as an add-on after the initial server provisioning.

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+|* 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
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-|<center>SM (16TB) QS5 License<br><br>12TB raw/ 8TB usable<br><br>RAID 60 / 4+2 parity</center>
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-|<center>iSCSI / FC<br>NFS / CIFS /SMB</center>
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-|<center>NAS Archive<br> Disk-to-Disk Backup<br> Data Analytics</center>
+|<center>NAS Archive<br><br> Disk-to-Disk Backup<br><br> Data Analytics</center>
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+|* 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
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-|<center>48TB / 24TB<br>(RAID10 / mirrored)</center>
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-|<center>iSCSI / FC<br>NFS / CIFS /SMB</center>
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+|<center>{{QsButton|https://bit.ly/2YLGzOm|View Design}}</center>
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-|<center>48TB / 32TB<br>(RAID 60 / 4+2 parity)</center>
+|<center>48TB raw / 32TB usable<br><br>QS5 Image: MD (48TB)</center>
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-|<center>iSCSI / FC<br>NFS / CIFS /SMB</center>
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-|<center>NAS Archive<br> Disk-to-Disk Backup<br> Data Analytics</center>
+|<center>NAS Archive<br><br>Disk-to-Disk Backup<br><br>Data Analytics</center>
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+|* Intel Xeon Dual E5-2650 / 36 x LFF bay server<br>* 64GB ECC RAM<br>* 2 x 960GB SATA SSDs (RAID1/boot)<br>* 12 x 4TB Enterprise SATA HDD (data)<br>* 2 x 960GB Enterprise SATA SSD (write log)<br>* 2 x 10 Gbps Redundant Private Network Uplinks
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-|<center>TB120 / 60TB<br>(RAID10 / mirrored)</center>
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+|<center>{{QsButton|https://bit.ly/2QjAVjr|View Design}}</center>
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-|<center>120TB / 80TB<br>(RAID 60 / 4+2 parity)</center>
+|<center>120TB raw / 80TB usable<br><br>QS 5 Image: LG (128TB)</center>
 |<center>HDD + SSD</center>
-|<center>iSCSI / FC<br>NFS / CIFS /SMB</center>
+|<center>iSCSI / FC<br><br>NFS / CIFS /SMB</center>
-|<center>NAS Archive<br> Disk-to-Disk Backup<br> Data Analytics</center>
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-|[[File:Svr_supermicro_4u36.png | center]]
+|* Intel Xeon Dual E5-2650 / 36 x LFF bay server<br>* 128GB ECC RAM<br>* 2 x 960GB SATA SSDs (RAID1/boot)<br>* 12 x 10TB Enterprise SATA HDD (data)<br>* 2 x 960GB Enterprise SATA SSD (write log)<br>* 2 x 10 Gbps Redundant Private Network Uplinks
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+|<center>{{QsButton|https://bit.ly/2M5SPHM|View Design}}</center>
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-|<center>240TB / 160TB<br>(RAID 60 / 4+2 parity)</center>
+|<center>240TB raw / 160TB usable<br><br>QS 5 Image: XL (256TB)</center>
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-|<center>iSCSI / FC<br>NFS / CIFS /SMB</center>
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-|<center>NAS Archive<br> Disk-to-Disk Backup<br> Data Analytics</center>
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-|[[File:Svr_supermicro_4u36.png | center]]
+|* Intel Xeon Dual E5-2650 / 36 x LFF bay server<br>* 256GB ECC RAM<br>* 2 x 960GB SATA SSDs (RAID1/boot)<br>* 24 x 10TB Enterprise SATA HDD (data)<br>* 2 x 960GB Enterprise SATA SSD (write log)<br>* 2 x 10 Gbps Redundant Private Network Uplinks
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+|<center>{{QsButton|https://bit.ly/2wizs3u|View Design}}</center>
 |-
-|<center>360TB / 240TB<br>(RAID 60 / 4+2 parity)</center>
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 |<center>HDD + SSD</center>
-|<center>iSCSI / FC<br>NFS / CIFS /SMB</center>
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-|<center>NAS Archive<br> Disk-to-Disk Backup<br> Data Analytics</center>
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-|[[File:Svr_supermicro_4u36.png | center]]
+|* Intel Xeon Dual E5-2650 / 36 x LFF bay server<br>* 256GB ECC RAM<br>* 2 x 960GB SATA SSDs (RAID1/boot)<br>* 30 x 12TB 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/2KXF6CC|SAN/NAS Hybrid (XXL) - Mixed Use}}</center>
+|<center>{{QsButton|https://bit.ly/2JCEfFE|View Design}}</center>
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-|-
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-| style="width: 15%"|<center>'''Workload'''</center>
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-| style="width: 20%"|<center>'''Design'''</center>
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-|<center>44.4TB raw / ??TB<br>(???)</center>
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-|<center>118.4TB / ??TB<br>(???)</center>
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-|-
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