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== OSNEXUS QuantaStor SAN/NAS Storage Appliances ==
[[Category:ibm_guide]]
IBM Cloud deployment of QuantaStor SAN/NAS mass storage servers provide file and block storage 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 ===
== Key Features ==
QuantaStor’s SAN/NAS storage appliances provide a combination of file and block storage suitable for a broad spectrum of use cases. Each appliance contains SSD to accelerate write performance and each cluster must contain a minimum of 3x appliances. QuantaStor’s web-based management interface, REST APIs and QS CLI make storage provisioning and automation easy. 
*Provides File and Block storage - CIFS/NFS/SMB & iSCSI
*Compression
*[[Remote-replication_(DR)|Remote-replication]] between QuantaStor Systems  across IBM data centers and on-premises locations for hybrid cloud.
*[[Snapshot_Schedules|Snapshot Schedules]] with long term snapshot retention options.
*[[Overview_(Web_UI)|Easy web-based management]] with Storage Grid technology
*Automatable via QS [[%2B_CLI_Guide_Overview|CLI]] and [[%2B_Developer_Guide_Overview|REST API]]
*[[VMware_Configuration|VMware]] certified and VMware VAAI integrated
*[[End-to-end_Security|End-to-end Security]]


=== Use Cases ===
== Reference Configurations ==
File and/or Block storage for server virtualization (VMware, Hyper-V, XenServer, etc)
Database Storage
Data analytics
NAS archive
Disk-to-disk backup


=== Expandable ===
'''SAN/NAS - HYBRID SOLUTIONS'''
Add additional drives to expand capacity. Additional appliances may be added to a given storage grid for easy management of all appliances across IBM datacenters. It is recommended to provision 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/appliance deployment.
{| 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 800GB SATA SSDs (RAID1/boot)<br>* 2 x 800GB Enterprise SATA SSD (write log)<br>* 8 x 2TB Enterprise SATA HDD (data)<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>QS 5 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 800GB SATA SSDs (RAID1/boot)<br>* 2 x 800GB Enterprise SATA SSD (write log)<br>* 6 x 2TB Enterprise SATA HDD (data)<br>* 2 x 10 Gbps Redundant Private Network Uplinks
|<center>{{QsButton|https://bit.ly/2EFc1pZ|View Design}}</center>
|-
|<center>48TB raw / 24TB usable<br><br>QS 5 Image: MD (48TB)</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 E5-2650 / 36 x LFF bay server<br>* 128GB ECC RAM<br>* 2 x 800GB SATA SSDs (RAID1/boot)<br>* 2 x 800GB Enterprise SATA SSD (write log)<br>* 12 x 4TB Enterprise SATA HDD (data)<br>* 2 x 10 Gbps Redundant Private Network Uplinks
|<center>{{QsButton|https://bit.ly/2YLGzOm|View Design}}</center>
|-
|<center>48TB raw / 32TB usable<br><br>QS 5 Image: MD (48TB)</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 E5-2650 / 36 x LFF bay server<br>* 64GB ECC RAM<br>* 2 x 800GB SATA SSDs (RAID1/boot)<br>* 2 x 800GB Enterprise SATA SSD (write log)<br>* 12 x 4TB Enterprise SATA HDD (data)<br>* 2 x 10 Gbps Redundant Private Network Uplinks
|<center>{{QsButton|https://bit.ly/2VGID8g|View Design}}</center>
|-
|<center>120TB raw / 60TB usable<br><br>QS 5 Image: LG (128TB)</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 E5-2650 / 36 x LFF bay server<br>* 256GB ECC RAM<br>* 2 x 800GB SATA SSDs (RAID1/boot)<br>* 2 x 800GB Enterprise SATA SSD (write log)<br>* 12 x 10TB Enterprise SATA HDD (data)<br>* 2 x 10 Gbps Redundant Private Network Uplinks
|<center>{{QsButton|https://bit.ly/2weHqur|View Design}}</center>
|-
|<center>120TB raw / 80TB usable<br><br>QS 5 Image: LG (128TB)</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 E5-2650 / 36 x LFF bay server<br>* 128GB ECC RAM<br>* 2 x 800GB SATA SSDs (RAID1/boot)<br>* 2 x 800GB Enterprise SATA SSD (write log)<br>* 12 x 10TB Enterprise SATA HDD (data)<br>* 2 x 10 Gbps Redundant Private Network Uplinks
|<center>{{QsButton|https://bit.ly/2nZHmOr|View Design}}</center>
|-
|<center>240TB raw / 160TB usable<br><br>QS 5 Image: XL (256TB)</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 E5-2650 / 36 x LFF bay server<br>* 256GB ECC RAM<br>* 2 x 800GB SATA SSDs (RAID1/boot)<br>* 2 x 800GB Enterprise SATA SSD (write log)<br>* 24 x 10TB Enterprise SATA HDD (data)<br>* 2 x 10 Gbps Redundant Private Network Uplinks
|<center>{{QsButton|https://bit.ly/2wizs3u|View Design}}</center>
|-


=== Expected Performance ===
|<center>360TB raw / 240TB usable<br><br>QS 5 Image: 2XL (384TB)</center>
Each appliance is configured with at least one storage pool and each pool will deliver 400MB to 1.6GB/sec sequential throughput depending on block size and number of disks.  IOPS are increased through the use of mirrored SSD storage configured as a write log which in turn will increase IOPS to 10K to 20K depending on block size and access patterns. All-Flash configurations will deliver over 100K sustained R/W IOPS.
|<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 E5-2650 / 36 x LFF bay server<br>* 256GB ECC RAM<br>* 2 x 800GB SATA SSDs (RAID1/boot)<br>* 2 x 800GB Enterprise SATA SSD (write log)<br>* 30 x 12TB Enterprise SATA HDD (data)<br>* 2 x 10 Gbps Redundant Private Network Uplinks
|<center>{{QsButton|https://bit.ly/2JCEfFE|View Design}}</center>
|}


=== Quick Configuration Steps ===
'''SAN/NAS - ALL-FLASH SOLUTIONS'''
Storage Management Tab -> Controllers & Enclosures -> right-click Controller -> Configure Pass-thru devices -> Select all -> Click OK
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;"
Storage Management Tab -> Storage Pools -> Create Storage Pool -> Click OK
|-
For iSCSI Block Storage Provisioning:
| style="width: 15%"|<center>'''Capacity'''</center>
Storage Management Tab -> Hosts -> Add Host -> Enter host IQN -> Click OK (do this for each host)
| style="width: 10%"|<center>'''Media Type'''</center>
Storage Management Tab -> Storage Volumes -> Create Storage Volume -> Enter volume name, select a size,  -> Click OK
| style="width: 15%"|<center>'''Protocol Support'''</center>
Storage Management Tab -> Hosts -> Right-click Host -> Assign Volumes -> Select volumes -> Click OK
| style="width: 15%"|<center>'''Workload'''</center>
For NFS/SMB File Storage Provisioning:
| style="width: 30%"|<center>'''Bill of Materials'''</center>
Storage Management Tab -> Network Shares -> Create Network Share -> Click OK (do this for each share)
| style="width: 15%"|<center>'''Design'''</center>
Storage Management Tab -> Network Shares -> Modify Network Share & SMB Access -> Adjust Settings - > Click OK (do this for each share)
|-
|<center>46TB raw / 23TB usable<br><br>QS 5 Image: MD (48TB)</center>
|<center>SSD</center>
|<center>iSCSI<br><br>NFS / CIFS /SMB</center>
|<center>Server Virtualization / VDI<br><br> Database Storage</center>
|* Intel Xeon Dual E5-2650 / 12 x LFF bay server<br>* 64GB ECC RAM<br>* 2 x 800GB SATA SSDs (RAID1/boot)<br>* 6 x 7.68TB Enterprise SATA SSD (data)<br>* 2 x 10 Gbps Redundant Private Network Uplinks
|<center>{{QsButton|https://bit.ly/2HyCAPl|View Design}}</center>
|-
|<center>122TB raw / 61TB usable<br><br>QS 5 Image: LG (128TB)</center>
|<center>SSD</center>
|<center>iSCSI<br><br>NFS / CIFS /SMB</center>
|<center>Server Virtualization / VDI<br>Database Storage<br>NAS Archive<br> Disk-to-Disk Backup<br> Data Analytics</center>
|* Intel Xeon Dual E5-2650 / 36 x LFF bay server<br>* 128GB ECC RAM<br>* 2 x 800GB SATA SSDs (RAID1/boot)<br>* 16 x 7.68TB Enterprise SATA SSD (data)<br>* 2 x 10 Gbps Redundant Private Network Uplinks
|<center>{{QsButton|https://bit.ly/2HNXysf|View Design}}</center>
|}


=== Technical Specifications ===
== Quick Configuration Steps ==


==== QuantaStor SAN/NAS Storage Appliances ====
<span style="font-size:80%; line-height: 1.0em;">


Provides NFS, SMB and iSCSI storage
'''Step One:''' Storage Management Tab &rarr; [[Hardware_Controllers_%26_Enclosures|Controllers & Enclosures]] &rarr; Right-click Controller &rarr; Configure [[Hardware_Controller_Passthru_Devices|Pass-thru devices]] &rarr; Select all &rarr; Click OK <br>
Compression, AES 256 bit Encryption
'''Step Two:''' Storage Management Tab &rarr; Storage Pools &rarr; [[Block_Storage_Provisioning#Create_Storage_Pool Create Storage Pool &rarr;|Click OK]]
Remote-replication between QuantaStor appliances across IBM datacenters and on-premises locations for hybrid cloud.
Snapshot Schedules with long term snapshot retention options.
Hybrid SSD+HDD configuration provide economical capacity with performance
All-Flash configurations deliver maximum IOPS
Easy web based management with Storage Grid technology
NIST 800-53, HIPAA, CJIS compliant
FIPS 140-2 Level 1 compliant options available Q4/18
Advanced Role Based Access Controls
Automatable via QS CLI and REST API
VMware certified and VMware VAAI integrated


Configuration options
'''For iSCSI Block Storage Provisioning:'''
Small Tier - Hybrid SAN/NAS – 16TB
2x E5-2620v4, 64GB RAM, 8x 2TB, QS Small Tier License,
2x 800GB SSDs (write log), 2x 1TB SATA (mirrored boot),
2x 10GbE Private Network ports
Medium Tier - Hybrid SAN/NAS – 48TB
2x E5-2620v4, 128GB RAM, 8x 6TB, QS Medium Tier License,
2x 800GB SSDs (write log), 2x 1TB SATA (mirrored boot),
2x 10GbE Private Network ports
Large Tier - Hybrid SAN/NAS – 128TB
2x E5-2650v4, 128GB RAM, 16x 8TB, QS Large Tier License,
2x 800GB SSDs (write log), 2x 1TB SATA (mirrored boot),
2x 10GbE Private Network ports
XLarge Tier - Hybrid SAN/NAS – 256TB
2x E5-2650v4, 256GB RAM, 32x 8TB, QS XL Tier License,
2x 800GB SSDs (write log), 2x 1TB SATA (mirrored boot),
2x 10GbE Private Network ports
Small Tier – All-Flash SAN/NAS – 15.2TB
2x E5-2650v4, 128GB RAM, 8x 1.9TB SSD, QS Small Tier License,
2x 1TB SATA (mirrored boot), 2x 10GbE Private Network ports
Medium Tier – All-Flash SAN/NAS – 41.8TB
2x E5-2650v4, 128GB RAM, 22x 1.9TB SSD, QS Medium Tier License,
2x 1TB SATA (mirrored boot), 2x 10GbE Private Network ports


Hardware
::*Storage Management Tab &rarr; Hosts &rarr; [[Block_Storage_Provisioning#Add_Host_Initiator|Add Host &rarr; Enter host IQN &rarr; Click OK]] (do this for each host)
Small and Medium Tier configurations use 2RU server with 12x drive bays.
Large Tier configurations use 4RU server with 24x or 36x drive bays.
All configurations include mirrored boot.
All Hybrid configurations include 2x 800GB SSD for write acceleration.


Networking
::*Storage Management Tab &rarr; Storage Volumes &rarr; [[Storage_Volume_Create|Create Storage Volume &rarr; Enter volume name, select a size,  &rarr; Click OK]]
2x 10GbE Private Network ports recommended for all configurations
Use LACP bonded network ports when NFS based Datastores are to be configured.


Licenses and fees
::*Storage Management Tab &rarr; Hosts &rarr; Right-click Host &rarr; [[Block_Storage_Provisioning#Assign_Volume|Assign Volumes &rarr; Select volumes &rarr; Click OK]
Select the OSNEXUS operating system QuantaStor license tier based on the amount of raw storage capacity.  License, maintenance, upgrades and support included.
 
'''For NFS/SMB File Storage Provisioning:'''
 
::*Storage Management Tab &rarr; Network Shares &rarr; [[Network_Share_Create|Create Network Share &rarr; Click OK]] (do this for each share)
 
::*Storage Management Tab &rarr; Network Shares &rarr; [[Modify_Network_Share|Modify Network Share & SMB Access &rarr;]] Adjust Settings &rarr; Click OK (do this for each share)</span>
 
== 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.

Latest revision as of 23:45, 30 September 2019

IBM Cloud deployment of QuantaStor SAN/NAS mass storage servers provide file and block storage 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

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

NFS / CIFS /SMB
Server Virtualization / VDI

Database Storage
 * Intel Xeon Dual E5-2620 / 12 x LFF bay server
* 64GB ECC RAM
* 2 x 800GB SATA SSDs (RAID1/boot)
* 2 x 800GB Enterprise SATA SSD (write log)
* 8 x 2TB Enterprise SATA HDD (data)
* 2 x 10 Gbps Redundant Private Network Uplinks
View Design
12TB raw / 8TB usable

QS 5 Image: SM (16TB)
HDD + SSD
iSCSI

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 800GB SATA SSDs (RAID1/boot)
* 2 x 800GB Enterprise SATA SSD (write log)
* 6 x 2TB Enterprise SATA HDD (data)
* 2 x 10 Gbps Redundant Private Network Uplinks
View Design
48TB raw / 24TB usable

QS 5 Image: MD (48TB)
HDD + SSD
iSCSI

NFS / CIFS /SMB
Server Virtualization / VDI

Database Storage
 * Intel Xeon Dual E5-2650 / 36 x LFF bay server
* 128GB ECC RAM
* 2 x 800GB SATA SSDs (RAID1/boot)
* 2 x 800GB Enterprise SATA SSD (write log)
* 12 x 4TB Enterprise SATA HDD (data)
* 2 x 10 Gbps Redundant Private Network Uplinks
View Design
48TB raw / 32TB usable

QS 5 Image: MD (48TB)
HDD + SSD
iSCSI

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 800GB SATA SSDs (RAID1/boot)
* 2 x 800GB Enterprise SATA SSD (write log)
* 12 x 4TB Enterprise SATA HDD (data)
* 2 x 10 Gbps Redundant Private Network Uplinks
View Design
120TB raw / 60TB usable

QS 5 Image: LG (128TB)
HDD + SSD
iSCSI

NFS / CIFS /SMB
Server Virtualization / VDI

Database Storage
 * Intel Xeon Dual E5-2650 / 36 x LFF bay server
* 256GB ECC RAM
* 2 x 800GB SATA SSDs (RAID1/boot)
* 2 x 800GB Enterprise SATA SSD (write log)
* 12 x 10TB Enterprise SATA HDD (data)
* 2 x 10 Gbps Redundant Private Network Uplinks
View Design
120TB raw / 80TB usable

QS 5 Image: LG (128TB)
HDD + SSD
iSCSI

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 800GB SATA SSDs (RAID1/boot)
* 2 x 800GB Enterprise SATA SSD (write log)
* 12 x 10TB Enterprise SATA HDD (data)
* 2 x 10 Gbps Redundant Private Network Uplinks
View Design
240TB raw / 160TB usable

QS 5 Image: XL (256TB)
HDD + SSD
iSCSI

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 800GB SATA SSDs (RAID1/boot)
* 2 x 800GB Enterprise SATA SSD (write log)
* 24 x 10TB Enterprise SATA HDD (data)
* 2 x 10 Gbps Redundant Private Network Uplinks
View Design
360TB raw / 240TB usable

QS 5 Image: 2XL (384TB)
HDD + SSD
iSCSI

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 800GB SATA SSDs (RAID1/boot)
* 2 x 800GB Enterprise SATA SSD (write log)
* 30 x 12TB Enterprise SATA HDD (data)
* 2 x 10 Gbps Redundant Private Network Uplinks
View Design

SAN/NAS - ALL-FLASH SOLUTIONS

Capacity
Media Type
Protocol Support
Workload
Bill of Materials
Design
46TB raw / 23TB usable

QS 5 Image: MD (48TB)
SSD
iSCSI

NFS / CIFS /SMB
Server Virtualization / VDI

Database Storage
 * Intel Xeon Dual E5-2650 / 12 x LFF bay server
* 64GB ECC RAM
* 2 x 800GB SATA SSDs (RAID1/boot)
* 6 x 7.68TB Enterprise SATA SSD (data)
* 2 x 10 Gbps Redundant Private Network Uplinks
View Design
122TB raw / 61TB usable

QS 5 Image: LG (128TB)
SSD
iSCSI

NFS / CIFS /SMB
Server Virtualization / VDI
Database Storage
NAS Archive
Disk-to-Disk Backup
Data Analytics
 * Intel Xeon Dual E5-2650 / 36 x LFF bay server
* 128GB ECC RAM
* 2 x 800GB SATA SSDs (RAID1/boot)
* 16 x 7.68TB Enterprise SATA SSD (data)
* 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 → Click OK

For iSCSI Block Storage Provisioning:

  • Storage Management Tab → Hosts → Right-click Host → [[Block_Storage_Provisioning#Assign_Volume|Assign Volumes → Select volumes → Click OK]

For NFS/SMB File Storage Provisioning:

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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