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Welcome to the OS NEXUS wiki / online documentation site.

Here you will find all the documentation regarding OS NEXUS products including QuantaStor and QuantaGrid. General information on key product features and product screenshots can be found on the main product site here: http://www.osnexus.com.

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OS NEXUS QuantaStor Documentation

• What is QuantaStor?
• Recommended Hardware
• Installation Guide
  • The installation guide goes step-by-step through the process of installing the QuantaStor Storage System OS on your server hardware from our ISO media. If you're using a QuantaStor virtual appliance, you can skip this step and proceed to the Users Guide for configuration instructions then continue with the Getting Started Guide.
    • To upgrade an existing Ubuntu Server 10.10 (maverick) system see the Ubuntu 10.10 Upgrade Guide
• Upgrade Guide
  • Outlines how to upgrade your QuantaStor system or virtual appliance to the latest version.
• Getting Started Guide
  • After you have QuantaStor installed, the Getting Started Guide focuses on the initial configuration of your storage system.
• Administrators Guide
  • The administrators guide covers all aspects of managing the storage system.
• Cloudera™ Hadoop Integration Guide
  • Overview of the install steps to get Hadoop running in your QuantaStor grid
• Avid Media Composer™ + MediaHarmony Configuration Guide
  • Overview of how to configure QuantaStor for use with Avid
• Terms & Definitions
  • Glossary of terms and concepts used in managing various aspects of a QuantaStor storage system.
• Users Guide
  • The users guide focuses on host side configuration steps such as multipath configuration, and iSCSI initiator configuration.
• IO Performance Tuning
• Command Line Interface Users Guide
  • The CLI users' guide documents in detail all of the storage management commands that can be executed via the 'qs' utility both within the system or remotely via with Windows 'qs' remote management CLI.

• Internal Architecture
  • Covers aspects of the internal architecture of the storage system.
• Developers Guide
  • The developers guide outlines how one can manage the storage system directly using your own custom applications by leveraging the QuantaStor WebServices APIs.
• Web Admin Guide
• Troubleshooting Guide
• Driver Upgrade Guide
• Change Log