QuantaStor Hardware Compatibility List (HCL)
QuantaStor is Linux based with a v3.19 Linux kernel which provides broad support for the latest hardware. Hardware listed below has been tested for specific compatibility with QuantaStor to ensure system stability, performance and compatibility. If you have questions about specific hardware compatibility or are using a component that is not listed please contact support@osnexus.com for assistance.
Servers for QuantaStor SDS Appliances
Vendor
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Model
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Boot Controller
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CPU
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Memory (Archive)
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Memory (OLTP/Virtualization)
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Cisco
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UCS C3x60 Series
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UCS RAID (OEM MegaRAID)
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Dual Xeon E5-2620v3/v4 or faster
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1GB per raw TB (48GB min)
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128GB-256GB
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Dell
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R740/R730/R730xd/R720/R630/R620
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Dell PERC H7xx (OEM MegaRAID)
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Dual Xeon E5-2620v3/v4 or faster
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1GB per raw TB (48GB min)
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128GB-256GB
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HPE
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DL360/DL380/Apollo 4xxx Series
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HPE P4xx w/ FBWC
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Dual Xeon E5-2620v3/v4 or faster
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1GB per raw TB (48GB min)
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128GB-256GB
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Lenovo/IBM
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x3650 M5/M4/M4 BD, x3250 M5
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ServeRAID M5xxx (OEM MegaRAID)
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Dual Xeon E5-2620v3/v4 or faster
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1GB per raw TB (48GB min)
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128GB-256GB
|
SuperMicro
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All X10 & X9 based servers
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SMC AOC (OEM MegaRAID)
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Dual Xeon E5-2620v3/v4 or faster
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1GB per raw TB (48GB min)
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128GB-256GB
|
External Expansion Chassis / JBOD
- QuantaStor supports SAS/SATA & NVME external Expansion Shelves / JBOD devices from Dell, HP, IBM/Lenovo and SuperMicro.
- All JBOD must have two or more SAS expansion ports per module to allow for SAS multipathing. For chaining of expansion shelves three or more SAS ports are required per expander.
Vendor
|
JBOD Model
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Cisco
|
All Models
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IBM/Lenovo
|
All Models
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Dell
|
All Models
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HPE
|
All Models
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SuperMicro
|
All Models (HA requires dual expander [E26, E2C])
|
SAS HBAs & SAS/SATA RAID Controllers
Vendor
|
Model
|
Type
|
Integrated Management
|
Adaptec
|
5xxx/6xxx/7xxx/8xxx
|
SATA/SAS RAID
|
Yes
|
Broadcom/LSI/Avago
|
9400 12Gb tri-mode series
|
SAS HBA
|
Yes
|
Broadcom/LSI/Avago
|
9300 12Gb series
|
SAS HBA
|
Yes
|
Broadcom/LSI/Avago
|
9200 6Gb series
|
SAS HBA
|
Yes
|
Broadcom LSI/Avago
|
MegaRAID (all models)
|
SATA/SAS RAID
|
Yes
|
Cisco
|
UCS RAID
|
SATA/SAS RAID
|
Yes
|
Cisco
|
UCS 6Gb & 12Gb HBAs
|
SAS HBA
|
Yes
|
DELL/EMC
|
PERC H7xx, H8xx 6Gb & 12Gb models
|
SATA/SAS RAID
|
Yes
|
DELL/EMC
|
SAS HBA 6Gb & 12Gb
|
SAS HBA
|
Yes
|
HPE
|
SmartArray P4xx/P8xx
|
SATA/SAS RAID
|
Yes
|
HPE
|
SmartArray H241 12Gb HBA
|
SAS HBA
|
Yes
|
Lenovo/IBM
|
ServeRAID M5xxx
|
SATA/SAS
|
Yes
|
- External SAS HBA's should be configured to ignore Boot ROM from Disk Devices. For LSI Controllers, this option is called 'Boot Support' and should be set to 'OS only' in the MPTSAS BIOS.
HDD Disk Devices
- Optimal configurations use NL-SAS, and 10K SAS enterprise grade HDDs with high MTBF ratings suited for storage of critical data.
- Always verify specific compatibility with RAID Controller and/or SAS HBA using vendors HCL.
Vendor
|
Model
|
Hitachi (HGST) UltraStar
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10K SAS, NL-SAS & Enterprise SATA Drives
|
Seagate Enterprise Capacity/Enterprise Performance
|
10K SAS, NL-SAS & Enterprise SATA Drives
|
Western Digital RE(RAID Edition)
|
10K SAS, NL-SAS & Enterprise SATA Drives
|
Toshiba Enterprise Capacity/Enterprise Performance
|
10K SAS, NL-SAS & Enterprise SATA Drives
|
SAN/NAS SSD Journal Devices
- Always verify drive compatibility with your specific HBA/RAID controller vendor's latest HCL.
- Always use Datacenter or Enterprise grade SSDs.
- Always select journal SSDs with 10x DWPD (drive writes per day) or higher.
Vendor
|
Model
|
Type
|
Use Case
|
HGST / STEC
|
Ultrastar MH.B SSD (Write Endurance models)
|
SAS
|
ZFS ZIL
|
Micron
|
S650DC Series MTFDJAK400MBW-2AN1ZAB (Write Endurance models)
|
SAS
|
ZFS ZIL
|
Micron
|
S655DC Series MTFDJAK400MBW-2AN1ZAB (Write Endurance models)
|
SAS
|
ZFS ZIL
|
Object Storage SSD Journal Devices
- Always verify drive compatibility with your specific HBA/RAID controller vendor's latest HCL.
- Always use Datacenter or Enterprise grade SSDs.
- Always select journal SSDs with 10x DWPD (drive writes per day) or higher.
Vendor
|
Model
|
Type
|
HGST / STEC
|
Ultrastar MH.B SSD (Write Endurance models)
|
SAS
|
Ceph Journal
|
Intel
|
DC S3710
|
SATA
|
Micron
|
M510DC, M500DC, M600, P400m, P410m, P420m
|
SATA
|
Ceph Journal
|
Micron
|
S6xxDC Series (Write Endurance models)
|
SAS
|
Ceph Journal
|
Techman
|
XC 100 Series
|
NVMe
|
Ceph Journal
|
Fibre Channel HBAs (Target)
- QuantaStor SDS only supports Qlogic Fibre Channel HBAs for use with the FC SCSI target feature.
Vendor
|
Model
|
Type
|
QLogic (including all OEM models)
|
QLE26xx
|
16Gb
|
QLogic (including all OEM models)
|
QLE25xx
|
8Gb
|
QLogic (including all OEM models)
|
QLE24xx
|
4Gb
|
Network Interface Cards (NICs)
- QuantaStor supports almost all 1GB and 10/100 network cards on the market
- High speed 10GbE/40GbE NICs that have been tested for compatibility, stability and performance with QuantaStor are as listed.
Vendor
|
Model
|
Type
|
Connector
|
Intel
|
X520, X520, X710, XL710,XXV710 (all 1/10/25/40GbE models)
|
1/10/25/40GbE
|
SFP28, QSFP, SFP+
|
Emulex
|
OneConnect OCe14xxx Series
|
10/40GbE
|
QSFP
|
Mellanox
|
ConnectX-4 EN Series
|
10/25/40/50/100GbE
|
QSFP28
|
Mellanox
|
ConnectX-3 EN/VPI Series
|
10/40/56GbE
|
QSFP
|
Mellanox
|
ConnectX-3 Pro EN/VPI Series
|
10GbE/40GbE/56GbE
|
QSFP
|
Interface Masters
|
NIAGARA 32714L (OEM Intel)
|
Quad-port 10GbE
|
SFP+
|
SRP / Infiniband Adapters
Vendor
|
Model
|
Type
|
Mellanox
|
ConnectX Series
|
20Gb (DDR)
|
Mellanox
|
ConnectX-2 VPI Series
|
40Gb (QDR)
|
Mellanox
|
ConnectX-3 VPI Series
|
40/56Gb (QDR)
|
Mellanox
|
ConnectX-4 VPI Series
|
25/40/50/100Gb
|
iSCSI Initiators / Client-side
Vendor
|
Operating System
|
iSCSI Initiator
|
Microsoft
|
Windows XP, 7, 8, 10, Windows 2003 Server, 2008 Server, 2008 Server R2, 2012 Server, 2016 Server
|
Windows iSCSI
|
Apple
|
Mac OS X v10.5 'Leopard', v10.6 'Snow Leopard', v10.7 'Lion', v10.8 'Mountain Lion', v10.9 'Mavericks', v10.10 'Yosemite', v10.11 'El Capitan', v10.12 'Sierra'
|
ATTO Xtend SAN initiator(globalSAN is not supported)
|
Citrix
|
XenServer 5.x (iSCSI, FC, NFS), XenServer 6.x (iSCSI, FC, NFS), Citrix Ready Certified
|
iSCSI SR, NFS SR, StorageLink SR
|
VMware
|
VMware ESXi 4.x, 5.x, 6.x (iSCSI, FC, NFS)
|
VMware initiator
|
Linux
|
RHEL, SUSE, CentOS, Debian, Ubuntu, OEL, etc. (all major distros)
|
open-iscsi
|