QuantaStor Hardware Compatibility List (HCL)
QuantaStor is Linux based and has kernel driver updates released multiple times per year to ensure broad support for the latest hardware from the major vendors including HPE, Dell/EMC, Cisco, Supermicro and Lenovo. The 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 for components not listed below 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 (48GB min)
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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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0.5GB RAM (Archive) to 1GB RAM per usable TB (OLTP/Virtualization)
|
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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0.5GB RAM (Archive) to 1GB RAM per usable TB (OLTP/Virtualization)
|
HPE
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DL360/DL380 Gen9, Gen8, Gen7
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HPE P4xx w/ FBWC
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Dual Xeon E5-2620v3/v4 or faster
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0.5GB RAM (Archive) to 1GB RAM per usable TB (OLTP/Virtualization)
|
HPE
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Apollo 4200/4510 Series
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HPE P4xx w/ FBWC
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Dual Xeon E5-2620v3/v4 or faster
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0.5GB RAM (Archive) to 1GB RAM per usable TB (OLTP/Virtualization)
|
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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0.5GB RAM (Archive) to 1GB RAM per usable TB (OLTP/Virtualization)
|
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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0.5GB RAM (Archive) to 1GB RAM per usable TB (OLTP/Virtualization)
|
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
|
Cisco
|
All Models
|
IBM/Lenovo
|
All Models
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Dell
|
All Models
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HGST
|
4U60 All Models / SSD All Models
|
HPE
|
All Models
|
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
Vendor
|
Model
|
Hitachi (HGST) UltraStar
|
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
A mirrored pair of SSDs are required for each storage pool to enable SSD write acceleration. SSDs can be added or removed from a given storage at any time with zero downtime. Be sure to select a storage chassis / JBOD with adequate drive slots for both the data drives and the SSD journal devices.
Vendor
|
Model
|
Type
|
Use Case
|
HGST
|
Ultrastar SS300 MLC 1.6TB/800GB/400GB
|
12Gb SAS
|
ZFS ZIL (2000MB/sec)
|
HGST
|
Ultrastar SS200 Mixed Use Models
|
12Gb SAS
|
ZFS ZIL (1000MB/sec)
|
HGST
|
Ultrastar SAS SSD HUSMH8040BSS204 (400GB)
|
12Gb SAS
|
ZFS ZIL (765MB/sec)
|
HGST
|
Ultrastar SAS SSD HUSMM1680ASS204 (800GB)
|
12Gb SAS
|
ZFS ZIL (765MB/sec)
|
HGST
|
Ultrastar SAS SSD HUSMM1640ASS204 (400GB)
|
12Gb SAS
|
ZFS ZIL (765MB/sec)
|
HGST
|
Ultrastar SAS SSD HUSMM1620ASS204 (200GB)
|
12Gb SAS
|
ZFS ZIL (765MB/sec)
|
Micron
|
S650DC Series MTFDJAK400MBW-2AN1ZAB
|
12Gb SAS
|
ZFS ZIL (850MB/sec)
|
Micron
|
S655DC Series MTFDJAK400MBW-2AN1ZAB
|
12Gb SAS
|
ZFS ZIL (850MB/sec)
|
Object Storage SSD Journal Devices
Vendor
|
Model
|
Type
|
Use case
|
HGST
|
Ultrastar SS300 MLC 1.6TB/800GB/400GB
|
12Gb SAS
|
Ceph Journal (2000MB/sec)
|
HGST
|
Ultrastar SS200 Mixed Use Models
|
12Gb SAS
|
Ceph Journal (1000MB/sec)
|
HGST
|
Ultrastar SAS SSD HUSMM1680ASS204 (800GB)
|
12Gb SAS
|
Ceph Journal (765MB/sec)
|
HGST
|
Ultrastar SAS SSD HUSMM1640ASS204 (400GB)
|
12Gb SAS
|
Ceph Journal (765MB/sec)
|
HGST
|
Ultrastar SAS SSD HUSMM1620ASS204 (200GB)
|
12Gb SAS
|
Ceph Journal (765MB/sec)
|
Micron
|
S650DC Series MTFDJAK400MBW-2AN1ZAB
|
12Gb SAS
|
Ceph Journal (850MB/sec)
|
Micron
|
S655DC Series MTFDJAK400MBW-2AN1ZAB
|
12Gb SAS
|
Ceph Journal (850MB/sec)
|
Intel
|
DC S3710
|
SATA
|
Ceph Journal
|
Intel
|
DC P Series
|
NVMe
|
Ceph Journal
|
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
- 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
- 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
|