Configure QuantaStor SAN/NAS Server
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.
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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 - All-Flash
| All-Flash SAN/NAS – 44.4TB | Use Cases | System View |
| 2x Intel Xeon E5-2650v4 128GB RAM 12x 3.7TB SSD QS MD License (48TB) 2x 1TB SATA SSD (mirrored boot) 2x 10GbE Private Network ports |
File and/or Block storage for server virtualization (VMware, Hyper-V, XenServer, etc) Database Storage Data analytics |
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| All-Flash SAN/NAS – 118.4TB | Use Cases | System View |
| 2x E5-2650v4 128GB RAM 32x 3.7TB SSD QS LG License (128TB) 2x 1TB SATA SSD (mirrored boot) 2x 10GbE Private Network ports |
File and/or Block storage for server virtualization (VMware, Hyper-V) XenServer, etc) Database Storage Data analytics |
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Reference Configurations - Hybrid
| Hybrid SAN/NAS – SM Tier (16TB) | Use Cases | System View |
| 2x E5-2620v4 64GB RAM 8x 2TB HDD QS SM License (16TB) 2x 960GB SSDs (write log) 2x 1TB SATA (mirrored boot) 2x 10GbE Private Network ports |
File and/or Block storage for server virtualization (VMware, Hyper-V, XenServer, etc) Database Storage Data analytics NAS archive Disk-to-disk backup |
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| Hybrid SAN/NAS – MD Tier (48TB) | Use Cases | System View |
| 2x E5-2620v4 128GB RAM 8x 6TB HDD QS MD License (48TB) 2x 960GB SSDs (write log) 2x 1TB SATA (mirrored boot) 2x 10GbE Private Network ports |
File and/or Block storage for server virtualization (VMware, Hyper-V, XenServer, etc) Database Storage Data analytics NAS archive Disk-to-disk backup |
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| Hybrid SAN/NAS – LG Tier (128TB) | Use Cases | System View |
| 2x E5-2650v4 128GB RAM 16x 8TB HDD QS LG License (128TB) 2x 960GB SSDs (write log) 2x 1TB SATA (mirrored boot) 2x 10GbE Private Network ports |
Database Storage Data analytics NAS archive Disk-to-disk backup |
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| Hybrid SAN/NAS – XL Tier (256TB) | Use Cases | System View |
| 2x E5-2650v4 256GB RAM 32x 8TB HDD QS XL License (256TB) 2x 960GB SSDs (write log) 2x 1TB SATA (mirrored boot) 2x 10GbE Private Network ports |
Database Storage Data analytics NAS archive Disk-to-disk backup |
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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.
