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IBM Cloud deployment of QuantaStor NAS Gateway servers provide NAS storage access to IBM Cloud S3 Storage buckets via NFS and SMB protocols. This bidirectional access to objects as files enables IBM Cloud Storage to be leveraged for many use cases.
  
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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 <br>
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== Key Features ==
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of 3x appliances. QuantaStor’s web-based management interface, REST APIs and QS CLI make storage provisioning and automation easy.
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*Provides [https://wiki.osnexus.com/index.php?title=Cloud_Containers_/_NAS_Gateway NFS] and SMB access to IBM S3 Object Storage
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*Backup policies enable backups of NFS/SMB shares to IBM S3 Object Storage
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*Snapshot Schedules with long term snapshot retention options make file recovery from system local Network Shares easy.
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*Automatize operations via QS CLI and REST API
  
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== Reference Configurations ==
  
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'''QuantaStor SAN/NAS Storage Appliance Features'''
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Add additional drives to expand capacity. Additional appliances may be added to a given storage grid for easy management of all appliances across IBM data centers. OSNEXUS recommends provisioning a 24 bay or 36 bay server with <br>
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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 <br> 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.
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'''Step One:''' Storage Management Tab &rarr; [https://wiki.osnexus.com/index.php?title=Hardware_Controllers_%26_Enclosures Controllers & Enclosures ] &rarr; Right-click Controller &rarr; Configure [https://wiki.osnexus.com/index.php?title=Hardware_Controller_Passthru_Devices Pass-thru devices] &rarr; Select all &rarr; Click OK <br>
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'''Step Two:''' Storage Management Tab &rarr; Storage Pools &rarr; Create Storage Pool &rarr; Click OK
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::*Storage Management Tab &rarr; Hosts &rarr; Add Host &rarr; Enter host IQN &rarr; Click OK (do this for each host)
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::*Storage Management Tab &rarr; Storage Volumes &rarr; Create Storage Volume &rarr; Enter volume name, select a size,  &rarr; Click OK
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|Small and Medium Tier configurations use 2RU server with 12x drive bays. <br>Large Tier configurations use 4RU server with 24x or 36x drive bays. <br>All configurations include mirrored boot. <br>All Hybrid configurations include 2x 800GB SSD for write acceleration.
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|2x E5-2620v4<br> 32GB RAM<br> 8x 2TB<br> QS XSSmall Tier (4TB) License<br> 2x 960GB SSDs (write log)<br>2x 2TB SATA HDD, 2x 1TB SATA (mirrored boot)<br>2x 1GbE or 10GbE Private Network ports
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|2x 10GbE Private Network ports recommended for all configurations.<br> Use LACP bonded network ports when NFS based Datastores are to be configured.
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|Accessing IBM Cloud Object Storage as NAS via NFS or SMB protocols<br>File backups of NFS and SMB shares to IBM Cloud Object Storage<br>General purposed NAS file storage which is optionally backed up to IBM Cloud Object Storage
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|Select the OSNEXUS operating system QuantaStor license tier based on the amount of raw storage capacity.<br> License, maintenance, upgrades, and support included.
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|2x E5-2620v4<br> 64GB RAM<br> 8x 2TB<br> QS Small Tier (16TB) License<br> 2x 960GB SSDs (write log)<br> 2x 1TB SATA (mirrored boot)<br>2x 1GbE or 10GbE Private Network ports
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'''Step One:''' Cloud Containers Tab &rarr; Cloud Storage Providers &rarr; Add Credentials &rarr; select Softlayer S3, enter keys &rarr; Click OK <br>
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'''Step Two:''' Cloud Containers Tab &rarr; Cloud Storage Containers &rarr; Cloud Container Create &rarr; enter share name &rarr; Click OK <br>
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'''Step Three:''' Storage Management Tab &rarr; Network Shares &rarr; Modify Network Share & SMB Access &rarr; adjust settings &rarr; Click OK <br>
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Since the NAS gateway based Network Shares (QuantaStor Cloud Containers) are backed by IBM Cloud Object Storage there are no local storage requirements except that the boot device should be SSD based to improve cache performance. NAS gateway to object storage is for general unstructured data and backups. Gateways cannot be used directly for database and virtualization workloads. Add additional drives to expand capacity. Additional systems may be added to a given storage grid for easy management of all systems across IBM data centers.  OSNEXUS recommends provisioning 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/system deployment.
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NAS Gateway based Network Shares are not for high-performance use cases and will typically see 50MB/sec with 1GbE uplinks.  If higher performance is required then an system local Network Share should be provisioned which is then backed up to a cloud-based Network Share using a Backup Policy.  The performance of an system local Network Share is limited to the number of disks in the storage pool and can deliver over 1.2GB/sec of read/write throughput for large files on systems configured with dual 10GbE.

Latest revision as of 16:10, 20 August 2019

IBM Cloud deployment of QuantaStor NAS Gateway servers provide NAS storage access to IBM Cloud S3 Storage buckets via NFS and SMB protocols. This bidirectional access to objects as files enables IBM Cloud Storage to be leveraged for many use cases.

Key Features

  • Provides NFS and SMB access to IBM S3 Object Storage
  • Objects map one-to-one as Files and vice-versa
  • Backup policies enable backups of NFS/SMB shares to IBM S3 Object Storage
  • Snapshot Schedules with long term snapshot retention options make file recovery from system local Network Shares easy.
  • Automatize operations via QS CLI and REST API

Reference Configurations

Extra Small Tier - Hybrid SAN/NAS – 4TB Use Cases System View
2x E5-2620v4
32GB RAM
8x 2TB
QS XSSmall Tier (4TB) License
2x 960GB SSDs (write log)
2x 2TB SATA HDD, 2x 1TB SATA (mirrored boot)
2x 1GbE or 10GbE Private Network ports 		Accessing IBM Cloud Object Storage as NAS via NFS or SMB protocols
File backups of NFS and SMB shares to IBM Cloud Object Storage
General purposed NAS file storage which is optionally backed up to IBM Cloud Object Storage
Svr supermicro 2u12 6029p.png

View Design

Small Tier - Hybrid SAN/NAS – 16TB Use Cases System View
2x E5-2620v4
64GB RAM
8x 2TB
QS Small Tier (16TB) License
2x 960GB SSDs (write log)
2x 1TB SATA (mirrored boot)
2x 1GbE or 10GbE Private Network ports 		Accessing IBM Cloud Object Storage as NAS via NFS or SMB protocols
File backups of NFS and SMB shares to IBM Cloud Object Storage
General purposed NAS file storage which is optionally backed up to IBM Cloud Object Storage
Svr supermicro 2u12 6029p.png

View Design

Quick Configuration Steps

Step One: Cloud Containers Tab → Cloud Storage Providers → Add Credentials → select Softlayer S3, enter keys → Click OK
Step Two: Cloud Containers Tab → Cloud Storage Containers → Cloud Container Create → enter share name → Click OK
Step Three: Storage Management Tab → Network Shares → Modify Network Share & SMB Access → adjust settings → Click OK

Expandable

Since the NAS gateway based Network Shares (QuantaStor Cloud Containers) are backed by IBM Cloud Object Storage there are no local storage requirements except that the boot device should be SSD based to improve cache performance. NAS gateway to object storage is for general unstructured data and backups. Gateways cannot be used directly for database and virtualization workloads. Add additional drives to expand capacity. Additional systems may be added to a given storage grid for easy management of all systems across IBM data centers. OSNEXUS recommends provisioning 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/system deployment.

Performance

NAS Gateway based Network Shares are not for high-performance use cases and will typically see 50MB/sec with 1GbE uplinks. If higher performance is required then an system local Network Share should be provisioned which is then backed up to a cloud-based Network Share using a Backup Policy. The performance of an system local Network Share is limited to the number of disks in the storage pool and can deliver over 1.2GB/sec of read/write throughput for large files on systems configured with dual 10GbE.

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