Difference between revisions of "Configure QuantaStor SAN/NAS Server"

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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. QuantaStor’s web-based management interface, REST APIs and QS CLI make storage provisioning and automation easy.

Hybrid SAN/NAS Configuration Options

All Flash Configuration Options

QuantaStor SAN/NAS Storage Appliance Features

• Provides NFS, SMB and iSCSI storage
• Compression, AES 256 bit Encryption
• Remote-replication between QuantaStor appliances across IBM data centers and on-premises locations for hybrid cloud.
• Snapshot Schedules with long term snapshot retention options.
• Hybrid SSD+HDD configuration provide economical capacity with performance
• All-Flash configurations deliver maximum IOPS
• Easy web-based management with Storage Grid technology
• NIST 800-53, HIPAA, CJIS compliant
• FIPS 140-2 Level 1 compliant options available Q4/18
• Advanced Role Based Access Controls
• Automatable via QS CLI and REST API
• VMware certified and VMware VAAI integrated

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 free drive bays available for expandability as expansion disk-enclosures are not available as an add-on except at the time of initial server/appliance deployment.

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
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.

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)