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== OSNEXUS QuantaStor SAN/NAS Storage Appliances ==
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IBM Cloud deployment of QuantaStor SAN/NAS mass storage servers provide file and block storage 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 ==
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| colspan="2" | KEY FEATURES
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*Provides File and Block storage - CIFS/NFS/SMB & iSCSI
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*Compression
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*[[Remote-replication_(DR)|Remote-replication]] between QuantaStor Systems  across IBM data centers and on-premises locations for hybrid cloud.
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*[[Snapshot_Schedules|Snapshot Schedules]] with long term snapshot retention options.
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*[[Overview_(Web_UI)|Easy web-based management]] with Storage Grid technology
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*Automatable via QS [[%2B_CLI_Guide_Overview|CLI]] and [[%2B_Developer_Guide_Overview|REST API]]
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*[[VMware_Configuration|VMware]] certified and VMware VAAI integrated
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*[[End-to-end_Security|End-to-end Security]]
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== Reference Configurations ==
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'''SAN/NAS - HYBRID SOLUTIONS'''
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| style="width: 15%"|<center>'''Capacity'''</center>
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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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| style="width: 10%"|<center>'''Media Type'''</center>
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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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| style="width: 15%"|<center>'''Protocol Support'''</center>
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{| class="wikitable" style="color:white; height:40px; font-size:125%; background-color:#A9A9A9; width: 100%;" cellpadding="50"  
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| style="width: 15%"|<center>'''Workload'''</center>
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| colspan="2" | USE CASES
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| style="width: 30%"|<center>'''Bill of Materials'''</center>
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| style="width: 15%"|<center>'''Design'''</center>
 
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|<center>16TB raw / 8TB usable<br><br>QS 5 Image: SM (16TB)</center>
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|<center>HDD + SSD</center>
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|<center>iSCSI<br><br>NFS / CIFS /SMB</center>
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|<center>Server Virtualization / VDI<br><br> Database Storage</center>
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|* Intel Xeon Dual E5-2620 / 12 x LFF bay server<br>* 64GB ECC RAM<br>* 2 x 800GB SATA SSDs (RAID1/boot)<br>* 2 x 800GB Enterprise SATA SSD (write log)<br>* 8 x 2TB Enterprise SATA HDD (data)<br>* 2 x 10 Gbps Redundant Private Network Uplinks
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|<center>{{QsButton|https://bit.ly/2M591Jx|View Design}}</center>
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|<center>12TB raw / 8TB usable<br><br>QS 5 Image: SM (16TB)</center>
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|<center>HDD + SSD</center>
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|<center>iSCSI<br><br>NFS / CIFS /SMB</center>
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|<center>NAS Archive<br><br> Disk-to-Disk Backup<br><br> Data Analytics</center>
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|* Intel Xeon Dual E5-2620 / 12 x LFF bay server<br>* 64GB ECC RAM<br>* 2 x 800GB SATA SSDs (RAID1/boot)<br>* 2 x 800GB Enterprise SATA SSD (write log)<br>* 6 x 2TB Enterprise SATA HDD (data)<br>* 2 x 10 Gbps Redundant Private Network Uplinks
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|<center>{{QsButton|https://bit.ly/2EFc1pZ|View Design}}</center>
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|<center>48TB raw / 24TB usable<br><br>QS 5 Image: MD (48TB)</center>
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|<center>HDD + SSD</center>
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|<center>iSCSI<br><br>NFS / CIFS /SMB</center>
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|<center>Server Virtualization / VDI<br><br> Database Storage</center>
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|* Intel Xeon Dual E5-2650 / 36 x LFF bay server<br>* 128GB ECC RAM<br>* 2 x 800GB SATA SSDs (RAID1/boot)<br>* 2 x 800GB Enterprise SATA SSD (write log)<br>* 12 x 4TB Enterprise SATA HDD (data)<br>* 2 x 10 Gbps Redundant Private Network Uplinks
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|<center>{{QsButton|https://bit.ly/2YLGzOm|View Design}}</center>
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|<center>48TB raw / 32TB usable<br><br>QS 5 Image: MD (48TB)</center>
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|<center>HDD + SSD</center>
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|<center>iSCSI<br><br>NFS / CIFS /SMB</center>
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|<center>NAS Archive<br><br>Disk-to-Disk Backup<br><br>Data Analytics</center>
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|* Intel Xeon Dual E5-2650 / 36 x LFF bay server<br>* 64GB ECC RAM<br>* 2 x 800GB SATA SSDs (RAID1/boot)<br>* 2 x 800GB Enterprise SATA SSD (write log)<br>* 12 x 4TB Enterprise SATA HDD (data)<br>* 2 x 10 Gbps Redundant Private Network Uplinks
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|<center>{{QsButton|https://bit.ly/2VGID8g|View Design}}</center>
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|<center>120TB raw / 60TB usable<br><br>QS 5 Image: LG (128TB)</center>
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|<center>HDD + SSD</center>
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|<center>iSCSI<br><br>NFS / CIFS /SMB</center>
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|<center>Server Virtualization / VDI<br><br> Database Storage</center>
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|* Intel Xeon Dual E5-2650 / 36 x LFF bay server<br>* 256GB ECC RAM<br>* 2 x 800GB SATA SSDs (RAID1/boot)<br>* 2 x 800GB Enterprise SATA SSD (write log)<br>* 12 x 10TB Enterprise SATA HDD (data)<br>* 2 x 10 Gbps Redundant Private Network Uplinks
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|<center>{{QsButton|https://bit.ly/2weHqur|View Design}}</center>
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|<center>120TB raw / 80TB usable<br><br>QS 5 Image: LG (128TB)</center>
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|<center>HDD + SSD</center>
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|<center>iSCSI<br><br>NFS / CIFS /SMB</center>
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|<center>NAS Archive<br><br> Disk-to-Disk Backup<br><br>Data Analytics</center>
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|* Intel Xeon Dual E5-2650 / 36 x LFF bay server<br>* 128GB ECC RAM<br>* 2 x 800GB SATA SSDs (RAID1/boot)<br>* 2 x 800GB Enterprise SATA SSD (write log)<br>* 12 x 10TB Enterprise SATA HDD (data)<br>* 2 x 10 Gbps Redundant Private Network Uplinks
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|<center>{{QsButton|https://bit.ly/2nZHmOr|View Design}}</center>
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|<center>240TB raw / 160TB usable<br><br>QS 5 Image: XL (256TB)</center>
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|<center>HDD + SSD</center>
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|<center>iSCSI<br><br>NFS / CIFS /SMB</center>
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|<center>NAS Archive<br><br> Disk-to-Disk Backup<br><br>Data Analytics</center>
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|* Intel Xeon Dual E5-2650 / 36 x LFF bay server<br>* 256GB ECC RAM<br>* 2 x 800GB SATA SSDs (RAID1/boot)<br>* 2 x 800GB Enterprise SATA SSD (write log)<br>* 24 x 10TB Enterprise SATA HDD (data)<br>* 2 x 10 Gbps Redundant Private Network Uplinks
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|<center>{{QsButton|https://bit.ly/2wizs3u|View Design}}</center>
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|<center>360TB raw / 240TB usable<br><br>QS 5 Image: 2XL (384TB)</center>
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|<center>HDD + SSD</center>
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|<center>iSCSI<br><br>NFS / CIFS /SMB</center>
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|<center>NAS Archive<br><br> Disk-to-Disk Backup<br><br>Data Analytics</center>
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|* Intel Xeon Dual E5-2650 / 36 x LFF bay server<br>* 256GB ECC RAM<br>* 2 x 800GB SATA SSDs (RAID1/boot)<br>* 2 x 800GB Enterprise SATA SSD (write log)<br>* 30 x 12TB Enterprise SATA HDD (data)<br>* 2 x 10 Gbps Redundant Private Network Uplinks
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|<center>{{QsButton|https://bit.ly/2JCEfFE|View Design}}</center>
 
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*File and/or Block storage for server virtualization (VMware, Hyper-V, XenServer, etc)
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'''SAN/NAS - ALL-FLASH SOLUTIONS'''
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*Database Storage
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*Data analytics
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*NAS archive
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*Disk-to-disk backup
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| colspan="2" | EXPANDABLE
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| style="width: 15%"|<center>'''Capacity'''</center>
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| style="width: 10%"|<center>'''Media Type'''</center>
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| style="width: 15%"|<center>'''Protocol Support'''</center>
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| style="width: 15%"|<center>'''Workload'''</center>
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| style="width: 30%"|<center>'''Bill of Materials'''</center>
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| style="width: 15%"|<center>'''Design'''</center>
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|<center>46TB raw / 23TB usable<br><br>QS 5 Image: MD (48TB)</center>
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|<center>SSD</center>
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|<center>iSCSI<br><br>NFS / CIFS /SMB</center>
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|<center>Server Virtualization / VDI<br><br> Database Storage</center>
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|* Intel Xeon Dual E5-2650 / 12 x LFF bay server<br>* 64GB ECC RAM<br>* 2 x 800GB SATA SSDs (RAID1/boot)<br>* 6 x 7.68TB Enterprise SATA SSD (data)<br>* 2 x 10 Gbps Redundant Private Network Uplinks
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|<center>{{QsButton|https://bit.ly/2HyCAPl|View Design}}</center>
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|<center>122TB raw / 61TB usable<br><br>QS 5 Image: LG (128TB)</center>
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|<center>SSD</center>
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|<center>iSCSI<br><br>NFS / CIFS /SMB</center>
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|<center>Server Virtualization / VDI<br>Database Storage<br>NAS Archive<br> Disk-to-Disk Backup<br> Data Analytics</center>
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|* Intel Xeon Dual E5-2650 / 36 x LFF bay server<br>* 128GB ECC RAM<br>* 2 x 800GB SATA SSDs (RAID1/boot)<br>* 16 x 7.68TB Enterprise SATA SSD (data)<br>* 2 x 10 Gbps Redundant Private Network Uplinks
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|<center>{{QsButton|https://bit.ly/2HNXysf|View Design}}</center>
 
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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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== Quick Configuration Steps ==
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free drive bays available for expandability as expansion disk-enclosures are not available as an add-on
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<br>except at the time of initial server/appliance deployment.
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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; [[Hardware_Controllers_%26_Enclosures|Controllers & Enclosures]] &rarr; Right-click Controller &rarr; Configure [[Hardware_Controller_Passthru_Devices|Pass-thru devices]] &rarr; Select all &rarr; Click OK <br>
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| colspan="2" | QUICK CONFIGURATION STEPS
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'''Step Two:''' Storage Management Tab &rarr; Storage Pools &rarr; [[Block_Storage_Provisioning#Create_Storage_Pool Create Storage Pool &rarr;|Click OK]]
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'''Step one:''' Storage Management Tab -> Controllers & Enclosures -> right-click Controller -> Configure Pass-thru devices -> Select all -> Click OK <br>
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'''Step two:''' Storage Management Tab -> Storage Pools -> Create Storage Pool -> Click OK  
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'''For iSCSI Block Storage Provisioning:'''
 
'''For iSCSI Block Storage Provisioning:'''
  
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::{{Template:Checkmark}}Storage Management Tab -> Hosts -> Add Host -> Enter host IQN -> Click OK (do this for each host)
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::*Storage Management Tab &rarr; Hosts &rarr; [[Block_Storage_Provisioning#Add_Host_Initiator|Add Host &rarr; Enter host IQN &rarr; Click OK]] (do this for each host)
  
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::{{Template:Checkmark}}Storage Management Tab -> Storage Volumes -> Create Storage Volume -> Enter volume name, select a size,  -> Click OK  
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::*Storage Management Tab &rarr; Storage Volumes &rarr; [[Storage_Volume_Create|Create Storage Volume &rarr; Enter volume name, select a size,  &rarr; Click OK]]
  
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::{{Template:Checkmark}}Storage Management Tab -> Hosts -> Right-click Host -> Assign Volumes -> Select volumes -> Click OK
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::*Storage Management Tab &rarr; Hosts &rarr; Right-click Host &rarr; [[Block_Storage_Provisioning#Assign_Volume|Assign Volumes &rarr; Select volumes &rarr; Click OK]
  
 
'''For NFS/SMB File Storage Provisioning:'''
 
'''For NFS/SMB File Storage Provisioning:'''
  
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::{{Template:Checkmark}}Storage Management Tab -> Network Shares -> Create Network Share -> Click OK (do this for each share)
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::*Storage Management Tab &rarr; Network Shares &rarr; [[Network_Share_Create|Create Network Share &rarr; Click OK]] (do this for each share)
  
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::{{Template:Checkmark}}Storage Management Tab -> Network Shares -> Modify Network Share & SMB Access -> Adjust Settings - > Click OK (do this for each share)
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::*Storage Management Tab &rarr; Network Shares &rarr; [[Modify_Network_Share|Modify Network Share & SMB Access &rarr;]] Adjust Settings &rarr; Click OK (do this for each share)</span>
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|2x E5-2620v4, 128GB RAM, 8x 6TB, QS Medium Tier License <br> 2x 800GB SSDs (write log), 2x 1TB SATA (mirrored boot) <br> 2x 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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'''QuantaStor SAN/NAS Storage Appliances'''
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*Provides NFS, SMB and iSCSI storage
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*Compression, AES 256 bit Encryption
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*Remote-replication between QuantaStor appliances across IBM data centers and on-premises locations for hybrid cloud.
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*Snapshot Schedules with long term snapshot retention options.
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*Hybrid SSD+HDD configuration provide economical capacity with performance
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*All-Flash configurations deliver maximum IOPS
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*Easy web-based management with Storage Grid technology
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'''Hybrid SAN/NAS Configuration Options'''
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|'''Medium Tier - Hybrid SAN/NAS – 48TB'''
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|2x E5-2620v4, 64GB RAM, 8x 2TB, QS Small Tier License <br> 2x 800GB SSDs (write log), 2x 1TB SATA (mirrored boot) <br> 2x 10GbE Private Network ports
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|2x E5-2650v4, 256GB RAM, 32x 8TB, QS XL Tier License <br> 2x 800GB SSDs (write log), 2x 1TB SATA (mirrored boot) <br> 2x 10GbE Private Network ports <br>
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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.
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Latest revision as of 16:45, 30 September 2019

IBM Cloud deployment of QuantaStor SAN/NAS mass storage servers provide file and block storage 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.

Key Features

Reference Configurations

SAN/NAS - HYBRID SOLUTIONS

Capacity
Media Type
Protocol Support
Workload
Bill of Materials
Design
16TB raw / 8TB usable

QS 5 Image: SM (16TB)
HDD + SSD
iSCSI

NFS / CIFS /SMB
Server Virtualization / VDI

Database Storage
 * Intel Xeon Dual E5-2620 / 12 x LFF bay server
* 64GB ECC RAM
* 2 x 800GB SATA SSDs (RAID1/boot)
* 2 x 800GB Enterprise SATA SSD (write log)
* 8 x 2TB Enterprise SATA HDD (data)
* 2 x 10 Gbps Redundant Private Network Uplinks
View Design
12TB raw / 8TB usable

QS 5 Image: SM (16TB)
HDD + SSD
iSCSI

NFS / CIFS /SMB
NAS Archive

Disk-to-Disk Backup

Data Analytics
 * Intel Xeon Dual E5-2620 / 12 x LFF bay server
* 64GB ECC RAM
* 2 x 800GB SATA SSDs (RAID1/boot)
* 2 x 800GB Enterprise SATA SSD (write log)
* 6 x 2TB Enterprise SATA HDD (data)
* 2 x 10 Gbps Redundant Private Network Uplinks
View Design
48TB raw / 24TB usable

QS 5 Image: MD (48TB)
HDD + SSD
iSCSI

NFS / CIFS /SMB
Server Virtualization / VDI

Database Storage
 * Intel Xeon Dual E5-2650 / 36 x LFF bay server
* 128GB ECC RAM
* 2 x 800GB SATA SSDs (RAID1/boot)
* 2 x 800GB Enterprise SATA SSD (write log)
* 12 x 4TB Enterprise SATA HDD (data)
* 2 x 10 Gbps Redundant Private Network Uplinks
View Design
48TB raw / 32TB usable

QS 5 Image: MD (48TB)
HDD + SSD
iSCSI

NFS / CIFS /SMB
NAS Archive

Disk-to-Disk Backup

Data Analytics
 * Intel Xeon Dual E5-2650 / 36 x LFF bay server
* 64GB ECC RAM
* 2 x 800GB SATA SSDs (RAID1/boot)
* 2 x 800GB Enterprise SATA SSD (write log)
* 12 x 4TB Enterprise SATA HDD (data)
* 2 x 10 Gbps Redundant Private Network Uplinks
View Design
120TB raw / 60TB usable

QS 5 Image: LG (128TB)
HDD + SSD
iSCSI

NFS / CIFS /SMB
Server Virtualization / VDI

Database Storage
 * Intel Xeon Dual E5-2650 / 36 x LFF bay server
* 256GB ECC RAM
* 2 x 800GB SATA SSDs (RAID1/boot)
* 2 x 800GB Enterprise SATA SSD (write log)
* 12 x 10TB Enterprise SATA HDD (data)
* 2 x 10 Gbps Redundant Private Network Uplinks
View Design
120TB raw / 80TB usable

QS 5 Image: LG (128TB)
HDD + SSD
iSCSI

NFS / CIFS /SMB
NAS Archive

Disk-to-Disk Backup

Data Analytics
 * Intel Xeon Dual E5-2650 / 36 x LFF bay server
* 128GB ECC RAM
* 2 x 800GB SATA SSDs (RAID1/boot)
* 2 x 800GB Enterprise SATA SSD (write log)
* 12 x 10TB Enterprise SATA HDD (data)
* 2 x 10 Gbps Redundant Private Network Uplinks
View Design
240TB raw / 160TB usable

QS 5 Image: XL (256TB)
HDD + SSD
iSCSI

NFS / CIFS /SMB
NAS Archive

Disk-to-Disk Backup

Data Analytics
 * Intel Xeon Dual E5-2650 / 36 x LFF bay server
* 256GB ECC RAM
* 2 x 800GB SATA SSDs (RAID1/boot)
* 2 x 800GB Enterprise SATA SSD (write log)
* 24 x 10TB Enterprise SATA HDD (data)
* 2 x 10 Gbps Redundant Private Network Uplinks
View Design
360TB raw / 240TB usable

QS 5 Image: 2XL (384TB)
HDD + SSD
iSCSI

NFS / CIFS /SMB
NAS Archive

Disk-to-Disk Backup

Data Analytics
 * Intel Xeon Dual E5-2650 / 36 x LFF bay server
* 256GB ECC RAM
* 2 x 800GB SATA SSDs (RAID1/boot)
* 2 x 800GB Enterprise SATA SSD (write log)
* 30 x 12TB Enterprise SATA HDD (data)
* 2 x 10 Gbps Redundant Private Network Uplinks
View Design

SAN/NAS - ALL-FLASH SOLUTIONS

Capacity
Media Type
Protocol Support
Workload
Bill of Materials
Design
46TB raw / 23TB usable

QS 5 Image: MD (48TB)
SSD
iSCSI

NFS / CIFS /SMB
Server Virtualization / VDI

Database Storage
 * Intel Xeon Dual E5-2650 / 12 x LFF bay server
* 64GB ECC RAM
* 2 x 800GB SATA SSDs (RAID1/boot)
* 6 x 7.68TB Enterprise SATA SSD (data)
* 2 x 10 Gbps Redundant Private Network Uplinks
View Design
122TB raw / 61TB usable

QS 5 Image: LG (128TB)
SSD
iSCSI

NFS / CIFS /SMB
Server Virtualization / VDI
Database Storage
NAS Archive
Disk-to-Disk Backup
Data Analytics
 * Intel Xeon Dual E5-2650 / 36 x LFF bay server
* 128GB ECC RAM
* 2 x 800GB SATA SSDs (RAID1/boot)
* 16 x 7.68TB Enterprise SATA SSD (data)
* 2 x 10 Gbps Redundant Private Network Uplinks
View Design

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 → Click OK

For iSCSI Block Storage Provisioning:

  • Storage Management Tab → Hosts → Right-click Host → [[Block_Storage_Provisioning#Assign_Volume|Assign Volumes → Select volumes → Click OK]

For NFS/SMB File Storage Provisioning:

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.

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