Configure Scale-out Storage Cluster

Key Features

QuantaStor Scale-out Object Storage

• S3 & SWIFT Compatible REST API support
• Hybrid HDD + SSD configuration to boost write performance
• Easy web-based management of all systems with built-in QuantaStor storage grid technology.
• Easy expansion by adding systems and/or drives.

Configurations

Medium Tier - Hybrid Object Storage – 48TB	Use Cases	System View
2x E5-2620v4 or 4110, 128GB RAM, 8x 6TB, QS Medium Tier License, 1x 800GB SSDs (write log), 2x 1TB SATA (mirrored boot), 2x 10GbE Private Network ports	Highly-available Large Scale Object Storage Archive Data Analytics Private Cloud Content Delivery Network Disk-to-Disk Backup via S3 Next Generation Applications using S3 back-end	View Design Provisioning Guide Deploy

Large Tier - Hybrid Object Storage – 128TB	Use Cases	System View
2x E5-2650v4, 128GB RAM, 16x 8TB, QS Large Tier License 2x 800GB SSDs (write log), 2x 1TB SATA (mirrored boot) 2x 10GbE Private Network ports	Highly-available Large Scale Object Storage Archive Data Analytics Private Cloud Content Delivery Network Disk-to-Disk Backup via S3 Next Generation Applications using S3 back-end	View Design Provisioning Guide Deploy

Extra Large Tier - Hybrid Object Storage – 256TB	Use Cases	System View
2x E5-2650v4, 256GB RAM, 32x 8TB, QS XL Tier License 2x 800GB SSDs (write log), 2x 1TB SATA (mirrored boot) 2x 10GbE Private Network ports	Highly-available Large Scale Object Storage Archive Data Analytics Private Cloud Content Delivery Network Disk-to-Disk Backup via S3 Next Generation Applications using S3 back-end	View Design Provisioning Guide Deploy

Quick Configuration Steps

Step One: Storage Management Tab → Create Grid → Click OK
Step Two: Storage Management Tab → Add Grid Node → Enter 2nd Appliance IP → Click OK
Step Three: Storage Management Tab → Add Grid Node → Enter 3nd Appliance IP → Click OK
Step Four: Storage Management Tab → Controllers & Enclosures → Right-click Controller → Configure Pass-thru devices → Select all → Click OK (do this for each controller on each appliance)
Step Five: Storage Management Tab → Modify Storage System → Set Domain Suffix → Click OK (do this for each appliance)
Step Six: Scale-out Object Storage Tab → Create Ceph Cluster → Select all appliances → Click OK
Step Seven: Scale-out Object Storage Tab → Multi-Create OSDs → Select SSDs as journals, HDDs as OSDs → Click OK
Step Eight: Scale-out Object Storage Tab → Create Object Storage Pool Group → Select Erasure Coding Mode → Click OK