Hardware Compatibility List (HCL)
Contents
- 1 QuantaStor Hardware Compatibility List (HCL)
- 1.1 Servers for QuantaStor SDS Appliances
- 1.2 External Expansion Storage / JBOD
- 1.3 SAS HBAs & SAS/SATA RAID Controllers
- 1.4 Disk Devices
- 1.5 SSD Disk Devices
- 1.6 Fibre Channel HBAs (Target)
- 1.7 Network Interface Cards
- 1.8 Infiniband Adapters
- 1.9 Recommended Client / Initiator NICs, HBAs and Fibre Channel Adapters
- 1.10 Recommended Client side ISCSI Software Initiators
QuantaStor Hardware Compatibility List (HCL)
QuantaStor is Linux based with a v3.19 Linux kernel which provides broad support for the latest hardware. Hardware listed below has been tested for specific compatibility with QuantaStor to ensure system stability, performance and compatibility. If you have questions about specific hardware compatibility please contact support@osnexus.com for assistance.
Servers for QuantaStor SDS Appliances
| Vendor | Model | Boot Controller | CPU | Memory |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco | UCS C3x60 Series | UCS RAID (OEM MegaRAID) | Dual Xeon E5-2620v3/v4 or faster | 64GB-256GB |
| Dell | R730/R730xd/R720/R630/R620 | Dell PERC H7xx (OEM MegaRAID) | Dual Xeon E5-2620v3/v4 or faster | 64GB-256GB |
| HPE | DL360/DL380/Apollo 4xxx Series | HPE P4xx w/ FBWC | Dual Xeon E5-2620v3/v4 or faster | 64GB-256GB |
| Lenovo/IBM | x3650 M5/M4/M4 BD, x3250 M5 | ServeRAID M5xxx (OEM MegaRAID) | Dual Xeon E5-2620v3/v4 or faster | 64GB-256GB |
| SuperMicro | All X10 & X9 based servers | SMC AOC (OEM MegaRAID) | Dual Xeon E5-2620v3/v4 or faster | 64GB-256GB |
External Expansion Storage / JBOD
QuantaStor supports SAS/SATA & NVME external Expansion Shelves / JBOD devices from Dell, HP, IBM/Lenovo and SuperMicro.
QuantaStor deployments using scale-up HA storage pools (ZFS technology) require the use of expansions shelves / JBODs that have redundant SAS expanders or ESM(Enclosure Service Module) with two or more SAS expansion ports per module to allow for SAS multipathing. For chaining of expansion shelves three or more SAS ports are required per expander.
| Vendor | Model |
|---|---|
| Dell | All MD Models |
SAS HBAs & SAS/SATA RAID Controllers
OSNEXUS recommends that RAID controllers be equipped with a battery or capacitor backed up memory cache such as a BBU/CacheVault/MaxCache device.
| Vendor | Model | Type | QS Managed w/ Call-home |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adaptec | 5xxx/6xxx/7xxx/8xxx | SATA/SAS | Yes |
| Cisco | UCS RAID | SATA/SAS | Yes |
| DELL | PERC H7xx, H8xx | SATA/SAS | Yes |
| HP | SmartArray P4xx/P8xx | SATA/SAS | Yes |
| LSI/Avago | MegaRAID (all models) | SATA/SAS | Yes |
| LSI/Avago | Nytro MegaRAID (all models) | SATA/SAS | Yes |
| LSI/Avago | Nytro WarpDrive (all models) | PCIe SSD | Yes |
| HGST/STEC | s1120 PCIe Accelerator (all variants) | PCIe SSD | N/A |
| IBM | ServeRAID M5xxx | SATA/SAS | Yes |
| FusionIO | ioDrive / ioDrive Duo / ioDrive Octal | PCIe | N/A |
| LSI/Avago | 9300-4i, 9300-4i4e, 9300-8i, 9300-8e, 9300-16e, 9300-16i, 9302-16e | SAS 12GB/s | Yes |
| LSI/Avago | 9207-8e, 9205-8e, 9200-8e, 9206-16e, 9217-4i4e, 9217-8i, 9211-8i | SATA/SAS 6GB/s | Yes |
OSNEXUS recommends that external SAS HBA's be configured to ignore Boot ROM from Disk Devices. For LSI Controllers, this option is called 'Boot Support' and should be set to 'OS only' in the MPTSAS BIOS.
Disk Devices
OSNEXUS recommends the use of Enterprise Disks that have MTBF ratings suited for storage of critical data. For specific Hardware Compatibility, please refer to the specific compatibility list from the vendor who makes your RAID Controller or SAS HBA.
| Vendor | Model |
|---|---|
| Seagate | All SAS / Near-Line SAS and Enterprise SATA in the Enterprise Capacity, Enterprise Performance, Constellation ES, Cheetah and Saviio Families |
| Western Digital | RE(RAID Edition) series Enterprise SATA drives |
| Hitachi (HGST) | UltraStar Enterprise SATA, SAS and Near-Line SAS Drives |
| Toshiba | Enterprise SATA and SAS Drives |
SSD Disk Devices
OSNEXUS recommends the use of Enterprise SSDs that have MTBFratings and wear leveing technology suited for storage of critical data. For specific Hardware Compatibility, please refer to the specific compatibility list from the vendor who makes your RAID Controller or SAS HBA.
| Vendor | Model |
|---|---|
| Intel | DC S3710, DC S3610, DC S3510, X25-E, X25-M |
| Micron | M510DC, M500DC, M600, P400m, P410m, P420m |
| HGST / STEC | Ultrastar SSD (all models) |
| Samsung | 845DC |
| Seagate | 600 Pro |
Fibre Channel HBAs (Target)
The below list is for Fibre Channel HBA's supported for use on the FC SCSI Target feature in QuantaStor SDS.
| Vendor | Model | Type |
|---|---|---|
| QLogic (including all OEM models) | QLE26xx | 16Gb |
| QLogic (including all OEM models) | QLE25xx | 8Gb |
| QLogic (including all OEM models) | QLE24xx | 4Gb |
Network Interface Cards
QuantaStor supports most 1GB and 10/100 network cards on the market today. Below is the list of high speed 10Gb+ Network Interface Cards that have been tested by OSNEXUS Engineering for compatibility, stability and performance with QuantaStor.
| Vendor | Model | Type | Connector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel | All 1GbE, 10GbE, and 40GbE models | 1GbE/10GbE/40GbE | QSFP, SFP+, 40GbE/10GbE/1GbE Base-T |
| Emulex | OneConnect OCe14xxx Series | 10GbE/40GbE | QSFP |
| Mellanox | ConnectX-3 EN/VPI Series | 10GbE/40GbE/56GbE | QSFP |
| Mellanox | ConnectX-3 Pro EN/VPI Series | 10GbE/40GbE/56GbE | QSFP |
| Interface Masters | NIAGARA 32714L | Quad-port 10GbE | SFP+ |
| SolarFlare | SLN5xxx/SLN6xxx NICs | 10GbE/40GbE | various |
| Myricom | 10G-PCIE2-8C2-2T/10G-PCIE2-8C-T | 10GbE | 10GBase-T |
Infiniband Adapters
| Vendor | Model | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Mellanox | ConnectX Series | 20Gb (DDR) |
| Mellanox | ConnectX-2 VPI Series | 40Gb (QDR) |
| Mellanox | ConnectX-3 VPI Series | 40/56Gb (QDR) |
Recommended Client / Initiator NICs, HBAs and Fibre Channel Adapters
There are no known limitations with hardware on the initiator side. The following list outlines the network adapters that engineers at OSNEXUS have tested for stability, performance and compatibility.
| Use | Vendor | Models | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| iSCSI/NFS | Atto Tech. | FastFrame FF-NS12 | 10GbE |
| iSCSI/NFS | Chelsio | N3xx, T4 | 10GbE |
| iSCSI/NFS | Intel | X520/X540 (all Intel 10GbE variants) | 10GbE |
| iSCSI/NFS | Interface Masters | NIAGARA 32714L | Quad-port 10GbE |
| Fibre Channel | ATTO Tech. | Celerity FC-82EN | 8Gb FC |
| Fibre Channel | QLogic | QLE26xx | 16Gb FC |
| Fibre Channel | QLogic | QLE25xx | 8Gb FC |
| Fibre Channel | QLogic | QLE24xx | 4Gb FC |
| Infiniband | Mellanox | ConnectX & ConnectX-2 VPI Series | 20Gb (DDR) & 40Gb (QDR) |
Recommended Client side ISCSI Software Initiators
| Vendor | Operating System | iSCSI Initiator |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Windows XP, 7, 8, 10, Windows 2003 Server, 2008 Server, 2008 Server R2, 2012 Server | Windows iSCSI |
| Apple | Mac OS X v10.5 'Leopard', v10.6 'Snow Leopard', v10.7 'Lion', v10.8 'Mountain Lion', v10.9 'Mavericks', v10.10 'Yosemite', v10.11 'El Capitan' | ATTO Xtend SAN initiator(globalSAN is not supported) |
| Citrix | XenServer 5.x (iSCSI, FC, NFS), XenServer 6.x (iSCSI, FC, NFS), Citrix Ready Certified | iSCSI SR, NFS SR, StorageLink SR |
| VMware | VMware ESXi 4.x, 5.x, 6.x (iSCSI, FC, NFS) | VMware initiator |
| Linux | RHEL, SUSE, CentOS, Debian, Ubuntu, OEL, etc. (all major distros) | open-iscsi |
