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 or are using a component that is not listed please contact support@osnexus.com for assistance.
Servers for QuantaStor SDS Appliances
Vendor
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Model
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Boot Controller
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CPU
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Memory (Archive)
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Memory (OLTP/Virtualization)
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Cisco
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UCS C3x60 Series
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UCS RAID (OEM MegaRAID)
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Dual Xeon E5-2620v3/v4 or faster
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1GB per raw TB (48GB min)
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128GB-256GB
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Dell
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R730/R730xd/R720/R630/R620
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Dell PERC H7xx (OEM MegaRAID)
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Dual Xeon E5-2620v3/v4 or faster
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1GB per raw TB (48GB min)
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128GB-256GB
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HPE
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DL360/DL380/Apollo 4xxx Series
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HPE P4xx w/ FBWC
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Dual Xeon E5-2620v3/v4 or faster
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1GB per raw TB (48GB min)
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128GB-256GB
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Lenovo/IBM
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x3650 M5/M4/M4 BD, x3250 M5
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ServeRAID M5xxx (OEM MegaRAID)
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Dual Xeon E5-2620v3/v4 or faster
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1GB per raw TB (48GB min)
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128GB-256GB
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SuperMicro
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All X10 & X9 based servers
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SMC AOC (OEM MegaRAID)
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Dual Xeon E5-2620v3/v4 or faster
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1GB per raw TB (48GB min)
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128GB-256GB
|
External Expansion Chassis / JBOD
- QuantaStor supports SAS/SATA & NVME external Expansion Shelves / JBOD devices from Dell, HP, IBM/Lenovo and SuperMicro.
- All JBOD must have 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
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JBOD Model
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Cisco
|
All Models
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IBM/Lenovo
|
All Models
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Dell
|
All Models
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HPE
|
All Models
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SuperMicro
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All Models (HA requires dual expander [E26, E2C])
|
SAS HBAs & SAS/SATA RAID Controllers
- All RAID controllers should be equipped with a battery or capacitor backed up memory cache such as a BBU/CacheVault/MaxCache device.
- External SAS HBA's should 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.
Vendor
|
Model
|
Type
|
Integrated Management
|
Adaptec
|
5xxx/6xxx/7xxx/8xxx
|
SATA/SAS
|
Yes
|
Cisco
|
UCS RAID
|
SATA/SAS
|
Yes
|
DELL
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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)
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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
|
HDD Disk Devices
- Optimal configurations use NL-SAS, and 10K SAS enterprise grade HDDs with high MTBF ratings suited for storage of critical data.
- Always verify specific compatibility with RAID Controller and/or SAS HBA using vendors HCL.
Vendor
|
Model
|
Hitachi (HGST) UltraStar
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10K SAS, NL-SAS & Enterprise SATA Drives
|
Seagate Enterprise Capacity/Enterprise Performance
|
10K SAS, NL-SAS & Enterprise SATA Drives
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Western Digital RE(RAID Edition)
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10K SAS, NL-SAS & Enterprise SATA Drives
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Toshiba Enterprise Capacity/Enterprise Performance
|
10K SAS, NL-SAS & Enterprise SATA Drives
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SSD Journal Disk Devices
- Always verify drive compatibility with your specific HBA/RAID controller vendor's latest HCL.
- Always use Datacenter or Enterprise grade SSDs.
- Always select journal SSDs with 10x DWPD (drive writes per day) or higher.
Vendor
|
Model
|
Type
|
Use Case
|
Intel
|
DC S3710
|
SATA
|
Ceph Journal/CacheCade
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Micron
|
M510DC, M500DC, M600, P400m, P410m, P420m
|
SATA
|
Ceph Journal/CacheCade
|
Micron
|
S6xxDC Series (Write Endurance models)
|
SAS
|
ZFS ZIL/Ceph Journal/CacheCade
|
HGST / STEC
|
Ultrastar MH.B SSD (Write Endurance models)
|
SAS
|
ZFS ZIL/Ceph Journal/CacheCade
|
Samsung
|
845DC / PM863
|
SATA
|
Ceph Journal/CacheCade
|
Seagate
|
600 Pro
|
SATA
|
Ceph Journal/CacheCade
|
Fibre Channel HBAs (Target)
- QuantaStor SDS only supports Qlogic Fibre Channel HBAs for use with the FC SCSI target feature.
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 (NICs)
- QuantaStor supports almost all 1GB and 10/100 network cards on the market
- High speed 10GbE/40GbE NICs that have been tested for compatibility, stability and performance with QuantaStor are as listed.
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 (OEM Intel)
|
Quad-port 10GbE
|
SFP+
|
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 Host/Client-side iSCSI 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
|