Take high-performance collaborative workflows to the next level
Quantum XCellis® is a management hub for fast and reliable StorNext® environments worldwide, overseeing every element of the file system and shared storage environment, connected users, and storage systems. XCellis can be deployed as a high-availability pair of two servers, with the option to add additional servers at any time to enhance client connection performance or increase network resource performance.
Advantages
Easy Deployment and Management
XCellis devices are the simplest way to deploy and scale a StorNext file system environment
Designed specifically for maximum performance
XCellis devices are configured and tested to achieve maximum performance of the StorNext file system
Flexible deployment options
XCellis can be deployed as a high-availability pair or expanded by adding additional XCellis servers
Features
Purpose;It ensures the operation of the StorNext storage environment and manages all file system metadata operations
System Specification;Each individual node is a standard 1U PCIe4 server device with an AMD server processor running at 3 GHz and a choice of DDR4 ECC memory size — 256 GB or 512 GB
High availability features include;Each individual node is equipped with two 750W redundant power supplies with field-replaceable capability, six replaceable cooling fans, two mirrored boot NVMe drives, and two mirrored embedded data logging drives
System Configuration;A single or dual pair with high availability supports combined or separate storage of metadata and user data using Quantum QXS-5 Series (HDD/SSD) or Quantum F-Series (NVMe) systems, as well as separate storage of metadata and user data on third-party storage. A subscription to StorNext version 7.2 is required
Licensing;Subscription for StorNext 7 with support level options, client licenses for connected clients are not required.
Customer support;StorNext 7 directly supports StorNext-connected clients on macOS, Windows, and Linux, StorNext LAN network clients for macOS, Windows, and Linux, as well as connections through SMB, NFS, Active Directory, OpenLDAP, and RESTful API
Connection;Each node offers 3 PCIe4 slots with the following options: Ethernet: • two (2) 100GbE ports with optical QSP28 ports or copper DAC, • four (4) 10GbE/25GbE ports with automatic detection with optical QSP28 ports or copper DAC. Optics: • four (4) optical 32Gb ports
Connection
Each node offers 3 PCIe4 slots with the following options:
Ethernet: • Two (2) 100GbE ports with QSP28 optical ports or copper DAC • Four (4) 10GbE/25GbE ports with auto-negotiation with QSP28 optical ports or copper DAC Optics: • Four (4) 32Gb optical ports