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 highly available pair of two servers, with the option to add additional servers at any time to boost client connection performance or enhance network resource performance.
Advantages
Simple deployment and management
XCellis devices are the easiest way to deploy and expand the StorNext file system environment
Specifically designed for maximum performance
XCellis devices are configured and tested to achieve maximum StorNext file system performance
Flexible deployment options
XCellis can be deployed as a high-availability pair or expanded by adding additional XCellis servers
Features
Purpose;Adds additional performance and scalability for large workgroups or file sharing
System specifications;Each individual node is a standard PCIe4 1U form factor server device with an AMD server processor running at 3 GHz and a choice of DDR4 ECC memory capacity of 256 GB or 512 GB
High availability features;Each individual node is equipped with two 750W hot-swappable power supplies, six replaceable cooling fans, two mirrored NVMe boot drives, and two mirrored internal drives for data logging
System configuration;One or more servers. Addition of one or more servers to existing StorNext environments based on Xcellis as needed
Licensing;Expands existing StorNext 7 shared storage systems by adding a scalable data services node license, which includes functionality for NAS Gateway, DLC Gateway, Distributed Data Mover, FlexSync™ Agent, and File Systems Pools Agent
Customer support;StorNext 7 supports directly connected StorNext 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 auto-negotiating ports with optical QSP28 ports or copper DAC. Optics: • four (4) 32Gb optical ports
Connection
Each node offers 3 PCIe4 slots with the following options:
Ethernet;• two ports (2) 100GbE with optical QSP28 ports or copper DAC
;• four ports (4) 10GbE/25GbE with auto-negotiation, featuring optical QSP28 ports or copper DAC
Fiber optics;• four optical ports (4) 32Gb
Operating temperature;10°C to 35°C (50°F to 95°F)
Unfavorable temperature;-40°C to 60°C (-40°F to 140°F)
Working relative humidity;from 8% to 90% (non-condensing)
Unfavorable relative humidity;from 5% to 95% (non-condensing)