QxStack with Red Hat OpenStack Platform
Enterprises and service providers alike are beginning to embrace OpenStack at an accelerating rate,” said Mike Yang, general manager of QCT. “However, they are demanding solutions that can speed their time to production. The QCT QxStack with Red Hat OpenStack Platform solution is designed to deliver precisely that: a ready-to-deploy option, supported by hyperscale cloud experts and open source software experts.
By collaborating with QCT on QxStack with Red Hat OpenStack Platform we bring our mutual expertise to customers looking to save time when deploying OpenStack, Ceph-based cloud environments with Ansible automation on QCT hardware. We have made it easy for our mutual customers to deploy OpenStack-based cloud environments.
Enterprises are increasingly seeking to emulate the efficiencies achieved by public cloud providers but with the increased security, control and flexibility of private and hybrid cloud environments. By collaborating with QCT, we are aiming to bring our joint expertise to customers looking for OpenStack and Ceph-based cloud environments, with confidence that our solutions have been jointly tested and validated.
Automation for Efficiency
In order to hasten the complicated OpenStack set-up process, QCT developed its own “QxStack Auto-Deployment Tool” by utilizing Ansible. By using Ansible Playbook, all prerequisites including networking, storage and some other custom settings for the overcloud deployment can be easily done to speed up the process of installation. This auto-deployment tool not only enhances agility but also minimizes the time to build a cloud.
Reliability of the Turnkey Cloud
QxStack with Red Hat OpenStack Platform features high availability (HA) on OpenStack platform. QCT also provides additional HA function on the network level. QxStack with Red Hat OpenStack Platform is a reliable solution proven to have high failure tolerance to reduce business downtime and data-loss risk, keeping OpenStack environments up and running with strong reliability.
Integration of Red Hat Ceph Storage
QxStack with Red Hat OpenStack Platform on QCT hardware, integrated with Red Hat Ceph storage; provides users with a highly versatile storage backend. Red Hat Ceph Storage is a distributed object storage with extraordinary reliability and scalability. We aim to provide an all-inclusive, highly integrated solution for lower CAPEX and OPEX.
Validation of the Optimized Solution
Working on a series of validation tests, including OpenStack Tempest for functionality and OpenStack Rally for load tests, QCT verified the operational status of OpenStack APIs. QxStack with Red Hat OpenStack Platform discovered fundamental bugs between deployments and evaluated the performance and stability of a production environment under comprehensive stress tests.
State-of-the-Art Technology
Every OpenStack version is released around a 6-month cycle, which could cause inconveniences for administrators to manage their cloud. QxStack with Red Hat OpenStack Platform is aligned with Red Hat OpenStack release cycles, to enhance lifecycle management that eases the pressures that come with new software updates.
| Recommended Minimum Specification | ||
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| Offerings and Configurations of QCT QxStack with Red Hat OpenStack Platform | ||
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| QuantaPlex T41S-2U | QuantaGrid D51PH-1ULH | |
| Infra & Controller Node | Compute Node | Storage Node |
| Node QTY: 1+3 | Node QTY: 8 | Node QTY: 3 |
| CPU: 28 core RAM: 128 GB Storage: 2x 400G SSD SATA NIC: 2x 10 GbE dual ports | CPU: 28 core RAM: 256-512 GB Storage: 2x 400G SSD SATA NIC: 2x 10 GbE dual ports | Storage: -96~120TB Raw Capacity -3x 200G SATA SSD (for Journal) -1x SATADOM 128GB (for boot OS) NIC: 1x 10 GbE dual ports |
 Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2600 product family | ||
| Optional offering – Networking Switch | |
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| QuantaMesh T1048-LB9 | QuantaMesh T3048-LY8 |
| Management Switch | Top-of-Rack (ToR) Switch |
| 48x 100/100/1000BAE-T and 4x 1/10Gbe SFP+ ports | 48 1/10GbE SFP+ and 6 QSFP+ ports |
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