QxStor Red Hat Gluster Storage Edition

Software-defined Distributed Scale-out File Storage

QxStor Red Hat Gluster Storage is a pre-configured software-defined storage solution that is designed to meet file, unstructured, semi-structured and big data storage demand. The optimal configuration has been extensively tested for best performance to serve different workloads, allowing organizations to fast adopt the distributed file system and easily scale out at will. QxStor Red Hat Gluster Storage is developed to provide several major features, including:

Elasticity with petabyte scalability

Storage volumes can grow or shrink by adding or removing systems from the storage pool without application interruption. The cluster can be scaled from small to multiple petabytes independently, both in terms of capacity and performance.

Workload-driven optimization

Accommodating the target workload I/O profile is the most crucial design consideration. QxStor Red Hat Gluster Storage offers throughput-optimized QxStor RGT series for performance oriented cluster and cost/capacity optimized QxStor RGC series for lowest cost per terabyte or archive storage requirement.

Industry-standard protocol compatibility

Red Hat Gluster Storage supports a broad range of file formats: native POSIX file system compatibility as well as common protocols including CIFS, NFS, and Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP). The software is readily supported by off-the-shelf storage management software.

Reliability and high availability

QxStor Red Hat Gluster Storage has been thoroughly validated as a turnkey storage solution to minimize the adoption risk. Automatic replication offered by QxStor Red Hat Gluster Storage also ensures high levels of data protection and resiliency. For customers that are disk space conscious, Gluster also supports erasure coding. In addition to protecting from hardware failures, self-healing capabilities restore data to the correct state following recovery.

High performance

QxStor Red Hat Gluster Storage provides fast file access by eliminating the typical centralized metadata server. Files are spread evenly throughout the system, eliminating hot spots, I/O bottlenecks, and high latency.

Offerings and Configurations of QCT QxStor Red Hat Gluster Storage
SHARED FILE WORKLOADSENTRY (GREATER THAN 100TB USABLE)SMALL (UP TO 500 TB USABLE)MEDIUM (GREATER THAN 1 PB USABLE)LARGE (GREATER THAN 2 PB USABLE)
THROUGHPUT OPTIMIZED (SMALL FILE PERFORMANCE)4x QxStor RGT-200(SF)
  • 2x Replicated Volume
  • 12x 8TB HDDs (with RAID6)
  • 4x SSD Hot Tier
  • 1x dual port 10 GbE
  • Server Node Qty: 4 (160 TB Usable)
14x QxStor RGT-200(SF)
  • 2x Replicated Volume
  • 12x 8TB HDDs (with RAID6)
  • 4x SSD Hot Tier
  • 1x dual port 10 GbE
  • Server Node Qty: 14 (560 TB Usable)
14x QxStor RGT-200(SF)
  • 2x Replicated Volume
  • 12x 8TB HDDs (with RAID6)
  • 4x SSD Hot Tier
  • 1x dual port 10 GbE
  • Server Node Qty: 14 (560 TB Usable)
N/A
THROUGHPUT OPTIMIZED (LARGE-FILE PERFORMANCE)4x QxStor RGT-200(LF)
  • 2x Replicated Volume
  • 12x 8TB HDDs (with RAID6)
  • 1x dual port 10 GbE
  • Server Node Qty: 4 (160 TB Usable)
14x QxStor RGT-200(LF)
  • 2x Replicated Volume
  • 12x 8TB HDDs (with RAID6)
  • 1x dual port 10 GbE
  • Server Node Qty: 14 (560 TB Usable)
5x QxStor RGT-400(LF)
  • 2x Replicated Volume
  • 2x 35x 8TB HDDs (with RAID6)
  • 2x single port 40 GbE
  • Server Node Qty: 10 (1.1 PB Usable)
5x QxStor RGT-400(LF)
  • 2x Replicated Volume
  • 2x 35x 8TB HDDs (with RAID6)
  • 2x single port 40 GbE
  • Server Node Qty: 10 (1.1 PB Usable)
COST/CAPACITY OPTIMIZED (LARGE-FILE ARCHIVE)6x QxStor RGC-200
  • Erasure Coded Volume
  • 12x 8TB HDDs (JBOD mode)
  • 1x dual port 10 GbE
  • Server Node Qty: 6 (384 TB Usable)
3x QxStor RGC-400
  • Erasure Coded Volume
  • 2x24x 8TB HDDs (JBOD mode)
  • 2x dual port 10 GbE
  • Server Node Qty: 6 (768 TB Usable)
6x QxStor RGC-400
  • Erasure Coded Volume
  • 2x 24x 8TB HDDs (JBOD mode)
  • 2x dual port 10 GbE
  • Server Node Qty: 12 (1.5 PB Usable)
6x QxStor RGC-400
  • Erasure Coded Volume
  • 2x 24x 8TB HDDs (JBOD mode)
  • 2x dual port 10 GbE
  • Server Node Qty: 12 (1.5 PB Usable)
200 series based on QuantaGrid D51PH-1ULH400 series based on QuantaPlex T21P-4U
  • Ultra dense 1U building block
  • Offer reliability with a small failure domain
  • Support 12 drives and additional 4 SATA SSD slots
  • Cost-effective dual-node storage server with 70 drives per chassis
  • Scale to a half-petabyte of raw capacity in only one 4U chassis
  • Screw-less drive carrier design significantly reduces service time
Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2600 product family.

Downloads for QxStor Red Hat Gluster Storage Edition

  • Datasheet

    QxStor Red Hat Gluster Storage Edition Datasheet

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  • Solution Brief

    QCT QxStor Red Hat Storage for Telcos and Cloud Service Providers

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  • Reference Architecture

    QCT and Red Hat Gluster Storage Performance and Sizing Guide

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