Dual active-active high availability

Both controllers can provide services rather than leaving one controller idle. The supplied description recommends multiple storage pools with ownership distributed across both controllers for simultaneous output and load balancing.

QES 2.1.1 with ZFS

The supplied description states that QES 2.1.1 is pre-installed and uses ZFS, with block-based inline deduplication, inline compression, near-limitless snapshots and SnapSync.

Storage and cache architecture

Twenty-four 2.5-inch SAS 12Gb/s bays support the supplied SAS drive types. L1 ARC uses RAM, L2 ARC uses SSD and the ZIL write cache uses NVRAM with Copy To Flash protection.

10GbE connectivity and PCIe expansion

Each controller includes four 10GbE SFP+ ports and two PCIe Gen 3 x8 slots. The supplied description lists compatible 10GbE and 25GbE expansion adapters.

Virtualization and data-centre applications

The supplied information lists VMware vSphere 6.5, Windows Server 2019, Citrix XenServer 7.0 and OpenStack cloud environments, along with mission-critical file server, VDI, video streaming, surveillance, backup and recovery applications.

Important supplied operating notes

• SATA HDDs or SSDs require a QDA-SA3 adapter when installed in the SAS drive bays.
• Use only one DIMM type at a time; do not mix RDIMM and LRDIMM memory.
• The USB ports are for engineering purposes only and do not support external storage drives or UPS units.
• The typical operating power figure of 579.59W was tested with drives fully populated.