NexentaStor Solutions
Supermicro and Nexenta storage solutions are a series of optimized reference architectures (RA) based on Supermicro's industry leading server hardware and NexentaStor, an Open Source-driven Software Defined Storage platform.
Supermicro and Nexenta storage solutions allow enterprise IT departments to transform their storage infrastructure, increase flexibility and agility, simplify management and dramatically reduce costs without compromising availability, reliability, or functionality.
Running on world class server hardware, Supermicro and Nexenta storage solutions deliver unified file and block storage services, and extremely powerful data protection capabilities. Supermciro-Nexenta storage solutions are highly available and can scale from tens of terabytes to petabytes in a single set.
Supermicro and Nexenta storage solutions are ideally suited to support demanding enterprise applications in physical or virtual infrastructure, virtual desktop infrastructure, high performance digital media applications, and large-scale archive repositories.
High performance, high density storage server and JBODs with optimized configurations
Supermicro and Nexenta X10 Reference Architectures are based on the powerful Supermicro 2U Ultra server as the head node and the high density dual channel SAS3 JBODs as storage shelves. Supermicro 2U Ultra server platforms are designed for extreme performance, capacity and expandability. With superb chassis and thermal design, Ultra can support the highest Xeon processors (160W TDP), extremely large memory (1.5TB maximum) and can handle multiple (8x PCI-E slots) SAS HBAs, 10G NIC and FC adapters with ease. Ultra is also built with Titanium level (96%) power supplies with maximum power efficiency.
High storage capacities are achieved by applying single or multiple high density SAS3 JBODs with dual channel expander backplanes. Storage JBODs range from 2U 24x 2.5" Bay to 4U 44x 3.5" Bay and 4U 90x 3.5" Bay. Reference Designs are created based on extensive engineering testing and validation to define the optimal configurations that cover a variety of usage cases.
Achieving the best price/performance and the best price/capacity with hybrid storage design
Leveraging ZFS hybrid storage pools and other value-added enhancements, Supermicro and Nexenta storage solutions are Flash-ready. Write-intensive SSDs are used as the ZFS intent-log to reduce write latency. Read-intensive SSDs are used as a cache to reduce read latency and improve performance. The hybrid Flash system was designed to achieve the best balance of cost and performance for any given workload.
Enterprise-Class features without the high cost
Supermicro and Nexenta storage solutions are Software-Defined Storage with SMARTS: Security, Manageability, Availability, Reliability, (lower) TCO, and Scalability. These enterprise features are achieved by dual active/active controller (HA) design together with redundant cooling and power, completely eliminating single points of failure. With in-line data de-duplication and compression, thin provisioning, data replication and unlimited snapshots, Supermicro and Nexenta storage solutions can meet the requirements of the most demanding enterprise IT environments.
Virtualization and Cloud ready
Built-in with Virtual Machine Data Center(VMDC), Supermicro and Nexenta storage solutions support all major virtualized infrastructures - including Microsoft Hyper-V, VMware vSphere & Citrix Xen Server. VMDC dramatically simplifies the VM management with many features such as ZFS snapshots, VM Cloning/Templating and Native VMotion capability, etc.
Industry Leading Storage Server Hardware
- X10 2U Ultra server platform with strong expansion capability
- Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2600 v3 product family processing power
- LSI SAS3 HBA and dual channel expander backplanes
- Multiple 10G or FC Ports for high IOPS and throughput
- High density, high performance JBOD design
- Titanium Level power efficiency (96%)
Unified File and Block Services
- 10GbE NFSv3, NFSv4
- 10GbE CIFS, SMB 2.1
- 10GbE iSCSI
- 8Gbps Fibre Channel
Data Availability and Integrity
- Active/Active controllers
- ZFS 256-bit block level checksums
- RAID 10 and multi-parity software RAID (Z, Z2, Z3)
- Asynchronous replication
Data Services and Optimization
- Flash and HDD hybrid pools
- ZFS Copy On Write
- Unlimited writable snapshots
- Thin provisioning
- Inline data de-duplication and compression
Scalability and Management
- 20TB to 1.5PB raw capacity
- CLI and Web UI
- SNMP and REST API
NSM-20-X10 | NSM-54-X10 | NSM-82-X10 | NSM-166-X10 | NSM-340-X10 | NSM-508-X10 | NSM-1408-X10 | NSM-5760-X10 | |
SMC NexentaStor SKU | SRS-NSM020-SN0B-01 | SRS-NSM054-HA2B-01 | SRS-NSM082-HA1B-01 | SRS-NSM166-HA2B-01 | SRS-NSM340-HA4B-01 | SRS-NSM508-HA6B-01 | SRS-NS1408-HA8B-01 | SRS-NS5760-HA8B-01 |
Raw Capacity | 20TB | 54TB | 82TB | 166TB | 340TB | 508TB | 1408TB | 5760TB |
Form Factor (total system) | 2U | 8U | 8U | 12U | 20U | 28U | 36U | 36U |
10GbE port | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Software |
NexentaStor 4.0 or above |
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Protocol |
NFS v3, v4, CIFS, SMB 2.1, FC, iSCSI |
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Client OS |
RHEL, Windows, VMware, Hyper-V, OpenStack, Citrix Xen |
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Controller | 1x SYS-6028U-NEX3 | 2x SYS-6028U-NEX3 | 2x SYS-6028U-NEX4 | |||||
CPU | E5-2620 v4 2.1GHz, 8-core | E5-2643 v4 3.4GHz, 6-core | ||||||
Memory (total system) | 96GB (12x 8GB) | 192GB (24x 8GB) | 512GB (32x 16GB) | |||||
Boot Drive |
2TB (2x 1TB SAS 7.2k 3.5) |
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L2ARC | N/A | 400GB SSD (1x 400GB) | 800GB SSD (2x 400GB) | N/A | N/A | |||
ZIL/SLOG | N/A | 2x 200GB SSD | 2x 200GB SSD | 4x 200GB SSD | 4x 200GB SSD | 8x 200GB SSD | N/A | N/A |
SAS HBA per node | 2x AOC-S3008L-L8e | 1x AOC-SAS3-9300-8e | 2x AOC-SAS3-9300-8e | 2x AOC-SAS3-9300-16e | 3x AOC-SAS3-9300-16e | 4x AOC-SAS3-9300-16e | 4x AOC-SAS3-9300-16e | |
NIC per node | 1x AOC-STGN-I2S or AOC-STG-I2T | 2x AOC-STGN-I2S or AOC-STG-I2T | ||||||
Storage Enclosure | N/A | 2x CSE-216BE2C-R741JBOD 24x 2.5" | 1x CSE-847E2C-R1K28JBOD 44x 3.5" | 2x CSE-847E2C-R1K28JBOD 44x 3.5" | 4x CSE-847E2C-R1K28JBOD 44x 3.5" | 6x CSE-847E2C-R1K28JBOD 44x 3.5" | 8x CSE-847E2C-R1K28JBOD 44x 3.5" | 8x CSE-946ED-R2KJBOD 90x 3.5" |
Data Drive | 2TB SAS 7.2k 3.5" | 1.2TB SAS 10k 2.5" | 2TB SAS 7.2k 3.5" | 4TB SAS 7.2k 3.5" | 8TB SAS 7.2k 3.5" | |||
Data Drive # | 10 | 45 | 41 | 83 | 170 | 254 | 352 | 720 |
SUPERMICRO SERVICES | SERVICE DESCRIPTION |
SFT-NX-PNHACLUS | Supermicro-Nexenta HA Cluster Plug License: Allow for the use of two NexentaStor instances for active / active failover in front of shared storage. To purchase this service requires Gold support. |
SFT-NX-ENG1TB | Supermicro-Nexenta License: Manage up to 1TB with 1-Year Gold Support |
SVC-NX-SVCPS0120 | Supermicro-Nexenta Service: Remote Installation of two Instances in the HA Configuration |
SRS-INTSRV-10SN-SM-01 | Rack Integration Service |
Software Installation | |
Standard Software Integration Testing Services | |
Racking & Cabling (with 3rd party switches) | |
Racking & Cabling Engineering Drawing | |
Shipping Out Packaging | |
OS4HR3/OSNBD3 | 3-year onsite 24x7x4 service / 3-year onsite next business day service |
OSINTS | Onsite Integration Services |
Onsite Survey | |
Onsite logistics | |
Racking & Cabling (with 3rd party switches) | |
Racking & Cabling Engineering Drawing | |
Releasing (Test included) |
* Please consult with Supermicro-Nexenta Solution TAM Team for all Nexenta-related solutions. Any parts purchased individually without full testing and certification may not be fit for Nexenta Solutions. Please be advised to purchase the right services and warranty above for Nexenta-related products to avoid the compatibility issues. Please also note not every service above is mandatory. Supermicro solution team is willing to help you build the right solutions anytime.
Storage Head Node (Controller) X10 Specifications:
Storage Shelf (JBOD) X10 Specifications:
NSM-20 | NSM-54 | NSM-84 | NSM-170 | NSM-348 | NSM-520 | NSM-1440 | |
SMC NexentaStor SKU | SRS-SSGNEX-SN0B-01 | SRS-SSGNEX-HA2B-01 | SRS-SSGNEX-HA1B-01 | SRS-SSGNEX-HA2B-02 | SRS-SSGNEX-HA4B-01 | SRS-SSGNEX-HA6B-01 | SRS-SSGNEX-HA8B-01 |
Raw Capacity | 20TB | 54TB | 84TB | 170TB | 348TB | 520TB | 1440TB |
Data Drive # | 10 | 27 | 42 | 85 | 174 | 260 | 360 |
Form Factor (total system) | 2U | 8U | 8U | 12U | 20U | 28U | 36U |
Memory (total system) | 96GB | 192GB | 192GB | 192GB | 512GB | 512GB | 512GB |
Read Cache | N/A | 400GB | 400GB | 400GB | 800GB | 800GB | N/A |
10GbE port | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Software | NexentaStor 4.0 or above | ||||||
Protocol | NFS v3, v4, CIFS, SMB 2.1, FC, iSCSI | ||||||
Client OS | RHEL, Windows, VMware, Hyper-V, OpenStack, Citrix Xen | ||||||
Controller | 1x SSG-6027R-NEX1 | 2x SSG-6027R-NEX1 | 2x SSG-6027R-NEX2 | ||||
CPU | E5-2609 2.4GHz, 4-core, 2-socket | E5-2643 3.3GHz, 4-core, 2-socket | |||||
DRAM | 96GB (12x 8GB) | 256GB (16x 16GB) | |||||
Boot Drive | 2TB (2x 1TB SAS 7.2k 3.5) | ||||||
SAS HBA | N/A | 1x LSI-9207-8e | 2x LSI-9207-8e | 2x LSI-9206-16e | 3x LSI-9206-16e | 4x LSI-9206-16e | |
NIC | 1x X520 10GbE DA/SFP+ | 2x X520 10GbE DA/SFP+ | |||||
Data HDD | 10x 2TB 7.2k SAS | N/A | |||||
Storage Enclosure | N/A | 2x 216BE26-R920JBOD (24-bay) | 1x 847E26-RJBOD1 (45-bay) | 2x 847E26-RJBOD1 (45-bay) | 4x 847E26-RJBOD1 (45-bay) | 6x 847E26-RJBOD1 (45-bay) | 8x 847E26-RJBOD1 (45-bay) |
Data HDD | N/A | 1.2TB SAS 10k 2.5" | 2TB SAS 7.2k 3.5" | 4TB SAS 7.2k 3.5" | |||
Data Drive # | N/A | 45 | 42 | 85 | 174 | 260 | 360 |
L2ARC | N/A | 400GB MLC (1x 400GB) | 800GB MLC (2x 400GB) | N/A | |||
ZIL/SLOG | N/A | 2x 400GB MLC SSD | 2x 200GB SSD | 4x 200GB SSD | 8x 200GB SSD | N/A |
Storage Head Node (Controller) X9 Specifications:
Storage Shelf (JBOD) X9 Specifications:
Rack Integration Service
Supermicro Rack Integration Services provides a "one-stop shop" for your data center needs. Our team has the confidence, flexibility, and expertise to handle all phases of your data center integration project. From requirements gathering to the delivery of a turn-key solution - and all phases in between - you can rely on Supermicro Rack Integration Services as your central resource for project success. With our extensive portfolio of server, storage, switch and rack products, we can provide a wide range of solutions with a focus on customer satisfaction, quality, and energy efficiency. Our global footprint, dedicated and skilled professionals, and integrated supply-chain will ensure you get what you need, when you need it, no matter where in the world you are.
Proof of Concept Laboratory Service
The Supermicro Proof of Concept Laboratory is an engineering facility designed to assist customers and partners with solution design, validation, certification, and benchmarking. Customers and partners can take advantage of Supermicro's large server product line and extensive systems expertise to design and validate the solutions that best meet their requirements.
With the Proof of Concept Service, customers and partners can access a certain test environment either locally or remotely and run real application workloads. This guarantees a risk-free decision making process to purchase Supermicro products.
Key Features:
• Consulting service on solution architecture design
• Test equipment including servers, storage, network switches, cabinets, PDUs, and power meters
• Rack space, power, cooling, networking, and VPN access
• Cluster level burn-in test and OS installation/configuration
• Engineering support on HA installation, configuration and testing