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EonStor CS Installation Guide
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Installation Guide
2-3.1 Scale-out
Scale-out policy
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All the drive slots of the new node have to be loaded with disks.
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The max. number of nodes supported within a cluster is 144.
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A CS cluster can be scale-out expanded by connecting onboard 10GbE (SFP+) or an installed 25GbE
or 40GbE host board internal channels to a network switch with another nodes. Please refer to the
combination table below.
Combination Onboard 10GbE (SFP+) Host Board 1 Host Board 2
1
Front-end: 2 x 10GbE (SFP+)
Internal: 2 x 10GbE (SFP+)
2 Front-end: 4 x 10GbE (SFP+) Internal: 2 x 25GbE (SFP28)
3 Front-end: 4 x 10GbE (SFP+) Internal: 2 x 40GbE (QSFP+)
4 Front-end: 2 x 25GbE (SFP28) Internal: 2 x 25GbE (SFP28)
5 Front-end: 2 x 40GbE (QSFP+) Internal: 2 x 40GbE (QSFP+)