Quantum ActiveScale X100, Facility Requirements Manual

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ActiveScale™ X100 Site Requirements Guide
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1.1 Scope
This document is designed to address considerations that a user of the system needs to make before
integrating the system at the site where the system will be deployed.
This document should be used by the systems architect, system planner, site manager, and teams which
plan the integration of the ActiveScale X100 solution into their data centers.
1.2 Product overview
The ActiveScale X100 is a 42U, scalable, object-based data storage system that allows you to easily keep
up with data growth and deliver on your business objectives.
The minimum configuration is equipped with one sled column in all six Storage Enclosure Basics and
provides either:
• 0.84 PB of data storage capacity using 10 TB HDDs.
• 1.008 PB of data storage capacity using 12 TB HDDs.
• 1.176 PB of data storage capacity using 14 TB HDDs.
Multi-site systems can achieve a maximum storage capacity of either:
• 52.92 PB (raw) using 10 TB HDDs.
• 63.504 PB (raw) using 12 TB HDDs.
• 74.088 PB (raw) using 14 TB HDDs.
Note: 12 TB HDDs require ActiveScale OS 5.3 or later. 14TB HDD’s require
ActiveScale OS 5.5 or later
The Storage Enclosures are connected using two 48 port System Interconnects.
ActiveScale X100 systems are equipped with ActiveScale OS software.