F1000 Hardware Overview

The Quantum F1000 is an ultra-fast storage array for editing, rendering, and processing of video content and other large, unstructured data sets in a shared storage environment. The F1000 RAID configuration is based on Quantum's Cloud Storage Platform—a software-defined block storage stack tuned specifically for video and video-like data.

The F1000 is designed to be part of StorNext shared storage environment, and it is supported by the following host software interfaces:

StorNext – see the StorNext 6 Documentation Center
Appliance Controller – see the Appliance Controller Documentation Center

Additionally, it is available in an FC or Ethernet interface configuration:

Storage—Capacities and LUN Configuration

Storage Capacities

The F1000 contains ten NVMe U.2 SSDs. It is available in two capacity points, as detailed below.

SSD Quantity	Raw System Capacity	SSD Size
10	38.4 TB	7.68 TB
10	76.8 TB	15.36 TB

LUN Configuration

The F1000 is designed for a StorNext shared storage environment. It is pre-configured with two logical unit numbers (LUNs) in a RAID10 configuration and is optimized for high-resolution workflows.

Note: Do not change the pre-configured LUNs.

The LUNs are intended for data storage, not metadata storage. It is recommended to use a separate storage array for metadata storage.

F1000 – Front

The front of the F1000 consists of ten NVMe SSD drive bays, and a control panel. The control panel is detailed below.

Item	Component
1	NVME (non-volatile memory express) U.2 SSD hot-swap data drives (qty. 10)
2	Control panel

Item	Description	Function
1	LEDs	Generally, the LEDs indicate system activity and health. See Front LEDs for more information.
2	UID Button	Unit Identification (UID) button. Press it to turn on or off the blue UID LED in the control panel (see Front LEDs for more information), and a blue LED on the rear panel of the chassis (see Back LEDs for more information). These are used to locate the server in large racks, and to provide information about system health.
3	Power Button	Main power switch. Applies or removes primary power from the power supply to the server, but maintains standby power.
4	USB 3.0 Port	Keyboard or mouse ports.

F1000 – Rear

Item	Component
1	700-750W PSUs (power supply units; qty. 2)
2	Ports and LED
3	Full-height PCIe slots (qty. 2)

PCIe Slot Locations

Note: The F1000 does not support installing a combination of both Fibre Channel cards and Ethernet cards in the same system. The system is available in either a Fibre Channel configuration (2 FC cards; system total of eight FC ports), or Ethernet configuration (2 100 GbE cards; system total of four 100 GbE Eth ports)

Item	Description
1	Low-profile PCIe slot (empty)
2	Full-height PCIe 3.0 x 16 slot. This slot can contain one of the following cards: Fibre Channel: Quad-port 32 Gb FC card Ethernet: Dual-port 100GbE card (shown)
3	Full-height PCIe 3.0 x 16 slot. This slot can contain one of the following cards: Fibre Channel: Quad-port 32 Gb FC card Ethernet: Dual-port 100GbE card (shown)

Ports, LEDs, and UID Switch

See the diagram below for an explanation of F1000 ports, LEDs, and the UID switch.

Item	Component
1	Power Supply LEDs See Rear LEDs for more information.
2	VGA port Console port video output connector
3	IPMI LAN port Accepts RJ45 cables
4	Keyboard or mouse USB 3.0 ports
5	1 GbE LAN port #1 (M1P1) Accepts RJ45 cables.
6	1 GbE LAN port #2 (M1P2) Accepts RJ45 cables.
7	UID switch Turn this switch to On to illuminate the front and back UID LEDs. The default position is Off.
8	UID LED See Rear LEDs for more information.

System LEDs

Front LEDs

LEDs on the front of the F1000 are located on the control panel.

Item	LED	Action
1	Unit Identification (UID)	This LED is activated by the UID button (in the front of the F1000) or the UID switch (in the back of the F1000). Continuously on and red – Overheat occurred; possibly due to cable congestion. Blinking red (1Hz) – Fan failure. Check for an inoperative fan. Blinking red (0.25Hz) – Power failure. Check for an inoperative power supply. Solid blue – Unit identification (UID) was activated locally to locate server in rack. Blinking blue – UID was activated using IPMI to locate server in rack.
2	NIC1	When flashing, indicates GLAN1 activity. Note: This LED corresponds to the network port.
3	NIC2	When flashing, indicates GLAN2 activity. Note: This LED corresponds to the network port.
4	SSD	When flashing, indicates drive activity.
5	Power	Indicates power supplied to the system's power supply units. This LED illuminates when the system is operating normally.

Rear LEDs

Item	LED	Action
1	Power Supply	Off: power supply power off Green flashing: power supply power on Green solid: Fault or failure
2	LAN port—Link	Off: No connection exists Orange: 100 Mb/second or 1 Gb/second Green: 10 Gb/second
3	LAN port—Activity	Off: No connection or activity exists Green flashing: Indicates activity
4	Unit Identification (UID)	This LED is activated by the UID button, which is part of the control panel on the front of the unit. See F1000 Front for more information. It is also activated by the UID switch, which is on the back of the unit. Continuously on and red – Overheat occurred; possibly due to cable congestion. Blinking red (1Hz) – Fan failure. Check for an inoperative fan. Blinking red (0.25Hz) – Power failure. Check for an inoperative power supply. Solid blue – Unit identification (UID) was activated locally, to locate server in rack. Blinking blue – UID was activated using IPMI to locate server in rack.