About the Xcellis Workflow Director (Gen 2) System

The Quantum Xcellis Workflow Director system is a workflow storage system with various configurations and options to meet your evolving storage performance and capacity needs. StorNext Connect, provides ongoing, holistic monitoring of your entire StorNext environment after initial configuration.

Figure 1: An Xcellis Workflow DirectorSystem Configured with Two Workflow Director Nodes, a QXS 2U RAID Chassis, and a QXS-456 Expansion Chassis

System components include:

  • One or two server nodes
  • One QXS 3-Series or 4-Series RAID Chassis
  • QXS QXS 3-Series or 4-Series Expansion Chassis (optional)
  • Additional QXS 3-Series or 4-Series RAID Chassis (optional)
  • Additional QXS 3-Series or 4-Series Expansion Chassis (optional)

The system includes either a single server configuration or a two server node configuration (which provides high availability [HA] failover operation). The base configuration, comes with 64 GB server memory and supports up to 32 file systems. Memory upgrade kits are available which support additional file systems and the Dynamic Application Environment to host virtual machines on the system (see System Software: The Dynamic Application Environment on the Xcellis | Artico Doc Center) .The system provides unified file sharing using one or more of the following:

  • StorNext SAN
  • StorNext LAN
  • NAS (SMB/NFS)

Figure 2: Server Front View (with bezel)

Figure 3: Server Front View (without bezel)

 

For expansion card options, see Supported Expansion Cards.

The Xcellis Workflow Director system is offered with converged metadata and user data storage or with dedicated metadata storage in different configuration options. The following sections show the front views, followed by supported configurations and drive options. Your storage configuration may be different than those shown.

QXS Hardware Front Views

Figure 4: QXS 12-Drive and QXS 24-Drive - Front (with bezel)

Figure 5: QXS 12-Drive - Front (without bezel)

Figure 6: QXS 24-Drive - Front (without bezel)

Figure 7: QXS-456 - Front (with bezel)

Figure 8: QXS-456 - Front (without bezel)

The system is offered with converged metadata and user data storage or with dedicated metadata storage in different configuration options. The following figures illustrate the supported configurations. Your storage configuration may be different than those shown here.

Figure 9: Two Server Nodes With Converged Metadata/User Data Storage

1. Server Node 1
2. Server Node 2
3. QXS 12 or 24-Drive RAID Chassis (metadata and user data)
4. QXS 12 or 24-Drive Expansion Chassis (metadata and user data)

The system is offered with converged metadata and user data storage or with dedicated metadata storage in different configuration options. The following figures illustrate the supported configurations. Your storage configuration may be different than those shown here.

Figure 10: Two Server Nodes with Converged Metadata/User Data Storage and iSCSI Connections

1. Server Node 1
2. Server Node 2
3. QXS 312-Drive RAID Chassis (metadata and user data)
4. QXS 312-Drive Expansion Chassis (metadata and user data)

The system is offered with converged metadata and user data storage or with dedicated metadata storage in different configuration options. The following figures illustrate the supported configurations. Your storage configuration may be different than those shown here.

Figure 11: Two Server Nodes With Separate Dedicated Metadata Storage and User Data on 56-Drive Storage

1. Server Node 1
2. Server Node 2
3. QXS 24-Drive RAID Chassis (metadata-only)
4. QXS-456 RAID Chassis (user data)

The system is offered with converged metadata and user data storage or with dedicated metadata storage in different configuration options. The following figures illustrate the supported configurations. Your storage configuration may be different than those shown here.

Figure 12: Two Server Nodes With Separate Dedicated Metadata and User Data Storage