Technical Specifications

The following sections present technical specifications for your system hardware.

For QXS storage specifications for QXS 4-Series and QXS 3-Series 12, 24, and 56-drive storage arrays, see the QXS-3/4/6 Series Hybrid Storage Site Planning Guide at www.quantum.com/qxshybriddocs.

Airflow Requirement

 Specification

Racks Without Doors

6.5 in. (16.5cm)
Racks With Doors (front/back) 23 in. (58.4cm)

The following applies to Xcellis Workflow Director (R630), Xcellis Foundation, aiWARE for Xcellis Embedded (DAE), aiWARE for Xcellis Standard and High Performance, Artico (R630), and Xcellis Workflow Extender (R630) systems.

Certification Detail

The servers are certified under the EMI regulatory model name QC004.

Software Supported

 Specification

StorNext Release

StorNext 6.1.0 and later.

StorNext Release

StorNext 6.0.1.1 and later for Xcellis Foundation systems.

StorNext Release

StorNext 6.0.1 and later for aiWARE for Xcellis systems.

StorNext Release

StorNext 6.0 and later for Xcellis Workflow Extender [R630] systems, for single-server node Xcellis Workflow Director, and for single and dual-server node Artico (R630) systems

StorNext Release

StorNext 5 Release 5.3 and later for Xcellis Workflow Director systems
StorNext Connect Release

StorNext Connect 1.1 and any App updates delivered after that release for Xcellis Workflow Director and Artico systems
Client OS Support Linux, Windows and Mac OS

Component Reliability

 Specification

Server Failover (dual-server systems only)

Two servers supporting StorNext High Availability (HA) failover.

(For Xcellis Workflow Director and Artico systems)
Power Supplies Redundant, hot-swap capable power supplies

Mount Hardware/
Rack Hole Type

 Specification

Mounting Hardware
  • #10-32 Screws
  • M5 Screws
Rack Hole Types
  • Square Holes
  • Unthreaded round through holes
  • Threaded ("broadcast"-type) through holes
Rack Width 19 in (48.3 cm)
Rack Depth 28.4 in (72.06 cm)

Charasteristic

 Specification

Server Width (side to side)

19 in (48.3cm)
Server Depth (front) 28.4 in(72.05cm)
Server Height 1.75 in (4.45cm)
Single Server Node Weight 33.08 lbs (15.01 kg) - unboxed
51.13 lbs (23.19 kg) - shipping (includes rails)
Rack Space Requirements - Servers
  • 1U for each server node

Hardware Type

 Specification

The following applies to Xcellis Workflow Director (R630), Xcellis Foundation, aiWARE for Xcellis Embedded (DAE), aiWARE for Xcellis Standard and High Performance, Artico (R630), and Xcellis Workflow Extender (R630) systems. For specific expansion cards and server slots supported, see Supported Expansion Cards or aiWARE for Xcellis (Standard, High Performance) Expansion Card Options.
10 GbE NIC 10 GbE Small form-factor pluggable (SFP+ ) transceivers, or Twinax cables
(1 per each 10 GbE FC port, if used)
10 GbE Base-T NIC RJ-45 Connections 1 per each port
(no SFPs)
8 Gb Fibre Channel HBA 8 Gb Fibre Channel Built-in SFP+ FC transceivers (if used)
16 Gb Fibre Channel HBA 116 Gb Small form-factor pluggable (SFP+) FC transceivers
(1 per each 16 Gb FC port, if used)
32 Gb Fibre Channel HBAs
(Xcellis Workflow Extender (R630) systems only)

132 Gb Small form-factor pluggable (SFP+) FC transceivers
(1 per each 32 Gb FC port, if used)

1Supplied Fibre Channel SFP+ transceivers should be used with their specific HBA card. By default, Quantum supports Short Wave (SW) Multimode FC connections/cables, and does not support Long Wave (LW) Single mode FC connections/cables. Fiber channel ports for QXS storage and Quantum appliances all ship with SR SFPs. They can support LR ONLY if LR SFPs are installed in place of the shipped SFPs, and single mode fiber is used.

Power Requirement

 Specification

Power Outlet

Compatible with North American type NEMA 5-15P plugs. European CEE 7/7 plugs, or NEMA C13/14 if plugging into a rack power distribution unit (PDU).

Frequency

 50 to 60Hz

Input Voltage

 100 to 240VAC

Operational Current Draw

  • 3.0 AMPS at 100 VAC
  • 1.2 AMPS at 240 VAC

Power Draw

 295 Watts

Inrush Power

 248 Watts

Heat

 1006 BTUs

Drive type

 Specification

Hard Drives

Two 2.5 inch, 500GB internal, hot-swappable SATA HDDs.

The following applies to aiWARE for Xcellis Embedded (DAE), Xcellis Workflow Director (R630), Artico and Xcellis Workflow Extender (R630) systems.

  • 8 drive slots total:
    • 2 drives configured in a RAID 1 configuration; contains system software (StorNext, etc.), and the CentOS7 (Operating System); drive slots 0–1
    • 6 empty drive slots; drive slots 2–7

The following applies to aiWARE for Xcellis (Standard and High Performance) systems.

  • 8 drive slots total:
    • 2 drives configured in a RAID 1 configuration; contains system software (StorNext, aiWARE, etc.), and the CentOS7 (Operating System); drive slots 0–1
    • 6 x 2TB SATA drives configured in a RAID 5 configuration; contains aiWARE metadata; drive slots 2–7

Optical Drive

One SATA DVD-ROM

Note: DVD devices are data only.

Climatic Environment Type

 Specification

Temperature
  • Operating: 50° to 95°F (10° to 35°C) with a maximum temperature gradation of 10°C per hour

    • Note: 35°C (95°F) is the maximum temperature at sea level. For altitudes above 2,950 ft (899.2m), decrease the operating temp 0.9°C for every 1,000 ft (304.8m) of altitude.

  • Shipping and Storage: -4° to 140°F (-20° to 60°C)

Relative Humidity
  • Operating: 20% to 80%, non-condensing
  • Shipping and Storage: 5% to 95%, non- condensing

Altitude
  • Operating: 0 to 10,000 ft (0 to 3048m)
  • Shipping and Storage: 0 to 35,000 ft (0 to 10688m)

Heat

In BTUs (see individual component specs, above)

Type

 Specification

Maximum Vibration
  • Operational: 0.26 G’s random vibration, 5 to 350Hz
  • Non-operational: 0.5 G’s random vibration, 5 to 350Hz

Maximum Shock
  • Operational: 2 G’s for 11ms, 1/2 sine
  • Non-operational: 3.5 G’s for 11ms, 1/2 sine

Memory

 Specification

RAM

(each server)
  • 64 GB (base server memory) - supports up to 32 file systems.

The following applies to Xcellis Foundation, aiWARE for Xcellis Embedded (DAE), Xcellis Workflow Director (R630), and Artico (R630) systems.

  • Memory kits are available with varying quantities of 8, 16, and 32 GB DIMMS to upgrade the system to 128, 256, 384 or 768 GB of total RAM per server.

The following applies to aiWARE for Xcellis (Standard) systems.

  • 128 GB memory configured as 16 x 8 GB DIMMs; all memory channels are populated; server memory is pre-installed.

The following applies to aiWARE for Xcellis (High Performance) systems.

  • 384 GB memory configured as 8 x 16 GB DIMMs and 8 x 32 GB DIMMs; all memory channels are populated; server memory is pre-installed.

Hardware Type

 Specification
North American Power Cords
  • Two 10-ft (3m) NEMA 5-15P locking power cords (straight)
  • Two 4-ft. (1.2m) NEMA C13 to C14 power cords (rack power)
European Power Cords
  • Two 7-ft. (2m) CEEC7/7 locking power cords
  • Two 4-ft. (1.2m) NEMA C13 to C14 power cords (rack power)

Ethernet Cables

25-ft (7.6 m) Ethernet cables with RJ-45 connectors
Fibre Channel (FC) Cables Optical Fibre Channel cables

The following applies to aiWARE for Xcellis, Embedded (DAE), Xcellis Workflow Director (R630) and Artico (R630) systems.

SAS Cables
(QXS expansion-only; each expansion chassis)

SAS cables– quantity and type depend on supported SAS connections required.

The following applies to Xcellis Foundation, aiWARE for Xcellis Embedded (DAE), Xcellis Workflow Director (R630) and Xcellis Workflow Extender (R630) systems.

These cables and QSFPs support Mellanox cards installed configured to support InfiniBand networks.

Hardware Type

 Specification

Quantum
Part Number

 Dell
Part Number		 Mellanox
Part Number

40GbE/FDR InfiniBand Assembled Optical Cables (AOC)

16.4-ft (5 m) VPI FDR InfiniBand QSFP Assembled Optical Cable

9-05455-01

 470-ABIX MC220731V-005

32.8-ft (10 m) VPI FDR InfiniBand QSFP Assembled Optical Cable

n/a

 470-ABIY MC220731V-010
40GbE/FDR InfiniBand Direct-attach Copper (DAC) Cables (0.5 m) VPI FDR InfiniBand QSFP passive copper cable n/a 470-ABIT MC2207130-00A
(1 m) VPI FDR InfiniBand QSFP passive copper cable n/a 470-ABIU MC2207130-001
(2 m) VPI FDR InfiniBand QSFP passive copper cable n/a 470-ABIV MC2207130-002
(3 m) VPI FDR InfiniBand QSFP passive copper cable n/a 470-ABIW MC2207128-003

40GbE/FDR InfiniBand Optical QSFPs

Mellanox, Transceiver, QSFP, 40Gb Short Range (40GbE/FDR10 40Gb Infiniband)

 9-05902-01 407- BBOI MC2210411-SR4
Infiniband-only FDR 56Gb/S optical QSFP n/a n/a MC2207411-SR4L

40GbE/FDR InfiniBand Optical Cables (MPO Fibre)

 

 

 

Multi Plug Optical (MPO) OM3 cables

n/a

 n/a n/a

(1m) Multi Plug Optical (MPO) OM4 cable

9-05903-01

 n/a n/a

(3 m)Multi Plug Optical (MPO) OM4 cable

9-05904-01

 n/a n/a

(4 m) Multi Plug Optical (MPO) OM4 cable

9-05905-01

 n/a n/a