Quantum DXi4700 Capacity Upgrade Guide

This document provides instructions for upgrading the storage capacity of a Quantum DXi4700 disk backup system. There are two methods for upgrading storage capacity:

Table 1: DXi4700 Supported Configurations

DXi4700 (NAS/OST) Configuration

 Licensed Usable Capacity² ³ Nominal Capacity System Memory Expansion Modules (JBODs) Total Rack Space Required
  • 1 Node (2U)
  • 3 x 1 GbE Ethernet ports

  • 2 x 8 Gb Fibre Channel ports (for VTL)

  • 2 x 6 Gb SAS ports (DXi4700 G1 configurations with Expansion modules only)

  • 2 x 12 Gb SAS ports (DXi4700 G2 configurations with Expansion modules only)

  • (Optional) Additional network adapter providing 2 x 10 GbE (SFP+) Ethernet ports or 2 x 10 GBase-T Ethernet ports
5 TB / 11 TB¹ 12 TB 32 GB* 0 2U

19 TB / 27 TB

 28 TB 32 GB* 0 2U
45 TB / 63 TB 64 TB 64 GB* 1 4U
81 TB / 99 TB 100 TB 64 GB* 2 6U
117 TB / 135 TB 136 TB 96 GB* 3 8U

*32 GB systems running a Veeam or DAE configuration require 64 GB system memory.

64 GB systems running a Veeam or DAE configuration require 96 GB system memory.

96 GB systems running a Veeam or DAE configuration require 128 GB system memory.

¹ 1 TB = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes

  

² Usable storage capacity for installed Array or Expansion modules can be upgraded at any time after purchase in increments of 6TB, 8TB, and 18TB. Storage capacity upgrades are enabled simply by adding a license key. To purchase a storage capacity upgrade license, contact your Quantum sales representative. After you obtain the storage capacity license, refer to the section “Adding a License Key” in the DXi4700 User’s Guide for instructions on completing the capacity upgrade.

³ Usable space is presented as a decimal (1000) value (TB or Terrabyte) in the DXi GUI. Backup applications may report the binary (1024) value (TiB or Tebibye) but incorrectly label it as "TB". For example, 272 TB will be seen in the DXi GUI; however a backup application may report 247.38 TB. 247.38 "tebibyte (TiB) = 271.99718647923 "terabyte (TB)"

 

DXi4700 (VTL) Configuration

 Licensed Usable Capacity² ³ Nominal Capacity System Memory Expansion Modules (JBODs) Total Rack Space Required
  • 1 Node
  • 3 x 1 GbE Ethernet ports

  • 2 x 8 Gb Fibre Channel ports (for VTL)

  • 2 x 6 Gb SAS ports (DXi4700 G1 configurations with Expansion modules only)

  • 2 x 12 Gb SAS ports (DXi4700 G2 configurations with Expansion modules only)

  • (Optional) Additional network adapter providing 2 x 10 GbE (SFP+) Ethernet ports or 2 x 10 GBase-T Ethernet ports
5 TB / 11 TB¹ 12 TB 32 GB 0 2U

19 TB / 27 TB

 28 TB 32 GB 0 2U
45 TB / 63 TB 64 TB 64 GB 1 4U
81 TB / 99 TB 100 TB 64 GB 2 6U
117 TB / 135 TB 136 TB 96 GB 3 8U

¹ 1 TB = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes

  

² Usable storage capacity for installed Array or Expansion modules can be upgraded at any time after purchase in increments of 6TB, 8TB, and 18TB. Storage capacity upgrades are enabled simply by adding a license key. To purchase a storage capacity upgrade license, contact your Quantum sales representative. After you obtain the storage capacity license, refer to the section “Adding a License Key” in the DXi4700 User’s Guide for instructions on completing the capacity upgrade.

³ Usable space is presented as a decimal (1000) value (TB or Terrabyte) in the DXi GUI. Backup applications may report the binary (1024) value (TiB or Tebibye) but incorrectly label it as "TB". For example, 272 TB will be seen in the DXi GUI; however a backup application may report 247.38 TB. 247.38 "tebibyte (TiB) = 271.99718647923 "terabyte (TB)"

 

DXi4700 (Multi-Protocol) Configuration

 Licensed Usable Capacity² ³ Nominal Capacity System Memory Expansion Modules (JBODs) Total Rack Space Required
  • 1 Node
  • 3 x 1 GbE Ethernet ports

  • 2 x 8 Gb Fibre Channel ports (for VTL)

  • 2 x 8 Gb Fibre Channel ports (for PTT)

  • 2 x 6 Gb SAS ports (DXi4700 G1 configurations with Expansion modules only)

  • 2 x 12 Gb SAS ports (DXi4700 G2 configurations with Expansion modules only)

  • (Optional) Additional network adapter providing 2 x 10 GbE (SFP+) Ethernet ports or 2 x 10 GBase-T Ethernet ports
5 TB / 11 TB¹ 12 TB 32 GB* 0 2U

19 TB / 27 TB

 28 TB 32 GB* 0 2U
45 TB / 63 TB 64 TB 64 GB* 1 4U
81 TB / 99 TB 100 TB 64 GB* 2 6U
117 TB / 135 TB 136 TB 96 GB* 3 8U

*32 GB systems running a Veeam or DAE configuration require 64 GB system memory.

64 GB systems running a Veeam or DAE configuration require 96 GB system memory.

96 GB systems running a Veeam or DAE configuration require 128 GB system memory.

¹ 1 TB = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes

  

² Usable storage capacity for installed Array or Expansion modules can be upgraded at any time after purchase in increments of 6TB, 8TB, and 18TB.. Storage capacity upgrades are enabled simply by adding a license key. To purchase a storage capacity upgrade license, contact your Quantum sales representative. After you obtain the storage capacity license, refer to the section “Adding a License Key” in the DXi4700 User’s Guide for instructions on completing the capacity upgrade.

³ Usable space is presented as a decimal (1000) value (TB or Terrabyte) in the DXi GUI. Backup applications may report the binary (1024) value (TiB or Tebibye) but incorrectly label it as "TB". For example, 272 TB will be seen in the DXi GUI; however a backup application may report 247.38 TB. 247.38 "tebibyte (TiB) = 271.99718647923 "terabyte (TB)"