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Solution Overview
The OSNexus QuantaStor + HighPoint RocketStor 4243AS solution redefines Composable Disaggregated Infrastructure (CDI) by pairing an open, hardware-neutral NVMe-oF storage platform with an enterprise-class software management grid. The result is a True Unified Storage pipeline that simultaneously serves file (NFS/SMB), block (iSCSI/NVMe-oF), and object (Amazon S3-compatible) workloads over standard 100GbE Ethernet — eliminating the cost and rigidity of proprietary flash arrays.
The HighPoint RS4243AS packs up to 24 U.2/U.3 NVMe SSDs into a compact 2U chassis and offloads the entire NVMe-oF protocol stack to dedicated fabric bridge silicon. OSNexus QuantaStor acts as the intelligence layer above — ingesting that raw NVMe-oF capacity and presenting it as unified, multi-protocol, enterprise-grade storage, manageable from a single federated console across enclosures, sites, and clouds.
CPU Offload via RoCE v2
Full dual-sided RDMA offload eliminates storage-related CPU overhead, freeing compute for VM density and application workloads.
BYOD Hardware-Neutral Platform
Source industry-standard NVMe SSDs at market prices — no proprietary drive tax. Maximize storage density per dollar.
Single Pane Management
QuantaStor Storage Grid provides one federated interface spanning enclosures, data centers, and hybrid clouds.
Deep Hardware Visibility
Monitor fan speeds, power supplies, and view a slot-to-drive chassis map directly from the QuantaStor console.
Protocol Flexibility
Deploy NVMe/TCP over standard Ethernet or RoCE v2 for ultra-low-latency lossless fabrics — switchable per workload.
Linear Scale Out
Add RocketStor 4243AS enclosures and QuantaStor folds capacity & bandwidth into the existing namespace with no forklift.
Key Features
Target Applications
AI & Machine Learning
Eliminates GPU data stall by delivering millions of IOPS at line rate. Presents training data as S3 object or NFS for seamless ingest and checkpointing.
Media & Entertainment
Serves multi-stream 8K RAW editing over SMB/NFS at full sequential throughput. Scale raw capacity on demand as projects grow.
Private Cloud / VMs
Disaggregated CDI lets compute and storage scale independently. Hypervisors pull block targets over standard Ethernet, maximizing hardware utilization.
Deployment Advantages
Zero Vendor Lock-In: BYOD architecture accepts commercially available NVMe SSDs — source at market prices and swap suppliers freely.
Rapid Deployment: Qualified turnkey solution available immediately through ASI and TD SYNNEX global distribution networks.
Flexible Networking: Supports NVMe/TCP for cost-effective Ethernet deployments or RoCE v2 for lossless, ultra-low-latency fabrics.
Workload-Matched Scaling: Add RS4243AS enclosures as needed; QuantaStor grows capacity and bandwidth linearly with no re-architecture.
Centralized Visibility: Direct slot-to-drive chassis mapping and hardware health monitoring from within the QuantaStor management console.
Customer Benefits
Lower TCO: CPU offload via RoCE v2 reclaims host compute cycles, increasing VM density and reducing per-workload infrastructure cost.
Simplified Operations: One management pane spans multi-node, multi-site deployments — reducing administrative overhead and training burden.
Future-Proof Investment: Open hardware platform and standards-based protocols protect the investment as NVMe SSD capacity and performance continue to advance.
Enterprise Resilience: Layered data protection — from RAID to erasure coding and replication — with full snapshot and multi-tenancy support.
Proven Qualification: Jointly qualified and immediately available; customers benefit from a tested, supported reference architecture.