IFS6012

IFS6012

Overview

High-Performance SAN System for Enterprise Entry

IFS 6012 D/S Series is the high performance, simple, secure, scalable and affordable SAN storage systems for enterprise and SMB. It is an ideal solution to the applications of virtualization integration, media and entertainment, or large scale surveillance; and also backup and disaster recovery in SMB or ROBO (Remote Office/Branch Office) deployments.

  • High Performance SAN storage system with Dual-Active (Active/Active) controller
  • High availability design with no single point of failure
  • 5th generation Intel®4-core processor, up to 128GB RAM per controller
  • Latest 12Gb SAS 3.0 technology
  • Built-in 10GbE iSCSI
  • Up to 12,000MB/s sequential read and 8,000MB/s sequential write throughput. up to 1.1 million sequential IOPS
  • Scale up solution supports over 8.7PB of raw storage capacity
  • FUSIONSTOR SANOS (SAN Operating System)
  • Advanced Storage Management
  • Thin Provisioning
  • SSD Cache (read and write cache)
  • Auto Tiering
  • Snapshot
  • Flexible I/O host cards for iSCSI SAN or Fibre Channel SAN
  • Local clone and remote replication for disaster recovery
  • Virtualization support for VMware VAAI, Microsoft Hyper-V ODX, and Citrix
  • Cache-to-Flash memory protection technology

Application Areas

With the next generation storage platform, the IFS 6012 D/S series is positioned to provide excellent values for customers and can deliver ultra-high performance for both throughput and IOPS to enable all kinds of enterprise applications, such as

  • Consolidation a virtualization: virtualized data center, VMware, Hyper-V, Citrix
  • Backup and disaster recovery: Symantec, Commvault, Veeam, Acronis
  • Media and entertainment: 2K/4K/8K video editing, streaming, archiving
  • Large-scale surveillance: mega structure (shopping mall/skyscraper), public transportation (airport/trainstation/highway), secure and smart city infrastructure

Appearance

IFS6012
  1. Enclosure Power Button / LED
  2. UID (Unique Identifier) Button / LED
  3. Enclosure Access LED
  4. Enclosure Status LED
  5. USB Port
  6. Disk Drive Power LED
  1. Disk Drive Status LED
  2. Power Supply Unit – PSU Indicator and Beep Off Button
  3. Controller Status LED
  4. Master / Slave LED (only for dual controllers)
  5. Dirty Cache LED
  6. UID (Unique Identifier) LED
  1. Host Card Slot 1 (host card is an optional part)
  2. Host Card Slot 2 (host card is an optional part)
  3. Buzzer Mute Button
  4. Reset to Factory Default Button
  5. Management Port
  6. Console Port
  1. Service Port
  2. USB Port
  3. 10GbE iSCSI Port
  4. 12Gb/s SAS Wide Port

Hardware Specification
Architecture Dual (Active-Active)
CPU
Processor Intel® 64-bit Quad-Core
Memory
System Flash -
Memory Module Pre-installed 4GB DDR4 ECC DIMM (per controller)
Total Memory Slots 4 (per controller)
Memory Expandable up to 128GB (per controller)
Storage
Drive Bays 3.5" Slot x 12
Maximum Drive Bays with Expansion Unit 612
Compatible Drive Type 3.5" SAS HDD / SAS SED HDD, 3.5" NL-SAS HDD / NL-SAS SED HDD, 2.5" SAS SSD / SAS SED SSD
2.5" SATA SSD / SATA SED SSD (*), 2.5" SAS HDD / SAS SED HDD, 2.5" NL-SAS HDD / NL-SAS SED HDD
(*) 6Gb MUX board needed for 2.5" SATA drives in dual controller system
Drive Interface SAS 12Gb/s
Maximum Internal Raw Capacity 168TB
Maximum Raw Capacity with Expansion Units 8,568TB
Hot Swappable Drive Yes
External Port
USB 2.0 Port 1 (Front)
USB 3.0 Port -
Others UPS Port x 1, Console Port x 1
Connective port
1GbE RJ45 LAN Port 1 (Onboard Management Port)
10GbE RJ45 LAN Port 2 (Onboard) / 2 iSCSI (Option: HQ-10G2T)
10GbE SFP+ LAN Port 4 iSCSI (Option: HQ-10G4S2)
16Gb SFP+ Fibre Channel 4 (Option: HQ-16F4S2) / 2 (Option: HQ-16F2S2)
Expansion Port
12Gb/s SAS Wide Port 2 (Onboard)
Host Card Expansion
Gen3x8 Slot 1
Gen2x4 Slot 1
Appearance
Dimension (H x W x D) (mm) 88 x 438 x 515
Chassis Form Factor 19" Rackmount 2U 12 Bay
Net Weight (kg) 16.4
Gross Weight (kg) 18.8
Memory Protection
Cache-to-Flash Module Yes
Battery Backup Module + Flash Module Yes
Others
System Fan 4 pcs
Replaceable System Fan Yes
Power Recovery Yes
Scheduled Power On/Off -
Wake on LAN/WAN Yes
Power Supply Unit / Adapter 770W/850W x 2 (80 PLUS Platinum)
Redundant Power Supply Yes
AC Input Power Voltage 100V-240V
Power Frequency 50-60 Hz, Single Phase
Power Consumption 407W
British Thermal Unit 1,388BTU
LCM Support Yes
Environment Temperature
Operating Temperature 0°C to 40°C
Storage Temperature -10°C to 50°C
Operating Relative Humidity 20% to 80% non-condensing
Non-operating Relative Humidity 10% to 90%
Certification
Certifications CE, FCC, BSMI, VCCI, KCC
Warranty
Standard warranty 3 years
Battery backup module / Super capacitor module : 1 year

Software Specification
Operating System 64bit embedded Linux
Storage Management
  • RAID level 0 ,1 ,0+1 ,3 ,5 ,6 ,10 ,30 ,50, 60, and N-way mirror
  • RAID EE level 5EE, 6EE, 50EE, and 60EE
  • Flexible storage pool ownership
  • Thin Provisioning (QThin) with space reclamation
  • SSD Cache (QCache1)
  • Auto Tiering (QTiering1)
  • Global, local, and dedicated hot spares
  • Write-through and write-back cache policy
  • Online disk roaming
  • Spreading RAID disk drives across enclosures
  • Background I/O priority setting
  • Instant RAID volume availability
  • Fast RAID rebuild
  • Online storage pool expansion
  • Online volume extension
  • Online volume migration2
  • Auto volume rebuilding
  • Instant volume restoration
  • Online RAID level migration
  • SED & ISE drive support
  • Video editing mode for enhanced performance
  • Disk drive health check and S.M.A.R.T. attributes
  • Storage pool parity check and media scan for disk scrubbing
  • SSD wear lifetime indicator
  • Disk drive firmware batch update
  • Volume QoS (Quality of Service)
  • Advanced disk awareness
iSCSI Host Connectivity
  • Proven QSOE 2.0 optimization engine
  • CHAP & mutual CHAP authentication
  • SCSI-3 PR (Persistent Reservation for I/O fencing) support
  • iSNS support
  • VLAN (Virtual LAN) support
  • Jumbo frame (9,000 bytes) support
  • Up to 256 iSCSI targets
  • Up to 512 hosts per controller
  • Up to 1,024 sessions per controller
Fibre Channel Host Connectivity
  • Proven QSOE 2.0 optimization engine
  • FCP-2 & FCP-3 support
  • Auto detect link speed and topology
  • Topology supports point-to-point3 and loop
  • Up to 256 hosts per controller
High Availability
  • Dual-Active (Active/Active) SAN controllers
  • Cache mirroring through NTB bus
  • ALUA support
  • Management port seamless failover
  • Fault-tolerant and redundant modular components for SAN controller, PSU, FAN module, and dual port disk drive interface
  • Dual-ported HDD tray connector
  • Multipath I/O and load balancing support (MPIO, MC/S, Trunking, and LACP)
  • Firmware update with zero system downtime
Security
  • Secured Web (HTTPS), SSH (Secure Shell)
  • iSCSI Force Field to protect from mutant network attack
  • iSCSI CHAP & mutual CHAP authentication
  • SED & ISE drive support
Storage Efficiency
  • Thin Provisioning (QThin) with space reclamation
  • Auto Tiering (QTiering 1) with 3 levels of storage tiers
Networking DHCP, Static IP, NTP, Trunking, LACP, VLAN, Jumbo frame (up to 9,000 bytes)
Advanced Data Protection
  • Snapshot (QSnap), block-level, differential backup
  • Writeable snapshot support
  • Manual or schedule tasks
  • Up to 64 snapshots per volume
  • Up to 64 volumes for snapshot
  • Up to 4,096 snapshots per system
  • Remote Replication (QReplica)
  • Asynchronous, block-level, differential backup based on snapshot technology
  • Traffic shaping for dynamic bandwidth controller
  • Manual or schedule tasks
  • Auto rollback to previous version if current replication fails
  • Up to 32 schedule tasks per controller
  • Volume clone for local replication
  • Configurable N-way mirroring
  • Integration with Windows VSS (Volume Shadow Copy Service)
  • Instant volume restoration
  • Cache-to-Flash memory protection1
  • M.2 flash module
  • Power module: BBM (Battery Backup Module) or SCM (Super Capacitor Module)
  • Support USB UPS and network UPS with SNMP management
Virtualization
  • Server Virtualization & Clustering
  • Latest VMware vSphere compatible
  • VMware VAAI for iSCSI & FC
  • Windows Server 2016, 2012 R2 Hyper-V compatible
  • Microsoft ODX
  • Latest Citrix XenServer compatible
Easy Management
  • USB LCM1, serial console support, online firmware update
  • Intuitive Web management UI, secured web (HTTPS), SSH (Secured Shell), LED indicators
  • S.E.S. support, S.M.A.R.T. support, Wake-on-LAN, and Wake-on-SAS
  • RESTfulAPI support
Green & Energy Efficiency
  • 80 PLUS Platinum power supply
  • Wake-on-LAN to turn on or wake up the system only when necessary
  • Auto disk spin-down
Host Operating Systems Support
  • Windows Server 2008, 2008 R2, 2012, 2012 R2, 2016
  • SLES 10, 11, 12
  • RHEL 5, 6, 7
  • CentOS 6, 7
  • Solaris 10, 11
  • FreeBSD 9, 10
  • Mac OS X 10.11 or later
Note
  • 1 The function is optional and is not included in the default package.
  • 2 The feature is based on RAID level migration of disk groups on the fly in thick provisioning pools.
  • 3 16Gb Fibre Channel only supports Point-to-Point topology.