Open-E DSS V7 - Minimum System Requirements and Hardware Recommendations

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Minimum Hardware Requirements for Open-E DSS V7

Minimum hardware requirements allow running all functions separately with a limited number of clients or users.

 

Processor 64-bit 2GHz CPU
Memory 2GB ECC RAM
HDD SATA/SAS controller (hardware RAID controller recommended)
Network Network Interface Card (multi-cards 1 Gb/s recommended for bonding)

Hardware Recommendations for Open-E DSS V7

Note: Recommendations below are only examples and may vary depending on destined usage. For more information, please contact Open-E sales team.

Open?E DSS V7 iSCSI (Only) Storage with 20 LUNs and Direct Attached HDDs


Processor 64bit Quad Core 2GHz CPU
Memory 8 GB ECC RAM
HDD HW RAID controller with 16 SATA disks
Network 1 x 10GbE interface and 1 x 1GbE interface

Open?E DSS V7 iSCSI HA Storage Cluster, Serving 20 LUNs


Processor 2x64bit Quad Core 2GHz CPU
Memory 16GB ECC RAM
HDD HW RAID controller with 16 SATA disks
Network 1 x 10GbE interface and 5 x 1GbE interface

Open?E DSS V7 NAS (Only) Storage with 100 Clients and ADS Authentication


Processor 64bit Quad Core 2GHz CPU
Memory 8 GB ECC RAM
HDD HW RAID controller with 16 SAS disks
Network 1 x 10GbE interface and 6 x 1GbE interface

Open?E DSS V7 for Virtualization / Cloud Using NFS Data Access for VMware


Processor 64bit Quad Core 2GHz CPU
Memory 8 GB ECC RAM
HDD HW RAID controller with 16 SAS disks
Network 1 x 10GbE interface and 1 x 1GbE interface

Fibre Channel Storage Serving 20 Target LUNs


Processor 64bit Quad Core 2GHz CPU
Memory 8 GB ECC RAM
HDD HW RAID controller with 16 SAS disks
Network 1 x 10GbE interface and 1 x 1GbE interface
FC HBA 2 x 8Gb ports

Budget NAS Solution for 10 Users with Software RAID Configuration


Processor 64bit Quad Core 2GHz CPU
Memory 4 GB ECC RAM
HDD Integrated SATA controller with 4 SATA disks
Network 2 x 10GbE interface

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