OSNexus Official Blog

  • Enabling Multi-tenant SDS with QoS Controls

    Multi-tenant environments work efficiently because computing and storage resources are pooled and shared across a large number of users or “tenants.”  In an enterprise deployment these tenants might be from different departments or from various groups within a department like engineering or marketing. In a managed hosting environment the tenants… Listen ⇢

    Enabling Multi-tenant SDS with QoS Controls

  • Hardware Accelerated Encryption with Intel AES-NI Technology and QuantaStor SDS

    Simply put, encryption is computationally expensive and without hardware acceleration, performance goes into the tank. This is especially true with storage systems where encryption technology is used to encrypt and decrypt every single I/O to the appliance.   One way to increase storage performance is by using Intel’s AES-NI (Advanced… Listen ⇢

    Hardware Accelerated Encryption with Intel AES-NI Technology and QuantaStor SDS

  • Optimizing SDS for Server Virtualization Workloads

    With the broad range of hardware options available to Software Defined Storage (SDS) solutions like QuantaStor, selecting the right combination of hardware to make the workload perform well without overspending on higher cost components can be a challenge. If money is no object and the configuration is moderate in size, the process is… Listen ⇢

    Optimizing SDS for Server Virtualization Workloads

  • How to: QuantaStor Active Directory Caching for Enterprise Deployments

    By default, QuantaStor caches Active Directory user names and associated Unix user and group IDs (UID/GID) information within the service. It enables you to quickly search for users and groups and assign storage share access by clicking on the User Access tab in the Modify Network Share dialog box (Figure… Listen ⇢

  • Configuring High Availability SDS Site Clusters

    With QuantaStor’s expanded High Availability (HA) capabilities in version 3.15 you can now create and monitor site clusters and group node pairs together all from within the web user interface. Site Clusters enable up to 32 nodes to pool resources and distribute work across the clusters while enabling continuous service… Listen ⇢

  • Creating iSCSI Datastores in VMware with QuantaStor SDS

    Server and Desktop virtualization with VMware is one of the most popular storage use cases for QuantaStor SDS. QuantaStor, certified for use with VMware ESXi, makes it easy to access iSCSI targets using the software iSCSI adapter built into VMware. The great thing about using iSCSI is that it’s fast, supports… Listen ⇢

    Creating iSCSI Datastores in VMware with QuantaStor SDS

  • Assigning Network Share Ownership Using Active Directory

    Creating Network Attached Storage (NAS) Shares with Active Directory using QuantaStor has always been an easy process, and now with the latest QuantaStor release we’ve made Active Directory integration even easier by adding new security policies that let storage administrators assign owners to specific group shares with just a few… Listen ⇢

  • Configuring SNMP Alert Notifications for QuantaStor Appliances

    QuantaStor has always allowed for remote system monitoring using SNMP and now with the release of QuantaStor v3.15 we’ve enhanced the platform’s alerting and notification capabilities as well as security and privacy by including SNMPv3. For those unfamiliar with Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), it’s an Internet-standard protocol to monitor… Listen ⇢

  • Enabling Strong Storage Security with TLS

    Maintaining secure systems is not just an ongoing task but an increasingly important focus and practice for all IT organizations. The key for software vendors is providing timely updates that ensure strong security enforcement and keep up with the constantly changing threat landscape. With the recent activity around SSL and… Listen ⇢

    Enabling Strong Storage Security with TLS

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