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 4GB 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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Cluster over Ethernet HA Storage Solution with Open-E DSS V7
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Cluster over Ethernet HA Storage Solution with Open-E DSS V7

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Cloud Data Protection Service
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Cloud Data Protection Service

Open-E’s Cloud Data Protection Service offers continuous data safety and fast recovery of your data, provided by the MSP (Managed Service Provider) of your choice. No matter what kind and size of business you run, it will safeguard your company by protecting your files and allowing to restore them after data loss or corruption. No initial investment required, all technical matters taken care of by your MSP, steady and affordable monthly fee.

Disaster Recovery for Fibre Channel with Synchronous Replication
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Disaster Recovery for Fibre Channel with Synchronous Replication

Disaster Recovery is one of the most essential strategies for securing lost data against disasters. It includes all processes and procedures that are performed in order to prevent large failures and to avoid the consequences by keeping copies of data. With a consistent strategy, you are able to quickly recover business-critical files and applications of your IT infrastructure - ensuring business continuity and minimization of data loss.

Disaster Recovery for iSCSI with Synchronous Replication
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Disaster Recovery for iSCSI with Synchronous Replication

Disaster Recovery is one of the most essential strategies for securing lost data against disasters. It includes all processes and procedures that are performed in order to prevent large failures and to avoid the consequences by keeping copies of data. With a consistent strategy, you are able to quickly recover business-critical files and applications of your IT infrastructure - ensuring business continuity and minimization of data loss.

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This calculator helps you to find the exact license required for your storage setup with Open-E DSS V7, based on your individual specification.

Enter the configuration of your choice into the calculator and generate a PDF report.

 

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