QXS-Series shared storage appliances are fast, highly available, easily expandable storage that can be configured with your choice of connectivity options, drive sizes, and form factors to precisely fit your StorNext and directly attached workflow needs.

Designed and engineered from the ground up to support these demanding video workflows, QXS™ is tuned to deliver high levels of sequential I/O performance, with up to 12 GB/s read performance, 10 GB/s write performance, and 750K random read performance per system.

Quantum QXSTM-Series storage arrays are high-performance, reliable storage arrays designed to cost-efectively accelerate video workflows with large streaming files such as collaborative media production, and film and television production.

Provides helpful hints and shortcuts. The front of the QXS-312, QXS-324, QXS-412, QXS-424, QXS-448, and QXS-648 are all 2U high (3.5 inches/88.9mm) and use the same bezel (2U). The QXS-456 and QXS-656 are 4U high (7 inches/177.8mm) and also use the same bezel (4U). Refer to Figure 1 for images of the chassis with bezels installed.

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Identify Your QXS Model... Complete the following steps if you are installing a RAID chassis, an expansion chassis, or both. Step 1 Install the system in a rack, cable, and power on. Update firmware as needed. Refer to Install > Installing 2U Chassis or Install > Installing 5U Chassis on the QXS 12G Documentation Center.

Quantum QXS™ storage arrays are high-performance, reliable storage arrays designed to cost-effectively accelerate video workflows. Providing the foundation on which to architect a storage infrastructure, Quantum QXS storage best aligns storage performance and capacity requirements to where and when it is needed most. Each QXS system

Entry-level, value-priced, seamlessly upgradable storage. The QXS™-3 hybrid storage series features next-generation host connection speeds, Q-Tools, Q-Turbo, and high-capacity drives. These models support the following host connection types: 8Gb Fibre Channel, 16Gb Fibre Channel, 12Gb SAS, 1Gb iSCSI, or 10Gb iSCSI.

The Quantum QXS-584 12G RAID Node Storage Array Appliance is built to provide performance and reliable storage to ensure speed and flexibility to power video editing and content creation needs.