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FlexStor 2420mze

48TB to 288TB - 24 Drive 4U NAS+iSCSI Storage Appliance with Mirrored OS, Supports External Expansion

The FlexStor 2420mze Octa-Core Xeon RAID NAS+iSCSI rackmount storage appliance incorporates storage capacities of 48TB to 288TB with the latest RAID, NAS and iSCSI technologies and scales up to more than 1.5 PetaBytes with FlexStor Expansion Units. High performance features include the latest 8 to 22-core Broadwell-EP Xeons in single or dual processor configurations, up to 3TB of DDR4 system memory, and teamed 1 Gigabit or 10 Gigabit Ethernet connectivity.

This fault-tolerant data storage comes in a convenient, space-saving 4U rackmount chassis with hot-swappable drives and trays. Your data is protected with your choice of RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 and JBOD across twenty-four hot-swappable SAS disk drives on an ultra high-performance 12Gbps SAS hardware RAID controller. Full x8 SAS3 end-to-end connectivity with dual 12Gbps SAS links allows the FlexStor 2420mze to be scaled with a cascade of up to 128 drives. An optional RAID cache flash memory backup module helps protect against data loss in the event of an environmental power failure.

The FlexStor 2420mze provides two rear hot-swappable RAID Certified 300GB 15,000RPM 2.5" SAS disk drives mirrored at RAID 1 specifically for the operating system. These disks and integrated 12Gbps SAS hardware RAID controller are completely independent of the data storage array.

A 1000/1280 Watt dual redundant 80-PLUSŪ Platinum 95.08% high-efficiency certified digital power supply with hot-swappable modules ensures continuous up-time and reduced electrical consumption.

Our base configuration provides quad 1 Gigabit ports teamed together and load-balanced for 4Gb of NAS and iSCSI connectivity. Want 10Gb instead? No problem with a very affordable upgrade to our on-board quad 10Gb configuration or choose from a variety of 10Gb Ethernet server adapters with RJ-45, SFP+, SR Optical, or LR Optical connectivity.

Looking to minimize application latency and eliminate I/O bottlenecks? Select one or more of our FastIO persistent memory cards with either MLC or SLC enterprise solid-state flash memory to dynamically boost your efficiency.

FlexStor appliances are extremely flexible and can utilize your existing SAS or Fibre Channel-attached storage subsystems. Just select one or more of our optional SAS and FC host bus adapters to rapidly expand your new NAS and iSCSI storage pool.

FlexStor NAS+iSCSI storage appliances are powered by Windows Storage Server 2016 Standard Edition 64-bit operating system. Windows Storage Server 2016 provides both network file-based shared storage (NFS) as well as iSCSI target block storage. Windows Storage Server's Resilient File System (ReFS) improves data integrity, availability and scalability.

Windows Storage Server 2016 supports a wide variety of robust features such as thin provisioning with just-in-time allocations, data deduplication to massively reduce the primary storage footprint on NTFS data volumes, and BranchCache to optimize performance over the WAN. Since there are no license limits on the number of connections, there is no need to purchase expensive licenses for each of your host systems.

FlexStor NAS+iSCSI storage appliances are perfect for adding storage to a new or existing virtual environment. Enhanced support for Hyper-V includes shared VHDs (Virtual Hard Disks), resizing of VHDs while a Virtual Machine is running, storage Quality of Service (Qos), as wells as improved performance for live migrations and cross-version live-migrations. An improved iSCSI target now supports VHDX (VHD 2.0) for capacities up to 64TB and supports SMI-S to enable end-to-end provisioning.

FlexStor's NFS network-attached storage protocol can be used for backend storage for Virtual Machines running on VMware ESX or ESXi.

The FlexStor 2420mze NAS+iSCSI rackmount storage appliance is a great fit for businesses that are looking for a robust storage solution with redundancy to protect your data and prevent downtime combined with the latest in storage management software, but in an affordable package.

• Up to 288 TeraByte Capacities in 4U Rackmount
• Two 15k SAS Disk Drives Mirrored at RAID 1 for OS
• Up to Two Intel Broadwell-EP Xeon Processors (8 to 22-Cores Each)
• Up to 3TB System Memory (16GB Standard)
• Two 12Gbps SAS Ultra High Performance Hardware RAID Controllers
• Supports up to 128 SAS or SSD Disk Drives with Expansion Units
• RAID Levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD
• Quad 1Gb or Quad 10Gb Ethernet
• Redundant 80-PLUS Platinum Hot-Swappable Digital Power Supply
• Windows Storage Server 2016 64-Bit Operating System

FlexStor 2420mze Octa-Core Xeon RAID NAS+iSCSI 4U Rackmount Storage Appliance with Mirrored OS, Supports External Expansion

Base Configuration:

• Twenty-Four Hot-Swappable 12Gb SAS Disk Drives with up to 288TB Raw Storage Capacity
• 2TB/4TB/6TB/8TB/10TB/12TB 7200RPM 12Gb SAS
• Two Rear Hot-Swappable 300GB 15k 12Gb SAS 2.5" Disk Drives Mirrored at RAID 1 for OS (Independent of Data Storage Array)
• Single 2.10GHz Intel Octa-Core 8GT Broadwell-EP Xeon Processor with 20MB Shared Cache
• 16GB High Speed DDR4 System Memory with Error Correction
• Two Hardware RAID Controllers:
• Controller #1: Ultra High Performance 12Gbps SAS On-Board Hardware RAID Controller Ported to Two Drive Bays for the Rear Hot-Swappable Mirrored OS Drives
• Controller #2: Ultra High Performance 12Gbps SAS Hardware RAID Controller Ported to Twenty-Four Front Hot-Swappable 12Gbps Drive Bays with Full x8 SAS3 End-to-End Connectivity; Supports up to 128 12Gb SAS or SSD Disk Drives with Expansion Units
• Capable of RAID Levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 and JBOD
• Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) v2.0 with Virtual Media and KVM-Over-LAN
• Quad Copper Gigabit Ethernet Ports for NAS and iSCSI Connectivity
• Windows Storage Server 2016 Standard Edition Embedded 64-bit Operating System
• Features NAS, iSCSI, Thin Provisioning, Data Deduplication, DFS Replication, NIC Teaming & Load Balancing, Enhanced Support for Hyper-V
• Hot-Swappable 1000/1280 Watt Dual Redundant 95.08% High Efficiency 80-PLUSŪ Platinum Certified Digital Power Supply with PMBus 1.2
• 4U 19" Rackmount Chassis with Quick-Release Rapid Mounting Rails

Available Upgrade Options:

• RAID Controller Flash Memory Backup Module to Protect Against Data Loss in the Event of Power Failure
• Single or Dual 2.1GHz 8-Core, 3.2GHz 8-Core, 2.2GHz 10-Core, 2.4GHz 10-Core, 2.2GHz 12-Core, 2.4GHz 14-Core, 2.1GHz 16-Core, 2.6GHz 16-Core, 2.3GHz 18-Core, 2.2GHz 20-Core, or 2.2GHz 22-Core Broadwell-EP Xeon Processor(s)
• 32GB, 64GB, 128GB, 256GB, 384GB, 512GB, 1.5TB or 3TB High Speed DDR4 System Memory
• 1Gb Ethernet Server Adapters with RJ-45
• 10Gb Ethernet Server Adapters with RJ-45, SFP+, SR Optical, LR Optical Options
• 365GB-5,120GB MLC and 400GB-1,200GB SLC FastIO Persistent Memory Cards
• 3Gbps, 6Gbps, or 12Gbps SAS Host Bus Adapters
• 4Gbps, 8Gbps, or 16Gbps Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters

* FlexStor 2420mze requires dual processors in order to use all five of the PCI-E slots. Default configuration with a single processor support no additional usable PCI-E slots.

Available FlexStor Expansion Units:

• FlexStor E12m 2U Expansion Unit (12x3.5" Drives)
• FlexStor E16m 3U Expansion Unit (16x3.5" Drives)
• FlexStor E24m 4U Expansion Unit (24x3.5" Drives)
• FlexStor E36m 4U Expansion Unit (36x3.5" Drives)
• FlexStor E24ms 2U Expansion Unit (24x2.5" Drives)

Chassis Specifications:

• Form Factor: 19" 4U Rackmount with Quick-Release Rapid Mounting Rails
• Front Drive Trays: 24 Hot-Swappable 3.5"
• Rear Drive Trays (for OS): 2 Hot-Swappable 2.5"
• Backplane: 12Gb SAS
• Optical: None
• Cooling: 5 x 80mm Hot-Swap PWM Cooling Fans
• Power Supply: Redundant 1000/1280 Watt Hot-Swappable 95% High Efficiency 80-PLUSŪ Platinum Digital Power Supply with PMBus 1.2
• 1000W AC Voltage: 100 - 140V, 50-60Hz, 8-12 Amp
• 1280W AC Voltage: 180 - 240V, 50-60Hz, 6-8 Amp
• Controls: Power On/Off and System Reset Button
• Indicators: Power Status LED, Hard Drive Activity LED, 2x Network Activity LEDs, Fan Fail/System Overheat LED, Unit Identification (UID) LED
• Input/Output Ports:
• 4 RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet LAN Ports
• 1 RJ-45 Dedicated IPMI LAN Port
• 2 12Gbps Mini-SAS HD Cascading Expansion Ports
• 2 Rear USB 3.0 Ports
• 2 Rear USB 2.0 Ports
• 1 VGA Port for System Maintenance Only
• 1 Serial Port
• Operating Temperature: 10°C ~ 35°C (50°F ~ 95°F)
• Operating Relative Humidity: 8% ~ 90% Non-Condensing
• Non-Operating Temperature: -40°C ~ 60°C (-40°F ~ 140°F)
• Non-Operating Relative Humidity: 5% ~ 95% Non-Condensing
• Dimensions: 7"(H)x 17.2"(W) x 26.5"(D)

Windows Storage Server 2016 Specifications:

• NAS (Network-Attached Storage) Appliance & iSCSI Storage System
• No Limit on Number of Users & Supports Unlimited SMB Connections
• NFS v2, NFS V3, NFS v4.1, SMB 3.0 Support
• Windows Management Instrumentation to Manage Physical & Virtual Storage
• Continuous Availability for SMB, iSCSI and NFS
• Data Deduplication to Massively Reduce Primary Storage Footprint on NTFS Data Volumes
• Includes Support for Cluster Shared Volumes & Deduplication of Live Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) Virtual Machines that Reside on File Servers Connected via SMB
• DFS Namespaces & DFS Replication to Efficiently Replicate Folders Across Multiple Servers & Sites
• Thin Provisioning with Just-in-Time Allocations
• Network Adapter Teaming & Load-Balancing to Increase Network Performance and Availability
• File-Based Shared Storage for Applications (Microsoft Hyper-V, SQL Server, IIS)
• NFS can be used as Backend Storage for Virtual Machines Running on VMware ESX and ESXi
• Enhanced Support for Hyper-V
• Shared VHDs (Virtual Hard Disks)
• Resizing of VHDs while a VM is Running
• Storage Quality of Service (QoS)
• Improved Performance for Live Migrations & Cross-Version Live-Migrations
• Improved iSCSI Target Supports VHDX (VHD 2.0) for Capacities up to 64TB
• Up to 544 Sessions & up to 256 Logical Units per iSCSI Target Server
• Supports SMI-S to Enable End-to-End Provisioning using System Center Virtual Machine Manager
• Resilient File System (ReFS) that Improves Data Integrity, Availability and Scalability with Database Cloning & Corruption Recovery
• BranchCache Peer to Peer & Hosted Cache with Server Message Block (SMB) to Optimize Performance over the WAN
• Ability to Manage, Configure, Deploy Multiple Virtual Desktops and Sessions from a Single Point

Part Number	Description
FLX2420mze2TB	FlexStor 2420mze Octa-Core Xeon NAS+iSCSI 4U Rackmount Storage Appliance with Mirrored OS, Supports External Expansion, 24x2TB 12Gb SAS
FLX2420mze4TB	FlexStor 2420mze Octa-Core Xeon NAS+iSCSI 4U Rackmount Storage Appliance with Mirrored OS, Supports External Expansion, 24x4TB 12Gb SAS
FLX2420mze6TB	FlexStor 2420mze Octa-Core Xeon NAS+iSCSI 4U Rackmount Storage Appliance with Mirrored OS, Supports External Expansion, 24x6TB 12Gb SAS
FLX2420mze8TB	FlexStor 2420mze Octa-Core Xeon NAS+iSCSI 4U Rackmount Storage Appliance with Mirrored OS, Supports External Expansion, 24x8TB 12Gb SAS
FLX2420mze10TB	FlexStor 2420mze Octa-Core Xeon NAS+iSCSI 4U Rackmount Storage Appliance with Mirrored OS, Supports External Expansion, 24x10TB 12Gb SAS
FLX2420mze12TB	FlexStor 2420mze Octa-Core Xeon NAS+iSCSI 4U Rackmount Storage Appliance with Mirrored OS, Supports External Expansion, 24x12TB 12Gb SAS

System Upgrades

Part Number	Description
FLXmuBBU	Add RAID Controller Flash Backup for FlexStor NAS+iSCSI

* This system has two hardware RAID controllers. Order quantity 2 of this item if requiring RAID controller flash backup for both the OS and storage controllers.

System Downgrades

Part Number	Description
FLXmdWSS2012STD	Downgrade from WSS2016 Standard to WSS2012 R2 Standard

Processor Upgrades

FLXmuXEON08C32	Upgrade to Single Eight-Core 3.2GHz Xeon Processor
FLXmuXEON10C22	Upgrade to Single Ten-Core 2.2GHz Xeon Processor
FLXmuXEON10C24	Upgrade to Single Ten-Core 2.4GHz Xeon Processor
FLXmuXEON12C22	Upgrade to Single Twelve-Core 2.2GHz Xeon Processor
FLXmuXEON14C24	Upgrade to Single Fourteen-Core 2.4GHz Xeon Processor
FLXmuXEON16C21	Upgrade to Single Sixteen-Core 2.1GHz Xeon Processor
FLXmuXEON16C26	Upgrade to Single Sixteen-Core 2.6GHz Xeon Processor
FLXmuXEON18C23	Upgrade to Single Eighteen-Core 2.3GHz Xeon Processor
FLXmuXEON20C22	Upgrade to Single Twenty-Core 2.2GHz Xeon Processor
FLXmuXEON22C22	Upgrade to Single Twenty-Two-Core 2.2GHz Xeon Processor
FLXmuDXEON08C21	Upgrade to Dual Eight-Core 2.1GHz Xeon Processors, Requires Memory Upgrade
FLXmuDXEON08C32	Upgrade to Dual Eight-Core 3.2GHz Xeon Processors, Requires Memory Upgrade
FLXmuDXEON10C24	Upgrade to Dual Ten-Core 2.4GHz Xeon Processors, Requires Memory Upgrade
FLXmuDXEON12C22	Upgrade to Dual Twelve-Core 2.2GHz Xeon Processors, Requires Memory Upgrade
FLXmuDXEON14C24	Upgrade to Dual Fourteen-Core 2.4GHz Xeon Processors, Requires Memory Upgrade
FLXmuDXEON16C21	Upgrade to Dual Sixteen-Core 2.1GHz Xeon Processors, Requires Memory Upgrade
FLXmuDXEON16C26	Upgrade to Dual Sixteen-Core 2.6GHz Xeon Processors, Requires Memory Upgrade
FLXmuDXEON18C23	Upgrade to Dual Eighteen-Core 2.3GHz Xeon Processors, Requires Memory Upgrade
FLXmuDXEON20C22	Upgrade to Dual Twenty-Core 2.2GHz Xeon Processors, Requires Memory Upgrade
FLXmuDXEON22C22	Upgrade to Dual Twenty-Two-Core 2.2GHz Xeon Processors, Requires Memory Upgrade

Memory Upgrades

FLXmu32GB	Upgrade FlexStor to 32GB System Memory
FLXmu64GB	Upgrade FlexStor to 64GB System Memory
FLXmu128GB	Upgrade FlexStor to 128GB System Memory
FLXmu256GB	Upgrade FlexStor to 256GB System Memory
FLXmu384GB	Upgrade FlexStor to 384GB System Memory
FLXmu512GB	Upgrade FlexStor to 512GB System Memory
FLXmu1.5TB	Upgrade FlexStor to 1.5TB System Memory
FLXmu3TB	Upgrade FlexStor to 3TB System Memory

1Gb and 10Gb Upgrade Options

FLXmuGIG2cv2	Add Dual-Port Copper Gigabit Ethernet Server Adapter
FLXmuGIG4cv2	Add Quad-Port Copper Gigabit Ethernet Server Adapter
FLXmu10GbB	Upgrade from On-Board Quad 1Gb to Quad 10Gb RJ-45 Ports
FLXmu10Gb2RJ45	Add Dual-Port 10Gb RJ-45 Ethernet Server Adapter
FLXmu10Gb2SFP+	Add Dual-Port 10Gb SFP+ Ethernet Server Adapter
FLXmu10Gb1SR	Add Single-Port 10Gb SR Optical Ethernet Server Adapter
FLXmu10Gb2SR	Add Dual-Port 10Gb SR Optical Ethernet Server Adapter
FLXmu10Gb1LR	Add Single-Port 10Gb LR Optical Ethernet Server Adapter
FLXmuSFP+GBIC-SR	SFP+ SR Optics GBIC Module for SFP+ Ethernet Server Adapter
FLXmuSFP+GBIC-LR	SFP+ LR Optics GBIC Module for SFP+ Ethernet Server Adapter

FastIO Performance Upgrade Options

FLXmuFAST365MLC	Add 365GB MLC FastIO Persistent Memory Card
FLXmuFAST785MLC	Add 785GB MLC FastIO Persistent Memory Card
FLXmuFAST1280MLC	Add 1,280GB MLC FastIO Persistent Memory Card
FLXmuFAST2410MLC	Add 2,410GB MLC FastIO Persistent Memory Card
FLXmuFAST5120MLC	Add 5,120GB MLC FastIO Persistent Memory Card (Requires 2 Slots)
FLXmuFAST10200MLC	Add 10,200GB MLC FastIO Persistent Memory Card (Requires 2 Slots)
FLXmuFAST400SLC	Add 400GB SLC FastIO Persistent Memory Card
FLXmuFAST600SLC	Add 600GB SLC FastIO Persistent Memory Card
FLXmuFAST1200SLC	Add 1,200GB SLC FastIO Persistent Memory Card

Host Bus Adapters

HBAE3GbSAS-2CH	Two x4 SFF-8088 PCI-E (x8) 3Gbps SAS Host Bus Adapter
HBAE6GbSAS-2CH	Two x4 SFF-8088 PCI-E (x8) 6Gbps SAS Host Bus Adapter
HBAE12GbSAS-2CH	Two x4 SFF-8644 PCI-E (x8) 12Gbps SAS Host Bus Adapter
HBAE12GbSAS-4CH	Four x4 SFF-8644 PCI-E (x8) 12Gbps SAS Host Bus Adapter
HBAE4GbFC-2CH	PCI-E (x4) 4Gb Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter, Dual-Port
HBAE8GbFC-2CH	PCI-E (x8) 8Gb Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter, Dual-Port
HBAE16GbFC-1CH	PCI-E (x8) 16Gb Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter, Single-Port
HBAE16GbFC-2CH	PCI-E (x8) 16Gb Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter, Dual-Port

Spare Parts

FLX2420mzetray	Spare Drive Tray for FlexStor 2420mze
FLX2420mzeps	Spare Hot Swappable Power Supply Module for FlexStor 2420mze