EonStor GS 5000 4U/0bay rackmount controller head, cloud integrated unified storage; dual/redundant-controller 32GB memory (16GB in each controller), 2x (BBU+flash) 8x SAS-12G ports redundant PSU

EonStor GS 5000

High-Standard Hardware Architecture for enterprise storage system

Featuring new hardware architecture with higher computing power and multiple host boards for excellent connectivity. By consolidating extreme flexibility and high performance in a single unified storage system, EonStor GS 5000 dramatically simplifies the deployment and management of storage systems while providing future-proof features to meet evolving demands of customers.

Features
Detailed Specifications

Model
GS 5100

Form Factor

4U (No internal bay. Expansion enclosure required.)

Controller

Dual redundant controllers

CPU Type

GS 5100 :
2 x Intel Xeon E5 8-core

Host Ports

GS 5100 Host options :

16 x 8Gb/s Fibre Channel ports (8 per controller)
8 x 16Gb/s Fibre Channel ports (4 per controller)
16 x 16Gb/s Fibre Channel ports (8 per controller, No Remote Replication support)
16 x 10Gb/s FCoE ports (8 per controller)
16 x 1Gb/s iSCSI ports (8 per controller)
16 x 10Gb/s iSCSI ports (SFP+) (8 per controller)
8 x 10Gb/s iSCSI ports (RJ-45) (4 per controller)
8 x 40Gb/s iSCSI ports (QSFP+) (4 per controller)
8 x 56Gb/s Infiniband ports (4 per controller) - for Linux only, block level only
8 x 12Gb/s SAS ports (4 per controller)

Fibre channel supports point-to-point and switch mode.

Cache Memory

GS 5200 : Default DDR4 64GB, up to 128GB, 256GB, 512GB or 1024GB
GS 5100 : Default DDR4 32GB, up to 64GB, 128GB, 256GB or 512GB

Cache Backup Techniques

BBU + Flash module

Drive Connectivity

12Gb/s SAS

Drive Advanced Features

S.M.A.R.T. support/ Automatic bad-sector reassignment/ Dedicated bandwidth to each connected drive

Supported Drives

2.5" SAS SSDs
2.5" SATA SSDs
2.5" 10,000 RPM SAS drives
2.5" 15,000 RPM SAS drives
3.5" 7,200 RPM Nearline SAS drives

For the latest compatibility details, please refer to the Compatibility Matrix

Protocol Support

File Level Protocol
CIFS / SMB
AFP
NFS
FTP
FXP
WebDAV

Block Level Protocol
FC
FCoE
iSCSI
InfiniBand
SAS (Exp. Board)

Object Protocol
RESTful API

EonCloud Gateway

Support the integration with following cloud providers :

Amazon S3
Microsoft Azure
Alibaba Cloud
OpenStack
Baidu Cloud
Tencent Cloud

Maximum Number of Drives

Via expansion enclosure: 1792 (with expansion board)

Corresponding Expansion Enclosure

JB 3012A, JB 3016A, JB 3024BA, JB 3025BA, JB 3060, JB 3060L

RAID Functionality

Global, designated or enclosure hot-spare
RAID levels supported : RAID 0, 1, (1+0), 3, 5, 6, 10, 30, 50, 60
Online expansion by:
Adding new drives
Copying and replacing drives with drives of larger capacity
RAID migration
Configurable stripe size and write policy per system
Intelligent drive handling
In degraded mode: skips irreparable blocks to continue rebuild
In normal operation: data-block verification and repair

Data Protection and Data Service

Default software features include:

SED (Self-encrypting drives)
Thin-provisioning
Snapshot: 64 per volume/ 128 per system
Block-level local replication: Replication pairs per source volume: 4; Replication pairs per system: 16
File-level remote replication (Rsync)

Optional software features require additional license:

SSD cache
Automated tiering (2/ 4 tiers)
Advanced snapshot: 256 per volume/ 4096 per system
Advanced block-level local replication: Replication pairs per source volume: 8 ; Relication pairs per system: 256
Advanced block-level remote replication: Replication pairs per source volume: 8 ; Relication pairs per system: 64

Green Design

80 PLUS-certified power supplies delivering more than 80% energy efficiency
Intelligent multi-level drive spin-down

Availability and Reliability

Redundant, hot-swappable hardware modules/ CacheSafe technology/ Multi-pathing support (EonPath)/ Device mapper support

Notification

Various event notification methods including email and SNMP trap.

Management

Web-based EonOne management software
Automated cache flush and caching mode operation per enclosure status
Module status LED indicators: component presence detection & thermal sensors via I2C bus
Storage Resource Management to analyze history records of resource usage
Automate repeatable management tasks by flexible workflow

Network Configuration

IPv6 support
Fixed or dynamic IP address
Dual Gigabit Ethernet with Jumbo Frame
Port trunking/ NIC teaming/ Link aggregation (IEEE 802.3ad)
DHCP client
MPIO, MC/S support

Access Right Management

User account management
Group management
Folder management
- Folder and subfolder access control
Folder quota
Comprehensive access control action items
- All Controls, Read, Read and Run, Write, Modify, List
Support Windows Active Directory Authentication
- Domain Users Login via CIFS/ SMB, AFP, FTP, and file explorer
LDAP on Linux

OS Support

Windows Server 2008 / 2008 R2 / 2012 / 2012 R2 / 2016 (including Hyper-V), Windows 7 SP1 / Windows 8.1, RedHat Enterprise Linux, CentOS, SUSE Linux Enterprise, Sun Solaris, Mac OS X, VMware, Citrix XenServer

NFS protocol running on VMWare environment is currently not supported
For the latest OS support details, please refer to Compatibility Matrix

Service and Support

Standard service

3-year limited hardware/software warranty and 8x5 phone, web, and email support

Upgrade/Extension service (optional and service may vary by region)

replacement part dispatch on the next business day (up to 5 years)

PSU

Power supplies: Redundant/hot-swappable 1200W x 2
AC voltage: 100-127VAC/12.47A, 200-240VAC/7.08A with PFC (auto-switching)
Frequency: 47-63Hz

Environmental

Temperature:
Operating: 0 to 40°C without BBU or CBM / 0 to 35°C with BBU or CBM
Non-operating: -40 to 60°
Altitude: Sea level to 3048m(10000ft) operating / sea level to 12,192m (40,000ft) non-operating
Relative humidity: 5 to 95% non-condensing, operating and non-operating

Regulatory

Safety: UL, BSMI, CB, EAC
Electromagnetic Compatibility: CE, BSMI, FCC

Dimensions

447mm(W)x175mm(H)x577mm (D)
(Without chassis ears / protrusions)

Weight (Without HDDs)

GS 5200
29.23kg/64.44lbs

Package Dimensions

591mm (W) x 295mm (H) x 800mm (D)