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GSc 2024

GSc 2024 (Legacy product)

Comprehensive Hybrid Cloud Storage Appliance with Exceptional Cost Performance

EonStor GSc 2000 Series speeds up enterprise cloud deployment and access by integrating local storage and cloud into one unified storage. By maintaining compatibility with existing IT environment, GSc simplifies cloud setup and offers cloud data access to both file and block-level using common protocols, thus greatly reduced the difficulty to reconfigure.

This model is discontinued; the recommended offering is EonStor GS unified storage for enterprises.

Features Benefits

Unified Storage 

Combined block and file storage into a single system for simplicity and efficiency

Dual host board and hybrid design

  • Doubled and expandable bandwidth
  • Multiply the flexibility and connection versatility of networked storage
  • Combine diverse connectivity environments on one system for greater utility

Full 12Gb/s SAS integration, including drive and host sides

Speeds up performance with the latest 12Gb/s SAS technology including drive and host sides

Up to 852 HDD support

  • Expand storage to 8,520TB using a total 852 drives via JBOD enclosures.
  • "Pay-as-you-grow" scalability, no worries for present budget or what you will need in the future

Dual controllers and SMB 3.0 continuous failover

Support fast failover and high data availability to minimize the business impact on service availability in case of planned/ unplanned outages

Cloud Cache

  • Connect to cloud and automatically migrate data between on-premise storage and cloud-based storage
  • Reduce footprint to cloud with deduplication and compression
  • Encrypted data based on AES 256-bit algorithm for in-flight and at-rest data

SSD Cache 

Accelerates performance for random read-intensive applications

Automated storage tiering

  • Easily meet different service level requirements with up to four tiers distinguished by drive types and RAID levels
  • Achieve optimized data distribution in storage pool with automated data migration

Intelligent Drive Recovery (IDR)

Smarter media scan and effortless drive clone and replace

Secure Remote Replication

  • The backup to offsite locations provides very reliable and safe disaster recovery
  • Up to 64 pairs ensure entire volumes acn abe backed up with minimal effort as data grows

Multi-target snapshot

With up to 4096 targets, always have backups to recover vital data at different points in time 

EonOne management interface

  • User friendly browser-based deployment and management
  • Flexible workflow to automate repeatable storage management tasks
  • Storage resource management enables IT to analyze and optimize system resource to improve ROI 

Super capacitor backup with flash module

Deliver power and securely save cached data to flash modules during electric grid outages

SED compatible

Virtually unbreakable hardware encryption

Modular cable-less design

Installation made easy and storage reliability is enhanced. It makes deployment, maintenance, and upgrades as user-friendly as possible too.

Intelligent drive spin-down and 80 PLUS power supplies 

Lower costs through reduced power draw and longer drive lifespan

Model

  • GSc 2012
  • GSc 2024B
  • GSc 2016
  • GSc 2024
GSa 2000 series was discontinued (EOL), effective from December 30, 2021.

Form Factor

  • 2U 12-bay
  • 2U 24-bay
  • 3U 16-bay
  • 4U 24-bay

Controller

Dual redundant or single upgradable to dual redundant

Cache Backup Technology

Super capacitor + flash module

Cache Memory

Default DDR4 16GB, up to 128GB

Host Ports

  • Onboard host ports:
    • 1GbE (RJ-45) x 8
  • Host board options:
    • 16Gb/s FC x 4
    • 32Gb/s FC x 2
    • 1GbE (RJ-45) x 4
    • 10GbE (SFP+) x 2
    • 10GbE (RJ-45) x 2
    • 25GbE (SFP28) x 2
    • 40GbE (QSFP+) x 2
    • 12Gb/s SAS x 2

Drive Interface

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 and SATA SSD
  • 2.5" 10,000 RPM and 15,000 RPM SAS HDD
  • 3.5" 7,200 RPM NL-SAS and SATA HDD
For the latest compatibility details, please refer to the Compatibility Guide.

Max. Drive Number

896 (via expansion enclosures)

RAID Options

RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 3, RAID 5, RAID 6, RAID 10, RAID 30, RAID 50, RAID 60

Data Services

  • Default software features include:
    • Thin provisioning (block level)
    • Snapshot: 64 per source volume, 128 per system
    • Local replication: 4 per source volume, 16 per system
    • Remote replication (file level): support Rsync with 128-bit SSH encryption
  • Optional software features require additional license:
    • SSD cache
    • Automated storage tiering: 4 tiers per pool
    • Advanced snapshot: 256 per source volume, 4,096 per system
    • Advanced local replication (block level): 8 per source volume, 256 per system
    • Advanced remote replication (block level): 8 per source volume, 64 per system

Supported OS

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019/2016/2012 R2/2012/2008 R2/2008
  • Windows 7 SP1
  • Windows 8.1
  • Windows Hyper-V
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise
  • Sun Solaris
  • macOS X
  • VMware
  • Citrix XenServer
  • OpenStack Cinder
For supported OS versions, please refer to the Compatibility Guide.

Supported Protocols

  • File level: CIFS/SMB (version 2.0/3.0), NFS (version 2/3/4), AFP (version 3.1.12), FTP/FXP (vsftp 2.3.4), WebDAV (httpd package 2.4.6)
  • Block level: FC, iSCSI, SAS
  • Object level: RESTful API

Cloud Gateway

EonCloud Gateway supports integration with the following cloud providers:

  • Amazon S3
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Alibaba Cloud
  • Google Cloud
  • Baidu Cloud
  • Tencent Cloud
  • OpenStack
  • Wasabi
  • Yandex
  • hiCloud
  • Backblaze Cloud
For complete information about supported cloud providers, refer to the EonCloud Gateway web page.

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

Management

  • Web-based EonOne management software
  • User account management
  • Quota management
  • ACL control
  • Microsoft Active Directory (AD), Linux LDAP and NIS authentication
  • Storage Resource Management to analyze history records of resource usage

Notification

Email, SNMP traps

Expansion Enclosures (JBODs)

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

Availability and Reliability

  • Redundant, hot-swappable hardware modules
  • Device mapper
  • Antivirus
  • Trunk group
  • Cache safe technology
  • UPS
  • WORM (file level only)
  • SMB Multichannel

Safety Standards

  • Safety: UL, BSMI, CB
  • Electromagnetic compatibility: CE, BSMI, FCC

Green Design

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

Power Supply Unit

  • Power supplies: redundant and hot-swappable 460W x 2 (80 PLUS Bronze)
  • AC voltage: 100VAC @8A to 240VAC @4A
  • Frequency: 50-60 Hz

Environmental

  • Temperature:
    • Operating: 0°C to 40°C without BBU or CBM, 0°C to 35°C with BBU or CBM
    • Non-operating: -40°C to 60°C
  • Altitude:
    • Operating: sea level to 3,048 m (10,000 ft)
    • Non-operating: sea level to 12,192 m (40,000 ft)
  • Relative humidity: 5% to 95% non-condensing, operating and non-operating

Service and Support

  • Standard service: 3-year limited hardware warranty and 8x5 phone, web, and email support (batteries are covered under warranty for 2 years).
  • Warranty extension: standard service can be extended up to 5 years.
  • Service upgrade options: the following service can be upgraded to 5 years
    • Upgrade: replacement part dispatch on the next business day.
    • Advanced service: phone, web, and email support + onsite diagnostics on the next business day.
    • Premium service: phone, web, and email support + onsite diagnostics in 4 hours.
  • Technical support: installation/maintenance guide, software/firmware download, troubleshooting and support tickets.
  • Product services: product registration, licensing service, product repair, and order status.
Options may vary by region. For more details, please contact our sales representatives.

Dimensions (W x H x D)

Without chassis ears and protrusions

  • 2U 12-bay: 449 x 88 x 500 mm
  • 2U 24-bay: 449 x 88 x 500 mm
  • 3U 16-bay: 449 x 130 x 500 mm
  • 4U 24-bay: 449 x 174.4 x 500 mm

Package Dimensions (W x H x D)

  • 2U 12-bay: 780 x 379 x 588 mm
  • 2U 24-bay: 780 x 340 x 588 mm
  • 3U 16-bay: 780 x 423 x 588 mm
  • 4U 24-bay: 780 x 465 x 588 mm

Weight (without HDDs)

  • 2U 12-bay: 31.97 lbs (14.5 kg)
  • 2U 24-bay: 32.28 lbs (14.64 kg)
  • 3U 16-bay: 38.45 lbs (17.44 kg)
  • 4U 24-bay: 42.28 lbs (19.18 kg)

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Please note the following:

  1. The list below is based on standard worldwide shipment, models may vary by region. Infortrend sales representatives can provide more information about shipment variations in your region.
  2. “Default Included” means that a component is standard included in system orders. Customers may order additional units to serve as spare components.
HDD/SSD
HNSTFLS31921Kioxia 2.5" SSD, SAS 12Gb/s, 1.92TB, DWPD=1 with bundle key
HNSTFLS33481Kioxia 2.5" SSD, SAS 12Gb/s, 3.84TB, DWPD=1
HNSTFLS37681Kioxia 2.5" SSD, SAS 12Gb/s, 7.68TB, DWPD=1
HNSTFLS3T151Kioxia 2.5" SSD, SAS 12Gb/s, 15.36TB, DWPD=1
HELT72A3T12Toshiba Enterprise 3.5" SATA 6Gb/s HDD, 12TB, 7200RPM
HELT72S3T10Toshiba 3.5" HDD, SAS 12Gb/s, 7200 RPM, 10TB
HELT72S3T12Toshiba 3.5" HDD, SAS 12Gb/s, 7200 RPM, 12TB
HELT72S3T20Toshiba 3.5" HDD, SAS 12Gb/s, 7200 RPM, 20TB