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QSAN XCubeNAS XN8016R and XN8024R Rackmount Servers Announced

by Lyle Smith

QSAN Technology has announced the 3U, 16-bay XN8016R and the 4U, 24-bay XN8024R rackmount server solutions. QSAN indicates that these new releases are the first members of the XCubeNAS family that support both SAS and SATA drives, giving users the ability to further supplement performance based individual use cases.


QSAN Technology has announced the 3U, 16-bay XN8016R and the 4U, 24-bay XN8024R rackmount server solutions. QSAN indicates that these new releases are the first members of the XCubeNAS family that support both SAS and SATA drives, giving users the ability to further supplement performance based individual use cases.

Powered by an Intel Xeon Quad-core processor, the XN8016R and XN8024R come equipped with 8GB of DDR4 ECC Memory, which can be scaled up to a whopping 128GB. Moreover, both rackmounts run QSM, QSAN’s comprehensive proprietary operating system that features file sharing, data backup, and security functionality. QSM runs on ZOL (ZFS on Linux) as well. This is an enterprise-grade transactional file system that leverages storage pools to manage physical storage.

QSAN XN8016R and XN8024R Specifications

  • CPU: Intel® Xeon® 2.2GHz Quad-Core Processor
  • RAM: 8GB DDR4 ECC U-DIMM, up to 128GB
  • USB:
    • USB 3.0 x2 (Rear)
    • USB 2.0 x1 (Front)
  • Flash: 8GB SATA DOM
  • Drive Bays
    • XN8016R: 16 LFF
    • XN8024R: 24 LFF
  • No. of Internal Hard Disks:
    • XN8016R: 16 : 16 (LFF disk)
    • XN8024R: 24 : 24 (LFF disk)
  • Max. Raw Capacity:
    • XN8016R: 192 TB
    • XN8024R: 288 TB
  • Hard Drive Interface:
    • SAS 12Gb/s and SATA 6Gb/s
    • (backward compatible with SAS 6Gb/s and SATA 3Gb/s)
  • Expansion Slot: Built-in 2 x 12Gb/s SAS wide ports (SFF-8644)
  • Optional:
    • 4 x 10GbE iSCSI (SFP+) ports
    • 2 x 10GbE iSCSI (RJ45) ports
    • 4 x 1GbE iSCSI (RJ45) ports
  • Ethernet Ports:
    • 1 GbE LAN (RJ45) x1
    • 10 GbE LAN (RJ45) x2
  • Power: 770W 1+1 redundant
  • Dimension (H x W x D):
    • XN8024R: 130.4 X 438 X 515 mm
    • XN8016R: 170.3 X 438 X 515 mm
  • Agency Certifications: FCC Class A • CE Class A • BSMI Class A • VCCI Class A • RCM Class A • KCC Class A

QSAN XN8016R and XN8024R

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