XN5 Series XN5226

Performance-Oriented All-NVMe Unified Storage (2U / 26 bays)

The XN5 series is a premier enterprise-level all-NVMe flash unified storage solution delivering μs-level latency and high IOPS—ideal for AI model training, real-time databases, HPC, and media production. Its NVMe SSD architecture prioritizes consistent response times over peak bursts and, combined with RDMA, can largely eliminate host-to-drive latency.

QSAN XN5226
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Enterprise reliability with mirrored firmware architecture, dual-active controller option, non-disruptive upgrades, cache-to-flash protection, and modular hardware for effortless management.

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Advantages

Technical Specifications

Drive Capacity

Maximum Internal Raw Capacity: 798 TB
Maximum Raw Capacity with Expansion: 16,773 TB
Hot Swappable Drive: Yes

Architecture
CPU

XN5226D-12C: Intel® Xeon® 12-core × 2
XN5226S-12C: Intel® Xeon® 12-core

Memory System

XN5226D-12C: Pre-installed 32 GB DDR4 RDIMM; Total Memory Slots: 16; Expandable up to 2,048 GB
XN5226S-12C: Pre-installed 16 GB DDR4 RDIMM; Total Memory Slots: 8; Expandable up to 1,024 GB

Disk Drives

Drive Bays: 2.5" slot × 26
Compatible Drive (D-12C): 2.5" dual-port U.2 NVMe SSD; 2.5" SAS SSD (expansion); 3.5" SAS HDD (expansion)
Compatible Drive (S-12C): 2.5" single-port U.2 NVMe SSD; 2.5" SAS SSD (expansion); 3.5" SAS HDD (expansion)
Drive Interface: U.2 NVMe (PCIe Gen 4); SAS 12 Gb/s (for expansion units)

External Ports

External Ports
25 GbE SFP28 LAN Port: D-12C = 8 (onboard) / 2 (option) / 4 (option); S-12C = 4 (onboard) / 2 (option) / 4 (option)
2.5 GbE RJ45 LAN Port: D-12C = 2 (onboard); S-12C = 1 (onboard)
10 GbE SFP+ LAN Port: 2 (option) / 4 (option)
10 GbE RJ45 LAN Port: 2 (option) / 4 (option)
100 GbE QSFP LAN Port: 2 (option)
16 Gb SFP+ Fibre Channel: 2 (option) / 4 (option)
32 Gb SFP28 Fibre Channel: 2 (option) / 4 (option)
USB Port: D-12C = 1 (front) / 2 (rear); S-12C = 1 (front) / 1 (rear)
Others: D-12C = Console ×2, Service ×2; S-12C = Console ×1, Service ×1

Connective Ports
Expansion Ports

PCIe Expansion: D-12C = Gen4 ×8 slot ×4; S-12C = Gen4 ×8 slot ×2
12 Gb/s SAS Wide Port: D-12C = ×4 (onboard); S-12C = ×2 (onboard)

PCIe Expansion
Storage OS
QSM 4
RAID Type
0 / 1 / 5 / 6 / 10 / 50 / 60 / 5EE / 6EE / 50EE / 60EE
Storage Efficiency
Thin provisioning / Compression and Deduplication (option)
Software Acceleration
SSD cache / Auto tiering / RDMA
Data Protection
Snapshot / Asynchronous / Synchronous (option)
Backup Service
Rsync / S3 backup / Cloud backup / XMirror* / Microsoft 365 email backup
Security
SSL / SSH / iSCSI CHAP / ISE & SED / WORM / RBAC / Windows ACL / Antivirus
Support Protocols
CIFS / NFS / FTP / WebDAV / iSCSI / FCP / NVMe-oF
Management
Web UI / Window AD / LDAP / RESTful API / S.E.S. / LCM
Key Benefit

Unparalleled Performance

100% NVMe 2U26 high density; onboard 25 GbE; flexible high-speed I/O expansion

Key Benefit

Enterprise Reliability

99.9999% high availability; mirrored firmware; no single point of failure; cache-to-flash protection; non-disruptive firmware upgrade

Key Benefit

Effortless Management

Modular hardware design; QSM for flash storage; supports RESTful API, SNMP, email; QSAN XInsight platform and intelligent engine

Power Characteristics
LCM
System Fan
Temperature
Humidity
Certification

CE / FCC / BSMI

Software

QSM 4 (see Software Specification)

Dimensions (H x W x D)
Weight (kg)

88 × 438 × 573 mm (H × W × D)
Net Weight: D-12C = 19.6 kg; S-12C = 16.5 kg
Gross Weight: D-12C = 28.6 kg; S-12C = 25.5 kg

Warranty
Please refer to our Warranty Support section

QSAN XN5226

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