QUASAR 2U Storage Server

Overview

The QUASAR 2U Storage Server is a storage-dense 2U software-defined storage node — 1–2× Intel Xeon 6 (6500-series) or single AMD EPYC 9005, up to 2 TB DDR5-5600 ECC RDIMM, up to 12× 3.5″ LFF (HDD/SATA) + 2–4× rear NVMe cache/boot — built in India by RDP for software-defined storage, backup repositories and NAS/object stores. It is the dependable enterprise compute that runs the rest of the datacentre around your AI: virtualization, databases, control planes, storage front-ends and line-of-business workloads, on a GST invoice in INR.

Engineered with current-generation Intel Xeon 6 / AMD EPYC silicon, all-NVMe options and lights-out management, it is delivered racked, burned-in and validated, with RDP as your single support contact pan-India.

Key highlights

• Processor: 1–2× Intel Xeon 6 (6500-series) or single AMD EPYC 9005 — up to 128 cores.
• Memory: up to 2 TB DDR5-5600 ECC RDIMM.
• Storage: up to 12× 3.5″ LFF (HDD/SATA) + 2–4× rear NVMe cache/boot.
• Networking: 2× 25GbE LOM + dual-100GbE OCP 3.0 option.
• Form factor: 2U storage chassis, air-cooled, N+1 hot-swap PSUs.
• GPU option: not required (capacity/IO-optimised); up to 1× NVIDIA L4 optional.
• Management: dedicated BMC / IPMI with redfish, remote KVM and out-of-band update.
• Make-in-India OEM — INR pricing, GST tax invoice, pan-India onsite support, GeM-procurable.

What it runs

• Software-defined storage (primary) — Ceph, MinIO, ZFS/TrueNAS nodes with dense HDD plus NVMe cache.
• Backup & archive target — high-capacity Veeam/Commvault repository and cold tier.
• Control-plane & infrastructure services — Kubernetes control nodes, AD/DNS/DHCP, backup, monitoring.
• Line-of-business apps — ERP, file/print, web/app tiers.

Configuration & scale

Twelve large-form-factor bays plus rear NVMe cache, scaled out as a storage cluster across multiple nodes. Specify CPU SKU, memory, drives and NICs at quote; we ship it configured, not a bare chassis. Honest note: exact maximums depend on the CPU SKU and DIMM/drive population chosen — confirmed on your quote.

Industry use cases

• Government & PSU — on-prem virtualization, storage and databases, GeM-procurable.
• BFSI — OLTP, core-banking adjuncts and DR with input-credit-eligible billing.
• Healthcare — HIS/LIS/PACS back-ends under data-residency rules.
• Manufacturing & ITES — ERP, MES, VDI and private-cloud hosts.
• Education & research — shared virtualization and storage front-ends.

Performance & how to be sure

Sized for capacity density and sustained sequential throughput rather than headline benchmarks. Want certainty? Ask for an eval unit or a sizing workshop — we’ll map your workload to a concrete CPU, memory and drive configuration before you commit. We do not publish fabricated benchmark numbers.

Series & upgrade path

• CARINA — entry rack/tower/edge for departmental and SMB workloads.
• QUASAR — dual-socket virtualization, database and storage hosts.
• DRACO — high-core, max-memory, mission-critical and 4U enterprise.
• This unit is QUASAR; scale up within the family without re-platforming.

On-prem vs cloud — the TCO case

For steady-state enterprise workloads, an owned server beats per-hour cloud within months and keeps data in your premises. RDP pricing is fixed in INR with a GST input-credit-eligible invoice — ask for a 3-year TCO vs cloud for your workload.

Management & day-one readiness

Ships with BMC/IPMI, redfish API, remote KVM and out-of-band firmware update; validated for VMware, Proxmox, Nutanix, Hyper-V, KVM, Ceph and major Linux/Windows Server releases. Delivered racked and burned-in. (Exact OS/hypervisor certifications confirmed at quote.)

Power, thermal & form factor

2U storage chassis with air-cooled, N+1 hot-swap PSUs; redundant hot-swap PSUs and tool-less serviceable drives and fans. (Exact PSU wattage and rail layout depend on final config.)

Deployment, warranty & support

• Deployment: delivered racked, cabled and validated; optional onsite commissioning.
• Warranty: 3-year standard, onsite options up to 5 years (confirmed at quote).
• Support: pan-India RDP engineers, single point of contact, spares depots.

Why RDP

14 years of Make-in-India infrastructure and 300,000+ devices shipped. Indian OEM, INR pricing, GST tax invoice, pan-India onsite engineers, GeM availability, and DPDP / data-residency-ready deployment.

Buy with confidence

This is enterprise compute built to order — talk to an RDP solution architect, get a sizing workshop and an eval unit before you commit. Request a quote to begin.

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