{"id":110,"date":"2026-06-14T16:55:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T16:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rdp.in\/gpu-mart\/product\/rdp-2u-virtualization-server-pro\/"},"modified":"2026-07-05T09:21:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T09:21:42","slug":"quasar-2u-storage-server","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/rdp.in\/gpu-mart\/product\/quasar-2u-storage-server\/","title":{"rendered":"QUASAR 2U Storage Server"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The QUASAR 2U Storage Server is a storage-dense 2U software-defined storage node \u2014 1\u20132\u00d7 Intel Xeon 6 (6500-series) or single AMD EPYC 9005, up to 2 TB DDR5-5600 ECC RDIMM, up to 12\u00d7 3.5&#8243; LFF (HDD\/SATA) + 2\u20134\u00d7 rear NVMe cache\/boot \u2014 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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<h3>Key highlights<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Processor:<\/strong> 1\u20132\u00d7 Intel Xeon 6 (6500-series) or single AMD EPYC 9005 \u2014 up to 128 cores.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Memory:<\/strong> up to 2 TB DDR5-5600 ECC RDIMM.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Storage:<\/strong> up to 12\u00d7 3.5&#8243; LFF (HDD\/SATA) + 2\u20134\u00d7 rear NVMe cache\/boot.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Networking:<\/strong> 2\u00d7 25GbE LOM + dual-100GbE OCP 3.0 option.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Form factor:<\/strong> 2U storage chassis, air-cooled, N+1 hot-swap PSUs.<\/li>\n<li><strong>GPU option:<\/strong> not required (capacity\/IO-optimised); up to 1\u00d7 NVIDIA L4 optional.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Management:<\/strong> dedicated BMC \/ IPMI with redfish, remote KVM and out-of-band update.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Make-in-India OEM<\/strong> \u2014 INR pricing, GST tax invoice, pan-India onsite support, GeM-procurable.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>What it runs<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Software-defined storage (primary) \u2014<\/strong> Ceph, MinIO, ZFS\/TrueNAS nodes with dense HDD plus NVMe cache.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Backup &amp; archive target \u2014<\/strong> high-capacity Veeam\/Commvault repository and cold tier.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Control-plane &amp; infrastructure services<\/strong> \u2014 Kubernetes control nodes, AD\/DNS\/DHCP, backup, monitoring.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Line-of-business apps<\/strong> \u2014 ERP, file\/print, web\/app tiers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Configuration &amp; scale<\/h3>\n<p>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. <em>Honest note: exact maximums depend on the CPU SKU and DIMM\/drive population chosen \u2014 confirmed on your quote.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Industry use cases<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Government &amp; PSU<\/strong> \u2014 on-prem virtualization, storage and databases, GeM-procurable.<\/li>\n<li><strong>BFSI<\/strong> \u2014 OLTP, core-banking adjuncts and DR with input-credit-eligible billing.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Healthcare<\/strong> \u2014 HIS\/LIS\/PACS back-ends under data-residency rules.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Manufacturing &amp; ITES<\/strong> \u2014 ERP, MES, VDI and private-cloud hosts.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Education &amp; research<\/strong> \u2014 shared virtualization and storage front-ends.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Performance &amp; how to be sure<\/h3>\n<p>Sized for capacity density and sustained sequential throughput rather than headline benchmarks. <strong>Want certainty? Ask for an eval unit or a sizing workshop<\/strong> \u2014 we&#8217;ll map your workload to a concrete CPU, memory and drive configuration before you commit. <em>We do not publish fabricated benchmark numbers.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Series &amp; upgrade path<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>CARINA<\/strong> \u2014 entry rack\/tower\/edge for departmental and SMB workloads.<\/li>\n<li><strong>QUASAR<\/strong> \u2014 dual-socket virtualization, database and storage hosts.<\/li>\n<li><strong>DRACO<\/strong> \u2014 high-core, max-memory, mission-critical and 4U enterprise.<\/li>\n<li><strong>This unit is QUASAR<\/strong>; scale up within the family without re-platforming.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>On-prem vs cloud \u2014 the TCO case<\/h3>\n<p>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 \u2014 ask for a <strong>3-year TCO vs cloud<\/strong> for your workload.<\/p>\n<h3>Management &amp; day-one readiness<\/h3>\n<p>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. <em>(Exact OS\/hypervisor certifications confirmed at quote.)<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Power, thermal &amp; form factor<\/h3>\n<p>2U storage chassis with air-cooled, N+1 hot-swap PSUs; redundant hot-swap PSUs and tool-less serviceable drives and fans. <em>(Exact PSU wattage and rail layout depend on final config.)<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Deployment, warranty &amp; support<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Deployment:<\/strong> delivered racked, cabled and validated; optional onsite commissioning.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Warranty:<\/strong> 3-year standard, onsite options up to 5 years <em>(confirmed at quote)<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Support:<\/strong> pan-India RDP engineers, single point of contact, spares depots.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Why RDP<\/h3>\n<p>14 years of Make-in-India infrastructure and <strong>300,000+ devices shipped<\/strong>. Indian OEM, INR pricing, GST tax invoice, pan-India onsite engineers, GeM availability, and DPDP \/ data-residency-ready deployment.<\/p>\n<h3>Buy with confidence<\/h3>\n<p>This is enterprise compute built to order \u2014 <strong>talk to an RDP solution architect<\/strong>, get a sizing workshop and an eval unit <strong>before you commit.<\/strong> Request a quote to begin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1\u20132\u00d7 Intel Xeon 6 (6500-series) or single AMD EPYC 9005 \u00b7 up to 2 TB DDR5-5600 ECC RDIMM \u00b7 up to 12\u00d7 3.5&#8243; LFF (HDD\/SATA) + 2\u20134\u00d7 rear NVMe cache\/boot \u00b7 2U storage chassis<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2111,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_title":"","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"","rank_math_title":"QUASAR 2U Storage Server \u2014 1\u20132\u00d7 Intel Xeon 6 (6500-series) or single AMD EPYC 9005, up to 2 TB DDR5-5600 ECC RDIMM | RDP GPU Mart","rank_math_description":"storage-dense 2U software-defined storage node: 1\u20132\u00d7 Intel Xeon 6 (6500-series) or single AMD EPYC 9005, up to 2 TB DDR5-5600 ECC RDIMM, up to 12\u00d7 3.5\" LFF (HDD\/SATA) + 2\u20134\u00d7 rear NVMe cache\/boot. 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