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Purpose
StorNext is a shared-storage file system for collaboration and streaming workflows, with a unified namespace across flash, disk, object, and tape.Read 7 Oct 2026 · quantum.com
Integrations
Quantum customer material says Adobe, Apple, Autodesk, Avid, and Telestream applications worked in one StorNext shared environment.Read 7 Oct 2026 · quantum.com
Headquarters
Centennial, Colorado, United StatesRead 28 Sep 2026 · quantum.com
Founded
1980Read 28 Sep 2026 · quantum.com
Access controls
StorNext supports Unix permission bits and access control lists, with enforcement depending on client platform and configuration.Read 7 Oct 2026 · qsupport.quantum.com
Appliance options
Quantum lists Xcellis metadata controllers, F-Series all-flash NVMe arrays, and QXS HDD and SSD RAID arrays for StorNext environments.Read 7 Oct 2026 · quantum.com
Audit logging
The StorNext Audit Log Service records file activity in CSV logs, while the documentation says it does not provide built-in automated alerting, anomaly detection, or ransomware detection.Read 7 Oct 2026 · qsupport.quantum.com
Data lifecycle
StorNext provides policy-driven data lifecycle management across storage tiers.Read 7 Oct 2026 · quantum.com
Encryption
StorNext documentation describes client-side AES256 encryption for Q-Cloud policies and server-side AES256 options for supported object storage.Read 7 Oct 2026 · qsupport.quantum.com
File-name and path limits
The documentation specifies a maximum supported file name of 255 bytes and path length of 1023 bytes; longer Linux paths are incompatible with some features, including Storage Manager and Directory Quotas.Read 7 Oct 2026 · qsupport.quantum.com
Hardware deployment
StorNext 7 installs and upgrades are offered for supported Quantum appliances and registered customer-supplied hardware.Read 7 Oct 2026 · quantum.com
High availability
Xcellis can be deployed as a two-server high-availability pair and expanded with additional servers.Read 7 Oct 2026 · quantum.com
Performance
Quantum describes StorNext 7 as delivering multi-gigabyte-per-stream throughput and thousands of concurrent connections at sub-millisecond latency.Read 7 Oct 2026 · quantum.com
Support and upgrades
A current Software Maintenance Contract is required to receive a free software upgrade; Quantum directs customers without one to order a contract or contact Service and Support.Read 7 Oct 2026 · quantum.com
Supported systems
The documentation says applications on Windows, Linux, Solaris, HP-UX, AIX, and macOS can simultaneously access and modify files in a shared SAN storage pool.Read 7 Oct 2026 · qsupport.quantum.com

Plans and prices

Quantum StorNext Priced on request Contact Quantum for product inquiries. Requires a StorNext subscription for Xcellis Workflow Director; pricing not listed Read 7 Oct 2026 · quantum.com

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