XCubeFAS All-Flash NVMe Arrays
Transform your flash storage performance like never before.
The XCubeFAS series is QSAN's umbrella all-NVMe flash-array brand, purpose-built for mission-critical block storage environments where microsecond-level latency isn't a luxury — it's a requirement. Powered by XEVO 3 with mirrored firmware HA, these dual-controller arrays eliminate storage bottlenecks and deliver 99.9999% high availability out of the box. No hidden software licensing fees, no vendor-locked drives — just enterprise-grade flash performance.
What sets the XCubeFAS apart is QSAN's proprietary flash management tooling. QSLife gives you native SSD health monitoring so you can track wear levels and plan replacements before they become emergencies. QSRAID optimises SSD endurance across the array, squeezing maximum life from your flash investment. Deployment takes as little as five minutes — we're not exaggerating.
If you're running large-scale VDI, HPC clusters, AI workloads, or 4K/8K media editing, this is the array that'll keep up without blowing out your budget. It competes head-to-head with Pure Storage FlashArray and Dell PowerStore, but at a fraction of the cost — and without the proprietary drive lock-in that those platforms are notorious for.
For the May 2026 generational refresh, QSAN has split the line into three dedicated sibling families: the [XF3 series](/vendors/qsan/products/xf3-series) for cost-optimised NVMe block storage, the [XF4 series](/vendors/qsan/products/xf4-series) for the scalable mid-tier, and the [XF5 series](/vendors/qsan/products/xf5-series) for the 100µs-latency flagship. New deployments should target those dedicated family pages; the XCubeFAS umbrella is retained as a buyer's roadmap into the broader flash range.





Controllers
Dual active-active controllers (HA) on all models
Drive Bays
26-bay NVMe (2.5" U.2 NVMe SSDs)
Networking
25GbE iSCSI, 32Gb / 16Gb Fibre Channel
Operating System
XEVO 3 — flash-optimised data management with mirrored firmware HA
Availability
99.9999% (six nines) HA design
Flash Management
QSLife SSD health monitoring + QSRAID endurance optimisation
Deployment
Under 5 minutes to first data (guided wizard)
Scalability
Expand with XCubeDAS JBOD enclosures
In the Australian market, the XCubeFAS goes toe-to-toe with Pure Storage FlashArray//X and Dell PowerStore. Here's the honest truth: Pure and Dell are excellent products, but they come with eye-watering licensing fees, proprietary drive requirements, and aggressive lock-in. QSAN gives you the same enterprise-grade dual-controller HA and NVMe performance, throws in QSLife and QSRAID at no extra cost, and lets you use standard NVMe SSDs from Western Digital or any major manufacturer. For mid-market Australian organisations that need all-flash performance without the tier-1 price tag, XCubeFAS is the smart money.
One of the advantages of working with CRS — we can recommend the best combination of vendors for your specific needs.
NAKIVO
Snapshot-based backup and replication for VMs running on XCubeFAS block storage — fast, agentless protection.
Keepit
Offload long-term retention of SaaS data to Keepit cloud while XCubeFAS handles primary workloads — separation of concerns at its best.
Proxmox
Proxmox VE connects to XCubeFAS via iSCSI or FC for high-performance VM storage — a genuine alternative to VMware licensing costs.
StoneFly
StoneFly DR appliances provide air-gapped, immutable replication targets for XCubeFAS — ransomware protection sorted.
QSAN XCubeFAS NVMe is available through Cloud Ready Solutions and our network of authorised partners across Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific.
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