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QSAN XN4 Series

QSAN XN4 Series — Scalable Dual-Active NVMe Unified Storage

Six-nines uptime, mid-range price.

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What Is the QSAN XN4 Series?

The QSAN XN4 series is the workhorse of the new dual-active NVMe unified line. Sitting between the [XN3 series](/vendors/qsan/products/xn3-series) entry tier and the [XN5 series](/vendors/qsan/products/xn5-series) flagship, the XN4226 is purpose-built for growing Australian organisations that have outgrown single-controller storage but aren't ready for top-tier all-NVMe pricing. 26-bay NVMe in 2U with mirrored firmware HA and 99.9999%+ availability.

QSM 4 brings the full enterprise data-services suite — block plus file protocols on the same array, WORM, SED, XMirror multi-site sync, deduplication, compression, public-cloud backup, and the new cross-platform replication that bridges QSM 4 unified pools and XEVO 3 block arrays. Active dual-controller architecture means a controller event doesn't interrupt service; the second controller's mirrored firmware is already in sync.

The XN4 has the unusual distinction of being independently reviewed by StorageReview (a third-party benchmark publication) — QSAN doesn't typically court external reviewers, so the existence of an indexed independent review suggests the platform has been credibly benchmarked. For Australian post-production houses, mid-sized MSPs, healthcare imaging, and education-sector campus storage, this is the pragmatic mid-tier choice.

Key Specifications

Controllers

Dual active-active controllers (HA) with mirrored firmware

Drive Bays

26-bay NVMe (2.5" U.2 NVMe SSDs) in 2U

Protocols

iSCSI block + CIFS / NFS / AFP / FTP / WebDAV file

Operating System

QSM 4 — 128-bit ZFS-based unified management with cross-platform replication

Availability

99.9999%+ uptime via mirrored firmware design

Hybrid Cloud

Built-in connectivity to Amazon S3, Azure Blob, Google Cloud, S3-compatible

Data Services

WORM, SED, XMirror, deduplication, compression, snapshots, replication

Hardware Platform

Shared chassis with XF4 series (qs_hm_XF42-XN42)

External Validation

Independently reviewed by StorageReview

Models Available

XN4226D (Dual Controller, 26-Bay NVMe)

Who Is This For?

Post-production houses (4K/8K NLE workflows over NFS, iSCSI proxy databases)
Mid-sized MSPs hosting tenant storage with chargeback
30–80 node Proxmox VE or VMware vSphere clusters
Healthcare imaging archives with PACS block plus HL7-fed file shares
Education-sector campus storage with mixed VDI + research data

How It Compares

The XN4 lands directly opposite NetApp FAS-2700 series and Dell Unity XT 380 in the AUD 80k–150k zone where QSAN sits materially lower. Synology HA on UC3200 is the budget alternative, but Synology's cluster-pair architecture loses to QSAN's true active-active on RTO. NetApp wins on app ecosystem and SnapMirror maturity; QSAN wins on price-per-IOPS, third-party drive support, and QSM 4's cross-platform replication into XEVO 3 block arrays.

How to Buy in Australia

QSAN XN4 Series is available through Cloud Ready Solutions and our network of authorised partners across Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific.

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  • Local pre-sales and solution design
  • AUD pricing with no hidden fees
  • Ships to AU, NZ, Fiji, PNG
  • Deal registration and partner support