QSAN XN4 Series — Scalable Dual-Active NVMe Unified Storage
Six-nines uptime, mid-range price.
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.






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
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 and QSM 4's cross-platform replication into XEVO 3 block arrays.
One of the advantages of working with CRS — we can recommend the best combination of vendors for your specific needs.
NAKIVO
NAKIVO backs up XN4-hosted VMs and file shares from a single console — block and file protection in one product.
Proxmox
Proxmox VE clusters use XN4 as both VM block storage (iSCSI) and shared file storage (NFS) — one array, two protocols.
Keepit
Keepit covers SaaS data in the cloud while XN4 manages on-premises unified workloads.
StoneFly
StoneFly DR appliances replicate XN4 snapshots to air-gapped immutable targets for ransomware resilience.
StoneFly Cloud Vault & Cloud Storage
Tier cold data from XN4 to StoneFly Secure Cloud Vault for cost-effective long-term retention with Australian data sovereignty.
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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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