H3C UniStor CFM G5 Scale-Out NAS
Brand: H3C | Category: Storage Systems
SKU: CFM-G5 | Part #: CFM-G5 | MPN: CFM-G5
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About the H3C UniStor CFM G5 Scale-Out NAS
The H3C UniStor CFM G5 Scale-Out NAS appliance integrates unified management through the H3C UniStor platform, delivering both GUI and CLI control alongside policy-driven Quality of Service for precise workload isolation. Built on a distributed shared-nothing architecture, the CFM-G5 eliminates traditional bottlenecks by distributing metadata management across all cluster nodes, ensuring no single point of contention while maintaining a unified global namespace. This design enables seamless horizontal scalability—add nodes to expand capacity and performance without operational disruption.
Storage architects and IT procurement teams select the H3C UniStor CFM G5 for demanding enterprise environments requiring multi-protocol support: NFS v3/v4, SMB 2.0/3.0, and S3-compatible Object access from a single platform. The system protects data through erasure coding, multi-copy replication, and snapshot capabilities, while redundant network paths and node-level power/cooling ensure continuous availability. Infrastructure built with HDD, SSD, and NVMe media operates in tiered configurations, and high-speed Ethernet interconnects at 25GbE/100GbE enable rapid node communication across the distributed parallel file system. Contact Omnixon Global to discuss your scale-out NAS requirements via RFQ.
Ideal Deployment Scenarios
- AI/ML training pipelines requiring petabyte-scale shared storage with low-latency metadata access
- HPC environments processing large computational datasets across hundreds of parallel jobs
- Big data analytics clusters consuming and transforming unstructured data in real time
- Media and broadcast workflows handling 4K/8K content ingest, editing, and distribution
- Enterprise NAS consolidation reducing management overhead while maintaining compliance and performance
Technical Specifications
| Brand | H3C |
| Category | Storage Systems |
| SKU | CFM-G5 |
| Part Number | CFM-G5 |
| Condition | New |
| Product Line | UniStor CFM G5 |
| Manufacturer Part Number | CFM-G5 |
| Product Type | Scale-Out NAS Appliance |
| Architecture | Distributed shared-nothing scale-out NAS |
| Supported Protocols | NFS v3/v4, SMB 2.0/3.0, S3-compatible Object |
| Scalability | Horizontal scale-out by adding nodes to a unified global namespace |
| Data Protection | Erasure coding, multi-copy replication, snapshot support |
| Metadata Management | Distributed metadata architecture with no single point of contention |
| Storage Media Compatibility | HDD, SSD, NVMe (tiered configuration support) |
| Front-End Networking | High-speed Ethernet (25GbE/100GbE node interconnect support) |
| File System | H3C distributed parallel file system |
| Management Interface | H3C UniStor unified management platform (GUI and CLI) |
| QoS | Policy-driven Quality of Service for workload isolation |
| Redundancy | Redundant network paths, redundant power and cooling at node level |
| Namespace | Single unified global namespace across all cluster nodes |
| Workload Targets | AI/ML, HPC, big data analytics, media workflows, enterprise NAS |
| Form Factor | Rackmount node-based cluster |
Frequently Asked Questions about H3C UniStor CFM G5 Scale-Out NAS
What does the H3C UniStor CFM G5 Scale-Out NAS do?
the H3C UniStor CFM G5 Scale-Out NAS suits enterprise data-center storage tiers — all-flash arrays, hyperconverged storage pools (vSAN, Ceph), database backends, and high-throughput backup repositories. It is supported by major server platforms.