Qnap With Two 16-Drive Turbo NAS for High-End SMBs

QNAP Systems Inc.
announced its new additions for the high-end SMB market segment with
two 16-drive 3U rackmount Turbo NAS models with up to 64TB storage
capacity using 4TB drives.

The TS-EC1679U-RP and TS-1679U-RP,
powered by the Intel Xeon processor and the Intel Core i3 processor
respectively, are the highest capacity and highest performing NAS
products ever developed by QNAP.

Both models feature optional 10GbE networking and 6Gb SATA interfaces, achieving 2,000MB/s and 200,000 IOPS throughput; delivering sustained ultra-high performance suitable for demanding data center & high-end SMB environments.

The models feature cable-less disk drive backplanes, hot-swappable power
supply, and cooling fan modules for reliability and uptime.

They can simultaneously provide storage solutions for IP-SAN (iSCSI) and NAS implementations and are VMware Ready, Citrix Ready, and Windows Hyper-V compliant, for providing network shared storage for virtual server environments.

They are designed with cable-less backplanes connecting drives to the
controller board, reducing failure points. The hot-swappable fan module
and cooling ducting/heat exchange simplify data center installations.
Hardware security is enhanced with intrusion detection, which generates a
log entry and alerts the administrators when the chassis is opened.

"QNAP is making a foray into the data center with these two new Turbo
NAS models which deliver stunning 2,000 MB/s and 200,000 IOPS
performance," said Meiji Chang, GM of QNAP. "Performance is only
part of the equation though, the new models also raise the bar on
reliability and uptime by reducing failure points and maximizing
redundancy in critical components so the system administrators have
peace of mind they made the right choice for their networked storage."

The series supports RAID-0, -1, -10, -5, -6, -5+ hot spare, -6+ hot
spare, -10+ hot spare, single-disk, JBOD, and the Global Hot Spare
allowing a spare drive to replace a failed drive on any RAID volume on
the NAS for automatic RAID data rebuilding. The capacity of the new
units also provide an solution for network-wide backups, file sharing in
mixed Windows, Mac, Linux, and UNIX environments, private cloud
storage, and applications such as HD video editing.

"The rapid growth of data and the demanding requirements for
efficiency and reliability require high performance NAS solutions. Intel
Xeon processors are energy efficient without sacrificing performance
and provide increased data protection by supporting enhanced error
handling capabilities," said David Tuhy, General Manager, Intel Corp.‘s Storage Group. "Intel
technology powers a broad range of innovative solutions to ensure BC,
including the Intel Core i3 processor family for entry level data
storage solutions."

Specs of New Models

• 16-drive 3U rackmount unit: Quad-core Intel Xeon Processor
  E3-1225 (3.1 GHz), DDR3 ECC RAM, 600W redundant power supply, 2X
  expansion slots for storage expansion and network expansion, 4X Gb LAN
  ports (several expansion options for Gb + 10GbE networking);
• 16-drive 2U rackmount unit: Dual-core Intel Core i3-2120
  Processor (3.3 GHz), DDR3 RAM, 600W redundant power supply, 2X expansion
  slots for storage expansion and network expansion, 4X Gb LAN ports
  (several expansion options for Gb + 10GbE networking).

Both models ship with QNAP’s NAS management software and provide a range
of secure and business-ready applications, including sophisticated user
privilege design, Windows AD integration, LDAP server and client
implementation, well-rounded backup solutions, seamless cross-platform
file sharing, and more.

TS-EC1679U-RP and TS-1679U-RP are shipping.