Fighting Energy Inflation with Asustor NAS

With soaring energy prices in Europe and high inflation in North America, it is imperative to be more efficient to save money and reduce expenses.

User NAS combined with hardware and efficient software design consumes less power, saving money. Asustor, Inc.’s ADM NAS OS ensures that NAS is power efficient when use is using it, and also lower power usage when taking advantage of features.

S3 sleep
The company’s NAS begins its commitment to power savings by introducing network storage devices 10 years ago to support S3 sleep mode and immediate wake-up upon request. When idle for a period of time, the NAS will automatically enter system sleep mode which saves energy and money while keeping data accessible.

Wake on LAN and Wake on WAN
Wake on LAN makes it easy to wake up a sleeping or powered-off NAS in the same network environment as the NAS while Wake on WAN makes it to access data from outside the home and office without configuring ports on the connected router.

Wake on LAN and Wake on WAN do not require special equipment to use. Use the company’s apps for phones and tablets to wake up NAS while EZ Connect for Windows brings this functionality to PC. When NAS is off, it is not only less vulnerable to malware and attacks but continues to save power while keeping data accessible and equally safe.

Power scheduling, HDD hibernation and LED settings
Want to save even more power? Schedule NAS to automatically shut down on times user know the NAS will not be in use and power itself back on when needed. For example, shutting down or hibernating at 11:00pm on weekdays and keeping it off throughout the weekend helps save power. After the shutdown is executed, the complete power saving mode is entered, which saves power.

Taking the Lockerstor Gen2 series as an example. Compared with 24h use, changing the scheduler to turn off the NAS for 16h a day, saving 67% of its total daily power usage. Assuming €0.60/kWh, keeping the NAS off for an average of 16 hours a day can help save up to €170 /year, although mileage may vary. In addition to saving power, scheduling NAS to turn off can help prolong the service life of HDDs, reduce the probability of attacks, reducing the risks of data loss. In addition, even if the NAS is powered on, ADM can intelligently turn off HDDs to save power and longevity. Want to squeeze even more power savings? ADM gives control over LED brightness to save more power.

MyArchive – Save power with infrequently used data
If user have data taking up space that it don’t use frequently, use MyArchive instead of adding new HDDs to NAS or PC. MyArchive drives, when disconnected use no power, saving the power that would otherwise be used.

Environmentally friendly and cool
The company’s mid-to-high-end NAS are designed with metal casings and trays to help dissipate heat. This extra heat dissipation reduces the burden of the fan to enable ADM to balance between power, noise output and temperature.

80 Plus: efficiency
The Lockerstor 12R Pro and 16R Pro use high-end server grade 80 Plus Platinum power supplies to ensure maximum efficiency while the all-new Lockerstor 6 Gen2, Lockerstor 8, Lockerstor 10 and Lockerstor 10 Pro all come with 80 Plus Bronze power supplies to ensure that the NAS uses only the power it needs while eliminating inefficient heat generation. 80 Plus Platinum brings up to 94% power efficiency while 80 Plus Bronze brings up to 85% efficiency. 80 Plus helps to save money and be environmentally friendly.