QNAP 9-Bay Diskless NAS Xeon E-2334 16GB – TS-H987XU-RP-E2334-16G

The TS-h987XU-RP is powered by the next-gen Intel® Xeon® E-2344 quad-core processor, supports up to 128 GB DDR4 ECC memory, and provides an HDD/SSD hybrid storage architecture that balances performance and cost to deliver reliable server-grade performance. Running the ZFS-based QuTS hero operating system, the TS-h987XU-RP emphasizes data integrity with inline data deduplication, near-limitless snapshots, real-time SnapSync, and QSAL (QNAP SSD Antiwear Leveling) – providing an ideal storage solution that meets today’s business requirements for file servers, virtualization servers, VDI, and backup/restore.

• HDD/SSD hybrid storage: Combines the advantages of high-capacity HDD and high-performance U.2 NVMe / SATA SSD, and enables SSD cache acceleration to boost IOPS performance.
• 10GbE & 2.5GbE connectivity: Dual 10GBASE-T and dual 2.5GbE high-speed connectivity enhances virtualization, intensive file access, and large backup/restoration tasks.
• High-speed PCIe Gen 4 slots: Allows for installing 10/25GbE adapters, QM2 cards, or Fibre Channel cards to increase application performance.
• Virtualization applications: Supports virtualization storage and hosting virtual machines and containerized apps.
• Comprehensive backup center: Optimized for business-class backup, including Google™ Workspace and Microsoft 365® data, and VMware® and Hyper-V virtual machines.
• Cloud storage gateway: Realizes hybrid cloud applications by working with the cache space reserved on NAS to ensure low-latency data access to the cloud.

Powerful Intel® Xeon® E processor and up to 128 GB DDR4 ECC memory

Designed for heavy business workloads, the TS-h987XU-RP has extreme processing power to drive virtual machine performance. Supporting up to 128 GB DDR4 ECC memory to fuel multitasking demands, the TS-h987XU-RP delivers cost-efficient and reliable server-grade performance to meet increasing business IT demands.

• CPU: Intel® Xeon® E-2334 quad-core processor (up to 4.8 GHz)
• Memory: 32 GB DDR4 ECC RAM, expandable to 128 GB (4 x 32 GB)

Hybrid storage architecture with U.2 NVMe PCIe Gen 4 – faster speed, optimal I/O, and lower latency

Compared with traditional storage arrays, the 1U rackmount TS-h987XU-RP hybrid storage balances cost, performance, and capacity. Featuring four 3.5-inch SATA 6Gb/s bays for hard drives, and five 2.5-inch U.2 NVMe PCIe / SATA 6Gbps SSD slots (Slot 1~3: PCIe Gen 3 x2, Slot 4~5 PCIe Gen 4 x4), the TS-h987XU-RP supports SSD caching to improve IOPS-intensive workloads for accessing vital data.

Hybrid Backup Sync multiple backups ensure your data protection

Rest assured your data is safe with the 3-2-1 backup rule and a reliable disaster recovery plan. Backups stored in the QNAP NAS can be further backed up to another QNAP NAS, remote server, or cloud storage, and restored quickly whenever needed.

• Data Reduction: Too much data, not enough time for backup? QuDedup technology empowers backup tasks with source-based deduplication to optimize file sizes for greater time and storage savings. Backup/recovery becomes much faster!
• Versioning: The more versions you back up reduces the risk of data loss. QuDedup is especially useful for accelerating multi-version backups to provide greater protection against data loss.
• Encryption: Files can be encrypted/compressed before they are backed up or synced. This effectively prevents unauthorized access and provides an extra layer of protection for business data.
• Intelligent Network: Automatically selects the best physical network ports for your task, supports auto-failover to ensure continuous services, and automatically switches back once the best network port reconnects.
• Process Automation: Set the backup process on each NAS, then multiple NAS can automatically complete all job flows. Whether migrating big data or backing up to multiple destinations, IT staff can ease their workloads with a one-time setting.

Server-grade hardware: Sturdy and high-performance

The TS-h987XU-RP features outstanding hardware and expandable architecture, enabling optimal performance and flexibility to meet diverse application requirements.

10GbE & 2.5GbE-ready. Fast for bandwidth-demanding tasks.

The TS-h987XU-RP provides two 2.5GbE RJ45 ports (backwards compatible with 1G/100M) and dual-port 10GBASE-T connectivity. Port Trunking and failover support further increases bandwidth and reliability for vital applications including virtualization, large file transfers, high-speed backup/restoration, and real-time applications. QNAP also offers numerous options of managed and unmanaged 10GbE/2.5GbE switches, assisting organizations in implementing high-speed, secure and scalable network environments without going over budget.

Flexible PCIe Gen 4 expansion

The TS-h987XU-RP is equipped with a PCIe Gen 4 slot. With twice the I/O performance of PCIe Gen 3, the TS-h987XU-RP can take advantage of PCIe cards to expand application potential.

ZFS-based QuTS hero operating system enhances NAS performance and data integrity

QuTS hero combines the app-based QTS with the 128-bit ZFS file system to provide flexible storage management, comprehensive data protection, and optimized performance to tackle the complexity and performance demands of modern IT. From storage management, virtualization, to collaborative media workflows, QuTS hero streamlines your business-critical tasks.

• Data integrity is key: QuTS hero’s self-healing ensures data integrity and reliability. Write Once, Read Many (WORM) is also supported.
• Data reduction improves storage efficiency and performance: Inline data deduplication, compression, and compaction reduce file sizes to conserve storage capacity and optimize performance.
• Multi-level cache technology: Main memory read cache (L1 ARC), SSD second-level read cache (L2 ARC), and ZFS Intent Log (ZIL) for synchronous transactions with power failure protection are supported to boost performance and security.
• RAID Z enables robust data protection: Multiple RAID levels allow flexible capacity utilization. RAID Triple Parity and Triple Mirror deliver higher levels of data protection.
• QSAL (QNAP SSD Antiwear Leveling) enhances data protection: RAID-level SSD lifespan is automatically and regularly detected to prevent simultaneous SSD failure, improving your data protection and system reliability.
• App Center ecosystem extends NAS functionality: Apps for backup/sync, virtual machines/containers, content management, productivity, and more features can be used to expand the application potential of the NAS.

Inline data deduplication, compression, and compaction improve SSD endurance

QuTS hero supports advanced block-based data reduction technologies (including inline data deduplication, compression, and compaction) to reduce file sizes, conserve storage capacity, and optimize performance. For example, if 20 virtual machines on a NAS are replicated using the same template, then storage space requirements for all 20 virtual machines can be reduced by up to 95%. Whether acting as primary or backup storage, the TDS-h2489FU optimizes storage utilization to provide a reliable storage cornerstone in the Big Data era. All-flash solutions thus achieve higher cost efficiency while improving both random write performance and SSD lifespan.

Comprehensive backup and disaster recovery solution

The TS-h987XU-RP supports various apps that cover all your backup needs. Practice safe IT habits by regularly backing up files and device content, allowing them to be easily restored when needed.

• Remote backup for NAS: Hybrid Backup Sync makes it easy to back up data from a TS-h987XU-RP to another QNAP NAS or remote server to fulfill your 3-2-1 backup strategy.
• VM backup: Enjoy license-free VMware® and Hyper-V VM backup with source-side incremental backup, global deduplication, and recovery compression.
• SaaS backup: Safeguard enterprise cloud data by backing up/syncing files, emails, calendars, and contacts from Google™ Workspace and Microsoft® Office 365® to the NAS.
• Cloud backup for NAS: Use Hybrid Backup Sync to back up NAS data to myQNAPcloud Storage or other mainstream cloud space. For backup to object cloud storage, VJBOD Cloud is especially useful to reduce bandwidth usage and backup time.
• QuDedup technology: Hybrid Backup Sync eliminates redundant data at the source and then backs up the deduplicated data, helping to save time and storage costs while providing efficient multi-version backups.
• Real-time SnapSync: Real-time SnapSync immediately synchronizes data changes with the destination storage, ensuring the primary and secondary NAS always have the same data. RPO is minimal to achieve real-time disaster recovery.

High availability (HA) and failover with dual-NAS architecture

Create a HA cluster with two TS-h987XU-RP — one as the active server, and the other as the passive server. If an unexpected failure or issue with the active server occurs, the passive server provides immediate protection with automatic failover. This ensures continuous storage service and system availability.

• Easy management and monitoring: Use the High Availability Manager app to easily configure, remove, or rebuild clusters.
• Guaranteed data consistency; Real-time data sync between active and passive servers minimizes the risk of data loss (RPO).
• Ensured continuity of critical business: The passive server takes over within 1 minute if the active server fails (RTO ≤ 90 secs).

All-in-one solution for hosting virtual machines and containers

By running multiple virtual machines and containers on the TS-h987XU-RP, you can deploy multi-tenant environments and applications to increase management efficiency and save hardware costs. Coupled with the Network & Virtual Switch app that boosts interoperability between virtual machines, containers, QNAP NAS, and other physical devices on the network, you can flexibly allocate physical and virtual network resources to simplify network deployment.

• Virtualization Station: Run multiple Windows®, Linux®, UNIX®, Android™, and QuTScloud virtual machines and access them via a web browser or Virtual Network Computing (VNC). Businesses can run virtualized server applications on a single NAS without needing additi
• Container Station: Experience Docker®, LXD, and Kata Containers lightweight virtualization technologies, download apps from the built-in Docker Hub Registry®, import/export containers, and create abundant microservices.
• Linux Station: Run Linux® applications (including apps from the Software Center) directly on the NAS and remotely access the Linux® desktop from a web browser. The open-source Linux® platform is also ideal for Internet of Things development.
• QuTScloud virtual NAS: QuTScloud is a virtual appliance based on the QTS operating system. Enterprises can quickly launch QuTScloud on hypervisors including Linux® KVM, Microsoft® Hyper-V, and VMware ESXi™ to acquire advanced NAS features without requiring additional NAS hardware.

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