QNAP Qnap TS-977XU-RP 1U 9-Bay NAS/iSCSI IP-SAN, AMD Ryzen 5 2600 6-Core, 8GB RAM

HDD + SSD hybrid-structure AMD Ryzen 1U rackmount NAS with up to 6 cores/12 threads.Powered by AMD's powerful Ryzen processor, the TS-977XU-RP delivers high system performance with up to 6 cores/12 threads and Turbo Core up to 3.9 GHz. The TS-977XU-RP features a hybrid structure with four 3.5" HDD and five 2.5" SSD drive bays, allowing for enabling SSD caching and Qtier auto-tiering technology to greatly boost IOPS to meet the performance requirements of demanding applications. The TS-977XU-RP features two SFP+ 10GbE ports and two Gigabit ports for high-speed connectivity, providing businesses and organizations with an ideal solution for quickly deploying a high-bandwidth, high-reliability storage environment. The TS-977XU-RP also features a redundant power supply to ensure maximum system uptime.• Install up to five SSDs in the 2.5" drive bays to enable SSD caching and Qtier for optimal system performance.• Two 10GbE SFP+ ports provide higher bandwidth to empower applications like virtualization, 4K video editing and file sharing.• PCIe expandability allows for installing QM2 expansion card, USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10Gbps) cards, or wireless network cards.• Snapshots add an extra layer of protection for disaster recovery plans. You can set a custom snapshot schedule and can use snapshots to recover data from a local or remote NAS.• Scalable storage supporting virtualization, containerized apps, centralized storage, backup, sharing, and disaster recovery.• Besides using QNAP storage expansion enclosures, you can also leverage QNAP VJBOD technology to use the unused storage space from other NAS.Top-class hardware engineering with high I/O expandabilityThe hardware design of the TS-977XU-RP provides exceptional system performance and expandability to fulfill diverse application requirements.Absolute performance with AMD Ryzen and up to 64GB RAMPowered by a high-performance AMD Ryzen 3 1200 processor or Ryzen 5 2600 processor with AES-NI encryption acceleration and up to 64GB DDR4 RAM, the TS-977XU-RP delivers aggressive yet power-smart performance to meet your multitasking demands. For resource-demanding business applications such as VDI, R&D, private cloud, and server virtualization, look no further than the TS-977XU-RP.Hybrid structure for enabling SSD and tiered storageThe TS-977XU-RP features an HDD+ SSD hybrid structure (including five 2.5" and four 3.5" drive bays), allowing you to leverage the benefits of both hard drives and SSD to provide high storage capacity and high performance. Qtier Technology empowers the TS-977XU-RP with automatic tiering that continuously optimizes storage utilization across high-performance SSD and high-capacity hard drives. The new Qtier 2.0 features IO-awareness that empowers SSD-tiered storage with a cache-like reserved space to handle burst I/O in real time, greatly maximizing the advantages of SSD.SSDs and HDDs sold separately.Dual-channel Memory to delivers power-smart performanceThe TS-977XU-RP supports dual-channel DDR4 memory and features four Long-DIMM slots. When using paired memory modules, the TS-977XU-RP leverages the power of dual-channel architecture to boost performance. You can also customize the memory configuration (supports up to 64GB RAM) of the TS-977XU-RP, making it the most ideal and cost-efficient storage solution for environments like virtualization that contain dynamically-changing workloads.Extend NAS functionality with PCIe cardsThe TS-977XU-RP features a PCIe slot that allows for installing a 10GbE/40GbE network card, a QM2 M.2 SSD/10GbE PCIe card, or a wireless network card to provide greater application potential.10GbE/ 40GbE adaptersSupports lightning-fast throughput for bandwidth-demanding tasks such as virtualization and fast backup/restoration for an ever-growing amount of data.QM2 card with M.2 SSD/10GbE supportAdd M.2 SSD caching or 10GbE (10GBASE-T) connectivity to the NAS to enjoy optimal performance.Wireless network cardsUse with the WirelessAP Station app to transform the NAS into a convenient wireless base station, allowing network resources of the NAS to be shared with multiple devices.Install a graphics card for GPU-accelerated computingGraphics cards are optimized for graphical calculations and transformations, but require significantly more power than other hardware. The TS-977XU-RP provides a 300 watt power supply and a PCIe slot that supports low-profile AMD Radeon or NVIDIA GeForce graphics cards that do not require additional power. Installing a graphics card can boost performance of applications such as video editing, 4K video transcoding, imaging processing in QTS and the performance of virtual machines via GPU passthrough.Performance & reliability. Your wise choice.The TS-977XU-RP supports advanced business features to provide maximized efficiency and performance while ensuring 24/7 services.USB 3.1USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10Gbps) provides speeds up to 10Gb/s (double the speed of USB 3.0) to greatly boost data transfer performance, allowing for transferring large files faster and more easily.Central managementDesigned for IT administrators, QRM+ provides a single-point solution to discover, map, monitor and manage all Windows, Linux and IPMI devices in your network, and facilitates device discovery with a graphical topology diagram.Optimized performance for VMware Virtualization with iSERWith the built-in dual 10GbE ports that natively features Mellanox ConnectX-4, the TS-977XU-RP supports the iSCSI Extensions for RDMA (iSER) protocol to boost data transfer performance of the TS-977XU-RP as VMware ESXi storage and to reduce the CPU load of the ESXi server. iSER can provide a significant increase in performance, providing an essential tool to optimize demanding virtualization applications.Note: To create an iSER connection with VMware ESXi, both the server and NAS require compatible Mellanox NICs and switches compatible with Mellanox or supporting PFC (Priority Flow Control) configuration.Block-based iSCSI LUN: Ideal choice for virtualization storageThe TS-977XU-RP supports block-based iSCSI LUN that provides a more reliable and isolated environment than file-based LUN. Supporting VMware, Citrix, Microsoft Hyper-V and Windows Server 2016, the TS-977XU-RP provides a high-performance, reliable and affordable storage solution for virtualization environments, while also supporting VMware VAAI and Microsoft ODX to increase performance by offloading server loading for ESXi server and Hyper-V respectively, and supporting QNAP vSphere Client plug-in and QNAP SMI-S provider with enhanced operational efficiency and management in virtualization applications.All-in-one server to host virtual machines and containersVirtualization Station and Container Station jointly introduce a hybrid approach to virtualization. No matter your virtualization needs, you can count on QNAP for complete virtualization support.Virtualization StationVirtualization Station allows you to run multiple Windows, Linux, UNIX and Android virtual machines and access them via a web browser or VNC (Virtual Network Computing). Businesses can run virtualized server applications on a single NAS without the need for additional physical servers.Container StationContainer Station integrates LXC and Docker lightweight virtualization technologies. You can download apps from the built-in Docker Hub Registry. It supports container import/export and permission settings. It's easy deployment, portable, and efficient.Host multiple virtual QTS systems on a single NASBased on Virtualization Station, vQTS allows for creating isolated virtual QTS systems to provide benefits for resource segregation, multi-tenant environments, and flexible application deployment. vQTS can also help optimize power usage, costs, and physical space. You can host multiple independent QTS systems on the TS-977XU-RP, while each virtual QTS can be used by different departments and teams with their own privilege settings and application environments, realizing greater business flexibility in management and applications.Note: vQTS is only supported by the NAS models with an AMD Ryzen 6-core/8-core processor.Upgrade your IT environment with QNAP's fast and affordable 10GbE Switch!QNAP 10GbE/NBASE-T unmanaged switches allow you to instantly upgrade your network environment at a cost-effective price. With a 10GbE network you can enjoy blazing-fast transfer speeds, empower bandwidth-demanding tasks like virtualization, and enable simultaneous real-time access to large NAS-based files using multiple workstations (ideal for video editing and multimedia). QNAP also provides a 10GbE PCIe network expansion card for Windows/Linux PCs to take advantage of high-speed LAN environments.Optimized collaboration with seamless file sharing and syncThe TS-977XU-RP centrally stores data and files, and supports SMB/CIFS, AFP and NFS protocols for file sharing across Windows, Mac, and Linux/UNIX networks. Coupled with Qsync (a utility that turns a QNAP NAS into a safe, high-capacity data center for file synchronization) any file uploaded to the TS-977XU-RP will be made available for all linked devices, such as computers, laptops or mobile devices. You can sync shared folders and team folders for group file sharing to enhance the flexibility of team projects and collaboration. Files can be centrally managed using File Station, including files from mobile devices and optical disc drives.