When expanding data storage capacity, deploying multiple servers can lead to complexity in management & dramatically increased cost. The QNAP UX-500P expansion enclosure is a budget-friendly expansion alternative designed with easy setup in mind for expanding the total storage space of your Turbo NAS for general applications. By connecting one expansion enclosure, the UX-500P offers a hassle-free storage expansion for home/small office use. The UX-500P provides additional 5 hard drives for the Turbo NAS & allows for a total expansion raw capacity of 25 TB* making it especially useful for data backup, digital media collection, & video surveillance. Powerful QTS Storage Manager The QTS Storage Manager neatly presents tools & options for managing system storage with a modern & intuitive graphical user interface, which greatly simplifies the process of NAS capacity expansion & UX-500P management. No matter if you are an IT administrator or Home user, you can easily monitor the health status of UX-500P & the disks within it. When multiple expansion enclosures are connected, the Locate Disk & Locate Enclosure functions assist you in quick maintenance. Flexible RAID Configuration The UX-500P features 5 hot-swap drive bays for easy installation & removal. The automatic insertion/removable detection & rebuild allow easy management. Featuring RAID 0, 1, 5, 6 & 10 support & managed by the powerful QTS Storage Manager, the UX-500P ensures maximum performance & data security. An excellent backup solution for Turbo NAS The UX-500P can be used as a budget-friendly external storage to perform speedy & secure backup tasks for the Turbo NAS. The administrator can back up the Turbo NAS data to the UX-500P on a real time or scheduled basis.