Featuring an AMD Ryzen&132;&162; V1000 series V1500B quad-core processor & 10 Gb E/2.5 Gb E connectivity, the 9-bay TS-h 973AX packs a high-capacity hybrid storage infrastructure into a compact physical footprint. With five 3.5-inch SATA 6 Gbps drive bays, two 2.5-inch U.2 NVMe SSD slots (Slot 1 & 2 support both U.2 NVMe & SATA SSDs ), & two 2.5-inch SATA 6 Gbps SSD slots, the TS-h 973AX can benefit from SSD caching to boost IOPS-intensive applications. With the ZFS-based Qu TS hero operating system, the TS-h 973AX ensures data integrity & supports block-level inline data deduplication & compression, near-limitless snapshots, & real-time Snap Sync to satisfy mission-critical file servers, virtualization servers, collaborative video editing, & efficient data backup & recovery with business-class performance, job reliability, & lower overall cost.\n\n- Install high-performance U.2 NVMe PCIe Gen 3 x 4 SSDs or SATA 6 Gb/s SSDs in the dedicated SSD slots for cache acceleration & enhanced random I/O.\n\n- One 10GBASE-T Multi-Gig & two 2.5 Gb E LAN ports accelerate virtualization, intensive file access, large backup/restoration tasks, & media transfer.\n\n- Experience a business-class backup center, supporting backup/restore of cloud data & VMs (including Google&132;&162; Workspace, Microsoft 365&174;, VMware&174; & Hyper-V).\n\n- Host multiple virtual machines & containers to run a wide range of applications on the TS-h 973AX.\n\n- Cloud storage gateways realize hybrid cloud applications by working with the cache space reserved on NAS to ensure low-latency data access to the cloud.\n\n- Flexibly scale your total storage capacity to match your business growth by connecting USB (Universal Serial Bus) expansion enclosures (TR or TL series JBOD).\n\n Absolute performance with AMD Ryzen&132;&162; & up to 32 GB RAM\n Powered by an AMD Ryzen&132;&162; Embedded V1000 series V1500B 4-core/8-thread, 2.2 GHz processor with up to 32GB DDR4 RAM, the TS-h 973AX delivers aggressive yet power-smart performance for compute-demanding applications. AES-NI encryption support boosts encryption performance while also maintaining the security of your NAS data. SSDs can be flexibly installed for cache acceleration to maximize network & storage performance for data-intensive applications.\n\n Dual U.2 NVMe PCIe Gen 3 x 4 SSD slots for optimal I/O & low latency\n The TS-h 973AX has four 2.5-inch SSD slots
- with slots 1 & 2 supporting both high-performance U.2 NVMe PCIe Gen 3 x 4 SSDs or economical SATA 6 Gb/s SSDs. For tackling latency-sensitive applications, you can take advantage of U.2 NVMe PCIe Gen 3 x 4 SSDs that supply up to 32 Gb/s bandwidth to attain optimized performance & efficiency.\n\n Coupled with QNAP&153;s SSD-aware features, the TS-h 973AX maximizes performance with high cost-effectiveness.\n\n Streamline large file transfers & video editing with 10 Gb E & 2.5 Gb E\n The TS-h 973AX has one 10GBASE-T Multi-Gig (10G/5G/2.5G/1G/100M) port & two 2.5 Gb E RJ45 (2.5G/1G/100M) ports, providing out-of-the-box support for high-speed networking & supporting Port Trunking & Failover to reinforce your network infrastructure. QNAP also provide many other high-speed networking solutions, including 10 Gb E/2.5 Gb E managed/unmanaged switches, 2.5 Gb E/5 Gb E/10 Gb E PCIe cards & USB (Universal Serial Bus) 5 Gb E adapters for Windows&174;/ Linux&174; workstations, allowing you to build a budget-friendly high-speed network environment for productive team collaboration.\n\n ZFS-based Qu TS hero operating system enhances NAS performance & data integrity\n Qu TS hero combines the app-based QTS with the 128-bit ZFS file system to provide flexible storage management, comprehensive data protection, & optimized performance to tackle the complexity & performance demands of modern IT. From storage management, virtualization, to collaborative media workflows, Qu TS hero streamlines your business-critical tasks.\n\n Inline data deduplication, compression, & compaction drives big data storage efficiency\n Qu TS hero supports advanced block-based data reduction technologies (including inline data deduplication, compression, & compaction) to reduce file sizes, conserve storage capacity, & 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 TS-h 973AX optimizes storage utilization to provide a reliable storage cornerstone in the Big Data era.\n\n Real-time Snap Sync ensures minimal RPO with real-time disaster recovery\n Real-time Snap Sync ensures that both the primary & secondary NAS maintain identical data. When data is written to the source, it is immediately written to the destination. If the primary NAS goes offline, IT staff can simply adjust the privilege settings of the secondary NAS to ensure continuous operations. Snap Sync provides the strongest support for nonstop business operations & helps users to reduce the risk of data loss.\n\n The TS-h 973AX also supports snapshots & remote backup to help organizations accomplish routine backup tasks cost-effectively & efficiently.\n\n Snapshots multiply backup protection\n Attain peace of mind with near-limitless, instant snapshots. Copy-on-write technology makes snapshot creation almost instantaneous without affecting ongoing data writing. Snapshot Replica replicates snapshot files to the backup NAS, simplifying data protection with version control.\n\n HBS simplifies 3-2-1 backup plans\n HBS centralizes backup, restoration, & synchronization for easily transferring data in the TS-h 973AX to another QNAP NAS, remote server, or cloud storage space. HBS supports Qu Dedup technology that eliminates redundant data at the source & makes multi-version backup faster.\n\n All-in-one virtual machine & container hosting solution\n You can count on Virtualization Station & Container Station for comprehensive virtualization support. Coupled with the Network & Virtual Switch app that boosts interoperability between virtual machines, containers, QNAP NAS, & other physical devices on the network, you can flexibly allocate physical & virtual network resources to simplify network deployment.\n\n Virtualization Station\n Run multiple Windows&174;, Linux&174;, UNIX&174;, & Android&132;&162; virtual machines & access them via a web browser or Virtual Network Computing (VNC). Businesses can run virtualized server applications on a single NAS without the need for additional physical servers.\n\n Container Station\n Experience LXC & Docker&174; lightweight virtualization technologies, download apps from the built-in Docker Hub Registry&174;, import & export containers, & create abundant microservices.\n\n More productivity applications\n\n Ubuntu Linux Station\n Run Ubuntu&174; applications (including apps from the Ubuntu Software Center) directly on the TS-h 973AX & remotely access the Ubuntu&174; desktop from a web browser.\n\n Security Counselor\n A security portal for checking weaknesses & receiving recommendations for enhancing NAS security. It also integrates anti-virus & anti-malware scanning software.\n\n Boxafe\n Safeguard enterprise cloud data by backing up/syncing files, emails, calendars & contacts from Google&132;&162; Workspace & Microsoft&174; Office 365&174; to the TS-h 973AX.\n\n Qsirch\n QNAP&153;s powerful, Google-like search tool helps you quickly find images, music, videos, documents, & emails by keywords, color, & more search conditions. It also supports Qfiling to perform one-time or automatic archival tasks based on your search criteria.\n\n Qu Magie\n An AI-powered photo management app, supporting automated photo categorization with AI Albums, i OS&174; Live Photo display, & powerful search tool for ultimate photo management & sharing solution.\n\n Hybrid Mount\n Perfectly integrates NAS with mainstream cloud services. By deploying cloud storage gateways & enabling local caching on the NAS, you can seamlessly use the cloud for storage, backup, & data recovery with low-latency access.\n\n Flexible & economical storage expansion\n The storage capacity of the TS-h 973AX can be expanded using USB (Universal Serial Bus)-based expansion enclosures. Two QNAP TR RAID (4-bay TR-004, 2-bay TR-002) or one 8-bay TL-D800C JBOD storage enclosures can be easily attached & managed using the Storage & Snapshots Manager app.\n\n Switch operating systems to upgrade your current storage\n The TS-h 973AX can also switch to using QTS
- QNAP&153;s standard NAS operating system. This means that you can migrate drives from your current QTS-based NAS to the more powerful TS-h 973AX to upgrade your storage infrastructure & take advantage of Qtier auto-tiering from QTS.\n\n\n\n\n\n Product Model: TS-H973AX-32G\n Datasheet: https://d 5bm 31en 4blvo.cloudfront.net/pdf/mmo_87161637_1605688437_7537_48300.pdf\n\n