QNAP TS-869U-RP 8-Bay Rackmount NAS Review

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 In general a NAS box is just an external hard drive caddy that is attached to your network rather than by USB or even Firewire. Because of this we can find a whole host of other features and utilities bundled into them giving them the leading edge over the other options available on the market.

Hardware Spec.
CPU Intel® Atom™ 2.13GHz Dual-core Processor
DRAM 2GB RAM (Expandable RAM, up to 4GB) NOTE: 1. The system memory can be increased to maximum 4GB by installing an additional 1GB or 2GB SO-DIMM RAM module. 2 .For the information of RAM module installation and compatible NAS models, please refer to the QNAP RAM Module Installation Guide
Flash Memory 512MB DOM
Hard Disk Drive 8 x 3.5” or 2.5” SATA 6Gb/s, SATA 3Gb/s hard drive or SSD NOTE: 1. The system is shipped without HDD. 2. For the HDD compatibility list, please visithttp://www.qnap.com/en/index.php?sn=3877&lang=en
Hard Disk Tray 8 x Hot-swappable and lockable tray
LAN Port 2 x Gigabit RJ-45 Ethernet ports
LED Indicators Status, LAN, HDD 1, HDD 2, HDD3, HDD4, HDD5, HDD6, HDD7, HDD8
USB 2 x USB 3.0 port (Back: 2) 4 x USB 2.0 port (Back: 4) Support USB printer, pen drive, USB hub, and USB UPS etc.
eSATA 2 x eSATA port (Back)
Buttons Power, Reset, Enter, Select
Alarm Buzzer System warning
Form Factor 2U, Rackmount
Dimensions 89 (H) x 482 (W) x 534 (D) mm 3.50 (H) x 18.98 (W) x 21.02 (D) inch
Weight Net weight: 11.02 kg (24.29 lbs) Gross weight: 19.26 kg (42.46 lbs)
Power Consumption (W) Sleep mode: 56.6W In Operation:74.7W Power-off (in WOL mode): 1W (with 8 x 1TB HDD installed)
Temperature 0-40˚C
Humidity 0~95% R.H.
Power Supply Input: 100-240V AC, 50/60Hz, Output: Redundant 300W
Secure Design K-lock security slot for theft prevention
VGA Reserved VGA interface for maintenance
Fan 2 x quiet cooling fan (7 cm, 12V DC)
Software Spec.
Operating System

  • Embedded Linux

Supported Clients

  • Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7 (32/64-bit), Windows Server 2003/2008 R2
  • Apple Mac OS X
  • Linux & UNIX

Supported Browsers

  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 8, 9
  • Mozilla Firefox 8+
  • Apple Safari 4+
  • Google Chrome

Multilingual Support

  • Chinese (Traditional & Simplified), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish

File System

  • Internal Hard Drive: EXT3, EXT4
  • External Hard Drive: EXT3, EXT4, NTFS, FAT32, HFS+

Networking

  • TCP/IP (IPv4 & IPv6: Dual Stack)
  • Dual Gigabit NICs with Jumbo Frame
    • Failover
    • Multi-IP Settings
    • Port Trunking/NIC Teaming (Modes: Balance-rr, Active Backup, Balance XOR, Broadcast, IEEE 802.3ad/Link Aggregation, Balance-tlb and Balance-alb)
  • Service Binding based on Network Interfaces
  • Virtual LAN (VLAN)
  • DHCP Client, DHCP Server
  • Protocols: CIFS/SMB, AFP (v3.3), NFS(v3), FTP, FTPS, SFTP, TFTP, HTTP(S), Telnet, SSH, iSCSI, SNMP, SMTP, and SMSC
  • UPnP & Bonjour Discovery
  • USB Wi-Fi Adapter Support

Backup Solution

  • Real-time Remote Replication (RTRR)
    • Works as Both RTRR Server & Client with Bandwith Control
    • Real-time & Scheduled Backup
    • Encryption, Compression, File Filter, and Transfer Rate Limitation
  • Block-level Remote Replication
    • Works as Both Rsync Server & Client with Bandwidth Control
    • Encrypted Replication between QNAP NAS Servers
  • Desktop Backup by QNAP NetBak Replicator for Windows
  • Apple Time Machine Support with Backup Management
  • Data Backup to Multiple External Storage Devices
  • Data Backup to Cloud Storage (Amazon S3, ElephantDrive, and Symform)

Security

  • IP Filter and Policy-based Automatic IP Blocking
  • Network Access Protection with Auto-blocking: SSH, Telnet, HTTP(S), FTP, CIFS/SMB, AFP
  • Encrypted Access: HTTPS, FTP with SSL/TLS (Explicit), SSH/SFTP (admin only), Encrypted Remote Replication between QNAP NAS Servers (Rsync over SSH)
  • CIFS Host Access Control for Shared Folders
  • Antivirus Protection
  • FIPS 140-2 Validated AES 256-bit Volume-based Data Encryption*
  • AES 256-bit External Drive Encryption*
  • Importable SSL Certificate
  • Instant Alert via E-mail, SMS, Instant Messaging (Windows Live), Beep, and LCD Panel
 Disk Management

  • Single Disk, JBOD, RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 5 + Hot Spare, 6 + Hot Spare, 10 + Hot Spare
  • Global Hot Spare
  • Online RAID Capacity Expansion & Online RAID Level Migration
  • Bad Block Scan & Hard Drive S.M.A.R.T.
  • RAID Recovery
  • Bitmap Support

iSCSI (IP SAN)

  • iSCSI Target
    • Multi-LUNs per Target
    • Up to 256 Targets/LUNs Combined
    • Supports LUN Mapping & Masking
    • Online LUN Capacity Expansion
    • Supports SPC-3 Persistent Reservation
    • Supports MPIO & MC/S
  • iSCSI LUN Backup, One-time Snapshot, and Restore
  • iSCSI Connection and Management by QNAP Finder (Windows)
  • Virtual Disk Drive (via iSCSI Initiator)
    • Stack Chaining Master
    • Max No. of Virtual Disk Drives: 8

Server Virtualization & Clustering

  • Supports VMware vSphere
  • Supports Citrix XenServer
  • Supports Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V & Failover Clustering

Power Management

  • Wake on LAN
  • Internal Hard Drive Standby Mode
  • Scheduled Power on/off (Max 15 Settings)
  • Automatic Power on after Power Recovery
  • USB and Network UPS Support with SNMP Management

Access Right Management

  • Max No. of Users: 4,096
  • Max No. of User Groups: 512
  • Max No. of Network Shares: 512
  • Batch Users Creation
  • Import/Export Users
  • User Quota Management
  • Subfolder Permissions Support for CIFS/SMB, AFP, FTP and Web File Manager

Domain Authentication Integration

  • Microsoft Active Directory (AD)
  • LDAP Server
  • LDAP Client
  • Domain Users Login via CIFS/SMB, AFP, FTP, and Web File Manager

MyCloudNAS Service

  • Private Cloud Storage and Sharing
  • Free Host Name Registration (DDNS)
  • Auto Router Configuration (via UPnP)
  • MyCloudNAS Connect for Easy VPN Connection (Windows utility)

Storage Plug & Play

  • Windows Software: QNAP Finder
  • Create and Map Shared Folders
  • Create and Connect to iSCSI Target/LUN

Web Administration

  • AJAX-based User Interface
  • Smart Fan Control
  • Dynamic DNS (DDNS)
  • SNMP (v2 & v3)
  • Resource Monitor
  • Network Recycle Bin for File Deletion via CIFS/SMB and AFP
    • Automatic Cleanup
    • File Type Filter
  • Comprehensive Logs (Events & Connection)
  • Syslog Client
  • Firmware Live Update
  • System Settings Backup and Restore
  • Restore to Factory Default
  • Mobile App Qmanager for Remote Monitoring

Powerful All-in-one server
File Server

  • File Sharing across Windows, Mac, and Linux/UNIX
  • Windows ACL
  • Advanced Folder Permission for SMB, AFP, FTP, Web File Manager
  • Shared Folder Aggregation (CIFS/SMB)
  • Web File Manager
    • Supports ISO Mounting
    • Direct File Viewing via Google Doc
    • Create and Send Download Links for Public File Sharing with Expiration Time and Password Protection
  • Mobile App: Qfile for File Browsing and Management

FTP Server

  • FTP over SSL/TLS (Explicit)
  • Max No. of Concurrent Connections: 256
  • FXP Supported
  • Passive FTP Port Range Control
  • FTP Bandwidth & Connection Control
  • Unicode Support

Backup Server

  • Remote Replication Server (over Rsync)
  • Real-time Remote Replication to another QNAP NAS or FTP Server
  • Apple Time Machine Support
  • Windows Client Backup Application: QNAP NetBak Replicator
  • Third Party Backup Software Support: Acronis True Image, CA BrightStor, ARCserve Backup, EMC Retrospect, Symantec Backup Exec, LaCie SilverKeeper, etc.

Web Server

  • HTTP/HTTPS Connections
  • Supports WebDAV Connection
  • Support Virtual Host (Max: 32)
  • Importable SSL Certificate

Database Server

  • Built-in MySQL Server
  • Web-based Management via phpMyAdmin (QPKG)

Print Server

  • Max No. of Printers: 3
  • Supports Internet Printing Protocol
    • Print Job Display and Management
    • IP- and Domain Name-based Privilege Control
  • Supports Apple Bonjour Printing

Syslog Server

  • Centralized Log Monitoring and Archiving
  • Immediate E-mail Alerts
  • Supports Log Filtering

RADIUS Server

  • Centralized Account Management and Authentication for Network Access
  • Supports PAP, EAP-TLS/PAP, and EAPTTLS/PAP Authentication

TFTP Server with PXE Booting VPN Server

  • Secure Remote Access: PPTP & OpenVPN VPN services
  • Remote Access to Other Resources on Local Network
  • Max No. of Clients: 30

Surveillance Station Pro

  • Max. IP Cameras: 12, optional purchase (1 free license included,supported network cameras)
  • Mobile app: VMobile (iOS & Android)

iTunes Server

  • Audio and Video Sharing (AIF, M4A, M4B, M4V, MOV, MP1, MP2, MP3, MP4, MPEG, MPG, WAV)
  • Smart Playlist for iTunes Client (Windows & Mac OS)

Multimedia Station

  • Supports Photo, Audio and Video
  • Image Slideshow and Rotation
  • Automatic & Schedule Thumbnail Generation for Easy Browsing
  • Display Photo Details from EXIF: Date, Exposure Time, Aperture, etc.
  • Display Audio Details from ID3 Tag: Album Cover, Title, Artist, Album, etc.
  • Access Authority Management
  • Multimedia (Video & Audio) Streaming
  • Supports Cooliris
  • Supports Web Publishing (Facebook, MySpace, MSN Live, Twitter, Plurk, Blogger)
  • Share Photos by Email
  • Supported Formats:
  • Photo – JPG/JPEG, GIF, PNG
  • Audio – MP3
  • Video
    • Playback: FLV, MPEG-4 Video (H.264 + AAC)
    • Transcode: AVI, M4V, MPG/MPEG, RM/RMVB, WMV
  • QNAP Exclusive iPhone & Android App – QMobile
 Photo Station

  • Supported File Formats:
    • Photo: JPG/JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP, RAW (.arw, .srf, .sr2, .dcr, .kdc, .cr2, .crw, .nef, mrw, .pef, .paf, .3fr, .erf, .mef, .mos, .orf, .rw2, .dng, .x3f, .tif, .nrw, .raf)
    • Video: FLV, MPEG-4 Video (H.264 + AAC)
  • Image Slideshow with Background Music, Thumbnails, and Different Playback Modes
  • Online Photo Editing by Pixlr Editor
  • Geotagging Photos with Google Maps
  • Slideshow Sharing (from Private Albums) with Password Protection
  • Photo Publishing to Social Websites (Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, Plurk, and Blogger)
  • Photo Sharing by Email

Music Station

  • Supported Audio Formats:
    • MP3, MP4, OGG, WAV, AIFF, AU, FLAC, M4A, APE, AAC
  • Local Playback with USB Speaker/Sound Card
  • Browse Other UPnP Media Servers on Local Network
  • Internet Radio (MP3)
  • Music Alarm (up to 8 Alarms)
  • Playback Control by QNAP Mobile App: QMobile Music Remote

Download Station

  • PC-less BT, FTP, HTTP Download (up to 500 Tasks)
  • BT Download
    • Supports Magnet Links
    • Supports TCP/UDP Tracker Protocol
    • Scheduled Download
    • Configurable Port Range
    • Bandwidth Control
    • RSS Subscription and Download (Broadcatching)
    • Selectable Download Files
  • HTTP/ FTP Download
    • Configurable Saving Directory
    • Bulk Download with Wildcard Settings
    • RapidShare Download Support
  • QNAP Download Management Software: QGet
    • For Both Windows & Mac OS
    • Manage the Download Tasks of Multiple QNAP NAS Remotely over LAN or WAN

Antivirus

  • Protection against the Latest Known Viruses, Trojans, and Other Threats
  • Free Virus Databases Update on Manual or Scheduled Basis
  • Multiple Scan Tasks (Max: 64, Concurrent: 5) with Custom Folder Selection and Scheduled
  • Scanning
  • Email Notification upon Task Completion or Virus Detection
  • Quarantines or Deletes Infected Files

QPKG Center

  • Expands Application Services by Easy Online Installation
  • A Wide Variety of Official and Community QPKG Add-ons

The actual available QPKGs may vary depending on the NAS platform.

  • Business
    • eyeOS
    • GLPI
    • Squid Proxy Server
    • Vtiger CRM
  • CMS
    • Gallery
    • Joomla!
    • WordPress
    • Xoops
  • Communications
    • Asterisk
    • XMail
    • Xeams
  • Download
    • MLDonkey
    • NZBGet
    • pyLoad
    • SABnzbdplus
    • Transmission
  • Entertainment
    • QiTunesAir
    • IceStation
    • Plex Media Server
    • PS3 Media Server
    • Squeezebox Server
  • Utilities
    • AjaXplorer
    • iStat
    • Optware IPKG
    • phpMyAdmin
    • Piwik
  • Misc.
    • Java Runtime Environment
    • Mono
    • Python
    • QUSBCam
    • Tomcat

… and more.

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