Put private storage in the rack with your network. Choose a short-depth eight-bay QNAP for branch offices or a twelve-bay ZFS system for larger archives, 10GbE project storage, and longer backup retention.
Choose from
8 or 12 bays
Hot-swappable drive bays
Both models
2U
Rackmount form factor
Built into Q12
Dual 10GbE
Copper network connections
Both models
Redundant power
Two power supplies
Fit the Q8 Rack beside a branch switch or firewall with a mounting kit sized to the cabinet. Move to Q12 Rack for twelve bays, built-in dual 10GbE and ZFS by default. Both use redundant power supplies, and both need an independent backup copy.
What you can run
Choose a system around the applications, retention and number of people that will actually use it.
Serve Windows, Mac and Linux shares with QNAP permissions. Q8 suits branch offices that need a shallow 2U chassis, shared folders and scan-to-folder workflows.
Q12 has two built-in 10GBASE-T ports for larger media, design and engineering files. Actual throughput depends on the drive pool, network and concurrent users.
Use a separate rack NAS as the repository for supported VMware and Hyper-V backups, file servers and other NAS units. Size capacity for retention and restore windows.
Use compatible QNAP replication to protect branch data on separate hardware. Q12 also supports real-time SnapSync with a compatible second QuTS hero NAS and a low-latency link.
Use Q12’s ZFS checksums, snapshots, WORM folders and optional ECC upgrades for large archives. Set retention before locking data and reserve capacity for changed blocks.
QVR Elite can record compatible cameras to the rack NAS. Plan channel licences, PoE, retention and the impact of recording on your storage pool.
Browse the tools for server and PC backups, shared storage, secure remote access, and camera recording.
Hyper Data Protector
Hybrid Backup Sync 3
Apple Time Machine
HDP PC Agent
QuTS hero
HybridMount
QVR Elite
QVPN Service
Consolidate backups from offices, servers, and compatible virtual machines. Keep a second copy on separate hardware and another off-site. On Q12, use QuTS hero snapshots, replication and planned WORM retention where the workload calls for them.
Q8 Rack has a 297.4 mm chassis. It ships without rails from QNAP, so select a compatible rail kit or fixed shelf when quoted. Q12 Rack is 550 mm deep and uses a four-post rack. Check post spacing, rear cable clearance and service access before ordering.
Eight 16TB drives on Q8 give 128TB raw and 96TB after RAID 6 parity, or 80TB with a hot spare. Twelve 24TB drives on Q12 give 288TB raw and 216TB after triple parity. These are examples before filesystem overhead and snapshot reserve. Drives are sold separately.
Q8 Rack ships with dual 2.5GbE and has one PCIe slot for an optional compatible 10GbE card. Q12 Rack includes dual copper 10GbE and dual 2.5GbE. SFP+ or 25GbE on Q12 requires a card and matching switch ports, optics or cables.
Q8 can present iSCSI storage to a host, and compatible Hyper Data Protector setups can back up VMware and Hyper-V. Q12 is the stronger choice for many backup streams and retained VM images. For production VM datastores or databases, size for latency and concurrent I/O with the right drive or SSD layout.
RAID can keep storage available through specified drive failures. Local snapshots let you roll back to an earlier version. Keep a separate copy on another device and one off-site so recovery is still possible after loss of the primary NAS. Confirm restores against your recovery targets.
QuTS hero can enforce a fixed retention period with write-once, read-many folders and support minute-level snapshots. Real-time SnapSync needs a compatible second QuTS hero NAS and a low-latency connection. Plan WORM retention and snapshot space carefully. Locked data cannot be edited during retention.
Each rack model has redundant power supplies that can be fed from separate circuits or UPS outlets. Both are single-controller systems. Automatic NAS failover requires a separate compatible high-availability configuration, with a second identical unit for Q12.
Q8 ships with 4GB and QTS. QuTS hero and RAID-TP require at least 8GB, and inline deduplication needs at least 16GB. Q12 ships with QuTS hero and 32GB, and supports up to 192GB with optional upgrades. ECC modules replace factory non-ECC memory. Choose the OS before data is loaded.
Q12 has two M.2 Gen5 slots for compatible SSD cache or a configured ZFS write log. Snapshot Instant Clone can create test copies, and HybridMount can bring supported cloud folders alongside local shares. SSDs, cloud subscriptions and additional gateway licences are separate.
The quote covers the selected appliance and agreed options, such as drives, rails, UPS, networking and setup. QNAP provides a three-year standard appliance warranty for Q8 Rack and five years for Q12 Rack. Infinity provides configuration and lifetime technical support.
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Speak with Infinity Computers
Tell us how much data you have today, how fast it’s growing, how many people need access, and what must come back first after an outage. We’ll help you choose the chassis, drives, networking, and backup options to quote.