QNAP Systems unveils TS-409 Pro Turbo NAS
Posted by Dennis Sellers 
Jan 21, 2008 at 3:00am
Storage solution provider QNAP Systems has unveiled the generation four-bay, hot-swappable network-attached storage TS-409 Pro Turbo NAS, which including hot-swappable HDD design, RAID 0/ 1/ 5/ 6/ 5+spare disk redundancy, Online RAID Capacity Expansion, Online RAID Level Migration, and backup and security functions. The HDD S.M.A.R.T. and complete log systems are supported to minimize the deployment cost and maintenance effort, according to company reps.
With the QNAP TS-409 Pro, IT managers can set up the NAS as a centralized storage center with high-level data protection and flexible expansion capability. Advanced RAID 5 and RAID 6 are supported to maintain non-stop service of NAS even when one or two hard disks physically fail at the same time. The RAID management functions enable server manager to expand the storage capacity, or migrate the system to a higher RAID redundancy level without turning off the system.
The HDD S.M.A.R.T. function provides complete hard drive’s information, including temperature and health status, etc. to prevent potential physical drive failure. Other features include encrypted FTP, SSL encrypted web-based access, SSH login, and encrypted remote replication. What’s more, a log system with data access records, online user list, and email alerts helps server manager to control and manage the system, according to Shawn Shu, vice president of QNAP. You’ll have t contact the company for pricing.
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