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QNAP ES1686dc R2
Midrange · all-flash / hybrid (ssd + hdd) / disk (hdd) · dual controller - 3U 16-bay dual-active-controller SAS ZFS storage (QES) for high-availability virtualization and file services.
| Platform | |
|---|---|
| OEM | QNAP Systems |
| Family | ES Series |
| Class | Midrange |
| Architecture | Dual controller (HA pair) |
| Status | Current |
| Released | n/a |
| Operating system | QES 2.2 |
| Controllers | 2 |
| Nodes | n/a |
| Cache / memory | 2,048 GB |
| Availability | n/a |
| Capacity and media | |
| Media | All-flash, Hybrid (SSD + HDD), Disk (HDD) |
| Drive types | NL-SAS HDD, SAS HDD (10K/15K), SAS SSD |
| Drive note | 16 x 3.5-inch SAS 12Gb/s bays (3.5/2.5-inch SAS HDD, 2.5-inch SAS SSD); Xeon D-2142IT 8-core per controller |
| Flash drive sizes | n/a |
| HDD sizes | n/a |
| Maximum drives | n/a |
| Controller enclosure | 3U, 16 drive bays |
| Expansion | TL-R1620Sdc dual-controller SAS JBOD (count not stated on the R2 page) |
| Raw capacity | n/a |
| Cluster maximum | n/a |
| Effective maximum | n/a |
| Data reduction | n/a |
| Protection | n/a |
| Protection note | Active-active dual controllers with failover; ZFS end-to-end checksums; Copy-to-Flash (C2F) write-cache protection; SnapSync block-level replication; 65,536 snapshots (QES specification) |
| Performance and connectivity | |
| Maximum IOPS | 254,828 |
| Maximum throughput | 5.8 GB/s |
| Latency | n/a |
| Conditions | QNAP lab, 8 x 10GbE: SMB sequential read/write 5,773/2,201 MB/s; iSCSI 4K random read/write 254,828/178,552 IOPS. Memory 1,024 GB max per controller (2,048 GB per system). Power 500.87 W typical, fully populated. |
| Protocols | SMB / CIFS, NFS, FTP, iSCSI, Fibre Channel, iSER |
| Fibre Channel | 32 Gb |
| Ethernet | 25 GbE |
| Host ports | n/a |
| Limits | |
| Volumes / LUNs | n/a |
| File systems | n/a |
| Snapshots | n/a |
| Management and support | |
| Management | QES web UI |
| Power | 501 W |
| Positioned for | Virtualization, VDI, Mission-critical, File shares, Backup target |
| Warranty | 5 years |
| Design terms | Storage pool · LUN · Host group · Asynchronous replication |
| Data services | |
✓ Deduplication
✓ Compression
? Thin provisioning
✓ Snapshots
? Clones
✓ Asynchronous replication
? Synchronous replication
? Active-active / metro
? Encryption at rest
? Immutable snapshots
? Ransomware detection
? Quality of service
? Automated tiering
? Cloud tiering
? VMware vVols
? Kubernetes CSI
✓ Native file services
? Native object (S3)
? Non-disruptive upgrades
? Scale-out
✓ stated by the OEM · ✕ not offered · ? not stated | |
| Source | |
| Product page | https://www.qnap.com/en/product/es1686dc%20r2/specs/hardware |