Dual controller NAS

Posted on 08 Apr 2021 📧 Subscribe

I am looking for a dual controller NAS.
Like Synology UC3200, 10GB Ethernet.
Only with SATA SSD disks.
Purchased 6x 2TB server SSD, few months ago and like to reuse these if Possible.

Could you please tell if there is a possibility for a suitable Dual controller NAS using SATA ( Like Synology UC300 ?).

If not possible what could be the alternative using SAS disks, or is the Synology UC3200 best option using SAS disks 10GB Ethernet).

 

It would be recommended to use SAS drives in this enclosure. Otherwise, you would miss out on potential speed benefits. SATA is 6Gbit and SAS is 12Gbit connection.
https://www.synology.com/en-uk/compatibility?search_by=products&model=UC3200&category=hdds_no_ssd_trim&filter_brand=Seagate&p=1

Normally SATA drives supposed to work on an SAS connection. You can also try to use SAS adapter with your SATA SSDs https://www.qnap.com/en-uk/product/qda-sa2

I hope this helps.

Synology dual controller
UC3200
SA3200D

Qnap dual controller
ES2486dc
ES1686dc

Others:

Competitor Comparison

 

QNAP ES1640dc QSAN TrioNAS LX U600Q S-316 EMC VNXe 3300 NetApp FAS2520A
Controllers Dual Dual Dual Dual
Form Factor 3U 16 bay 3U 16 bay 3U 15 bay 2U 12 bay
CPU* Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2 2.20GHz 6C12T Intel Xeon C3528 1.73GHz 2C4T Intel Xeon E5-2407 v2 2.40GHz 4C4T Intel Xeon LC3528 1.73GHz 2C4T
Memory* 32GB (max. 64GB) 16GB 12GB 16GB
Write Cache* 16GB NVRAM SSD 1GB NVRAM 2GB NVRAM
Read Cache SSD (global) SSD (dedicate) 256MB RAMFAST Cache (SSD, optional) Flash Cache (HW, optional)Flash Pool (SSD)
Host Channel* 10GbE x 2
1GbE x 1		 10GbE x 2
1GbE x 3		 1GbE x 5 10GbE x 4
1GbE x 2
40GbE Support
*Per controller


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