TS-h973AX 10GbE QuTS hero 5-bay (+4 SSD) NAS:AMD Ryzen V1500B 4C/8T 2.2GHz CPU, U.2 NVMe and SATA SSD caching

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TS-h973AX 10GbE QuTS hero 5-bay (+4 SSD) NAS:AMD Ryzen V1500B 4C/8T 2.2GHz CPU, U.2 NVMe and SATA SSD caching

 

 

 

 

TS-h973AX-32G specs

processor AMD Ryzen™ Embedded V1500B quad-core 2.2 GHz processor
Processor architecture 64-bit x86
Floating point arithmetic
Encryption engine  (AES-NI)
System memory 32 GB SO-DIMM DDR4 (2 x 16 GB)
Maximum memory 32 GB (2 x 16 GB)
Memory slot 2 SO-DIMM DDR4
For dual DIMM configuration, pairs of identical DDR4 modules must be used.
Flash memory 5 GB (Dual boot operating system protection)
Number of hard drive slots 5 x 3.5-inch + 4 x 2.5-inch
The system is shipped without HDD/SSD.
For the HDD/SSD compatibility list, please visit https://www.qnap.com/compatibility/
Support hard drive type 3.5-inch bays:
3.5-inch SATA hard disk drives
2.5-inch SATA hard disk drives
2.5-inch SATA solid state drives

2.5-inch bays:
2.5-inch SATA hard disk drives
2.5-inch SATA solid state drives
2.5-inch U. 2 NVMe PCIe Gen3 x4 solid state drives (2.5-inch Bay #1 & #2)

2.5-inch bay #1 & #2 support either U.2 NVMe SSDs or SATA 6Gb/s SSDs.
Hot plug support
SSD cache acceleration support
2.5 Gigabit Ethernet port (2.5G/1G/100M) 2
5 Gigabit Ethernet port (5G/2.5G/1G/100M) Optional via the QNA-UC5G1T USB to 5GbE network adapter
10 Gigabit Ethernet port 1 10GBASE-T (10G/5G/2.5G/1G/100M)
Jumbo Frame Packet
USB 3.2 Gen 1 port 1 Type-A
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps) port 1 x Type-C
2 x Type-A
model desktop
LED indicator HDD 1-5, SSD 1-4, Power/Status, LAN, USB
Button Power, system reset
Dimensions (height x width x depth) 182.65 × 224.6 × 224.1 mm
Weight (net weight) 3.52 kg
Operating temperature 0-40 °C (32°F-104°F)
Relative humidity 5~95% RH (non-condensing), wet bulb: 27˚C (80.6˚F)
Power Supplier External, 120 W, AC 100 to 240 V
fan 1 (140mm), 12VDC
Noise value 22.9 db(A)
System alert buzzer
Kensington security slot
Note: Please only use QNAP memory modules to maintain system performance and stability. If the NAS device has multiple memory modules, please use QNAP modules of the same specification.
Warning: Using unsupported modules may reduce performance, cause errors, or prevent the operating system from starting.
* Noise level test environment:
Reference standard: ISO 7779; Maximum number of hard disks loaded according to the number of Bays; Measured by Bystander Position; Take the average data one meter in front of the machine during operation
QNAP reserves the right to modify at any time without notice .
Operating System QuTS hero 4.5.0 (embedded Linux)
Supported Client Operating Systems
  1. Apple Mac OS 10.10 or later
  2. Ubuntu 14.04, CentOS 7, RHEL 6.6, SUSE 12 or later Linux
  3. IBM AIX 7, Solaris 10 or later UNIX
  4. Microsoft Windows 7, 8, and 10*

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Supported Browsers
  1. Apple Safari 7 or later
  2. Google Chrome
  3. Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 or later
  4. Mozilla Firefox
Supported Languages Chinese (traditional and simplified), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, and Turkish
Supported File Systems
  1. Internal hard drive (ZFS)
  2. External hard drive (EXT3, EXT4, NTFS, FAT32, HFS+, and exFAT)
    Note: To use exFat you must purchase an exFAT driver license from License Center.
Network & Virtual Switch
  1. TCP/IP: Dual stack (IPv4 and IPv6)
  2. Jumbo frame
  3. DHCP server and client
  4. RADVD

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Web Server
  1. HTTP/HTTPS Connections (TLS 1.0/1.1/1.2)
  2. Supports WebDAV Connection
  3. Supports Virtual Host (Max: 32)
  4. Importable SSL Certificate
Security
  1. Network access protection with auto-blocking (SSH, Telnet, HTTP(S), FTP, CIFS/SMB, and AFP)
  2. Host access control for shared folders (CIFS/SMB)
  3. AES 256-bit folder-based encryptions which are validated by FIPS 140-2 CAVP (Cryptographic Algorithm Validation Program)
  4. 256-bit external drive encryption (AES)

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Storage Management
  1. RAID Hot Spare and Global Hot Spare
  2. RAID Rebuild Speed ​​Customization
  3. Pool Over-provisioning
  4. SSD TRIM

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iSCSI (IP SAN)
  1. iSCSI targets with multiple LUNs per target
    Note: The maximum number of targets+LUN is 256.
  2. LUN mapping (LUN can be moved between iSCSI and FC if supported)
  3. LUN masking
  4. Online LUN capacity expansion

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Fibre Channel (FC SAN)
  1. Support of Fibre Channel protocol (Optional Fibre Channel adapter required, please consult the compatibility list)
  2. LUN Mapping (LUN can be moved between iSCSI and FC)
  3. LUN Masking
  4. WWPN Aliases Import/Export

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VJBOD Cloud
  1. VJBOD Cloud is a block-based storage gateway solution that allows you to backup the storage space (LUN/Folder) on your local NAS using cloud space from cloud services providers such as Amazon, Azure, and Google Cloud.
  2. VJBOD Cloud now supports one-to-one pairing between cloud folders/LUNs and local stored spaces.
  3. VJBOD Cloud now supports Amazon S3 Azure, BackBlaze, HuaWei Cloud, Alibaba Cloud, HKT, Google Cloud, OpenStack, RackSpace, Wasabi cloud, IBM cloud object storage service.
  4. VJBOD Cloud now supports local stored mode, which means that data can be stored on the NAS and the data can be backed up to the cloud.

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Notification Center
  1. Added support for sending notifications via SMS center (SMSC) or providers, including Nexmo, Twilio, and Clickatell.
  2. Added Outlook as an SMTP service option.
  3. Added support for sending notifications via instant messaging applications, including Skype and Facebook Messenger.
  4. Added support for Overview and History in Notification Center.

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Power Management
  1. Wake-on-LAN (WoL)
  2. IPMI Management Module [x89]
  3. Standby mode for internal drives
  4. Scheduled power on and off

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Access Rights Management
  1. Multiple user creation
  2. User data importing and exporting
  3. User quota management
  4. Local user access control (AFP, CIFS/SMB, FTP, and WebDAV)

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Domain Authentication
  1. Microsoft Active Directory (AD) and domain controller support
  2. LDAP server and client
  3. Domain user login (AFP, CIFS/SMB, FTP, and File Station)
  4. The maximum domain user/group is 200000
myQNAPcloud
  1. Free host name registration (DDNS)
  2. Optional myQNAPcloud SSL certificates (DDNS)
  3. Auto router configuration using UPnP
  4. Web-based file manager with HTTPS 2048-bit encryption

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Qsync
  1. File syncing across multiple devices with SSL secure connection
  2. Selective synchronization for specific folders or subfolders
  3. Team folders as file center for better collaboration
  4. File sharing using email links

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Resource Monitor
  1. Monitoring of NAS system resources such as CPU, memory and network
  2. Monitoring of NAS storage resources such as RAID, and disk activity
  3. Monitoring of NAS application resource use
  4. Creation of extra swap space when SSDs are installed
Helpdesk
  1. Reporting of issues to the QNAP support team, with automatic collection of system information
  2. Remote connection between QNAP support engineers and NAS for issue resolution (with user permission)
Web Desktop Administration
  1. Multi-window, multitasking system management
  2. Smart toolbar and dashboard for system status display
  3. SNMP versions 2 and 3
  4. Resource monitor

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File Server
  1. File sharing across Windows, Mac, and Linux/UNIX
  2. Microsoft networking (CIFS/SMB)
  3. Apple networking (AFP)
  4. NFS version 3/4 services

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FTP Server
  1. FTP, SFTP and TFTP protocols
  2. FTP over SSL/TLS (explicit FTPS)
  3. FXP support
File Station
  1. Restore QDFF files and folders with HBS 3
  2. Document viewing using Office Online, Google Docs, and Chrome extension
  3. Microsoft Office file editing using Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides
  4. ISO file mounting (maximum: 256 ISO files)

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Qfiling
  1. Auto filing
  2. Recipe function
  3. Archiving through iSCSI, USB, DVD and remote NAS
  4. Advanced settings

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HBS (Hybrid Backup Sync)
  1. Cloud storage backup to Amazon Glacier, Amazon S3, Azure Storage, Google Cloud Storage, HKT Object Storage, OpenStack Swift, WebDAV
  2. Cloud storage syncing with Alibaba Cloud, Amazon Drive, Amazon S3, BackBlaze B2, Box, Dropbox, OneDrive, Google Drive, HiDrive, hubiC, OneDrive, OneDrive For Business, ShareFile, Yandex Disk
  3. RTRR server & client with bandwidth control
  4. Rsync server with download bandwidth control

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Multimedia Console
  1. Integrating indexing, transcoding, thumbnail generation, and content management.
  2. New content management design, configuring content sources for multimedia applications.
  3. View the status of multimedia apps and services all on the same screen.
  4. Video transcoding (240p, 360p, 480p, 720p and 1080p resolution)

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QuMagie
  1. Browse photos in timeline view or folder view.
  2. Virtual albums and smart albums.
  3. AI-assisted photo management, classifying people, things, places, etc.
Photo Station
  1. Photo organization by thumbnail, list, timeline, or folder
  2. Virtual and smart albums
  3. Validity control for album sharing
  4. Photo tagging with text, colors, and ratings

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Music Station
  1. Music playing and sharing through web browsers
  2. Music streaming to multiple devices
  3. Changing of album covers through Google search or by uploading photos
  4. Internet radio (MP3)

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Video Station
  1. Video organization by thumbnail, list, timeline, or folder
  2. Virtual and smart collections
  3. Video tagging with text, colors, and ratings
  4. Video link sharing through social media and email

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Virtualization Station
  1. Virtual machine creation (Windows, Linux, Unix, and Android)
  2. Virtual machine importing, exporting, cloning, snapshot capturing, backup, and restoration
  3. Console display using HDMI output (QVM)
  4. HTML5-based shared remote console

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Container Station
  1. Support for LXC and Docker
  2. Application downloading from the built-in Docker Hub Registry
  3. One-click installation
  4. Container importing and exporting

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Qsirch
  1. Full-text search
  2. Data distribution using a bar chart
  3. Previews for photos, music, videos, PDFs, Gmail, and others
  4. Advanced search operators and search scope

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QVPN Service
  1. Support utility and Mobile apps for Windows, Mac, iOS, Android.
  2. VPN server
    • Secure remote access with PPTP, L2TP/IPSec, OpenVPN, QBelt(QNAP proprietary) protocol.
    • Support for a maximum of 100 clients.

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DLNA Server
  1. Support for DLNA/UPnP TVs and players such as PlayStation 4 and Xbox One
  2. Support for CUE indexing file for APE and FLAC
Q’center (NAS CMS)
  1. Monitoring of multiple NAS devices
  2. Utilization history reports
  3. Unified configuration management
  4. Monitoring of NAS devices behind NAT routers with Connect to Q’center
    Note: The application is available in the App Center and in virtual appliance marketplaces (VMware vSphere ESXi and Microsoft Hyper-V).
Qfinder Pro
  1. QNAP NAS location on the same local network
  2. NAS shared folder mounting
  3. Basic setting configuration (firmware, SMTP server, and network settings)
  4. Direct connection with USB QuickAccess and Thunderbolt (specific models only)

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App Center
  1. Official and community software add-ons
  2. Automatic updates and notifications for new versions
  3. Repository for imported third-party content
  4. User-specified pool for storing applications
Chromecast
  1. Video, photo and music streaming to Chromecast using the following:
    • NAS applications: File Station, Music Station, Photo Station, and Video Station
    • Mobile applications: Qfile, Qmusic, Qphoto, and Qvideo

Note: You must install the Media Streaming add-on from App Center.
Download Station
  1. PC-less downloads (BitTorrent, FlashGet, FTP/FTPS, HTTP/HTTPS, QQDL, and Thunder)
    Note: The application supports a maximum of 500 tasks.
    The maximum number of concurrent downloads for Intel and AMD x86-based NAS devices is 90 (30 BT/PT, 30 HTTP, 30 FTP)
  2. BitTorrent: Support for search, magnet links, private trackers, and proxy
  3. Scheduled download and bandwidth control
  4. RSS subscription and download (broadcatching)

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Notes Station 3
  1. Insert Evernote Notes in Notes Station 3
  2. Enable Embedding YouTube video into Notes
  3. Table creation using the insert table editor
HD (HybridDesk) Station
  1. Photo, video, and music playback on TV through HDMI
  2. Support for Chrome and Firefox
  3. Support for international keyboards and mouse input
  4. User login permissions
    Note: The decoding capability of the CPU and graphics card may affect playback of some video files.
Ubuntu Linux Station
  1. Usage of the NAS as a Linux-based computer
  2. Support for Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04 and Ubuntu Kylin 16.04
  3. Application downloading and usage from the Ubuntu Software Center
  4. Remote desktop for remote monitoring and accessing of Ubuntu
Qcontactz
  1. One-way scheduled sync of contacts from multiple Google accounts
  2. Contact importing from CSV or vCard 3.0 files
  3. Contact exporting to CSV or vCard 3.0 files
  4. Duplicate contact searching and merging

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IFTTT Agent
  1. Daily task automation
  2. Social media data archiving
  3. File synchronization between the NAS and various cloud services
  4. System event notifications on Line, Skype, Gmail, and mobile phones

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Qmiix Agent:
  1. Trigger based file synchronization between the NAS and various cloud storage services
  2. View miixes made using the Qmiix web portal that include triggers and actions involving QNAP apps.
  3. Create miixes for web-based and NAS-related apps.
  4. Create miixes on the Qmiix web portal that include File Station, a QNAP app

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Security Counselor
  1. Multiple Security Policies (Basic/Intermediate/Advanced/Custom).
  2. Checks NAS settings for security weaknesses.
  3. Integrates with existing anti-virus services.
  4. Integrates with existing anti-malware services.

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Malware Remover Detects and removes malware from your QNAP NAS.
Note: To ensure the security of your NAS, update this app when new versions become available.
General Notes
  1. Designs and specifications are subject to change without notice.
  2. Some features may vary by model.
  3. The system does not support DRM content and some IPv6 services.
  4. Some data encryption features may be unavailable because of country-specific legislative restrictions.


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