QNAP Turbo NAS TS-563 5 x Total Bays NAS Server - Tower

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Description

The TS-563 is a powerful network storage system powered by a high-performance AMD® quad-core processor. It uniquely provides the potential for 10GbE expandability at a budget price to maximize ROI, and doubles the encrypted file transfer performance with the AES-NI hardware-accelerated encryption engine to over 400 MB/s. Powered by the QTS operating system, the TS-563 provides versatile all-in-one server functionalities as well as unique features including Virtualization Station, which allows users to run VMs on the same device. The TS-563 is designed for small and medium-sized businesses looking for backup, restoration, private cloud, storage for virtualization, and to future-proof their IT infrastructure for 10GbE networks.

  • 10GbE-ready, highly-efficient storage solution for HD video editing and sharing
  • Hardware-accelerated encryption engine for efficient cryptographic performance exceeding 400 MB/s
  • Run multiple Windows/Linux/UNIX/Android-based virtual machines with the Virtualization Station
  • Manage, share, and back up business data with Real-time Remote Replication (RTRR)
  • NAS and iSCSI-SAN unified storage solution for server virtualization
  • Supports VMware®, Citrix®, and Microsoft® Hyper-V and advanced virtualization features
  • Scale up to 21 drives with QNAP UX-800P expansion enclosures
Speedy transfer and hardware-accelerated encryption with AES-NI

The TS-563 is equipped with an energy-efficient 64-bit AMD® quad-core 2.0 GHz processor with 2GB/8GB DDR3-1600 RAM (upgradable to 16GB), SATA 6Gb/s, and two Gigabit LAN ports (expandable to either 4 x GbE ports or 2 x GbE + 2 x 10GbE ports) for lightning-fast multi-tasking performance with SSD cache support. The TS-563 is a powerful NAS that delivers up to 819 MB/s sequential read throughput with one 10GbE configuration. The TS-563's hardware-accelerated encryption engine provides unmatched encryption performance in its class, up to 435 MB/s with AES-256 bit full NAS volume encryption, boosting system performance & security while ensuring the safety of sensitive business data stored in the TS-563.

Flexible 10GbE connectivity

The TS-563 offers 2 inbuilt Gigabit Ethernet ports and supports 10 Gigabit high-speed networks by installing a 10GbE network adapter (optional purchase). The 10GbE-ready TS-563 delivers lightning-fast data throughput for businesses that demand higher bandwidth for virtualization and fast backup and restoration for an ever-growing amount of data. Coupled with its large storage capacity potential, the TS-563 is perfect for companies to store massive data and excel in fast data transmission.

Seamless capacity expansion

The TS-563 offers a high performance yet affordable storage solution to fulfill the needs of businesses for archiving rapidly-growing data & large files. The TS-563 supports capacity expansion by connecting multiple QNAP expansion enclosures. With the QNAP scale-up solution, the raw storage capacity can be expanded on demand*, making the TS-563 an ideal file center for storage-intensive business applications such as video surveillance, data archiving, TV broadcast storage, and more.

QTS - Simple and efficient

Thanks to the intuitive user interface of QTS, system operations of the TS-563 are smooth and handy. Its intelligent desktop allows you to find desired functions quickly, create desktop shortcuts or group shortcuts, monitor important system information on a real-time basis, and open multiple application windows to run multiple tasks concurrently, bringing greater operating efficiency.

Specifications

General Information

Manufacturer:
QNAP Systems
Manufacturer Website Address:
http://www.qnap.com/en-au
Brand Name:
QNAP
Product Family:
Turbo NAS
Product Model:
TS-563
Product Name:
High Performance, 10GbE-ready, Affordable Quad-core Business NAS
Product Type:
NAS Server

Processor & Chipset

Processor Manufacturer:
AMD
Processor Core:
Quad-core (4 Core)
Processor Speed:
2 GHz

Memory

Standard Memory:
  • 2 GB
Memory Technology:
DDR3 SDRAM

Network & Communication

Ethernet Technology:
  • Gigabit Ethernet

I/O Expansions

Number of Total Expansion Bays:
5
Number of 2.5"/3.5" Bays:
5
Number of Total Expansion Slots:
1

Controllers

Controller Type:
  • Serial ATA/600
RAID Supported:
Yes
RAID Levels:
  • 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, Hot Spare

Interfaces/Ports

Total Number of USB Ports:
5
Number of USB 3.0 Ports:
5
Network (RJ-45):
Yes

Software

Operating System:
QTS 4.1

Management & Protocols

Protocols:
  • TCP/IP
  • IPv4
  • IPv6
  • AFP
  • NFS
  • CIFS/SMB
  • FTP
  • FTPS
  • SFTP
  • TFTP
  • HTTP
  • HTTPS
  • Telnet
  • SSH
  • iSCSI
  • SNMP
  • SMTP
  • SMSC
  • Bonjour
  • UPnP
  • FXP
  • SSL/TLS

Physical Characteristics

Height:
185 mm
Width:
210.6 mm
Depth:
235.4 mm
Form Factor:
Tower
Weight (Approximate):
4.40 kg