QNAP TS-h973AX 9-Bay NAS Enclosure - AMD Ryzen V1500B 2.2 GHz, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 5 x 3.5" and 2 x 2.5" SATA Drive Bays, 10GbE/2.5GbE, USB 3.2 Type-C & Type-A, QuTS Hero 4.5 OS

Featuring an AMD Ryzen™ V1000 series V1500B quad-core processor and 10GbE/2.5GbE connectivity, the 9-bay TS-h973AX packs a high-capacity hybrid storage infrastructure into a compact physical footprint. With five 3.5-inch SATA 6Gbps drive bays, two 2.5-inch U.2 NVMe SSD slots (Slot 1 & 2 support both U.2 NVMe and SATA SSDs ), and two 2.5-inch SATA 6Gbps SSD slots, the TS-h973AX can benefit from SSD caching to boost IOPS-intensive applications. With the ZFS-based QuTS hero operating system, the TS-h973AX ensures data integrity and supports block-level inline data deduplication and compression, near-limitless snapshots, and real-time SnapSync to satisfy mission-critical file servers, virtualization servers, collaborative video editing, and efficient data backup and recovery with business-class performance, job reliability, and lower overall cost.

To run memory-intensive applications such as Virtualization Station, Q'center, Qsirch, QVR Center, Qsync, or Boxafe, please purchase TS-h973AX-32G model or upgrade the memory of TS-h973AX-8G to at least 16GB to ensure smooth system operation.

Optimized SSD performance and lifespan

Install high-performance U.2 NVMe PCIe Gen 3 x4 SSDs or SATA 6Gb/s SSDs in the dedicated SSD slots for cache acceleration and improved random I/O.

10GbE/2.5GbE connectivity

One 10GBASE-T Multi-Gig and two 2.5GbE LAN ports accelerate virtualization, intensive file access, large backup/restoration tasks, and media transfer.

SaaS backup and recovery

Experience a business-class backup center, supporting backup/restore of cloud data and VMs (including Google™ Workspace, Microsoft 365®, VMware® and Hyper-V).

Virtualization applications

Host multiple virtual machines and containers to run a wide range of applications on the TS-h973AX.

Cloud storage gateway

Cloud storage gateways realize hybrid cloud applications by working with the cache space reserved on NAS to ensure low-latency data access to the cloud.

Flexible storage expansion

Flexibly scale your total storage capacity to match your business growth by connecting USB expansion enclosures (TR series JBOD).

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Dual U.2 NVMe PCIe Gen 3 x4 SSD slots for optimal I/O and low latency

The TS-h973AX has four 2.5-inch SSD slots - with slots 1 & 2 supporting both high-performance U.2 NVMe PCIe Gen 3 x4 SSDs or economical SATA 6Gb/s SSDs. For tackling latency-sensitive applications, you can take advantage of U.2 NVMe PCIe Gen 3 x4 SSDs that supply up to 32Gb/s bandwidth to attain optimized performance and efficiency. You can also use QNAP’s QDA adapter to replace U.2 NVMe SSDs with cost-efficient M.2 NVMe SSDs to maintain high-level performance while saving more costs.

Note: U.2 SSDs cannot be installed in the SATA drive bays (including the 3.5-inch bays and SSD Slots 3 & 4).

Coupled with QNAP’s SSD-aware features, the TS-h973AX maximizes performance with high cost-effectiveness.

Leverage the M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD to U.2 Adapter

Install one or more QDA adapter in the TS-h973AX (Slot 1 and Slot 2) to maximize PCIe bandwidth utilization in a cost-effective way by using M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD instead of the U.2 SSD for optimizing data-intensive applications. It can also boost IOPS performance when configuring SSD caching. Users can monitor drive health and manage SSD usage from the QTS Storage & Snapshots Manager. The M.2 SSD installed in the QDA adapter is hot swappable.

• QDA-UMP: Accommodates an M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe SSD

• QDA-U2MP*: Accommodates two M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe SSDs

• QDA-UMP4: Accommodates an M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe SSD (Compatible with PCIe 3.0)

* Software requirements for using QDA-U2MP:

1. NAS OS: QTS 4.5.4.1787 build 20210910 or QuTS hero h4.5.4.1800 build 20210923 (or later)

2. BIOS Q071AR10

Streamline large file transfers and video editing with 10GbE and 2.5GbE

The TS-h973AX has one 10GBASE-T Multi-Gig (10G/5G/2.5G/1G/100M) port and two 2.5GbE RJ45 (2.5G/1G/100M) ports, providing out-of-the-box support for high-speed networking and supporting Port Trunking and Failover to reinforce your network infrastructure. QNAP also provide many other high-speed networking solutions, including 10GbE/2.5GbE managed/unmanaged switches, 2.5GbE/5GbE/10GbE PCIe cards and USB 5GbE adapters for Windows®/Linux® workstations, allowing you to build a budget-friendly high-speed network environment for productive team collaboration.