Challenge
Product Information:
Company name: QNAP Systems, Inc
Product Family: TS-x32XU series
Status: Veeam Ready – Archive
Classification Description: Verified disk archive storage that can be used as a Backup Copy target. Synthetic full backups, granular restores, and vPower features may not provide sufficient performance or be supported.
Solution
Product Details:
Model number: TS-1232XU-RP
Storage Category: RAID Storage Array
Drive quantity, size, type: 12- 4TB SATA HDD
Storage configuration: RAID6
Firmware version: 4.3
Connection protocol and speed: SMB, 10 GbE
Additional support: All models and configurations of TS-x32XU with specifications equivalent or greater than the above
The TS-1232XU-RP is built to deliver high performance, flexible expansion capabilities and versatile applications at an affordable and cost-effective price for small/medium-sized businesses. Two 10GbE SFP+ ports are capable of high-speed transmission of time-critical business data and a PCI Express (PCIe) 2.0 ×2 slot (×4 length) provides flexibility for expanding connectivity and/or storage with M.2 SATA/PCIe NVMe SSDs, via QNAP's QM2 expansion cards. The TS-1232XU-RP is also equipped with a redundant power supply to ensure uninterrupted services.
Veeam testing configuration:
| Note: The following settings were used by the vendor to meet Veeam Ready testing requirements and should not be considered best practices. Additional changes or settings may be needed to meet the storage efficiency or performance needs for each environment. For each setting, reference links are provided for further clarification. |
Veeam Build Number: 9.0.0.1922
Job Settings:
| Deduplication: | Enabled (Default) |
| Compression: | Optimal (Default) |
| Storage Optimization: | Local Target (Default) |
Repository Settings:
| Repository Type: | Shared Folder |
| Align backup file blocks: | Disabled (Default) |
| Decompress before storing: | Disabled (Default) |
| Per-VM Backup Files: | Disabled (Default) |
Vendor recommended configuration:
Hardware Settings:
- Array compression used during testing – no
- Array deduplication used during testing – no
- Jumbo frames used during testing (MTU=9000)