Challenge
Product Information:
Company name: QNAP Systems, Inc.
Product Family: TS-hx77XU-RP
Status: Veeam Ready - Repository
Classification Description: Verified backup storage that supports all Veeam backup and restore features.
Solution
Product Details:
Model number: TS-h977XU-RP
Storage Category: RAID Storage Array
Drive quantity, size, type: 4 – 8TB SATA HDD
Storage configuration: RAID5, no SSD caching
Firmware version: QTS Hero 4.5
Connection protocol and speed: SMB 10GbE
Additional support: All models and configurations of TS-hx77XU with specifications equivalent or greater than the above
The QTS hero NAS TS-h977XU-RP is powered by an AMD Ryzen™ 7 processor that delivers supreme system performance with up to 8 cores/16 threads and Turbo Core up to 4.4 GHz. Running the brand new QTS hero operating system that incorporates ZFS, the TS-h977XU-RP supports near-limitless snapshots, SnapSync, block-level inline data deduplication, and inline data compression.
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: 9.5.4.2866
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:
- No array deduplication used in testing
- No array compression used in testing
- Jumbo frames used in testing (MTU=9000)