HCL - QNAP TES-x85U

Challenge

Product Information:

Company name: QNAP Systems, Inc
Product Family: TES-x85U
Status: Veeam Ready - Repository
Classification Description: Verified backup storage that supports all Veeam backup and restore features.

Solution

Product Details:

Model number: TES-x85U
Storage Category: RAID Storage Array
Drive quantity, size, type: 12 – 6TB SAS drives
Storage configuration: RAID6
Firmware version: 2.1.0
Connection protocol and speed: SMB, 10GbE
Additional support: All models and configurations of TES-x85U with specifications equivalent or greater than the above.

General product family overview:

Powered by an Intel® Xeon® D processor, the powerful enterprise-class TES-1885U is open for two operating systems – either the FreeBSD-based QES or Linux-based QTS. While QES supports ZFS for the utmost reliability and allows near-limitless snapshots, block-level data deduplication and real-time data compression, QTS features Qtier Technology, SSD cache, and an abundance of value-added apps to realize storage efficiency and diverse usage applications. The TES-1885U gives the flexibility to choose from two operating systems, enabling businesses to deploy proper operating systems on multiple TES-1885U based on their needs and goals in different stages.

 

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: 9.5.0.1536

Job Settings:

Deduplication:	Enabled (Default)
Compression:	Optimal (Default)
Storage Optimization:	Local Target (Default)

 

Repository Settings:

Repository Type:	SMB Share
Align backup file blocks:	Disabled (Default)
Decompress before storing:	Disabled (Default)
Per-VM Backup Files:	Disabled (Default)

 

Vendor recommended configuration:

Hardware Settings:

• No array compression or deduplication was used during testing
• Multi-pathing using SMB3 used in testing environment
• Jumbo frames used in testing (MTU=9000)

More Information

SMB write-through is supported on this platform and was used in the Veeam Ready testing. You must enable the SMB write-through setting on the storage to avoid issues that are described in the following knowledge base entry: KB3124.