Linux NAS | Enterprise - Rackmount

N12910 Faster, More Reliable Enterprise Storage at the Forefront of Technology
Features
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PLEX Media Center
The Plex Media Server is both the heart and brains for any digital media system. The free server is a module available on the Thecus® App Center that allows you to set up and manage your media. With the Plex Media Server installed on your Thecus® NAS, various devices on your network (such as your Xbox 360 and mobile devices) can connect to and stream your local and online media.
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Snapshot Backup
With BTRFS support, Thecus NAS users can enjoy the simplicity of snapshot backups. Through BTRFS subvolumes, snapshots of data at various time points can be manually or automatically made and just as easily later restored to rollback files or folders to previous states.
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Disk Clone and Wipe
Disk Clone allows users to copy the entire contents of a disk to one or many other disks while Disk Wipe allows for permanent volume data destruction.
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VPN Server
A VPN Server allows users to remotely access a secure network. with VPNs, businesses will be able to utilize a cost-effective, scalable and secured network infrastructure for its client base.
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10GbE Ready
High-end data centers often need a level of speed that today’s average Internet cannot provide. This Thecus NAS is 10Gb Ethernet ready to satisfy the toughest needs of today and tomorrow.
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USB 3.0 Connectivity
The next generation of connectivity is here with speeds 10x faster than USB 2.0. Whether connecting digital cameras and smart phones, backing up large external hard drives, or extending the capacity of your NAS, USB 3.0 will make sure it's done in no time at up to 5 Gbit/s. Backwards compatibility adds the connectivity of a world full of USB 2.0 and USB 1.1 devices to get the best combination of speed and universal access.
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Acronis True Image
Thecus brings the best to the table with Acronis’s advanced backup software. Back up all your data with One-click Protection or pick and choose only your most important files. Acronis sports a slick interface, user-friendly design, and comprehensive features to keep your data safe.
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Multiple RAID
When it comes to data management, Thecus NAS truly let you have it your way. Create multiple RAID volumes each supporting different RAID modes including RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10,50, 60 and JBOD for your own balance of performance and data protection. Should a hard drive malfunction occur, changing one is simple thanks to online RAID migration and expansion, hot spare, and auto rebuild.
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Multiple File Systems
Support for multiple file systems including EXT4, Btrfs and XFS, gives Thecus NAS flexibility to handle many different types of environments. Users can simultaneously use different file systems across multiple RAID volumes to get the best of each one.
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iSCSI Thin-Provisioning
Get the most out of your storage space with the extreme speed of iSCSI and the efficiency of iSCSI thin provisioning. Connect through iSCSI for the fastest data transfer speeds available and make wasted disk space a thing of the past with thin provisioning's flexible storage functionality.
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iOS/Android Connectivity
In the modern world, nothing is as important as reaching your data from anywhere. With T-OnTheGo , you can manage your NAS, and upload to and download/stream from your NAS using an iOS or Android device on the go.
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Rsync
Backing up your data is very necessary, and everyone has specific needs when it comes to storage. Thecus’s Rsync functionality gives users great flexibility with remote backup capability, a flexible scheduler, and the stability of Linux-based transfer.
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User Quota
Divide the massive storage of a Thecus NAS among multiple users. Whether there are two users or 100, user quotas make it easy to divvy up and manage disk space.
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PCI-e slot
Thecus NAS products are ready for a number of emerging technologies. Through the built in PCI-e slot, business users can add a 10G Ethernet Adaptor for lighting fast transfer speeds, or a USB 3.0 Adaptor Card to enjoy next-generation connectivity.
Overview

“Thecus is once again at the forefront of technology, the addition of this next generation hardware into the Thecus product line allows businesses to access their secured data faster, with greater reliability and robustness. The N12910 delivers Thecus NAS users with a superior choice when selecting a storage solution for their company's future” said Florence Shih, General Manager of Thecus Technology Corp.
The N12910 is equipped with the Intel® Skylake Core i3-6100 3.70 GHz Dual-Core processor. This Intel processor architecture brings improvement with its manufacturing process, improved from the 20nm of Haswell (4th generation Core) to 14nm, this upgrade improves and delivers fast single-core performance while reducing the amount of electricity required.
Upgrading from the previous generation of DDR3 RAM, these NAS are equipped with 4GB (expandable to 64GB) DDR4 ECC RAM. DDR4 is the next evolution in DRAM, bringing even higher performance with migration to higher speed, more robust control features while improving energy economy with reduction in memory power demand.
The N12910 runs on the latest ThecusOS 7.0, providing an optimized, feature-rich platform with an intuitive user interface and easy navigation. Key new features include Photo Center, Thecus App Center and File Center. ThecusOS 7.0 delivers significant advancements in productivity, flexibility, and performance.
The N12910 from Thecus® is designed to meet the needs of large businesses who operate with extensive amounts of data and who expect stalwart performance out of their NAS. Now with a faster processor and next-generation DDR4 RAM, this enterprise NAS delivers accelerated response time and handles multitasking with even greater ease than before. This robust, rapid and powerful rackmount storage solution further delivers on Thecus' ethos of ‘empowering professionals'.
Specs
1.Hardware PlatformItem | Spec |
Processor | Intel® Skylake Core-i3 6100 3.7GHz Dual Core Processor |
Processor Compatible with | Intel Skylake Celeron /Pentium /Core i3_i5_i7 / XEON **Note: For special OEM/Project only. Please contact Thecus Sales for more details |
System Memory | 4GB DDR4 ECC SDRAM shipped |
Memory expandable up to | 64GB Memory Compatibility List |
LAN Interface (PCI-e) | RJ-45x2 :Auto MDI/MDI-X WOL supported |
USB Interface | USB 2.0 host port x2 (front x2) USB 3.0 host port x4 (back x4) |
VGA/DVI/HDMI output | Supported |
Audio(5+1), SPDIF | Supported |
K/B and Mouse (PS2) | Supported |
LCM | Displays system status and information |
LED indicator | Power:(Blue) System busy: (Yellow) System alert : Redundant power or system fan failure (Red) HDD 1-12 Activity/Fail (Green/Red) |
Available PCI-e slots | PCI-e x16 (x1) or PCI-e x8 (x2) PCI-e x1 (x1) |
Power Supply | Redundant power supply 500W or more (80plus) |
Disk interface | 12 x SATA for internal, support SATA II / SATA III hard disk |
Environment | Temperature : 0°C to 40°C (Operation) -40°C to 70°C (Non-Operation) Humidity : 0 ~ 80 % R.H. (Non-condensing) |
Chassis | 2U Rack Mount |
Dimension | 89x440x662(mm) |
2. Software Functions
RAID | |
RAID Modes | RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 and JBOD |
Auto-rebuild | Supported |
Hot-swap | Supported |
Hot Spare | Supported |
RAID level Migration | Supported |
RAID Expansion | Supported |
RAID Volume Encryption | AES256bit |
Disk | |
Power Management | Spin-down when idle |
Bad Block Scanning | Supported |
SMART Info | Supported |
SMART Test | Supported |
Disk Roaming | Supports volume-based roaming to other Thecus NAS (require OS7 64bit) |
Disk Security | Supported |
Network | |
Configuration | Fixed IP address, dynamic IP address |
Transport Protocols | TCP/IP/AppleTalk |
File Protocols | SMB/CIFS, HTTP/HTTPS, FTP, NFS v4, AFP |
Link Aggregation | Load balance, Failover, 802.3ad, Balance-XOR, Balance-TLB, Balance-ALB, Broadcast |
vLan | Supported |
TCP/IP | IPV6 & IPV4 |
DDNS | Supported |
SSH | Supported |
UPnP | Supported |
UPnP Port forwarding | Supported |
Bonjour | Supported |
VPN Client/Server | Supported |
System status | |
System Monitor | Monitoring CPU, Memory, Temperature, fan, network utilization and protocols access user count |
Syslog Management | 1.Send the syslog to assigned location 2.Act as syslog server to receive log info from other systems |
Data Access | |
Client OS Support | Windows XP and after Windows Server 2003 and after UNIX/Linux Mac OS X |
FTP | Built-in FTP Server with bandwidth control |
Secure FTP | Support explicit TLS |
TFTP | Users can download and upload files with TFTP programs |
Download Manager | BitTorrent downloads (via Transmission Module) NZB downloads (via NZB Module) |
Printer Server (IPP) | Supports USB printers Supports a wide range of IPP printers Client can manage print tasks (list/delete) via web user interface |
WebDAV/WebDAV SSL | Supported |
Data Backup | |
Client Incremental Data Backup | Acronis True image (OEM version) |
Client System Disaster Recovery | Acronis True image (OEM version) |
Local folder/iSCSI Backup | Supported |
Remote folder/iSCSI Backup | Supported |
Mac OS X Time Machine | Supported |
Snapshot | Supported |
System failover | Supported |
Block Level Access | |
iSCSI Target/Initiator | Supports Microsoft/Mac OS X/Linux initiators and Thecus NAS targets |
iSCSI Thin Provisioning | Supported |
MPIO | Supported |
MCS | Supported |
Clustering | Supported |
SCSI3 Persistent Group Reservation | Supported |
Power management | |
Scheduled Power On/Off | Supported |
Volume management | |
Multiple RAID | Supported |
Multiple File System Selectable | EXT4/XFS/Btrfs |
Multimedia Support | |
iTunes Server | Supports AAC, MP3 w/ ID3 tag and WAV |
Media Server | Supports UPnP AV streaming protocol (via Module) |
User Authentication | |
Local User | Supports built-in user accounts |
Local Group | Supports built-in user groups |
Windows ADS | Supported |
LDAP | Supported |
Access Guard | Supports Black & White list / IP Filter |
User Profile | |
Photo Center | Supported |
File Center | Supported |
APP Center | Supported |
Surveillance Center | Supported |
Cloud Backup | |
DropBox | Supported (via module) |
Elephant Drive | Supported (via module) |
Amazon S3 | Supported |
File System | |
Type | Journaling File System |
Language Support | Unicode Support |
Authorization (ACL) | “Read”, “write”, or “deny” privileges to individual users or groups in folders and sub-folders |
User Quota | Supported (exclude Btrfs) |
Folder Quota | Supported (btrfs only) |
Administration | |
User Interface | Web-based user interface supports English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Polish and Portuguese |
Utility Program | MS Windows Setup Wizard Supports Windows XP and after Mac OS X Setup Wizard |
Email Notifications | Sends system messages via e-mail to the system administrator |
P2P Connection | Mail registration to connect NAS remotely |
SNMP Trap | Sends system information trap out |
Mobile Applications (iOS/Android) | |
Thecus Connect™ (Android) | Provides live up-to-date information of your NAS |
Thecus Wizard™ | Offers fast NAS Setup via your phone |
T-OnTheGo™ | Upload, download and stream multimedia |
Orbweb.me | Uploading, downloading, streaming multimedia and webcam via P2P connection |
Data Security | |
Virus Scan | Support Virus Scan |
Capacity Expansion | |
Stackable | Can extend for 5 additional iSCSI volumes from other Thecus NAS |
Scale-Out | Dynamic Volume Expansion |
Others | |
Recycle Bin | Supported |
Web Server (module) | Supported (via module) |
ISO Mount | Supported |
IP Cam Surveillance (module) | Supported via Motion Eye |
UPS | Supported through USB interface |
Disk Wipe | Supported |
Disk Clone | Supported |
Local Display | X-Window via HDMI output |
Package Contents
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Accessory Bag | Ethernet Cable | Power Cord | Universal CD |
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QIG | Warranty Card | HDD Compatibility List Card | Sliding Shelves |