QNAP TS-h1277AXU-RP 12-Bay NAS Enclosure

Powered by the QuTS hero or QTS operating system, the ZFS-based TS-h1277AXU-RP 12-Bay NAS Enclosure from QNAP is a storage and backup solution that unleashes superb performance and enterprise-level potential. With an AMD Ryzen 7 7000 Series 8-Core processor, 32GB of DDR5 RAM, dual M.2 2280 PCIe 5.0 x2 slots, and dual 550W redundant power supplies, the TS-h1277AXU-RP delivers excellent performance, ultra-large bandwidth, and trusted reliability for performance-demanding Tier 2 storage, virtualization, 4K video editing, and PB-level storage applications.

The TS-h1277AXU-RP has twelve 3.5 or 2.5" SATA III drive bays, a 2 RU form factor, two 10GbE ports, and two 2.5GbE ports for exceptionally fast data connections. Peripherals and external storage drives may be added using the two USB-A 3.2 Gen 2 ports for a maximum throughput of up to 10 Gb/s from compatible devices. Expansions, including graphics cards, additional network cards, and more may be installed into the PCIe 4.0 x8 and PCIe 4.0 x4 expansion slots. QNAPS's QuTS hero operating system combines the app-based QTS with the 128-bit ZFS file system for flexible storage management, comprehensive data protection, and optimized performance to tackle the complexity and performance demands of modern IT. From storage management, virtualization, to collaborative media workflows, QuTS hero streamlines your business-critical tasks.

Processor

AMD Ryzen 7 7000 Series 8-Core and 16-thread processor (up to 5.3 GHz)

Memory

Comes with 32GB of DDR5 non-ECC RAM as standard, supports up to 128GB (4x 32GB)

Note: Supports ECC RAM (cannot be mixed with non-ECC RAM)

AMD AM5 Platform

Zen 4 architecture and 5nm technology with support for DDR5 and M.2 PCIe 5.0.

The TS-h1277AXU-RP features outstanding hardware and expandable architecture, enabling optimal performance and flexibility to meet diverse application requirements.

High-Capacity Storage

• 12 x 3.5" SATA HDD / 2.5" SATA SSD drive bays

Powerful Processor and Memory

• 4 x UDIMM DDR5 memory slots
• AMD Ryzen 7 7000 Series processor

High-Speed Ethernet

• 2 x 2.5GbE RJ45 ports
• 2 x 10GBASE-T ports

Flexible Expansion and Connectivity

• 2 x 10 Gb/s USB-A 3.2 Gen 2
• 2 x M.2 2280 PCIe Gen 5 slots
• 3 x PCIe Gen 4 slots

Others

• 2 x 550W redundant power supplies
• System cooling fans

The TS-h1277AXU-RP comes with two M.2 2280 PCIe Gen 5 slots that allow for installing NVMe SSDs (including WD, Micron, Seagate, and Kingston) to boost NAS performance. PCIe Gen 5 is backward compatible with PCIe Gen 4 and PCIe Gen 3 for flexible SSD deployment.

Note: M.2 SSD sold separately. Due to limited space, you should remove large heatsinks from M.2 SSDs and replace them with QNAP's M.2 SSD heatsink before installing in the TS-h1277AXU-RP.

SSD Caching

Boost IOPS for transferring a huge number of small files by configuring SSD caching with two M.2 SSDs, without occupying any 3.5" drive bays.

Power Failure Protection

Add M.2 SSDs to enable ZIL power failure protection, ensuring that the NAS can continue completing unfinished data writes after power outage followed by a power restoration, and preventing data corruption while modifying data.

High-Speed SSD Volume

Create M.2 NVMe SSD storage pools to increase intensive data transfer speed with boosted performance.

The TS-h1277AXU-RP has three PCIe Gen 4 slots (twice the bandwidth of PCIe Gen 3) that allow for installing various expansion cards for expanding application potential.

10/25GbE Network Card

Enable lightning-fast throughput for bandwidth demanding tasks (virtualization, mass data transmission, and fast backup/restore).

QM2 Card

Add M.2 SSDs or 2.5/10GbE connectivity to the TS-h1277AXU-RP for optimized performance and bandwidth.

SAS / SATA Storage Expansion Cards

Connect the TS-h1277AXU-RP to SAS 12 Gb/s or SATA 6Gb/s expansion units for petabyte-scale storage capacity.

Graphics Cards

Install graphics cards to the TS-h1277AXU-RP for supercharging your video editing and transcoding or enabling GPU passthrough to virtual machines.

Common Fibre Channel Storage Area Networks (SAN) devices are often costly. By installing QNAP dual-port 16/32Gb Fiber Channel expansion cards in the TS-h1277AXU-RP, you have more budget friendly options to add a NAS to a SAN environment. You can set a Fiber Channel Target using the iSCSI & Fiber Channel app. Moreover, the LUN Masking and Port Binding features provide an additional layer of data security.

Tier 2 Storage

High-capacity TS-h1277AXU-RP with built-in 2.5/10GbE fulfills high-speed transfer performance as a cost-effective Tier 2 storage solution.

Virtualization

The TS-h1277AXU-RP supports GPU passthrough to VMs by leveraging graphics cards; coupled with inline data deduplication to maximize storage efficiency.

4K Video Editing

Install up to three 25GbE network cards in the TS-h1277AXU-RP for bandwidth demanding multimedia transfer and video online editing.

PB-Level Storage

Achieve future-proof PB-level storage by connecting up to eight 24-bay TL-R2400PES-RP PCIe JBOD units to the TS-h1277AXU-RP.

2.5 and 10GbE Ports

The TS-h1277AXU-RP has two 2.5GbE ports and two 10GBASE-T ports, and supports Port Trunking for enhanced performance and fault tolerance.

USB-A 3.2 Gen 2 Ports

Two 10 Gb/s USB-A 3.2 Gen 2 ports allow faster import/export of large number of files from external storage devices to the TS-h1277AXU-RP.

The TS-h1277AXU-RP supports various apps that cover all your backup needs. Practice safe IT habits by regularly backing up files and device content, allowing them to be easily restored when needed.

Remote Backup for NAS

Hybrid Backup Sync makes it easy to back up data from a TS-h1277AXU-RP to another QNAP NAS or remote server to fulfill your 3-2-1 backup strategy.

VM Backup

Enjoy license-free VMware and Hyper-V VM backup with source-side incremental backup, global deduplication, and recovery compression.

SaaS Backup

Safeguard enterprise cloud data by backing up/syncing files, emails, calendars, and contacts from Google Workspace and Microsoft Office 365 to the NAS.

Note: Minimum memory requirements are 2GB available and 4GB installed.

Cloud Backup for NAS

Hybrid Backup Sync supports mainstream cloud storage for NAS data backup. For backup to object cloud storage, VJBOD Cloud is especially useful to reduce bandwidth usage and backup time.

QuDedup Technology

Hybrid Backup Sync eliminates redundant data at the source and then backs up the deduplicated data, helping to save time and storage costs while providing efficient multi-version backups.

Real-Time SnapSync

Real-time SnapSync immediately synchronizes data changes with the destination storage, ensuring the primary and secondary NAS always have the same data. RPO is minimal to achieve real-time disaster recovery.

Note: SnapSync is supported by QNAP NAS models featuring the QuTS hero (4.5.3 or later) and QES ( v2.1.1 or later) operating systems. These NAS can be paired with each other to provide a perfect backup storage solution.

The TS-h1277AXU-RP supports block-based snapshots that record the state of the system at any time. It helps protect data, which can be restored back to a specific point of time, greatly helping in mitigating the threat of ransomware.

Volume and LUN Snapshots

Take snapshots in seconds and revert the entire volume/LUN back to a specific point in time to prevent loss of important data.

Instantly Restore Snapshots

Snapshot content can be quickly restored to a local NAS, or restored on a folder/file basis to a local/remote NAS or cloud storage. You can also conveniently view and restore snapshots from the client side.

Up to 65,536 Snapshots

QuTS hero supports enough snapshots for you to create 1 snapshot every hour for 7 years without needing to delete any! Copy-on-write technology makes snapshot creation almost