The document provides information on the QNAP TS-1679U-RP/TS-EC1679U-RP Turbo NAS. It is a 3U, 16-bay network attached storage device designed for high capacity and performance storage needs of large SMBs. Key features include an Intel Xeon or Core i3 processor, support for 16 hard drives for up to 64TB of storage, 10GbE networking support, and performance of over 2,000MB/s and 200,000 IOPS. The document also discusses hardware specifications, expandability, accessories, and selling points of the Turbo NAS.

1. QNAP Turbo NAS
TS-1679U-RP/TS-EC1679U-RP
Introduction

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3. Target Market
The TS-1679U-RP, TS-EC1679U-RP Turbo
NAS is designed for data storage and backup
for the high-end SMB which needs high
capacity and high performance.

4. Hardware Spec. Overview
 3U, 16-bay NAS/ iSCSI/ IP-SAN storage
 Intel multi-core CPU
 TS-1679U-RP: Dual-core Intel Core i3-2120 3.3 GHz
 TS-EC1679U-RP: Quad-core Intel Xeon E3-1225 3.1 GHz
 DDR3 1333 RAM
 TS-1679U-RP: 2 GB RAM(expandable up to 8 GB)
 TS-EC1679U-RP: 4 GB ECC RAM(expandable up to 16 GB)
 4* 1Gb Ethernet ports (default)
 10 GbE network ready
 SATA 6Gbps, USB 3.0*2, eSATA*2
 Expansion slot*2 (for network and storage expansion)
 600W redundant PSU

5. Hardware Spec. Overview (cont.)

6. High Expandability
The TS-1679 series provides two expansion
slots for storage and network expansion.
Expansion slot x 2
TS-1679U-RP/TS-EC1679U-RP

7. Solid Hardware Design
 Hot-swappable SATA hard drives with cable-
less design
 Board-to-board design offers better signal quality
 Reduce failure points in the signal transmission
path
Main board
Hard drive
backplane

8. Solid Hardware Design (cont.)
 Easy hot-swappable system cooling fan
module
 Now downtime when replacing fan module

9. Solid Hardware Design (cont.)
 Air duct for optimized thermal expansion
 Chassis intrusion detection
 Chassis open event log
 Smart fan speed control for better air flow when
chassis is opened
Air Duct Module
Chassis Intrusion
Sensor

10. Upgrade RAM Module
QNAP provides a 2GB DDR3* RAM module and a 4GB
DDR3 ECC** RAM module (optional purchase) for you to
upgrade the memory of the TS-1679U-RP/TS-EC1679U-
RP.
NAS Model Default RAM Max. RAM
TS-1679U-RP 2 GB DDR3 8 GB DDR3
4 GB DDR3 16 GB DDR3
TS-EC1679U-RP
ECC ECC
*Applied models: TS-1679U-RP
**Applied models: TS-EC1679U-RP.

11. High Bandwidth – 10 Gb LAN Support
The TS-x79 Series Turbo NAS supports:
 Dual-port 10 Gb network expansion card
 Dual-port 1 Gb network expansion card
Default
NAS Models Maximum Ethernet Ports
Ethernet Ports
TS-879 Pro 2 4 x Gigabit ports or 2 Gigabit ports + 2 x 10 Gigabit ports
TS-1079 Pro 2 4 x Gigabit ports or 2 Gigabit ports + 2 x 10 Gigabit ports
TS-879U-RP 2 6 x Gigabit ports or 2 Gigabit ports + 4 x 10 Gigabit ports
TS-EC879U-RP 4 6 x Gigabit ports or 2 Gigabit ports + 4 x 10 Gigabit ports
TS-1279U-RP 2 6 x Gigabit ports or 2 Gigabit ports + 4 x 10 Gigabit ports
TS-EC1279U-RP 4 6 x Gigabit ports or 2 Gigabit ports + 4 x 10 Gigabit ports
TS-1679U-RP 4 8 x Gigabit ports or 4 Gigabit ports + 4 x 10 Gigabit ports
TS-EC1679U-RP 4 8 x Gigabit ports or 4 Gigabit ports + 4 x 10 Gigabit ports

12. Network Expansion Card Compatibility List
1GbE
Network
10 GbE Network Expansion Card
Expansion
Card
Vendor Intel Intel Intel Emulex Emulex QNAP
OCe11102-NX OCe11102-NM
Model Name X520-SR2 X520-DA2 X520-T2 N82575-G2
OCe11102-IX OCe11102-IM
Number of
2 2 2 2 2 2
Ports
Connector SFP+ Direct 10GBase-T SFP+ Direct
SFP+ SFP+ RJ-45
Type Attach RJ-45 Attach
Cable Type Fiber Copper Copper Copper Fiber Copper

13. High Performance
Over 2,000+ MB/s Throughput
Over 200,000+ IOPS !
The performance figures could vary with environments.
Testing Environment:
2 Client PC configurations:
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600 CPU, 16GB DDR3 RAM, Windows 7 professional 64-bit, Dual-port Intel X520-SR2 10GbE Server Adapter, IOMeter sequential read and write.
NAS configurations:
Intel X-520-DA2, 802.3ad trunking mode, full load Samsung HD103SJ 1TB SATA HDD, RAID 5.

14. TS-x79 Series Comparison Table
TS-EC1679U-RP TS-EC1279U-RP TS-EC879U-RP
Form Factor 3U, Rackmount 2U, Rackmount 2U, Rackmount
CPU Quad-core Intel® Xeon® Processor E3-1225 (3.1 GHz)
4GB DDR3 ECC 4GB DDR3 ECC
RAM
(Expandable RAM, up to 16GB) (Expandable RAM, up to 8GB)
USB/eSATA USB 3.0: 2, USB 2.0: 4/ eSATA: 2
No. of Internal Hard Disks 16 12 8
Max. Raw Capacity 64 TB 48 TB 32 TB
Hard Drive Interface SATA 6Gb/s (backward compatible with SATA 3Gb/s)
One Touch Copy No
LCD Screen No No Yes
4 x GbE LAN 4 x GbE LAN
Ethernet Ports (Expandable up to 8 x GbE ports (Expandable up to 6 x GbE ports or 2 x GbE ports + 4 x 10 GbE
or 4 x GbE ports + 4 x 10 GbE ports) ports*)
Expansion Slot 2 2 2
PSU 600W redundant 600W redundant 300W redundant
*Note: Turbo NAS firmware 3.6.3 or above is required

15. TS-x79 Series Comparison Table (cont.)
TS-1679U-RP TS-1279U-RP TS-879U-RP TS-1079 Pro TS-879 Pro
Form Factor 3U, Rackmount 2U, Rackmount 2U, Rackmount Tower Tower
Dual-core Intel® Core™ i3-2120 Processor (3.3
CPU Dual-core Intel® Core™ i3-2120 Processor (3.3 GHz)
GHz)
2GB DDR3
2GB DDR3
RAM (Expandable RAM, up 2GB DDR3 2GB DDR3
(Expandable RAM, up to 4GB)
to 8GB)
USB/eSATA USB 3.0: 2, USB 2.0: 4/ eSATA: 2
No. of Internal Hard
16 12 8 10 8
Disks
Max. Raw Capacity 64 TB 48 TB 32 TB 40 TB 32 TB
Hard Drive Interface SATA 6Gb/s (backward compatible with SATA 3Gb/s)
One Touch Copy No Yes
LCD Screen No No Yes Yes Yes
4 x GbE LAN
2 x GbE LAN 2 x GbE LAN
(Expandable up to 8 x GbE
Ethernet Ports ports or 4 x Gb ports + 4 x
(Expandable up to 6 x GbE ports or 2 x Gb ports + 4x 10 (Expandable up to 4 x GbE ports or 2 x Gb ports + 2 x 10
GbE ports*) GbE ports*)
10 GbE ports)
Expansion Slot 2 2 2 1 1
PSU 600W redundant 600W redundant 300W redundant 350W 350W
*Note: Turbo NAS firmware 3.6.3 or above is required

16. QNAP TS-X79 Series Accessories
Descriptions
Accessories P/N
(Applied Models)
Dual-port Gigabit network expansion card
SP-X79P-1G2PORT
(TS-879 Pro, TS-1079 Pro)
Dual-port GbE Card Dual-port Gigabit network expansion card
SP-X79U-1G2PORT (TS-879U-RP,TS-1279U-RP,TS-EC879U-RP,TS-EC1279U-RP, TS-1679U-RP, TS-
EC1679U-RP)
2GB DDR3 upgrade RAM
SP-2GB-DDR3-LD
(TS-879U-RP,TS-1279U-RP,TS-1679U-RP)
Upgrade RAM Module
4GB DDR3 ECC upgrade RAM
SP-4GB-DDR3ECC-LD
(TS-EC879U,TS-EC1279U, TS-EC1679U-RP)
350W power supply unit
SP-X79P-PSU
(TS-879 Pro,TS-1079 Pro)
300W single power supply unit
SP-8BAY2U-S-PSU
(TS-879U-RP,TS-EC879U-RP)
Power Supply
600W single power supply unit
SP-1279U-S-PSU
(TS-1279U-RP,TS-EC1279U-RP, TS-1679U-RP, TS-EC1679U-RP)
600W redundant power supply (2 units + 1 cage)
SP-1279U-R-PSU
(TS-1279U-RP,TS-EC1279U-RP, TS-1679U-RP, TS-EC1679U-RP)

17. QNAP TS-X79 Series Accessories
Descriptions
Accessories P/N
(Applied Models)
Rack slide rail kit
Rail Kit SP-X79U-RAIL-KIT (TS-879U-RP,TS-1279U-RP,TS-EC879U-RP,TS-EC1279U-RP, TS-1679U-
RP, TS-EC1679U-RP)
System cooling fan module
Fan Module SP-X79U-FAN-MODULE (TS-879U-RP,TS-1279U-RP,TS-EC879U-RP,TS-EC1279U-RP, TS-1679U-
RP, TS-EC1679U-RP)
Hard drive tray for TS-x79 tower model
SP-X79P-TRAY
(TS-879 Pro,TS-1079 Pro)
Hard Drive Tray
Hard drive tray for TS-x79 rack mount model
SP-X79U-TRAY (TS-879U-RP,TS-1279U-RP,TS-EC879U-RP,TS-EC1279U-RP, TS-1679U-
RP, TS-EC1679U-RP)
Riser card module for TS-1679U-RP/TS-EC1679U-RP rack mount models
Riser Card Module SP-1679U-RISER-CARD
(TS-1679U-RP, TS-EC1679U-RP)
Air duct module for TS-1679U-RP/TS-EC1679U-RP rack mount models
Air Duct Module SP-1679U-AIR-DUCT (TS-1679U-RP, TS-EC1679U-RP)

18. Selling Points
 IP-SAN (iSCSI) and NAS combo solution
 High capacity
 Supports 16 hard drives. Up to 64 TB raw capacity
 High performance hardware
 Intel® Core i3, Xeon™ CPU, DDR3, SATA 6Gb/s, USB 3.0, 10
GbE
 High bandwidth
 Supports up to 8 GbE ports or 4 GbE ports + 4* 10 GbE ports
 Solid design quality
 Cable-less designed SATA signal: Reduces failure points
 Optimized hardware design for anti-vibration and heat exchange
 Easy hot-swap fan module
 Extraordinary performance
 Over 2,000 MB/s throughput, 200,000 IOPS

19. Thank You!!