QNAP ES1640dc v2
Enterprise ZFS NAS, offering nearly zero-downtime highly reliable services

Features:

Dual controller NAS: high reliability and high availability

“Reliability” is the primary priority for mission critical business applications. The ES1640dc v2 adopts dual active-active controllers to provide the most reliable base for business IT storage.

1. Dual active-active controller

If one controller fails, the other one will immediately take over to provide high availability with the least downtime.

2. Built-in 2 x 10GbE RJ45 ports

Intel® XL710 network card provides four 10GbE SFP+ ports to fulfill various iSCSI/NFS/CIFS network data transmission requirements.

3. Pre-installed dual-port 10GbE (RJ45) network card

The PCIe slot is pre-installed with a LAN-10G2T-X550 network card that offers two 10GbE RJ45 ports. Users can replace it with a dual-port QSFP+ 40GbE NIC to provide massive data transmission potential and to simplify network cabling.

4. SAS 12Gb/s hard drive

Dual-controller architecture that supports SAS 12Gb/s and SAS 6Gb/s hard drives / SSDs, providing versatile storage choices for enterprises.

5-1. NVRAM w/ Copy-to-Flash

Battery-protected DRAM write to cache data protection and Flash read acceleration provides industry-leading random access performance to benefit virtual machine deployment.

5-2. DDR3 RAM

(1) NVRAM dedicated DDR3 memory modules - supports 16GB, power required by C2F is supplied by BBU.
(2) Dual-channel DDR3 system main memory - each channel supports 16GB/32GB, providing up to 32GB/64GB total capacity.

5-3. M.2 SSD

Stores cache data written by DRAM to ensure information is not lost if the system experiences a sudden power failure.

6. Dual Path Mini-SAS 12Gb/s (EJ1600 v2), 6Gb/s (EJ1600) JBOD architecture

Increases the ES1640dc v2’s potential storage capacity to over 1 PB with expansion enclosures.

7. Intel® Xeon® E5-2400 v2 series processor

Provides the performance required by software-defined storage and commercial mission-critical applications.

8. Field-replaceable unit

Field-replaceable unit (FRU) applies not only to the controllers but also to the cooling fans, power supplies, and the BBU battery pack for C2F (Copy-To-Flash), providing a cost-effective way to maintain complex systems and to replace defective parts.

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NVRAM cache reducing the risks of losing write cache data

To increase random write performance and reliability, the ES1640dc v2 features NVRAM modules (DRAM Write Cache with Copy-to-flash) to protect write data. When data is written into NVRAM, there are dedicated backup battery units to protect writing to the cache, and at the same time the data is replicated to a backup controller, to achieve 100% data integrity. NVRAM-backed write cache in the dual-controller architecture presents high performance, fault-tolerant, and helps reduce flash SSD write amplification.

*To ensure write cache data safety, it is recommended to annually replace the BBU.

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QES operating system combining ZFS file system

The ES1640dc v2 features the brand-new QES (QNAP Enterprise Storage) operating system, which is based on the simple and efficient FreeBSD kernel and the ZFS file system that has been proven through years of experience to be most suitable for high-end enterprise applications. QES supports dual active controller architecture and remote disaster recovery, can be directly integrated into OpenStack® cloud environments, and is designed for intensive virtualization and VDI applications with optimal performance. Continuing the same user experience with the QTS operating system, QES provides business users with an easy learning curve to quickly deploy the ES1640dc v2, and provides the best storage solution jointly with the current QNAP NAS.

Overview of QNAP Enterprise ZFS NAS and the QES operating systems

	QES QNAP Enterprise System	QTS QNAP Turbo NAS System
Hardware platform	Enterprise ZFS NAS ES series NAS	QNAP Turbo NAS TS / TVS / TAS / TDS series
Operating system kernel	FreeBSD	Linux
File system	ZFS	Ext4
myQNAPcloud	Yes	Yes
App support	Qmanager, Qfile	All available apps
File Station	Yes	Yes
App Station	No	Yes
Virtualization Station	No	Yes
Container Station	No	Yes
Dual active controller	Yes	No
NVRAM (Write to cache)	Yes	No
40G Ethernet network	Yes	Yes
Intel Quick Assist	No	Yes
Snapshot upper limit	65536	1024
Single LUN snapshot upper limit	65536	1024
Deduplication	Yes	No
Real time data compression	Yes	No
End-to-End Data Integrity	Yes	No
Application consistency	Snapshot Agent VSS Hardware Provider (QNAP NetBak Replicator)	Snapshot Agent VSS Hardware Provider (QNAP NetBak Replicator)
Remote disaster backup and recovery	SnapSync	Snapshot Replica

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ZFS – the best file system for business data storage

The ES1640dc v2 features ZFS, a combined file system and logical volume manager, to support various advanced functions for high-end enterprise storage, including powerful storage expansion, flexible storage pools, simplified management, high-performance SSD cache, nearly limitless snapshots and cloning, data deduplication, in-line compression and thin provisioning with reclaim for optimized utilization for virtual machine storage. ZFS is designed with a focus on data integrity, and uses its end-to-end checksums to detect and correct silent data corruption caused by hardware defects, bugs in firmware or metadata errors, effectively protecting user’s data.

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Deduplication and compression to maximize VDI storage performance

There could be over 90% duplicate data from OS images and applications that are spread over virtual s. The ES1640dc v2 supports block-based data deduplication to optimize storage usage from redundant data. Deduplicated virtual s become easier to be cached to achieve optimal virtual performance. In-line data compression helps shrink data size, further optimizing storage usage. For mastering storage in a virtualized environment, the ES1640dc v2 provides businesses with the most cost-effective remote virtual platform and mission-critical information warehousing.

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Strong disaster recovery made by nearly limitless snapshots and SnapSync

The ES1640dc v2 supports up to 65,536 snapshots for iSCSI LUN and shared folders. When executing a remote snapshot backup, it only needs to transfer changed data, and can use deduplication and compression to significantly reduce the amount of transferred data. The ES1640dc v2 can provide remote backup SnapSync for snapshots at the shortest interval of every five minutes, fully supports VMware vCenter Site Recovery (SRM) technology, provides Storage Replication Adapter (SRA) for SRM, and provides enterprise-class remote backup & disaster recovery solution to fulfill business continuity.

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Well-rounded backup solutions to secure data

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Compatible with HPE Helion for extending horizons to OpenStack cloud

As QNAP’s first "OpenStack Ready" product line, the ES1640dc v2 is not only suitable for virtualization and virtual environments but also the best choice for cloud applications. QES supports OpenStack® Cinder and iSCSI Cinder Node drivers, and provides block-level storage space to virtual machines. It not only accelerates the deployment of virtual machines and enhances virtual machine image access efficiency through iSCSI, but it is also easier to integrate into commercial cloud storage platforms. QES can be easily coupled with HPE Helion* to provide simpler and more reliable private enterprise hybrid cloud solutions, to ensure that enterprises can still enjoy uninterrupted, highly available, highly-stable services in dense virtualized environments.

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QNAP x Platform9: Deploy a Hybrid Cloud with OpenStack

Platform9 is a cloud-based OpenStack management platform. While a pure OpenStack environment can take weeks to properly deploy, with Platform9 it can be done in minutes. QNAP and Platform9 have joined forces to provide a powerful storage solution that is easy to deploy and easy to use for OpenStack environments. By adopting the joint QNAP ES1640dc v2 and Platform9 solution you can deploy OpenStack in a very short time with the integrated QNAP Cinder driver (no manual installation required), attain highly-available QNAP storage for on-site data, and benefit from comprehensive functions and applications that are available on QNAP’s enterprise-grade and affordable business-class storage solutions.

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Seamless capacity expansion

The ES1640dc v2 supports efficient capacity expansion by cascading multiple QNAP RAID expansion enclosures to meet the needs of growing business data, providing businesses a cost-efficient storage solution for large data archiving and virtualization applications.

Featuring dual controllers, dual-loop architecture, the ES1640dc v2 and the corresponding JBOD expansion enclosures all provide dual-channel (Dual Path) to tolerate single node failure. Even if an external JBOD cable is disconnected due to external damage to the mini-SAS cable, it can still run normally. This is essential for better intermachine data protection and capacity scalability.

The maximum total storage capacity available by connecting RAID expansion enclosures:

NAS Model	RAID Expansion Enclosure	No. of RAID Expansion Enclosure	Total HDD No. (NAS + Enclosure)	Max. Raw Capacity (TB)*
ES1640dc v2	EJ1600 EJ1600 v2	7	128	1280
		6	112	1120
		5	96	960
		4	80	880
		3	64	640
		2	48	480
		1	32	320

*The maximum capacity is calculated by using 10TB HDDs.

Specifications:

CPU	Intel Xeon E5-2400 v2 family processor Intel Xeon 6-core Processor E5-2420 v2 (15M Cache, 2.20GHz)
Memory	System memory: DDR3 RDIMM Total memory slots: 6 (Dual controllers; 2 x main memory DIMM and 1 x write cache DIMM for NVRAM for each controller.) 32GB/64GB for main memory DIMM and 16GB write cache DIMM per controller.
Flash Memory	2 GB DOM
USB	2 x USB 3.0/2.0 port
Hard Drive	16 x 3.5"/2.5" SAS 12Gbps/6Gbps hard drive, or 2.5" SAS SSD; lockable tray
Maximized Raw Capacity	160 TB (Configuration: 16 x 10 TB hard drives)
Hard Drive Interface	SAS 12Gb/s, backward-compatible to SAS 6Gb/s
10/100/1000 Mbps LAN Port	1 for each controller (for remote management)
10Gbps LAN Port	4 x SFP+ (Intel XL710-AM1) and 2 x RJ45 (LAN-10G2T-X550) for each controller
PCIe Slot	PCIe Slot x8 (Gen3 x8): Pre-installed with a LAN-10G2T-X550 NIC (2 x 10GbE RJ45 ports), replacable with a 40GbE NIC PCIe Slot x4 (Gen2 x4): Pre-installed with a dual-port Mini-SAS adapter
Cache	M.2 2280 SSD dedicated to NVRAM, SATA signaling
Form Factor	3U rackmount
Dimension	618(D) x 446.2(W) x 132(H) mm (excluding front grips)
Weight	Net weight (NAS only): 26.75 kg / 58.97 lb Gross weight (with packing and accessories): 36.94 kg / 81.44 lb
Sound Level	Sound pressure (LpAm) (bystander position): 66.1dB
Power Consumption	Sleep mode: 314.86 W In operation: 501.40 W
Power Supply	770 W (Redundancy for fault tolerance)
Fan	Hot-swappable fan module (60*60*38mm; 16000RPM/12v/2.8A x 3)
Electro-Magnetic Compatibility (EMC)	FCC Class A (USA only) CE Mark ( EN55022 Class A, EN55024)
SAFETY Standard	EN60950 BSMI VCCI CB LVD

Front

1.	Hard Drive Tray	3.	Power On Button
2.	Hard Drive LED Indicators	4.	LED Indicators System Power LED (Blue): on/off System Status (Green/ Red): in operation, system errors, low power, degraded RAID mode, memory failure, fan/power supply failure, system/disk temperature too high, storage pool reaching threshold value, system performing take-over, power supply unit unplugged

Rear

1.	Password & Network Settings Reset Button	9.	PCIe Gen3 x8 Slot, pre-installed with a LAN-10G2T-X550 NIC for 2 x 10GbE (RJ45) Port
2.	Power Supply LED (Green/ Orange)	10.	BBU
3.	4 x 10GbE (SFP+) Port	11.	BBU Status Light (Green/ Red/ Orange)
4.	RJ11 to RS-232 serial	12.	Controller Status Light (Green/ Orange)
5.	1GbE Management Port	13.	Fan Status Light (Green/ Orange)
6.	2 x USB 3.0/2.0	14.	Battery Status Light (Green/ Orange)
7.	Power Button	15.	High Availability LED (Green/ Orange)
8.	PCIe Gen2 x4 Slot, with dual path Mini-SAS (SFF-8644) expansion card on board

Remark:

The Enterprise ZFS NAS rack mount models comply with ANSI/EIA-RS-310-D rack mounting standards. Before purchasing the server racks for these models, please make sure the server racks conform to the following criteria:

1. Rack size
   1. Mounting post width: ≥ 451mm
   2. Panel width: ≥ 485mm
   3. Mounting post depth: 609.6mm~914.4mm
   4. The distance between two rack posts is 465mm (center-to-center measurement of the rack's square holes)

   

2. The optional rack kits for the Enterprise ZFS NAS rack mount models are compatible with both square-hole and round-hole server racks.

   

Designs and specifications are subject to change without notice.

Software Specifications:

Operating System	High Availability
QES 1.1 (based on FreeBSD)	Active-Active/Active-Standby dual controller for NAS Active-Active dual controller for JBOD expander Automatically hardware error detection and failover Automatically failback when hardware recovered Data port network failover Management port network failover Near zero downtime high availability Dual SAS link loop MPIO and ALUA for iSCSI high availability Link aggregation for network high availability Support SMB3 Continuous Availability (CA)
Supported Client OS	Power Management
Windows 7 (32/64-bit), Windows 8 (32/64-bit), Windows 10 (32/64-bit), Windows Server 2008 R2/2012/2012R2 Apple Mac OS X Linux & UNIX	Wake on LAN Internal hard drive standby mode Automatic power on after power recovery Network UPS support with SNMP management
Supported Browsers	Access Right Management
Microsoft Internet Explorer 10+ Mozilla Firefox 8+ Apple Safari 4+ Google Chrome	Batch users creation Import/Export users User quota management Local user access control for CIFS/SMB and FTP Subfolder permissions support for CIFS/SMB, FTP, and File Station
Multilingual Support	Domain Authentication Integration
Chinese (Traditional & Simplified), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish	Microsoft Active Directory support LDAP client Domain users login via CIFS/SMB, FTP, and File Station
File System	Administration
ZFS	Multi-window, multi-tasking based system management Movable Icons and personalized Smart toolbar and dashboard for neat system status display Smart fan Control SNMP (v2 & v3) Resource monitor Network recycle bin for file deletion via CIFS/SMB and File Station Automatic Cleanup File Type Filter Comprehensive logs (events & connection) Syslog client System settings backup and restore Restore to factory default Command Line Interface (CLI)
Networking	File Server
TCP/IP (IPv4 & IPv6) 10 Gigabit NICs with jumbo frame (LACP, Load Balance, Failover, Round Robin) Service binding based on network interfaces Proxy client DHCP client Protocols: CIFS/SMB2/SMB3, NFS v3/NFS v4, FTP, FTPS, TFTP, HTTP, HTTPS, SSH, iSCSI, SNMP, SMTP, and SMSC Bonjour Discovery	Shared folder for CIFS/SMB, NFS and FTP File sharing across Windows, Mac, and Linux/UNIX Windows ACL Advanced folder permissions for CIFS/SMB, FTP
Security	FTP Server
Network access protection with auto-blocking: SSH, HTTP(S), FTP, CIFS/SMB CIFS/SMB host access control for shared folders FIPS 140-2 validated AES 256-bit volume-based and shared folder data encryption Importable SSL certificates Instant alert via E-mail, SMS, beep	FTP over SSL/TLS (Explicit) FXP support Passive ftp port range control
Storage Management	Backup Station
Storage space utilization monitoring Storage pool with RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, RAID TP, triple Mirror Global hot spare SSD read cache NVRAM write cache (BBU-protected) Scheduled Backup Battery Unit (BBU) learning Supports share folder/LUN with thin provisioning Supports LUN with instant provisioning Supports share folder quota Supports space reclaim Supports snapshots Supports Shared Folder/LUN snapshot Snapshot manager Snapshot clone Snapshot agent for Windows VSS and VMware Support inline deduplication for Shared Folder/LUN Support inline compression for Shared Folder/LUN Support inline encryption for Shared Folder/LUN Support WORM (Write Once Read Many) for Shared Folder Online LUN expansion Online Share Folder quota expansion Online storage pool expansion Hard drive S.M.A.R.T. SMART predict data migration Time-Limited Error Recovery (TLER) Storage expansion via QNAP EJ-1600 series expansion units* JBOD ID Reinitialized JBOD enclosure roaming RAID recovery Checksum for end-to-end data integrity Silence error detection and self-healing Pool scrub for data verification	Remote replication server over Rsync Remote replication server over Snapsync Scheduled backup Snapshot support for Rsync Compression, Dedup, and transfer rate limitation over Snapsync backup with QNAP NetBak Replicator for Windows Third party backup software support: Veeam backup & replication, Acronis True Image, Arcserve backup, emc retrospect, Symantec Backup Exec, etc.
Designs and specifications are subject to change without notice.

Optional Accessories:

Storage expansion accessories
EJ1600 v2	16-bay SAS 12Gbps RAID expansion enclosure The connection between Enterprise ZFS NAS and EJ series JBOD requires 2 additional Mini SAS cables for creating a redundant cross loop configuration.
EJ1600	16-bay SAS 6Gbps RAID expansion enclosure The connection between Enterprise ZFS NAS and EJ series JBOD requires 2 additional Mini SAS cables for creating a redundant cross loop configuration.
CAB-SAS30M-8644	Mini SAS external cable (SFF-8644 to SFF-8644), 3M The connection between Enterprise ZFS NAS and EJ series JBOD requires 2 additional Mini SAS cables for creating a redundant cross loop configuration.
CAB-SAS20M-8644	Mini SAS external cable (SFF-8644 to SFF-8644), 2M The connection between Enterprise ZFS NAS and EJ series JBOD requires 2 additional Mini SAS cables for creating a redundant cross loop configuration.
CAB-SAS10M-8644	Mini SAS external cable (SFF-8644 to SFF-8644), 1M The connection between Enterprise ZFS NAS and EJ series JBOD requires 2 additional Mini SAS cables for creating a redundant cross loop configuration.
CAB-SAS05M-8644	Mini SAS external cable (SFF-8644 to SFF-8644), 0.5M The connection between Enterprise ZFS NAS and EJ series JBOD requires 2 additional Mini SAS cables for creating a redundant cross loop configuration.
CAB-SAS30M-8644-8088	Mini SAS external cable (SFF-8644 to SFF-8088),3M The connection between Enterprise ZFS NAS and EJ series JBOD requires 2 additional Mini SAS cables for creating a redundant cross loop configuration.
CAB-SAS20M-8644-8088	Mini SAS external cable (SFF-8644 to SFF-8088),2M The connection between Enterprise ZFS NAS and EJ series JBOD requires 2 additional Mini SAS cables for creating a redundant cross loop configuration.
CAB-SAS10M-8644-8088	Mini SAS external cable (SFF-8644 to SFF-8088),1M The connection between Enterprise ZFS NAS and EJ series JBOD requires 2 additional Mini SAS cables for creating a redundant cross loop configuration.
CAB-SAS05M-8644-8088	Mini SAS external cable (SFF-8644 to SFF-8088),0.5M The connection between Enterprise ZFS NAS and EJ series JBOD requires 2 additional Mini SAS cables for creating a redundant cross loop configuration.
LAN-10G2SF-MLX	Dual-port 10G SFP+ OPTIC network expansion card
LAN-40G2SF-MLX	Dual-port 40G QSFP+ network expansion card
RAM-16GDR3EC-RD-1600	16GB DDR3 RAM 1600MHz R-DIMM ECC

Product Views:

Front View	Left View	Right View	Left Angle
Right Angle	Drive Pull-out View	Rear View

Documentation:

Download the QNAP ES1640dc v2 Datasheet (PDF).