QNAP TS-563
5-bay 10GbE-ready Golden Cloud Turbo vNAS

Features:

Unified Storage Management

QNAP's Turbo vNAS business series is an unified storage system which can serve as iSCSI SAN storage and Turbo vNAS. The powerful Storage Manager can assist you manage iSCSI LUNs and volumes efficiently.

Intelligent Storage Manager
The QTS 4.1.2 Storage Manager neatly presents tools and options for managing system storage with an intuitive graphical interface. From reviewing the system storage allocation in the Dashboard, to managing volumes, Storage Pools, disks and iSCSI storage, the Storage Manager provides a centralized place to ease the work of storage management.

Dashboard
The Storage Manager dashboard presents an overview for IT administrators to easily check the storage allocation status. QTS 4.1.2 provides a more secure and flexible way to store and manage the NAS data. This next generation volume offers powerful features such as storage pooling with multiple RAID groups, thin provisioned volumes with space reclamation, and online capacity expansion. Just click "New Volume" and you can start to allocate capacity.

	Disk information Click to check disk information and disk health, scan the disk, locate the disk, or check the disks within the RAID Group.
	Storage Pool IT administrators can aggregate multiple RAID groups into a big storage pool to flexibly utilize the storage capacity as a whole, protect them using redundancy and allowing for better protection against multiple disk failures for large-capacity environments. Multiple volumes can now be created on the Storage Pool to provide flexible deployment.
	Flexible Volume Allocation QTS 4.1.2 allows creating multiple volumes on the St o rage Po o l for various applications in typical business environments with different workgroups. Each data volume and LUN can be extended up to 250TB without interrupting services.

iSCSI LUN
QTS 4.1.2 supports two types of LUNs for efficient storage utilization: block-level and file-level iSCSI LUNs. The Turbo vNAS also supports multiple types of configurations for server connections:

• single LUN or multiple LUNs per iSCSI target.
• multiple iSCSI targets for a single LUN, only used for clustered environments

Block-Level iSCSI LUN
Besides storing data, volumes can be utilized as an iSCSI LUN. The block-level iSCSI LUN provides less overhead which improves the overall read/write performance.

File-Level iSCSI LUN
Users can consider file-level iSCSI LUNs if there isn't enough space for block-level iSCSI LUNs. The file-level iSCSI LUN can be used for creating a disk image for an iSCSI LUN.

Virtual Disk Drive - Increase flexibility of storage expansion
Virtual Disks provide a more flexible way for IT administrators to expand storage. By using the built-in iSCSI initiator to connect an iSCSI target of the TVS-x63+, you can create a virtual disk on the local server. The TVS-x63+ can be a stack master to connect up to 8 virtual disks or stack targets, aggregating storage space from multiple NAS systems. Thus, all NAS users only need to connect to a single target to access the space from all of the network storage devices.

QNAP high-performance unified and tiered storage solutions
Data used by enterprises continues to grow exponentially and with greater diversity in data types and importance. It is imperative to offer a secure and efficient storage solution that can process this enormous amount of data while minimizing the total cost of ownership.

Establishing a tired storage system based on efficiency and capacity can aid in improving overall processing efficiency. Enterprises can classify data accordingly by sharing folders with a file-based storage system and processing files that require more demanding data throughput with a block-based storage system to accommodate different usage models.

QNAP Turbo vNAS business series can flexibly configure different tiers to hard drives on a single unit according to different data usage needs, delivering the best unified and tiered storage solution.

Tiered storage for better efficiency
In the cloud era, enterprises need a storage architecture that can provide rapid access to dynamically scalable and virtualized IT resources. Classifying data into Hot Data (frequently-accessed) and Cold Data (rarely-accessed) to store them in a tiered storage can help achieve this goal efficiently and cost effectively. Businesses often use SSD to improve the overall workflow of random IOPS demanding applications such as databases and virtualization. Different types of storage media are used for different purposes. Hence, it is better to utilize different storage media according to the system requirements.

	Tier 1	Tier 2
Storage Type	SSD	SATA HDD
Characteristic	Balance of efficiency, capacity and usability	Ubiquitous, convenient, and inexpensive
Usage Scenario	Online transaction processing (OLTP) Systems and ERP databases	Archiving, online and offline backup storage, disaster recovery
Usage Example	Data, audio, email, database table, and video creation and other operations of the workflow in a virtualized environment	Low cost and energy saving
Typical Use	A wide variety of users and environments where performance is crucial	Typical for data at rest
Criterion	Weighs more on IOPS, throughput and resiliency	Weighs more on data volume and low cost per TB

The following is a comprehensive comparison of general tiered storage devices.

	Solid State Drive (SSD)	SATA Hard Drive
Features	Low power consumption, no noise, antivibration, low heat, fast speed	Large capacity, lower reliability and performance
Price	$$$$$$	$
Capacity	80GB - 1TB	500GB - 6TB
Performance	Very high	Moderate-low
Interface	SATA (Single Port) 6 Gb/s	SATA (Single Port) 6 Gb/s
RPM	N/A	7200-RPM
External Continuous Transfer Performance	400-500 MB/s	100-170 MB/s
Average Response Time (Milliseconds)	N/A	R:9.5/W:8.5
Input/Output Operations Per Second (IOPS)	120,000 / 40,000	Less than 100
Unrecoverable bit read error	1 LBA per 10E16	1 LBA per 10E14
Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF, hours)	N/A	0.8 million

File Management (File Station)

File Station
With File Station, you can easily manage, upload, download, share files, and enjoy media playback anywhere with a web browser. File Station brings conventional file operations performed on the computer desktop to the web browser.

Qfile: Share files with mobile devices

You can install the Qfile app on your mobile device to browse and manage files stored on your Turbo vNAS anytime, anywhere.

Q'center CMS (Central Management System)

Previously, IT administrators need to log in to Turbo vNAS units individually to check their status. The QNAP Q'center CMS (Central Management System) offers a platform to centrally manage multiple NAS units. You only need to install Q'center on the master NAS and set all other Turbo vNAS units as managed stations. You can also monitor and update firmware for all Turbo vNAS units at once with this centralized management utility.

Q'center Network Architecture
Q'center CMS (Central Management System) In order to use Q'center to monitor multiple Turbo vNAS units, you have to set up the master Turbo vNAS and other managed devices in the same network environment. QTS 4.1.2 provides the VPN server and VPN client function, making it easy for IT managers to establish the internal network architecture for Q'center deployment. Just set the master device as a VPN server and other devices the VPN clients, and the internal network environment will be established by VPN protocol automatically.

Virtualization Station

The TVS-x63+ Series is the world's first business-grade NAS integrated with AMD-V and supports virtual machine applications. Just download the Virtualization Station App from App Center, and you can install & operate multiple operating systems with Windows, Linux, UNIX and Android. The virtual machines can be used in a variety of different ways to boost the functionality of your Turbo vNAS, just like having multiple computers with you.

Virtualization technology is normally used in enterprise IT environments, but with the growing needs of a digital office, virtualization is now our everyday applications. Many offices have printers, and when users want to print the documents stored on their Turbo vNAS and realized that the printer requires a Windows-only driver, they will need to boot up their PC just for this simple task.

Powered by QNAP's exclusive QvPC Technology

Based on Software-defined Everything, QvPC Technology is the result of years of R&D effort that QNAP has put into developing and perfecting its software and hardware expertise. QvPC Technology has consolidated a number of high-end technologies and latest IT trends including VM integration, multimedia transcoding, HDMI output, cloud integration, and NAS connection technologies, allowing users to operate Turbo vNAS as a PC when they plug in a keyboard, mouse and monitor. QvPC Technology can turn a NAS into a low-cost & high-performance 2-in-a box NAS that can function as a NAS and a PC. Whether you are working in a studio or at a remote site, you are assured to receive the best user experience.

QvPC Technology features HybridDesk Station (HD Station) as the user interface, which consists of QVM Desk, Defense Desk, and Local Display Desk and provides SMBs various software applications.

QNAP's Unique Transcoding Technology

Every year many SMBs produce hundreds of promotional videos for marketing purposes. However, due to the increasing use of HD videos (720p, 1080p), video files are becoming increasingly large in size and can use lots of network bandwidth to share or play them over a network.

Powerful transcoding tools
On-the-fly transcoding and background transcoding allow you to convert videos to optimized resolutions for accommodating slower/restricted network environments and device limitations.

Smart transcoding adapts to suit different bandwidth
The TVS-x63+ series provides a range of resolutions to play/share videos according to different bandwidth limits. Higher resolutions need more bandwidth, and you can select the right resolution for your network environment to get the best viewing experience.

Multi-mode transcoding function

• Background hardware-accelerated transcoding
  The TVS-x63+ fully supports offline background transcoding for 4K (H.264) videos. Just add videos to the transcoding list and use the Turbo vNAS to convert the original high-resolution video for use with multiple resolutions. Then you can select an appropriate resolution when sharing or watching to match your device or network environment.
• Auto transcoding
  When you set a folder on the Turbo vNAS to be an autotranscoding folder, videos added to it will be automatically converted to a resolution you have set. For example, if you set the folder to 360p, videos added to this folder will be automatically transcoded to 360p as a background task.
• On-the-fly transcoding
  If you have many high-resolution videos, but did not transcode in advance, you can use on-the-fly transcoding. This will adapt to meet bandwidth limits, with the Turbo vNAS transcoding in real time for directly watching the video.
• Embed subtitles
  By selecting the Embed Subtitles option in the Transcode Management function, you can embed subtitles to a video when converting a video to any resolution. The subtitles will then be displayed when a video is played on whatever device you are using.
• Hardware-accelerated transcoding technology
  With powerful AMD RadeonTM Graphics, video creation & conversion is faster, easier and can significantly reduce the time needed when handling concurrent on-the-fly transcoding tasks.

Virtualization Applications

The Turbo vNAS supports iSCSI & NFS protocols and is virtualization ready with compatibility for VMware, Citrix, and Microsoft Hyper-V to provide buasinesses with powerful & flexible storage solutions for virtualization applications.

• Virtualization ready
  The Turbo vNAS supports iSCSI & NFS protocols and is virtualization ready with compatibility for VMware, Citrix, and Microsoft Hyper-V to provide businesses with powerful & flexible storage solutions for virtualization applications.
• VAAI/Hyper-V Plug-in Support
  Use the free QNAP vSphere Client plug-in and QNAP SMI-S provider for SCVMM and managing the Turbo vNAS from the virtualization management client console is easy.
• Secure and flexible storage utilization
  The Turbo vNAS offers flexible management through creating and allocating iSCSI LUNs (Logical Unit Numbers), mapping and unmapping LUNs to and from iSCSI targets, and thin provisioning. CHAP authentication and LUN masking support reinforces secured deployment in virtualization applications.
• NAS/IP SAN unified storage
  QTS supports NFS and iSCSI/IP-SAN storage solutions that can be utilized as network-shared storage of virtualized environments, helping to achieve an efficient cost-saving, energy-saving optimized storage capacity.
• VAAI for iSCSI, VAAI for NAS
  The Turbo vNAS supports VMware VAAI for iSCSI and VAAI for NAS. Businesses can select either iSCSI or NFS as a centralized storage to boost performance. VAAI for iSCSI supports Full Copy (hardware-assisted copy), Block Zeroing (hardware-assisted zeroing), Hardware-assisted Locking, and Thin Provisioning with space reclaim. VAAI for NAS supports Full File Clone, Extended Statistics, and Reserve Space. The QNAP Turbo vNAS supports VAAI iSCSI and VAAI NAS to enhance storage performance in a virtualized environment.
• NAS management via SCVMM
  QNAP SMI-S enables management of the QNAP Turbo vNAS directly through Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 (SCVMM)
• vSphere plug-in
  The vSphere plug-in allows users to manage the QNAP Turbo vNAS directly on the vSphere client, making datastore management more effective.
• Storage for Microsoft Hyper-V
  With ODX support, the QNAP Turbo vNAS becomes a high-performance iSCSI solution under Windows Server 2012, including Hyper-V virtualized environments. QNAP storage enables full copies of virtual machines within the NAS without requiring the Windows hosts to read and write the data to highly reduce the load on Windows hosts and improving the performance of copy & move operations on Windows 2012 hosts. When providing QNAP storage to a Windows 2012 file server, the end user using a Windows 8 client workstation will also benefit from the Offloaded copy process for large file transfers.

5 Major Applications for Enterprise - Multipurpose workstation for enterprise IT environment

1. Backup Station

Protecting against potentially disastrous data loss is of paramount importance for all sizes of businesses from micro to enterprise. QNAP Turbo vNAS offers an all-inclusive backup and recovery solution with enormous storage capacity and superior transmission speed. With the functionalities in the Backup Station, data backup and recovery is simpler and more powerful regardless of your business's disaster recovery plan.

All-inclusive data backup and disaster recovery

1. PC Backup
   Windows users can install the free QNAP NetBak Replicator utility to back up files from Windows PC - entire disk drives, documents, pictures, music, videos, fonts, emails, and more - to one or multiple Turbo vNAS units. With simple clicks, you can set up real-time backup, scheduled backup and auto-backup. You can set power off after the backup is finished to save energy, file filtering to exclude files not to back up, and email notification when backup is completed.
2. Mac Backup
   Mac users can use the Mac Time Machine to back up data to the Turbo vNAS. You only need to set the Turbo vNAS as the backup destination on the Time Machine management page, and it's done.

Back up data on the Turbo vNAS for disaster recovery

 

1. Local backup to external storage devices
   Connect an USB device to one of the USB ports. Log into the QTS and go to " Control Panel">"Applications">"Backup Station" and create a job with the External Backup function.
2. Remote backup with RTRR/rsync services
• Use rsync protocol to execute scheduled backup to remote rsync server.
• Use RTRR (Real-Time Remote Replication) services for real time data backup to a remote Turbo vNAS or FTP server.
• Use RTRR to sync shared folders between two Turbo vNAS units.
3. Cloud backup to cloud storage
   Users can back up the data from the Turbo vNAS to online cloud storage services, such as Amazon S3, Amazon Glacier, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Storage*, IBM SoftLayer, HP Cloud, Rackspace, ElephantDrive, hicloud S3, and CCIS. The Turbo vNAS also supports other types of cloud backup using S3, OpenStack Swift, WebDAV, or FTP service. Furthermore, Turbo vNAS provides advanced functions such as data encryption, compression, download/ upload rate control and scheduled backup to suit your backup needs.

*Google Cloud Storage will be available soon in the App Center for download.

2. IT Management Station

Powered by Mandriva Pulse, IT Management Station is designed to simplify daily tasks and IT asset management for businesses of all sizes. Your Turbo vNAS becomes an IT system management server to help you centrally manage multi-OS & multi-site IT resources, applications and security with greater flexibility.

At the core of Pulse Comprehensive Inventory Pulse automatically retrieves hardware & software information from your IT system using an inventory agent to provide you with reliable and timely data. It measures the potential of your inventory and runs your IT assets tactfully, thanks to dynamic groups, self populated from queries. Mastering Create generic disc images to carry out mass OS deployments. Remote Control Help your users in their everyday tasks by connecting from remote locations without compromising the security of their IT assets. Cloning As part of a scheduled or on-demand restoration, systems and their stored data can be fully backed up easily. Deployment Design, schedule and implement software installation on your IT assets. Backup and Restore Save time, optimize s tor age and protect data from accidental loss using incremental backups.

New features in Mandriva Pulse 2.0 Reporting Create and edit reports/graphs for better control of your IT assets and to anticipate future changes. Pull Mode Increase the compliance of your roaming devices for deploying packages needed in any environment. License Management Optimize your software assets with an overview of used and available licenses. Update Management Centralize your software updates for greater control and security. Software Convergence Efficiently deploy software using an automated process.

Flexible management of your IT assets Multi-OS Manage all your IT assets and virtual machines no matter if it is Windows, GNU/Linux, Mac or Unix. Multi-site Remotely & securely manage your sites via SSH tunnel, simultaneously controlling the bandwidth and conserving the availability of your network.

Intuitive tools
Features a desktop icon for quick self installation to facilitate access and remote control of new deployments.

3. Surveillance Station

One of the standard Turbo vNAS applications, the Surveillance Station is professional network surveillance Video Management System (VMS) that can be activated in the QTS App Center to turn the Turbo vNAS into a professional Network Video Recorder (NVR) system for real-time monitoring, recording, playback, alarm notifications, Intelligent Video Analytics (IVA), and management to safeguard your assets and property when used with supported IP cameras. The TVS-x71 series comes with 4 free camera channels, allowing users to easily build a surveillance system.

Professional NVR system Wide range of supported IP cameras Surveillance Station is compatible with over 2,700 IP camera models across over 90 brands and ONVIF specifications, including those that support advanced features such as multi-streaming and fisheye dewarping. Comprehensive Turbo vNAS support TVS-x63+ series offers 4 free IP camera channels and can be expanded to 72 channels to fulfill various surveillance deployment needs. Cross-platform support Surveillance Station works with all major web browsers including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. With the QNAP QVR Client for Mac, users can enjoy a similar experience on their Macs. Advanced storage technology protection Surveillance Station is installed on the Turbo vNAS platform and is protected against loss, theft, and damage of recorded videos with the help of advanced security features and RAID technology.	Live-view Various remote monitoring modes The Surveillance Station supports various monitoring modes to display up to 64 channels on a single screen. Users can also choose to sequentially display each channel or use dual displays for more information. PTZ (Pan/Tilt/Zoom) control On the Surveillance Station web interface, you can directly adjust the PTZ (Pan/Tilt/Zoom) functions of supported cameras, greatly enhancing the convenience in remote monitoring. Instant playback On the Live-view page, whenever you want to check suspicious events of a camera channel you just missed, just hit Instant Playback to bring up the window to review recent events. Visual aid by E-map Just upload pictures of monitored locations to the Surveillance Station and drag & drop the IP camera icons to them on the E-map. Once an alarm event happens, the camera icons will flash to indicate the event type for you to be immediately alerted to take necessary actions. Instant notification When alarm recording is enabled and an event occurs, an alarm icon will be instantly shown on the monitoring page. The alert details can be viewed by clicking the icon.	Playback Preview recordings by thumbnails You can move the mouse cursor over the timeline to preview video thumbnails to quickly identify and search for events. No need to play the video from the start and wait. Intelligent Video Analytics (IVA) IVA is an advanced way to quickly search videos corresponding to particular modes, greatly saving the time & effort of manually screening out matching videos. IVA includes motion detection, foreign/missing objects, out-of-focus and camera occlusion. Real-time watermarking The support of digital watermarking assists in verifying the authenticity of exported videos and snapshots by showing the exact recording date & time, camera name, and Turbo vNAS model name, making it essential when videos are needed as verifiable evidence. Playback and speed control by shuttle bar With the speed control shuttle bar, you are able to fast forward playback by dragging the button to the right and to the left to rewind, helping you quickly find the desired screenshots.
Flexible Management Flexible camera access control You can create up to 32 user accounts on the Surveillance Station and flexibly assign them to different user groups with different rights for monitoring, playback, PTZ control, and audio monitoring. Advanced event management The system starts alarm recording when alarm events occur. Administrators can configure events and assign 7 types of event actions to ensure that they are alerted immediately, including recording, PTZ Control, alarm output, email notification, SMS notification, buzzer notification, and user-defined actions. Manage large-scale camera By connecting multiple Turbo vNAS units, you can simultaneously manage, monitor and playback up to 128 IP cameras with one Turbo vNAS.	Mobile apps VMobile – Surveillance at anytime, anywhere VMobile allows you to monitor the Surveillance Station anytime, anywhere using iOS and Android devices. It provides camera live-view, PTZ control, instant event notifications, video snapshot, video playback, and searching videos by date and time. Vcam – Turn your mobile device into a camera Vcam turns your mobile device into a network camera. With the Vcam mobile app, you can record any moment around you to your Turbo vNAS, saving the need in buying expensive IP cameras.

4. Signage Station

The Signage Station is a free Turbo vNAS app that allows businesses to create attractive menu boards, advertising posters, and business profiles and easily publish them to monitors and tablet devices to attract more customers.

Drive business growth and increase revenue
Your content can be presented on a web browser and when on the go, and you can even show your profile, business card and product catalogs on mobile devices and share on Facebook. The Turbo vNAS with the Signage Station is an ideal tool to present creativity and drive business growth.

Absolutely easy-to-use
iArtist Lite provides a drag-and-drop interface that allows you to flexibly embed videos, marquees, pictures, and PowerPoint slides on the canvas panel. With the layered playlist and timeline features, you can freely arrange the order of media objects. iArtist Lite also offers numerous templates for various scenarios, saving you lots of time & effort. Useful widgets such as audio, clock, RSS are also available to add to the designed content.

Instantly publish and conveniently revise
With iArtist Lite you can save your designs as different projects and upload them to multiple Turbo vNAS with Signage Station installed. Whenever you want to revise the content, just open iArtist Lite to update and publish instantly. You can fully control all your content in a timely way.

Collaboration increasing efficiency
The original content can be saved on a local computer or the Turbo vNAS with the help of the connection wizard. Content saved on the Turbo vNAS is accessible for every authorized user to increase the work efficiency in projects involving multiple members.

5. Notes Station 2.0

QNAP has now leveraged its private cloud functionality to introduce Notes Station 2.0. It provides the convenience of notetaking on cloud-based services but with the privacy and security of Turbo vNAS. Users do not have to worry about risks from public storage, and are able to enjoy easier data access at all times.

Single workspace for all notetaking activity
With its 3-level structure (Notebooks, Sections, and Notes), Notes Station 2.0 allows you to manage all your notes systematically and flexibly whether it is a note you write to yourself or for work. You can jot your valuable ideas in Notes Station 2.0 and keep them safely accessible through your own devices wherever you are.

Powerful editing
Notes Station 2.0 is capable of advanced editing. You can style the text by changing the size, font, or color. You can also edit inserted images with the built-in photo editor to enrich your content.

Google Calendar Support
The event in the Notes Station Calendar links to the note you created it from. You can update the calendar from Notes Station 2.0 to your Google Calendar with a single click, so you will be reminded for every event.

High-performance encryption
You can encrypt your notes with high-performance AES 256-bit encryption to protect against unauthorized access.

PDF import/export
Notes Station 2.0 can import PDF files into Notes Station 2.0, and export note files (i.e. Notes, Sections, Notebooks) to PDF files. When a notebook is exported, the sections and notes of the notebook transfer to the chapters and contents of a PDF file respectively, and vice versa for the import function.

Online preview
You can quickly view the attached files in PDF, Word or PowerPoint format online with Google Docs or Office Online. Other file formats such as photos, music and videos can be played instantly with the built-in programs.

RSS feeds import
If you have subscribed to RSS feeds from news websites or blogs, you can use Notes Station 2.0 to automatically import the published contents.

Notes sharing and collaboration
Notes Station 2.0 contributes to team work and networking. You can create a link for your notes and publish them on your social networks or share them through the apps on your smartphone. Thus, you can invite other people to work on the same notes.

Snapshot
You can use the snapshot function to back up different revisions of your notes. Your notes can be effortlessly restored to an earlier version. The QTS Snapshot is a great tool to record the state of a note at different time points. You can create up to 1,024 snapshots manually or by schedule and it is easy to retrieve files from a specific point in time if they are broken or m i s t a k e n l y deleted.

Evernote backup
Notes Station 2.0 comes with an import function to restore backups from Evernote. In addition, you can directly access your notebooks in Evernote to import them online to Notes Station without exporting.

Add-on Values and Friendly Development Platform

The QTS App Center provides various apps for you to install on demand, enjoying more applications and increasing the value of your purchase.

• Powerful and rich-in-content
  The App Center provides over 100 apps, including backup/sync, business, content management, communications, developer tools, download, entertainment, surveillance and utilities.
• Install on demand
  Find what you need and install it immediately with just one click.
• Upgrade reminder
  If newer versions of your installed apps are available, an upgrade reminder will show on the QTS desktop to help you keep your Turbo vNAS applications up-to-date.

Third-party Development Platform

With its open-source Linux kernel, QTS is a friendly development platform that allows software developers to create all kinds of applications. Developers can also enjoy a more efficient R&D process with the backup, security, cloud storage tools, and reliable Turbo vNAS hardware design.

Dedicated customer service, sales and R&D support
QNAP Turbo vNAS applications can be developed using the following three approaches:

• Development Toolkit (API & SDK): Developers can use the QNAP Development Toolkit (API & SDK) to design applications that run on client devices (such as smartphones and PCs) to remotely manage and access files stored on their Turbo vNAS.
• NAS app development: Depending on your OS needs, you can use VM integration to install an alternative OS to run non-Linuxbased applications on the Turbo vNAS.
• VM integration: Depending on your OS needs, you can use VM integration to install an alternative OS to run non-Linux-based applications on the Turbo vNAS.

Specifications:

	TS-563
CPU	AMD® x86 G-Series Quad-core 2.0 GHz processor
Memory	System memory: TS-563-2G: 2GB DDR3L RAM (2GB x1) TS-563-8G: 8GB DDR3L RAM (8GB x1) Total memory slots: 2 SODIMM Memory expandable up to: 16 GB (8GB x2)
Flash Memory	512MB DOM
Hard Drive	5 x 3.5"or 2.5"SATA 6Gb/s, SATA 3Gb/s hard drive or SSD
Hard Drive Tray	5 x Hot-swappable tray
LAN Port	2 x Gigabit RJ-45 Ethernet port (Expandable up to 4 x GbE or 2 x 10GbE + 2 x GbE via PCIe NIC)
Network Expansion Slot	1 (PCIe Gen2 x 4)
LED Indicators	Status, USB, HDD 1-5
USB	5 x USB 3.0 port (Front: 1, Rear: 4) Support USB printer, pen drive, and USB UPS etc.
HDMI	2 (Mirrored Display), 1.4a
Buttons	Power/Status, USB One-Touch-Backup, reset
Alarm Buzzer	System warning
Form Factor	Tower
Dimensions	185(H) x 210.6(W) x 235.4(D) mm 7.28(H) x 8.29(W) x 9.27(D) inch
Weight	Net: 4.4 kg (9.7 lbs) Gross: 5.8 kg (12.79 lbs)
Power Consumption (W)	S3 sleep: 2.26W HDD standby: 30.17W In operation: 47.68W (with 5 x 2TB HDDs installed)
Temperature	0~40˚C
Relative Humidity	5~95% non-condensing, wet bulb: 27˚C.
Power Supply	ATX 250W, 110-240V AC, 50-60Hz, 5A
Secure Design	Kensington security slot for theft prevention
Fan	1 x quiet cooling fan (12 cm, 12V DC)
Package Contents	TS-563 Ethernet cable x 2 Power cord x 1 Hard disk tray key Flat head screw x 20 (for 3.5" HDD) Flat head screw x 15 (for 2.5" HDD) Quick installation guide

Software Specifications:

Operating System QTS 4.1 (embedded Linux) Supported Clients Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7 (32/64-bit), Windows 8 (32/64-bit), Windows Server 2003/2008 R2/2012 Apple Mac OS X Linux & UNIX Supported Browsers Microsoft Internet Explorer 10+ Mozilla Firefox 8+ Apple Safari 4+ Google Chrome Multilingual Support 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 File System Internal Hard Drive: EXT4 External Hard Drive: EXT3, EXT4, NTFS, FAT32, HFS+ Networking TCP/IP (IPv4 & IPv6: Dual Stack) Dual Gigabit NICs with jumbo frame (failover, multi-IP settings, port trunking/NIC teaming) Service binding based on network interfaces Proxy server (Squid available in App Center) Proxy client DHCP client, DHCP server Protocols: CIFS/SMB, AFP (v3.3), NFS(v3), FTP, FTPS, SFTP, TFTP, HTTP(S), Telnet, SSH, iSCSI, SNMP, SMTP, and SMSC UPnP & Bonjour Discovery USB Wi-Fi 802.11ac adapter support Security Network access protection with auto-blocking: SSH, Telnet, HTTP(S), FTP, CIFS/SMB, AFP CIFS host access control for shared folders FIPS 140-2 validated AES 256-bit volume-based data encryption* AES 256-bit external drive encryption* Importable SSL certificates Instant alert via email, SMS, beep, and LCD panel Storage Management QNAP flexible Volume/LUN with thin provisioning and space reclaim RAID 0,1, 5, 6, 10, 5/6/10 + hot spares Supports storage pool Online volume expansion Online storage pool expansion Online RAID capacity expansion and online RAID level migration SMART data migration Storage expansion via QNAP UX-500P/UX-800P expansion units Bad block scan and hard drive S.M.A.R.T. Bad block recovery RAID recovery Bitmap support Power Management Wake on LAN Internal hard drive standby mode Scheduled power on/off Automatic power on after power recovery USB and network UPS support with SNMP management System sleep mode (S3) Access Right Management Access Right Management Import/export users User quota management Local user access control for CIFS, AFP, FTP, and WebDAV Application access control for Photo Station, Music Station, Video Station, and File Station Subfolder permissions support for CIFS/SMB, AFP, FTP, and File Station myQNAPcloud Service Private cloud storage and sharing Free host name registration (DDNS) Auto router configuration (via UPnP) Web-based file manager with HTTPS 2048-bit encryption CloudLink for remote access without complicated router setup myQNAPcloud connect for easy VPN connection (Windows VPN utility) Qsync Syncs files among multiple devices with SSL support Selective synchronization for syncing specific folders only Share team folder as a file center for team collaboration (Maximum sync tasks: 32) Shares files by links via email Policy settings for conflicted files and file type filter support Version control: up to 64 versions. Incremental synchronization for HDD space saving Supports Windows & Mac OS Web Administration Personalized desktop Smart toolbar and dashboard for system status Smart fan control Dynamic DNS (DDNS) SNMP (v2 & v3) Resource monitor Network recycle bin for file deletion via CIFS/SMB, AFP and File Station Automatic cleanup File type filter Comprehensive logs (events & connection) Syslog client/server Mobile app: Qmanager for remote system monitoring & management Domain Authentication Integration Microsoft Active Directory (AD) & Domain Controller support LDAP server, LDAP client Domain users login via CIFS/SMB, AFP, FTP, and File Station File Server File Sharing across Windows, Mac, and Linux/UNIX Windows ACL Advanced folder permission for CIFS/SMB, AFP, FTP Shared Folder Aggregation (CIFS/SMB) FTP Server FTP over SSL/TLS (Explicit) FXP supported Passive ftp port range control File Station Supports ISO Mounting (Up to 256 ISO Files) Supports thumbnail display of multimedia files Supports sharing download links and upload links Drag-n-drop files via Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox Photo, music, and video preview and playback with hardware-accelerated transcoding File compression (ZIP or 7z) Creation of and sending download links for sharing public files with expiration time and password protection Support for displaying subtitles (.SRT, UTF-8 format) Video seeking support for video playback during on-the-fly transcoding Support slideshow playback in media viewer Mobile App: Qfile for file browsing and management Backup Station Remote replication server (over rsync) Real-time remote replication (RTRR) to another QNAP NAS or FTP server Works as both RTRR server & client with bandwidth control Real-time & scheduled backup Encryption, compression, file filters, and transfer rate limitations Encrypted replication between QNAP NAS servers Desktop backup with QNAP NetBak Replicator for Windows Apple Time Machine backup support Data backup to multiple external storage devices Synchronizes with cloud storage: Amazon S3, ElephantDrive, Symform, Dropbox, and Google Drive Third party backup software support: Veeam backup & replication, Acronis True Image, Arcserve backup, emc retrospect, Symantec Backup Exec, etc.

Cloud Storage Backup Amazon S3 Amazon Glacier Webdev-based cloud storage Microsoft Azure Open Stack Storage Plug & Connect Creating and mapping shared folders using QNAP Windows Qfinder Creation of and connection to iSCSI targets/LUN iSCSI (IP SAN) iSCSI target with multi-LUNs per target (Up to 256 targets/LUNs combined) Support for LUN mapping & masking Online LUN capacity expansion Support for SPC-3 persistent reservation Support for MPIO & MC/S iSCSI LUN backup, one-time snapshot, and restoration iSCSI connection and management by QNAP Windows® Qfinder Virtual disk drive (via iSCSI initiator) Stack chaining master Max No. of virtual disk drives: 8 Virtualization Station Supports creating one Virtual Machine (VM) to run an operating system such as Windows, Linux, Unix, and Android VM import from Virtual Appliances VM export into a virtual appliance in OVF / QVM format VM clone VM snapshot HTML5-based shared remote console Surveillance Station Supports over 2,700 IP cameras Includes 4 free camera licenses, up to 40 camera channels via additional license purchase Instant playback to check recent events Online editing to change cameras when in live view Visual aid by using e-maps Playback and speed control by shuttle bar Video preview using playback timeline Intelligent Video Analytics (IVA) for advanced video search Surveillance client for Mac Mobile surveillance app: Vmobile (iOS and Android) Mobile recording app: Vcam (iOS and Android) DLNA Server Supports DLNA/UPnP TVs and players such as PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 Supported audio formats: AIFF, APE, DSD (DSF, DFF), FLAC, M4A, M4A Apple Lossless (ALAC), MP3, Ogg Vorbis, WAV (PCM, LPCM), WMA, WMA PRO, WMA VBR* Support CUE indexing files for APE, FLAC audio format. Video and audio on-the-fly transcoding VPN Server Secure remote access: PPTP & OpenVPN VPN services Max number of clients: 30 VPN Client Supported VPN protocols: PPTP & OpenVPN services PPTP authentication: PAP, CHAP, MS-CHAP, MS-CHAPv2 PPTP encryption: None, AES 40/128 bit, AES 256 bit OpenVPN encryption: None, AES 40/128 bit, AES 256 bit Transmission package monitor OpenVPN port control OpenVPN link compression HD (HybridDesk) Station Playback videos, music, photos on yout TV with XBMC via HDMI output Watch various online contents such as YouTube, Flickr, Picasa, Shoutcast, and more. Web browser (Chrome, Firefox) Supports USB keyboard and mouse Supports QNAP Qremote app and the official XBMC remote app Supports user login permissions Note: - The playback and quality of some video files may be affected due to the CPU and GPU decoding abilities. - Up to 7.1 channel audio passthrough is supported Transcode Management Transcode 1080p video files to 240p, 360p, 480p, and 720p resolutions Automatic video transcoding for watched folders Hardware-accelerated transcoding support Embed subtitles with videos in background transcoding Print Server Max. number of printers: 3 Support for Internet Printing Protocol Print job display and management IP-based and domain name-based privilege control Signage Station Supports dynamic content including videos, images, music, and text messages Supports multi-user collaboration Supports searching via keywords Supports sharing via email and social networks Supports design software - iArtist Lite Supports account authority management Supports various web browsers for playback (Chrome, Firefox, IE, Safari) Supports most-viewed, latest-released and different categories content list iTunes Server Audio and video sharing for Windows & Mac iTunes AirPlay & Chromecast Streams videos, photos and music from the NAS to Apple TV via Qfile or QAirPlay&Chromecast's web-based controller Streams videos, photos and music from the NAS to TV with a Chromecast dongle via Qfile , Qvideo or QAirPlay&Chromecast's web-based controller Notes Station Take notes everywhere you go with a handy Note-taking tool on your private cloud. Direct and quick backup from Evernote with re-editing abilities Supports Google Calendar Import/Export PDF files Encrypt/decrypt notes to protect private/confidential information Smart snapshot for version control Multi-user note collaboration Supports a graphical editor for note editing Three-tier Note structure for easy organization Provides Chrome Extension: Notes Station Clipper (Clip web page content to your notes) App Center Over 100 official and community software add-ons such as Photo Station, Music Station, Video Station, Download Station, Digital TV Station and HappyGet.

* Somedata encryption functions may not available in accordance with the legislative restrictions of some countries. ** This feature may vary according to different models. Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.

Optional Accessories:

Optional Accessories
LAN card
Single-port 10GbE SFP+ NIC	Single-port 10GbE SFP+ NIC: LAN-10G1SR-D
Single-port 10GbE 10GBASE-T NIC	Single-port 10GbE 10GBASE-T NIC: LAN-10G1T-D
Dual-port 10GbE 10GBAST-T NIC	Dual-port 10GbE 10GBAST-T NIC: LAN-10G2T-D
Dual-port Gigabit NIC	Dual-port Gigabit NIC: LAN-1G2T-D

Utilities:

Various handy utilities are available for you to work smartly with your Turbo NAS. These utilities help increase your productivity and make it absolutely easy with connecting the Turbo NAS, setting up the system, data backup and synchronization, downloading files, and so on.

Qfinder

Connect and set up NAS easily
Qfinder is a utility, available for Windows, Mac, and Linux, to quickly find and access the Turbo NAS over the LAN. Install the Finder on your computer, open it, and double click your Turbo NAS name, and the login page is ready for you.

Easily access the NAS by Storage Plug & Connect
Windows version of Qfinder provides a convenient way to connect to the Turbo NAS and map a network drive or a virtual disk. By creating a shared folder on the Turbo NAS and mapping it as a network drive, you can use it as an additional drive and store files on it as it is a local drive of the computer.

myQNAPcloud Connect

NAS Connection by VPN
myQNAPcloud Connect helps you access the published services of the Turbo NAS quickly and securely on the Internet. myQNAPcloud Connect application is designed for Windows PC users. By installing the myQNAPcloud Connect, you will be able to connect to the Turbo NAS and easily manage files by drag-and-drop within the Windows Explorer.

Qsync

Synchronize files anytime, anywhere
Qsync is a useful tool to synchronize files in multiple computers. It creates a specific “Qsync folder” in your devices that you can simply drop files in, and synchronizes the files to all your devices linked to the Turbo NAS.

Sync in multiple ways

Full Sync
Whenever you add, edit, delete or rename a file on one computer, the change applies to all others linked with the Turbo NAS, so you have exactly identical contents on all your devices.

Smart Sync
It allows you to remove files on one computer without affecting the copies stored on others that are linked with the Turbo NAS. However, when someone updates the files you deleted from another computer, you can still retrieve them in the Qsync folder.

Advanced Selective Sync
With both Full Sync or Smart Sync options, you can choose to only sync specific sub-folders within the Qsync folder, useful if your computers have limited storage.

Share files and folders easily

Quickly share files with download links
You can create download links to share files with people, even if they don’t have an account on the Turbo NAS. This greatly reduces the time in creating user account and password for users.

Share folders for collaboration
Your life is connected with different groups of people. You can create sub-folders within the Qsync folder, and share each with different groups of Turbo NAS users as a file exchange center. Everyone in the same sub-folder is always kept up-to-date with the latest version of the files.

QNAP NetBak Replicator

Backup data on PC
The QNAP NetBak Replicator, provided with any Turbo NAS unit free of charge, helps you easily back up files from Windows PC - entire disk drives, documents, pictures, music, videos, fonts, emails, and more - to the Turbo NAS. The operation is very simple. You can do the backup task in just a few clicks using NetBak Replicator by the setting of real-time synchronization, scheduled backup and auto-backup from multiple PCs to the Turbo NAS.

NetBak Replicator also supports backing up to a remote server via FTP and WebDAV through the Internet. Imagine that you can backup new photos whenever on vacation. Even you are away from home, the convenient backup supports your memories.

QGet

Download Station monitor widget
QGet is a powerful utility for download management. The software is available for Windows and Mac computers, allowing the management of BT, HTTP, and FTP download tasks of Download Station on multiple Turbo NAS servers.

QGet enables you to add, remove, or watch your BT download jobs from LAN or WAN. You can manage your download tasks in school or at work. QGet supports intuitive drag and drop of torrent files, HTTP or FTP URL to the software interface for convenient adding of download tasks.

vsphere Client plug-in

Manage QNAP NAS within vSphere Client
The Turbo NAS supports vSphere Client Plug-in that allows managing VMware datastores on the Turbo NAS directly from the vSphere client console. In a large-scale server virtualization environment, management is centralized and straightforward. Administrators can easily control the status of the Turbo NAS and datastores and create additional datastores to multiple ESXi hosts in just a few clicks.

Note: The TS-x51 series doesn’t support vSphere Client plug-in.

Qsnap Take screenshots, easy and fast Qsnap is a handy utility assisting you to quickly capture screenshots on your PC, and easily edit, save, and share, enabling quick note-taking or productive communication in your work and life. Hotkey capturing: Taking PC screenshots without complicated mouse operations. Easy editing: Add emphasis or remove unnecessary elements with a range of editing tools. Instant sharing: Simply drag and drop the screenshots to instant messengers and emails as attachments to share.

Product Views:

Front View

Left View

Right View

Back View

Documentation:

Download the QNAP TVS-x63 Series Datasheet (PDF).