QNAP Releases 24-Bay Dual-Active Controller ES2486AFdc
QNAP Systems, Inc., a leading innovator in storage, networking, and data protection solutions, today launched the ES2486AFdc, a high-availability…
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The ES2486AFdc is QNAP's first enterprise storage system to combine active-active dual controllers with NVMe all-flash storage in a 24-bay configuration. The system uses PCIe Gen 4 architecture to deliver low latency and high throughput, addressing supply constraints in the SAS SSD market by shifting to NVMe storage instead.
The system runs on QES, a ZFS-based operating system designed to prevent data loss. It targets mission-critical deployments including enterprise virtualization, virtual desktop infrastructure, and database applications where minimizing downtime is essential.
The dual-controller architecture allows both controllers to access a shared all-flash storage pool, eliminating the need to purchase and maintain two separate storage systems. This shared approach reduces hardware costs and total cost of ownership for enterprises compared to traditional high-availability storage configurations.
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QNAP Systems, Inc., a leading innovator in storage, networking, and data protection solutions, today launched the ES2486AFdc, a high-availability (HA) NVMe all-flash storage array engineered for mission-critical applications. The ES2486AFdc is QNAP's first enterprise-class storage combining Active-Active dual controllers with a U.2/U.3 NVMe all-flash architecture. Addressing the market challenges of high costs and limited availability caused by a shrinking number of SAS SSD suppliers, it breaks the performance bottlenecks of traditional HA systems limited by SAS interfaces. Utilizing a PCIe Gen 4 architecture, it delivers exceptional low latency and high throughput.
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