8-Bay Qnap TS-873A-8G 8 Bay NAS Enclosure - Storage Server - NAS

Equipped with an AMD Ryzen™ V1000 series V1500B quad-core processor that delivers great system performance with up to quad-core / 8 threads and Turbo Core up to 2.2 GHz. The TS-873A has two 2.5GbE RJ45 ports and two PCIe Gen 3 slots, so you can flexibly deploy 5GbE/10GbE networks. Two M.2 NVMe SSD slots for Qtier technology and SSD caching enable constant memory optimization. The TS-873A supports QTS and QuTS hero, allowing users to flexibly switch operating systems as needed.

Powerful AMD Ryzen™ processor
The TS-873A is equipped with an AMD Ryzen™ V1000 series V1500 quad-core processor with 2.2 GHz and has up to 64GB RAM (ECC memory is supported*) and USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports for speeds up to 10 Gb/ s. The TS-873A also provides a USB Type-C port to support more devices to transfer large media files across devices, giving you a more efficient workflow.

* Using ECC memory requires removing the pre-installed memory as you cannot use non-ECC memory with ECC memory.

Transform your network with an affordable 2.5GbE switch
Upgrading your network shouldn't break the bank, and 2.5GbE connectivity offers immediate, noticeable improvements over standard 1GbE. QNAP offers 2.5GbE switches that support Multi-Gigabit NBASE-T™ and allow using existing CAT5e cables to connect multiple computers and NAS. They help companies implement fast, secure, and scalable network environments without breaking the budget.

Changing the operating system for optimal data integrity and reliability
The TS-873A also supports QuTS hero - QNAP's ZFS-based NAS operating system. QuTS hero provides end-to-end data integrity, data reduction (inline data deduplication, compression and densification) and more while leveraging additional system resources to ensure an optimal environment for protecting business data.

Get performance benefits from M.2 SSD caching
The TS-873A features 2 M.2 NVMe SSD slots so you can use SSD caching or Qtier auto-tiering technology

Improving access speed to random data with an SSD cache
SSD caches accelerate IOPS performance and reduce latency for storage volumes. They are perfect for IOPS-intensive applications (including databases and virtualization) and can significantly improve overall workflows.

Maximize the value of SSDs with Qtier technology
Qtier™ technology enables the TS-873A to perform auto-tiering, which helps to continuously optimize storage efficiency by automatically dividing data between M.2 SSDs, 2.5-inch SSDs and high-capacity HDDs based on how frequently the data is accessed capacity to be shifted. Qtier™ 2.0 provides IO awareness that provides SSD tiered storage with a cache-like reserved space for real-time burst I/O, maximizing the benefits of SSDs.

Upgrade to 10GbE and plenty of capacity with PCIe expansion
The TS-873A features two PCIe Gen 3 x4 slots for various expansion cards to expand application potential.

Simple and secure file management
File Station allows direct management of files stored on the TS-873A and in the cloud. Users can easily upload files from their PC, drag/drop files between folders, rename/delete files, and configure file and folder permissions to prevent unauthorized access. Microsoft Office Online can also be used to directly view/edit Microsoft Office documents stored on the TS-873A. Confidential/Sensitive data can be encrypted for additional security.

Install a graphics card for GPU accelerated computing
Graphics cards are optimized for graphical calculations and transformations, but require significantly more power than other hardware. The TS-873A features PCIe slots to support high-profile graphics cards that do not require power cables, such as NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX1650 graphics cards, to boost the performance of applications such as video editing, 4K UHD transcoding, image editing in QTS, and virtual Boost machines via GPU passthrough.

Building a cost-effective Fiber Channel SAN environment
Common Fiber Channel Storage Area Networks (SAN) devices are often expensive. By installing a QNAP 16Gb Fiber Channel card (QXP-16G2FC 16Gb) in the TS-873A, you can set a Fiber Channel target with the iSCSI & Fiber Channel app. In addition, the LUN Masking and Port Binding features provide an additional layer of security for your data.

High-speed 2.5GbE VM backup solution
With Hyper Data Protector, the TS-873A becomes an agentless backup tool for unlimited VMware® vSphere and Microsoft® Hyper-V VM backup. Hyper Data Protector offers incremental backup, global deduplication, backup scheduling and recovery compression. 2.5GbE connectivity dramatically reduces backup and restore times, providing a cost-effective disaster recovery solution.

QNAP Backup & Data Protection Solutions: Complete apps & utilities at your fingertips
QNAP offers comprehensive solutions for almost all data protection requirements. Discover a range of apps/utilities to help you back up various sources including:

- Boxafe - Google Workspace (G Suite) / Microsoft 365 SaaS Backup
- Hyper Data Protector - VMware vSphere/Microsoft Hyper-V VM Backup
- Hybrid Backup Sync - QNAP NAS/File Server/macOS Backup
- NetBak Replicator - Windows Backup
- Snapshot – QNAP NAS protection/backup

Flexible and cost-effective memory expansion
QNAP provides easy storage capacity expansion solutions. Here are different ways to expand your TS-873A storage as needed to handle data and business growth.

Expand RAID capacity
Hot-swap smaller-capacity drives with larger-capacity drives to expand the storage capacity of your NAS so it can grow with your business.

Connect expansion housing
Connect two TR-004 RAID expansion enclosures or an 8-bay TL-D800C USB 3.2 Gen 2 JBOD or an 8-bay TL-D800S SATA 6Gb/s JBOD and use QTS Storage & Snapshots Manager to perform NAS capacity expansion easy to handle.

Migrate to a new NAS
Install your NAS hard drives on a larger QNAP NAS and keep your existing data and configurations.

More productivity applications

Qsirch
QNAP's powerful Google-like search tool to quickly find specific images, music, videos, documents, and emails by keyword, color, and other search conditions.

Boxafe
Backup/sync files, email, calendar and contacts from Google™ Workspace and Microsoft® Office 365® to the TS-873A for corporate cloud data backup.

QuMagic
An AI-powered photo management application that supports automatic photo categorization with AI albums, iOS® Live Photo Viewer, and a powerful search tool for the ultimate photo management and sharing solution.