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} .qps-hero { padding:26px 22px; border-radius:15px; } .qps-highlight-grid, .qps-feature-grid { grid-template-columns:1fr; } }\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003csection aria-label=\"QNAP ES2486AFdc-2142IT-128G product information\" class=\"qps-product-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"qps-hero\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"qps-eyebrow\"\u003e24-Bay Dual-Controller NVMe All-Flash Storage\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eQNAP ES2486AFdc-2142IT-128G\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"qps-hero-intro\"\u003eThe QNAP ES2486AFdc combines an Active-Active dual-controller architecture with 24 hot-swappable 2.5-inch dual-port U.2\/U.3 NVMe PCIe SSD bays. Powered by Intel(R) Xeon(R) D-2142IT processors and the ZFS-based QES operating system, it is designed for high availability, consistent low latency and enterprise data protection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"qps-answer-box\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is the QNAP ES2486AFdc-2142IT-128G?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a 2U enterprise all-flash storage system with two independent controllers that process I\/O concurrently. This configuration includes 64GB RDIMM DDR4 ECC memory per controller, for 128GB total system memory, alongside built-in 10GbE SFP+ connectivity, Copy-to-Flash protection and dual-port U.2\/U.3 NVMe SSD support.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv aria-label=\"Product highlights\" class=\"qps-highlight-grid\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"qps-highlight\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"qps-highlight-value\"\u003e24 Bays\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"qps-highlight-label\"\u003e2.5-inch dual-port U.2\/U.3 NVMe PCIe SSD bays\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"qps-highlight\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"qps-highlight-value\"\u003e2 Controllers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"qps-highlight-label\"\u003eActive-Active architecture for concurrent I\/O processing\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"qps-highlight\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"qps-highlight-value\"\u003e128GB ECC\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"qps-highlight-label\"\u003e64GB RDIMM DDR4 ECC memory per controller\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"qps-highlight\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"qps-highlight-value\"\u003e4 x 10GbE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"qps-highlight-label\"\u003e10GbE SFP+ ports on each controller\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"qps-section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"qps-section-heading\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eActive-Active High Availability\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBoth controllers operate simultaneously to provide redundancy, system bandwidth and computational capability.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"qps-feature-grid\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"qps-feature-card\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"qps-feature-number\"\u003e01\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eConcurrent I\/O Processing\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTwo independent controllers process I\/O requests at the same time rather than using a traditional Active-Standby configuration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\n\u003carticle class=\"qps-feature-card\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"qps-feature-number\"\u003e02\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSeamless Failover\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIf one controller fails, the other controller takes over the NVMe drives and network IPs through the PCIe Non-Transparent Bridge internal connection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\n\u003carticle class=\"qps-feature-card\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"qps-feature-number\"\u003e03\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eNearly Zero Downtime\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe supplied product information states that NAS services including SMB, NFS, iSCSI and Fibre Channel remain available without front-end reconnection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"qps-section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"qps-section-heading\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWrite Cache Protection and Data Integrity\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBattery-backed Copy-to-Flash protection works with the ZFS-based QES operating system.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"qps-content-panel\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach controller includes a 64GB M.2 SSD for Copy-to-Flash protection. During an unexpected power outage, the BBU helps securely write cached DRAM data to the M.2 SSD protection area to prevent data loss.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eQES is based on the FreeBSD kernel and ZFS file system. The supplied product information highlights end-to-end data integrity and support for up to 65,535 snapshots for iSCSI LUNs and shared folders using Copy-on-Write technology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"qps-section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"qps-section-heading\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eNVMe All-Flash Performance\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDual-port NVMe storage is designed to reduce latency and remove SAS 12Gb\/s bandwidth limitations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"qps-feature-grid\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"qps-feature-card\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"qps-feature-number\"\u003e04\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eU.2 \/ U.3 Compatibility\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEach hot-swappable 2.5-inch bay supports dual-port U.2\/U.3 NVMe PCIe SSDs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\n\u003carticle class=\"qps-feature-card\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"qps-feature-number\"\u003e05\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eUltra-Low Latency\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe NVMe protocol reduces command queue wait times for latency-sensitive database and transaction workloads.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\n\u003carticle class=\"qps-feature-card\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"qps-feature-number\"\u003e06\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSupplied Performance Figures\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe supplied description states performance of over 616,000 iSCSI 4K random read IOPS and throughput of up to 15GB\/s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"qps-section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"qps-section-heading\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eNetworking, Expansion and Storage QoS\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBuilt-in high-speed networking and expansion options support enterprise storage deployments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"qps-content-panel\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach controller includes four 10GbE SFP+ ports and three Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 ports, with one Gigabit Ethernet port assigned for remote management. Two PCIe expansion slots are also provided per controller.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eQNAP Storage QoS is designed to deliver stable and predictable performance from a single storage pool. The ES2486AFdc can also complement the ES1686AFdc by pairing Tier 1 mission-critical all-flash storage with Tier 2 general-purpose and capacity storage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"qps-section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"qps-section-heading\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eQuick answers about the QNAP ES2486AFdc-2142IT-128G.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"qps-faq-list\"\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\u003csummary\u003eHow many controllers does the ES2486AFdc include?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"qps-faq-answer\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt includes two independent controllers operating in an Active-Active configuration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\n\u003cdetails\u003e\u003csummary\u003eHow much memory is installed?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"qps-faq-answer\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis configuration includes 64GB RDIMM DDR4 ECC memory per controller, for 128GB total.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\n\u003cdetails\u003e\u003csummary\u003eWhich drives are supported?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"qps-faq-answer\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 24 hot-swappable 2.5-inch bays support dual-port U.2\/U.3 NVMe PCIe SSDs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\n\u003cdetails\u003e\u003csummary\u003eWhat network connectivity is built in?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"qps-faq-answer\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach controller includes four 10GbE SFP+ ports and three Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 ports, with one Gigabit Ethernet port assigned for remote management.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\n\u003cdetails\u003e\u003csummary\u003eHow is cached data protected during a power outage?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"qps-faq-answer\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe built-in BBU and Copy-to-Flash technology help write cached DRAM data to a dedicated 64GB M.2 SSD protection area on each controller.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\n\u003cdetails\u003e\u003csummary\u003eHow many snapshots does QES support?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"qps-faq-answer\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe supplied product information states support for up to 65,535 snapshots for iSCSI LUNs and shared folders.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\n\u003cdetails\u003e\u003csummary\u003eWhat is the standard warranty?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"qps-faq-answer\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe supplied datasheet lists a standard five-year warranty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"qps-disclaimer\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMemory note:\u003c\/strong\u003e Use only one DIMM type at a time. Do not mix RDIMM and LRDIMM memory. Use compatible QNAP memory modules with identical specifications and refer to the hardware user manual.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eProduct images are for illustrative purposes only. Designs and specifications are subject to change without notice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e","brand":"QNAP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53891191701688,"sku":"ES2486AFdc-2142IT-128G","price":39000.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0788\/4613\/2408\/files\/ES2486AFdc-2142IT-128G_7f8d77e9-e955-44a3-8933-9b338d9de713.png?v=1786343642","url":"https:\/\/nasmarketplace.com.au\/products\/qnap-es2486afdc-2142it-128g-24-bay-2-5-dual-port-u2-u3","provider":"NAS Marketplace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}