The TVS-471U supports SATA 6Gbps hard drives driving over 1,533 MB/s throughput and 129,884 IOPS. The TVS-471U is powered by an Intel Haswell processor with numerous options including Pentium and Core i3 for users to flexibly choose based on their demands, greatly enhancing the efficiency of CPU-consuming tasks and serving more concurrent tasks at the same time.
Testing Environment: 2 Client PC configuration: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600 CPU, 16GB DDR3 RAM, Windows 7 professional 64-bit, Dual-port Intel X520 10GbE Server Adapter, IOMeter sequential read and write. NAS configurations: TVS-471U-i3, Plextor PX-256MPro SSDs with RAID 5 configuration, QNAP LAN-10G2T-U dual-port 10GBase-T network adapter*2
The TVS-471U supports two on-board internal cache ports. By installing mSATA flash modules (optional purchase), the IOPS performance of storage volumes can be remarkably boosted. It is perfect for improving the overall workflow of random IOPS demanding applications such as databases and virtualization. The internal cache port design does not require the space of a hard drive tray to allow for more storage capacity.
Note: Instead of installing the mSATA in the internal cache port, SSDs can be installed in the hard drive tray.
The TVS-471U offers four inbuilt Gigabit Ethernet ports and supports 10 Gigabit high speed networks by installing a 10GbE network adapter. The 10GbE-ready TVS-471U delivers lightning-fast data throughput and coupled with the support for a large storage capacity is perfect for data centers to store big data, excel in fast data transmission, and for editing large size videos on-the-fly without transferring the videos between the TVS-471U and desktop computers.
The TVS-471U supports online capacity expansion by cascading multiple QNAP RAID expansion enclosures to meet the needs of growing business data. With the QNAP scale-up solution, raw storage capacity can be gradually expanded on demand. It is especially useful for video surveillance, data archiving, TV broadcast storage, and other large-data applications.
The maximum raw storage capacity available by connecting RAID expansion enclosures:
Turbo NAS Model |
RAID Expansion Enclosure |
No. of RAID Expansion Enclosure |
Total HDD No. (NAS + Enclosure) |
Max. Raw Capacity (TB)* |
TVS-471U |
REXP-1600U-RP |
8 |
132 |
1056 |
7 |
116 |
928 |
6 |
100 |
800 |
5 |
84 |
672 |
4 |
68 |
544 |
3 |
52 |
416 |
2 |
36 |
288 |
1 |
20 |
160 |
REXP-1200U-RP |
8 |
100 |
800 |
7 |
88 |
704 |
6 |
76 |
608 |
5 |
64 |
512 |
4 |
52 |
416 |
3 |
40 |
320 |
2 |
28 |
224 |
1 |
16 |
128 |
The maximum capacity is calculated by using 8TB HDDs.
Use your TVS-471U with exclusive QvPC Technology
QNAP's exclusive QvPC Technology consolidates a number of high-end technologies including VM integration, multimedia transcoding, HDMI output, cloud integration and NAS connection technologies, allowing users to operate the TVS-471U when they plug in a keyboard, mouse and monitor. With QvPC Technology, the TVS-471U is transformed into a cost-effective PC substitute for users to directly access stored data, run multiple applications using Windows/Linux/UNIX/Android-based VMs, surf the web on Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox, enjoy 4K or 1080p videos with up to 7.1 channel audio with Kodi, monitor Surveillance Station in real time with local display, and much more.
QTS - Simple and efficient
Thanks to QTS' intuitive user interface, system operations of the TVS-471U are smooth and handy. Its intelligent desktop allows you to find desired functions quickly, create desktop shortcuts or group shortcuts, monitor important system information on a real-time basis, and open multiple application windows to run multiple tasks concurrently, bringing greater working efficiency.
Qsirch A smarter, faster way to search
Quickly and easily find documents, photos, videos, and music with Qsirch, QNAPs new built-in NAS search application lets you find what you need by real-time, natural search. Simply type in as much as you know about what you are trying to find, including bits of the file name or even words/phrases in the document, and Qsirch will display a list of matches, complete with thumbnails, as you type. Qsirch even remembers your search history so you can quickly navigate to files youve previously searched for. Qsirch is a huge productivity boost it greatly reduces the amount of time spent looking for files on the NAS so you can focus on other tasks.
Note: 2GB RAM (4GB or more RAM is recommended for optimum performance) and QTS 4.1 or newer firmware is required.
Powerful QNAP flexible volume
QNAP's flexible volume provides an easier and more secure way to store NAS data. This next-generation volume offers powerful features such as storage pooling with multiple RAID group protection, thin provisioned volume with space reclaim, block-level iSCSI LUN, and online capacity expansion. The QTS Storage Manager neatly presents tools and options for managing system storage which simplifies the process of NAS capacity expansion and QNAP RAID expansion enclosure management.
Cross-platform file sharing, centralized data storage
The TVS-471U supports SMB/CIFS, NFS, and AFP protocols for file sharing across Windows, Mac, and Linux/UNIX networks. Data, logs and ISO images of CDs and DVDs can be centrally stored on the Turbo NAS and protected by an integrated antivirus solution. The Windows AD and LDAP services enable system administrators to configure user permissions by using existing Windows AD server, LDAP server or NAS build-in LDAP services.
Disaster recovery solutions brings peace of mind
The TVS-471U offers various data recovery options. RTRR (Real-Time Remote Replication) supports real time or scheduled data backup to a remote Turbo NAS or FTP server and synchronizes files to a remote folder from a local folder with better backup efficiency and reduced backup time. The TVS-471U also supports rsync protocol to back up data to another remote server on a scheduled basis. Data can also be backed up to and restored from a range of cloud storage services, including Amazon® S3, Amazon Glacier, Microsoft® Azure, ElephantDrive®, Symform®, Dropbox® and Google® Drive.
Comprehensive security options
In an open network environment, business data may be exposed in a potential hack. The TVS-471U provides numerous security options, such as encrypted access, IP blocking, and more. Besides, IT administrators can control the access rights of each user to different folders, preventing unauthorized access to important files. The TVS-471U is validated with military level FIPS 140-2 AES 256-bit encryption, preventing sensitive business data from unauthorized access and breach even if the hard drives or the entire system were stolen.
Full NAS encryption technology ensures data security
QNAP's full NAS encryption by volume-based technology effectively ensures data security by encrypting all of the files stored in the default shared folders on the TVS-471U. Even if the TVS-471U is encrypted, all the files can still be accessible via Windows SMB/CIFS, iSCSI, and NFS protocols. Users without permission to access the TVS-471U will be unable to access the stored files, hence data security risks and privacy leaks can be avoided.
Storage for comprehensive virtualization applications
The TVS-471U supports VMware and Citrix , and is compatible with Microsoft Hyper-V and Windows Server 2012, benefiting flexible deployment and management in the virtualization environments. The TVS-471U supports VMware VAAI and Microsoft ODX to increase performance by offloading server loading for ESXi server and Hyper-V respectively, and supports QNAP vSphere Client plug-in and QNAP SMI-S provider with enhanced operational efficiency and management in virtualization applications.
Run multiple OS' on the TVS-471U
The Virtualization Station transforms the TVS-471U into a 2-in-a-box NAS that can function as an all-in-one NAS and a virtualization platform that supports multiple operating systems, fast virtual machine creation, virtual machine import/export, snapshot, and enables desktop operations on web browsers. With an easy-to-use interface, you can centrally manage all of the virtual machines created on the TVS-471U with minimal effort. You can also download VMs on demand from online VM markets and import them to TVS-471U without any complex procedure.
Highly-efficient storage solution for video editing
Digital film and video production produces a vast amount of data that requires high-performance RAID storage with sustainable throughput to balance with the demanding output of video editing. The TVS-471U fulfills storage and video editing needs with a high speed 10GbE network interface. Digital videos can be quickly stored and edited on the TVS-471U directly over the network.
File synchronization across multiple devices
The Qsync utility turns your TVS-471U into a safe data center for file synchronization with a large storage capacity. Any file uploaded to the TVS-471U will be made available for all linked devices, such as computers, laptops or mobile devices. Qsync is especially useful for frequent travelers to manage files and always have the most updated files on different devices. Qsync provides multiple ways of file synchronization and group file sharing, greatly enhancing the flexibility of collaboration.
The TVS-471U's Surveillance Station offers a professional surveillance solution with a user-friendly management interface, a wide range of over 2,700 compatible IP camera models, and expandable IP camera channel licenses. It supports real-time monitoring, video & audio recording and playback with a wide range of customizable settings. You can also install the Vmobile app on your iOS or Android mobile devices to manage the monitoring channels anytime and anywhere to safeguard your office environment, or install the Vcam app to turn your mobile device into a network camera to instantly record any moment around you to your TVS-471U.
The TVS-471U supports various business applications as an all-in-one Turbo NAS with cost-efficiency.