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F8-421 8-Bay Professional NAS for SMB Cloud Storage
Powerful Configuration, Excellent Performance
With an Intel quad‐core processor, the device’s main frequency reaches up to 1.5 GHz (max turbo to 2.3 GHz). It achieves read speeds of 410 MB/s and write speeds up to 405 MB/s, supports AES NI hardware encryption, and is ideal for small to medium commercial storage servers with 4GB DDR3 memory and four 1000Mbps network interfaces.
Enhance the Safety of your Data with a Next-Generation File System Superior storage technology and optimised snapshot technology are the cornerstones of the Btrfs file system, which is what TerraMaster’s F8-421 8-bay NAS unit relies on for advanced data protection, prevention of data corruption, and minimal maintenance expenses. Use of this file system promotes high data integrity, all the while promoting flexibility and efficiency in the areas of data protection and data recovery. |
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Faster and Safer The device is equipped with four Gigabit network interfaces to support network aggregation and failover. If one network interface fails, the Internet connection can be maintained, helping to reduce the possibility of service interruption and the inconvenience of downtime operation. In addition, network aggregation can give full play to the advantages of the four network interfaces, which several times faster the connection speed and breaks the speed limit of a single network interface. |
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Large-Scale User Access Support concurrent access for up to 1,000 users. You can also share storage space across multiple users, apply RBAC rights management and Windows ACL, and set access rights according to users, user groups, and folders. |
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SSD Cache Using SSD acceleration technology, transmission efficiency can be enhanced with a read-write optimised combination of hard disk and SSD cache. Effective SSD acceleration technology dramatically reduces I/O latency and improves storage efficiency by more than 20%. |
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Multiple RAID Modes Support a variety of disk array modes, including RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, RAID 10, JBOD, and SINGLE, to meet the needs of various users and levels of data security. |
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A Private Space in the Cloud TNAS offers users the opportunity to establish a personal cloud drive that satisfies their remote access needs. Rights of access can be tailored for your colleagues, relatives, or friends, and with support for two-way sync cloud drive, enjoying the benefits of convenient cloud life has never been easier. |
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TNAS.online for Simple Remote Access TNAS.online spares you from setting up DDNS, complicated network settings, and further port forwarding rules when trying to access files on TNAS through the Internet. At no additional expense, the service provides a secure, modifiable URL that you can use to engage with audio and video content, along with other work files, on your Internet-enabled device. |
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State-of-the-Art TOS 4.1.X Operating System With the most recent version of the TOS operating system, TOS 4.1.X, you can back up your data, manage your file server, and optimise your sharing services in an intuitive, simple, and user-friendly way. The operating system includes a complex of application software, with rich application content, potent multimedia services, and numerous ways to back up your data. |
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Striving to Satisfy Small Businesses Small businesses benefit from the opportunity to conveniently build file storage servers, mail servers, web servers, FTP servers, MySQL databases, CRM systems, Node.js, and Java virtual machines, as well as a host of other commercial applications. |
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Smart Mobile App With the TNAS mobile app, quickly access your TNAS device and its multimedia data without restrictions, all simply through your iOS or Android system. |
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Specifications
Processor | |
Processor Model | Intel® Celeron® J3455 |
Processor Architecture | X.86 64-bit |
Processor Frequency | Quad Core 1.5GHz (Max burst up to 2.3GHz) |
Hardware Encryption Engine | √ |
Video Transcoding | 8-bit H.265 (HEVC), MPEG-4 Part 2, MPEG-2, VC-1; maximum resolution: 4K (4096 x 2160); maximum frame rate per second (FPS): 30 (need to install third-party applications) |
Memory | |
System Memory | 8GB |
Pre-installed Memory module | / |
Total Memory Slot Number | 1 |
Maximum Supported Memory | 8GB |
Note | TerraMaster reserves the right to replace memory modules with the same or higher frequency based on supplier's product life cycle status. Rest assured that the compatibility and stability have been strictly verified with the same benchmark to ensure identical performance. |
Storage | |
Disk Slot Number | 8 |
Compatible Drive types | 3.5" SATA HDD |
2.5" SATA HDD | |
2.5" SATA SSD | |
Maximum Internal Raw Storage Capacity | 70TB (14TB x 5) (Capacity may vary by RAID types) |
Max Single Volume | 108TB |
Drive Hot Swap | √ |
Note | Hard drive vendors will release their latest models of hard drives, and Maximum internal raw storage capacity may be adjusted accordingly. The maximum single volume size is not directly related to the maximum raw capacity. |
File System | |
Internal Drive | EXT4, BTRFS |
External Drive | EXT3, EXT4, NTFS, FAT32, HFS+ |
External Ports | |
RJ-45 1GbE Network Jack | 4 |
USB 3.0 Port | 2 |
USB 2.0 Port | / |
COM | / |
HDMI | / |
VGA | / |
LSI 9207-8i HBA Card | / |
PCIe Slots | / |
Appearance | |
Size (H*W*D) | 266 x 184 x 315 mm |
Packaging Size (H*W*D) | 381 x 320 397 mm |
Weight | |
Others | |
System Fan | 90 mm x 90 mm x25mm 2 pcs |
Fan Mode | Smart, High speed, Middle speed, Low speed |
Noise Level | 24dB(A) |
Power Supply | 300W |
AC Input Voltage | 100V - 240V AC |
Current Frequency | 50/60 Hz, single frequency |
Power Consumption | 89.6W (read & write) |
3.4W (hard drive dormancy) | |
Limited warranty | 2 years |
Certificate | FCC, CE, CCC, KC |
Environment | RoHS, WEEE |
Temperature | |
Working Temperature | 5°C ~ 40°C (40°F ~ 104°F) |
Storage Temperature | -20°C ~ 60°C (-5°F ~ 140°F) |
Relative Humidity | 5% ~ 95% RH |
Package Contents | |
Host unit (x1) | |
Power cord (x1) | |
RJ-45 network cable (x1) | |
Quick Installation Guide (x1) | |
Limited Warranty Note(x1) | |
Screws(a few) | |
TOS Features | |
OS Supported | |
Supported Client OS | Windows OS, Mac OS, Linux OS |
Supported Web Browsers | Google Chrome 48, Microsoft Internet Explorer 9, Mozilla Firefox 30,Apple Safari 4.5 or later version; Microsoft Edge is not recommended. |
Supported mobile OS | Ios 8.2, Android 5.0 or later version |
Storage Management | |
Supported RAID Types | Single, JBOD, RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID5, RAID 6, RAID 10 |
Maximum Internal Volume Number | 256 |
Maximum iSCSI Target | 128 |
Maximum iSCSI LUN | 256 |
Volume Expansion with Larger HDDs | RAID 1,RAID5,RAID 6,RAID10 |
Volume Expansion by Adding a HDD | RAID5,RAID6 |
RAID Migration | √ |
SSD Cache | √ |
Hot Spare | √ |
SSD TRIM | / |
Hard Drive S.M.A.R.T. | √ |
Seagate IHM | √ |
NVRAM write cache(BBU-protected) | / |
WORM(Write Once Read Many) | / |
Shared Folder Snapshot | √ |
LUN Snapshot | / |
Storage QoS For Shared Folder | / |
File Services | |
File Protocol | SAMBA/AFP/NFS/FTP/WebDAV |
Maximum Concurrent SAMBA/AFP/FTP Connections | 500 |
Windows Access Control List (ACL) Integration | √ |
NFS Kerberos Authentication | √ |
Account & Shared Folder | |
Maximum local user's account number | 2048 |
Maximum local group number | 512 |
Maximum shared folders number | 512 |
Maximum shared folders syncing tasks | 8 |
Backup | |
Rsync Server | √ |
Rsync Backup | √ |
Schedule Backup | √ |
USB Device Backup | √ |
Cloud Sync | √ |
Time Machine Server | √ |
File System Gluster | √ |
Networking | |
TCP/IP | IPv4 |
Protocols | CIFS/SAMBA, NFS, FTP, TFTP, HTTPS, SSH, iSCSI, SNMP, SMTP |
Link Aggregation | √ |
DLNA Compliance | √ |
VPN Client | √ |
VPN Server | √ |
Proxy lient | √ |
Proxy Server | / |
UPnP/Bonjour Discovery | √ |
TNAS.online Remote Access | √ |
DDNS | √ |
Access Right Management | |
Batch users creation | / |
Import/Export users | / |
User Quota Managerment | √ |
Local user access control for CIFS/SAMBA and FTP | √ |
Domain Authentication | |
Microsoft Active Directory | √ |
LDAP Client | √ |
LDAP Server | √ |
SSO | / |
Security | |
Firewall Protection | √ |
Account Auto-block Protection | √ |
AES Volume and Shared Folder Encryption | √ |
Importable SSL certificate | √ |
Instant Alert via email, SMS, Beep | √ |
Power Management | |
Automatic Power On After Power Recovery | √ |
Scheduled Power On/Off | √ |
Wakeup On LAN | / |
UPS Supported | √ |
Administration | |
Multi-window, Multi-task System Management | √ |
Custom Desktop | √ |
Control Panel | √ |
Resource Monitor | √ |
Syslog | √ |
OS UI Language | English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Magyar, Chinese, Japanese, Korean |
Applications | |
Application Center | √ |
Mail Server | √ |
Web Server | √ |
Clam Antivirus | √ |
Download | √ |
Multi Media Server | √ |
Docker | √ |
Plex Media Server | √ |
Snapshot | √ |
The Case for buying an Integrated NAS System from SimplyNAS
Buying a NAS doesn't have to be complicated or stressful. This may only occur at times when looking to buy a diskless NAS as the risk element of receiving a faulty NAS or drives are accentuated. Nothing wrong in buying a diskless NAS and adding your own drives, the savings made may offset the inconvenience of receiving faulty NAS/Drives and having to go deal with returns, or does it? The argument against buying a diskless and self-populating with drives is quite compelling.
Disk Drives:
- We ensure all drives are compatible with the relevant manufacturer, model provide conformity with the relevant compatibility guidelines.
- All our disk drives are sourced from manufacturer recommended distributors – we don't buy aftermarket drives or purchase on open grey markets.
- All our disk drives are sourced from manufacturer recommended distributors – we don't buy aftermarket drives or purchase on open grey markets.
- Our comprehensive batch rotation ensures customer avoid batch issues and thus promote reliability and longevity.
- Our methodology for configuration, setting RAID and in-depth burn testing process for disk drives and NAS servers is unsurpassed and the small premium paid for this service is worth its weight in gold.
NAS Servers:
- We are authorized partners for all the NAS servers we stock.
- We only sell and support NAS solutions, as a specialist our knowledge is unsurpassable.
- Our expertise within the technical arena for NAS servers, provides the glue for preventing our customers from making an incorrect buying decision, as we share our knowledge.
- Our extensive and professional burn-testing service ensure the optimization and deployment of both NAS and Disk Drives is done to provide peace of mind and total integration.
- Ready to use out of the box, no if's or buts.
Thinking of buying a NAS?
QNAP, Synology, QSAN and TerraMaster – Over fourteen Comprehensive years relationship culminating in our expertise of understanding all the NAS products, and skillfully combining performance, reliability and features to ensure our NAS experts are always at hand to help our customers optimize their storage needs.
At SimplyNAS we balance performance, reliability and compatibility to ensure customers get optimized NAS based disk solutions that perfectly match their Storage needs. All our pre-configured NAS systems are evenly balanced in the areas that really matter.
Call our NAS experts today at 407-960-4690
What is NASBIT?
NASBIT© is a Licensed trademark of SimplyNAS. The acronym stands for Network Attached Storage Burn in Testing. This term is used to describe the process of testing new Network Attached Storage (NAS) hardware and firmware for faults before putting it to use in a live environment. This is done by running 'Stress testing' software for a stipulated period of time often 24 to 48 hours, but longer if needed.
When we receive an order for a NAS system pre-installed with disk drives it's prepared and configured with RAID followed by burn testing to ensure the entire system undergoes a thorough examination thus ensuring the server passes all tests to the highest standards set by us. Should the system hardware or any associated components fail at any point of the testing cycle the system is pulled and returned back as faulty our relevant vendor partner, the process seems simple but setting it up is far from easy.
Hard Disk Drives
All Hard disk drives are pre-tested prior to integration; the smallest of faults be it tolerable within industry standards are classified by us as faults, the hard drive is rejected and eliminated from the process and again returned back to source as a D.O.A. (dead on arrival). We continue to select drives from different batches, so as to eliminate any bad batches that may have been produced during manufacturing.
One integrated the drives are put through a vigorous routine that includes stress testing, including temperature tests and a host of read, writes to ensure the drive platters are stressed to the nth degree.
Memory
First, when the new server is turned on, we boot off of the network, and proceed to run the memory test that takes its sweet time, almost 10-12 hours dependent on manufacturer and model.
RAID
The appropriate RAID level is set and the system awaits completion of RAID synchronization. Once completed the NAS server undergoes numerous re-boots and a deletion of original RAID and a final re-build of RAID level again.
Why is NAS Burn in Testing (NASBIT©) necessary?
If within the designated time span the NAS servers are still running and with zero faults, it is considered suitable for rolling out to our customers. If there is a failure of any kind the systems is replaced with a new one, including hard drives and the process starts again, until the NAS servers passes with ZERO faults.
You would normally expect that this level of testing would be completed by the hardware manufacturers and so these tests shouldn't show up any faults. In our experience of testing hundreds of machines we do find faults, and we do send systems back.
The reason it is so important to perform this level of testing on NAS servers is that the uptime demands are so high. The slightest faults will cause outages and downtime. Once a NAS server is deployed, never again will you have the opportunity to take it offline and perform such detailed testing. Even if it were to crash, there is always a demand that it be put back online as quickly as possible, not left offline whilst thorough diagnostics are completed.
Always remember this is hardware and failures can and will occur even after burn testing has been carried, that is a fact of life we cannot avoid, but we do try and eliminate some of the hassle factor with testing. Thank you for buying from us, we truly appreciate your custom.
NOT AVAILABLE ON DISKLESS UNITS - ONLY FOR SYSTEMS PRECONFIGURED WITH HARD DISK DRIVES
We try our best to get orders shipped as quickly as possible and if something is not in stock at our FL warehouse, we can ship directly from our suppliers usually within 1 - 2 business days, if not the same day. However, due to the current situation with the Coronavirus, some manufacturers are experiencing stock constraints, shipping delays due to warehouse closures, delays in customs or other unforseen circumstances which can sometimes delay an order as stock levels can change hourly. We understand that your order may be urgent, so if you want to check if something is in stock before you place your order, please call us at 407-960-4690 during our normal business hours of 9-6PM EST. We also try to be transparent on the site with availability and shipping times. We do sometimes make mistakes and greatly appreciate your understanding if this occurs. Please allow some grace and patience as we work through the difficulties and challenges of communicating with our suppliers to keep up with supply changes.
So when can I expect a shipping notification for my order?
- Diskless orders that are in stock will ship same day if placed before 2pm.
- Diskless units that are not in stock we will ship directly from our suppliers warehouses. This could delay shipping by 1 - 3 business days.
- Configured systems are considered special order. This means that they are not already pre-built and ready to ship when you place an order. When you purchase a configured system from us it will not ship out for at least 2 - 3 business days due to the time it takes to pick, assemble, test, RAID and prepare your order for shipment. If we do not have one of the components on the build, that will further delay shipment as we have to wait for stock to come to us. You will receive updates for the order as it goes into testing.
When will my card be charged for an order?
We do not immediately charge your credit card when you submit an order, instead a temporary hold is placed on your card for the amount of the purchase. If everything is in stock, we will charge your card and process you order for building or shipment. Should there be a delay of some sort, we will notify you by email with the ETA and ask for approval to charge your card and process your order. Please be advised that we cannot allocate stock to you without prepayment. So, if you approve the ETA, we will immediately charge your card so that we can secure the stock from our suppliers. Once this charge occurs, any cancellation will incur a 3% fee.
Security and Payment Verification Requests
We take customer security very seriously as fraud and chargebacks are costly. In order to protect you and keep our costs to a minimum, we may ask you to verify your identity when you place an order. If your billing and shipping differ, or if the billing and shipping parties differ and we can't veryify you as a legitimate business, we will send a request by email with a link, asking you to upload documentation for us. We understand that this may make some people nervous, but you are sending your files to the same secured server as your payment and no one can access the files except for the staff who verify them. Your files are purged from the server within 120 days of payment date. As we cannot physically verify your identity when you place an order, this is the only way for us to accomplish this so we ask that you complete the verification as we won't be able to process your order until this step is completed.