QNAP 12-Bay U.2 NVMe PCIe Gen4 x4 all-flash desktop NAS AMD EPYC 7232P 12×2.5″ U.2 NVMe/SATA SSD bays 64GB DDR4 2×2.5GbE RJ45 2x25GbE SFP28 iSCSI RAID PCIe Gen4 expansion slots 750W single power supply – TS-h1290FX-7232P-64G
TS-h1290FX
Overview
Features
Supporting U.2 NVMe PCIe Gen 4 / SATA SSD storage, the TS-h1290FX is a cost-efficient and powerful all-flash NAS. With a sleek design and near-silent cooling, the TS-h1290FX seamlessly integrates into cozy studio/office surroundings. Equipped with an AMD EPYC™ 16 core 7302P/8 core 7232P processor and built-in 25GbE connectivity, the TS-h1290FX can tackle the heaviest of workloads and enables smooth file transfer, display, and real-time editing of 4K/8K media. The TS-h1290FX also features a ZFS-based operating system to ensure data integrity while supporting inline data deduplication and compression for optimal storage utilization. Price-competitive, high-performance, and easily scalable—the TS-h1290FX is here to streamline your backup, collaboration, and video editing/storage workflows.
25GbE connectivity
Accelerate file access and sharing with two built-in 25GbE SFP28 ports and two 2.5GbE RJ45 ports.
Four PCIe Gen 4 slots
Install network cards, graphics cards, and other PCIe Gen 4 cards to boost application performance and system functionality.
Data integrity
QuTS hero’s self-healing ensures data integrity and reliability. Write Once, Read Many (WORM) is also supported.
Optimized SSD performance
Maximize SSD performance and lifespan with inline data deduplication, compression, Pool Over-provisioning, and TRIM.
Easy expansion
The scalable design of the TS-h1290FX allows it to grow with your business. Connect TR-002, TR-004, TL-D800C, TL-D800S expansion enclosures to achieve up to petabyte-scale storage capacity.
Supercharge graphics card
Supports NVIDIA® graphics cards for video processing or GPU-passthrough to VMs
QNAP NAS
TS-h1290FX
Honored with Red Dot Award 2022 for Outstanding Product Design
Works perfectly with mainstream editing software
The TS-h1290FX is ideal for video editing teams as it is fully compatible with mainstream software solutions including Adobe Premiere, Final Cut Pro X, and DaVinci Resolve. For bandwidth-demanding challenges such as 4K/8K video editing or collaborative editing, the TS-h1290FX has you and your team covered.
Learn More: QNAP is an official Adobe Partner for video and audio solutions
2nd Gen AMD EPYC™ 7002 series processor and DDR4 ECC RDIMM
The TS-h1290FX is armed with 2nd Gen AMD EPYC™ 7002 series processors (Rome), which is based on the “Zen 2” architecture with breakthrough 7nm process technology to deliver aggressive performance. With DDR4 ECC (Error Correcting Code) memory that detects and corrects single-bit memory errors for higher reliability, the TS-h1290FX provides 8-channel modules and 8 Long-DIMM slots to fulfill memory-intensive workloads (expandable up to 1TB DDR4 memory). The TS-h1290FX also features AES-NI encryption to maintain the confidentiality of your data without impacting system performance.
| 6 x 25GbE iSCSI, Random IOPS (4KB) | Download
816051 IOPS
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318011 IOPS
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| 6 x 25GbE SMB, Sequential Throughout (1MB) | Download
14208 MB/s
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8583 MB/s
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Tested in QNAP Labs. Figures may vary by environment.
Test environment:
NAS: TS-h1290FX-7302P-128G with QuTS hero 5.0
Volume type: Micron 7400 Pro U.3 NVMe PCIe Gen 4 1.92TB SSD x12 (RAID 5); 2 x QNAP QXG-25G2SF-CX4
Client workstations:
6 x Client workstations simultaneously read and write 16GB file (= 96GB totally)
Intel Core™ i7-7700 4.20GHz CPU, 32GB DDR4 RAM, QXG-25G2SF-CX4, Windows® Server 2016, and Intel Core™ i3-8100 3.60GHz CPU, 4GB DDR4 RAM, QXG-25G2SF-CX4, Windows® Server 2016
Quieter in your office, easier to set up
Silence is golden, especially in small studios and offices where creative minds are at work. The TS-h1290FX all-flash NAS features a CPU cooler and two 90mm near-silent system fans to provide effective cooling without distracting noises. With a lightweight and stylish design, the TS-h1290FX is a perfect fit for modern work environments.
Ideal for office environment
Noise under standby mode
Noise under normal mode
12x U.2 NVMe PCIe Gen 4 x 4/SATA 6Gb/s SSD slots: An all-flash storage array for optimal I/O and low latency
The TS-h1290FX has twelve 2.5-inch SSD slots that support high-performance U.2 NVMe PCIe Gen 4 x4 SSDs or economical SATA 6Gb/s SSDs. Latency-sensitive applications can be bolstered with U.2 NVMe PCIe Gen 4 x4 SSDs that supply up to 14.2Gb/s bandwidth to attain optimized performance and efficiency.
Leverage the M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD to U.2 Adapter
Install one or more QDA-UMP4 adapter in the TS-h1290FX to maximize PCIe bandwidth utilization in a cost-effective way by using M.2 PCIe 4.0/3.0 x4 NVMe SSD instead of the U.2 SSD for optimizing data-intensive applications. It can also boost IOPS performance when configuring SSD caching. Users can monitor drive health and manage SSD usage from the QTS Storage & Snapshots Manager. The M.2 SSD installed in the QDA-UMP4 is hot swappable.
Learn More: QDA-UMP4 adapter
Direct connectivity for up to 20 PC/workstations
Your team needs a high-speed environment and productivity boost, and the TS-h1290FX delivers with two 25GbE SFP28 ports and two 2.5GbE RJ45 (2.5G/1G/100M) ports. When used with QNAP’s PCIe network cards, the TS-h1290FX can directly connect to up to 20 PC/workstations – no switch required.
Note:
1. Four quad-port 5GbE/2.5GbE QNAP PCIe cards are required for directly connecting 20 PC/workstations.
2. The TS-h1290FX supports iSER (iSCSI Extensions for RDMA). Install an iSER-compatible network adapter to speed up transmissions between QNAP NAS and VM servers
Abundant I/O capabilities with PCIe Gen 4 expansion
The TS-h1290FX has four PCIe Gen 4 slots that allow for installing various expansion cards for expanding application potential.
2.5/5/25/40/100 GbE network cards
Enable lightning-fast throughput for bandwidth-demanding tasks (virtualization, massive data transmission, fast backup/restore). You can also pair a QNAP 100GbE network card with a QNAP 25GbE switch and a QSFP28 to (4) SFP28 cables for four 25GbE ports on the switch.
Learn More: QNAP network expansion cards
Accelerate AI–powered image recognition with TPU and PCIe expansion
Boost your performance by installing a QNAP Mustang computing accelerator card, which features a CPU and graphics processor, enabling faster and smoother AI performance.
Supported models: Mustang-200-C-8G-R10, Mustang-200-i5-1T-32G-R10, Mustang-200-i7-1T-32G-R10.
Server-grade hardware, supporting U.2 NVMe all-flash storage
The 12-bay TS-h1290FX is a tower model with server-grade hardware and expandable architecture, enabling optimal performance and flexibility.
ZFS-based QuTS hero operating system enhances NAS performance and data integrity
QuTS hero combines the app-based QTS with the 128-bit ZFS file system to provide flexible storage management, comprehensive data protection, and optimized performance to tackle the complexity and performance demands of modern IT. From storage management, virtualization, to collaborative media workflows, QuTS hero streamlines your business-critical tasks.
Inline data deduplication, compression, and compaction drives big data storage efficiency
QuTS hero supports advanced block-based data reduction technologies (including inline data deduplication, compression, and compaction) to reduce file sizes, conserve storage capacity, and optimize performance. For example, if 20 virtual machines on a NAS are replicated using the same template, then storage space requirements for all 20 virtual machines can be reduced by up to 95%. Whether acting as primary or backup storage, the TS-h1290FX optimizes storage utilization to provide a reliable storage cornerstone in the Big Data era.
More SSD performance and lifespan optimization technologies
Write Coalescing
Transforms all random writes to sequential writes along with reduced I/O, effectively increasing write performance in all-flash environments.
Pool Over-provisioning
Dedicated space can be flexibly reserved in an SSD storage pool to allow new data to be written into a complete block even if the pool is almost full, thus improving the performance of fragmented pools.
TRIM
Allows QuTS hero to inform SSDs to delete unneeded data blocks and process the deletion tasks during system idle times, meaning it does not have to wait for when new data is written to the block.
Qsync
Qsirch
Qfiling
Comprehensive backup and disaster recovery solution
The TS-h1290FX supports various apps that cover all your backup needs. Practice safe IT habits by regularly backing up files and device content, allowing them to be easily restored when needed.
Remote backup for NAS
Hybrid Backup Sync makes it easy to back up data from a TS-h1290FX to another QNAP NAS or remote server to fulfill your 3-2-1 backup strategy.
Learn More: Hybrid Backup Sync
VM backup
Enjoy license-free VMware® and Hyper-V VM backup with source-side incremental backup, global deduplication, and recovery compression.
Learn More: Hyper Data Protector
SaaS backup
Safeguard enterprise cloud data by backing up/syncing files, emails, calendars, and contacts from Google™ Workspace and Microsoft® Office 365® to the NAS.
Learn More: Boxafe
Note: Minimum memory requirements are 2 GB available and 4 GB installed.
Cloud backup for NAS
Hybrid Backup Sync supports mainstream cloud storage for NAS data backup. For backup to object cloud storage, VJBOD Cloud is especially useful to reduce bandwidth usage and backup time.
Learn More: Hybrid Backup Sync, VJBOD Cloud
QuDedup technology
Hybrid Backup Sync eliminates redundant data at the source and then backs up the deduplicated data, helping to save time and storage costs while providing efficient multi-version backups.
Learn More: QuDedup technology
Real-time SnapSync
Real-time SnapSync immediately synchronizes data changes with the destination storage, ensuring the primary and secondary NAS always have the same data. RPO is minimal to achieve real-time disaster recovery.
Learn More: QuTS hero
Note: SnapSync is supported by QNAP NAS models featuring the QuTS hero (4.5.3 or later) and QES ( v2.1.1 or later) operating systems. These NAS can be paired with each other to provide a perfect backup storage solution.
Multi-version snapshots mitigate ransomware threats
The TS-h1290FX supports block-based snapshots that record the state of the system at any time. It helps protect data, which can be restored back to a specific point of time, greatly helping in mitigating the threat of ransomware.
All-in-one solution for hosting virtual machines and containers
By running multiple virtual machines and containers on the TS-h1290FX, you can deploy multi-tenant environments and applications to increase management efficiency and save hardware costs. Coupled with the Network & Virtual Switch app that boosts interoperability between virtual machines, containers, QNAP NAS, and other physical devices on the network, you can flexibly allocate physical and virtual network resources to simplify network deployment.
Virtualization Station
Run multiple Windows®, Linux®, UNIX®, Android™, and QuTScloud virtual machines and access them via a web browser or Virtual Network Computing (VNC). Businesses can run virtualized server applications on a single NAS without needing additional physical servers.
Learn More: Virtualization Station, QuTScloud on hypervisors
Conainer Station
Experience Docker®, LXD, and Kata Containers lightweight virtualization technologies, download apps from the built-in Docker Hub Registry®, import/export containers, and create abundant microservices.
Learn More: Container Station
Linux Station
Run Linux® applications (including apps from the Software Center) directly on the NAS and remotely access the Linux® desktop from a web browser. The open-source Linux® platform is also ideal for Internet of Things development.
Learn More: Linux Station
QuTScloud virtual NAS
QuTScloud is a virtual appliance based on the QTS operating system. Enterprises can quickly launch QuTScloud on hypervisors including Linux® KVM, Microsoft® Hyper-V, and VMware ESXi™ to acquire advanced NAS features without requiring additional NAS hardware.
Learn More: QuTScloud for private cloud
Comprehensive security and privilege settings
The TS-h1290FX is loaded with flexible privilege settings and security measures. Besides IP blocking, 2-step verification, HTTPS connection, there are more apps that help ensure optimal NAS protection against threats like malware and hackers.
myQNAPcloud secures remote access
myQNAPcloud allows convenient connection to the TS-h1290FX through the Internet without any complex DDNS settings. To ensure your remote access service is secure, myQNAPcloud strengthens keys on SSL Certificates to 2048-bits.
Learn More: myQNAPcloud service
Simplified privilege settings
The TS-h1290FX supports comprehensive access right settings for shared folders, Azure Active Directory Domain Services (Azure AD DS), LDAP, and Windows ACL to help IT staff efficiently manage user accounts and access rights for multiple NAS systems.
QuFirewall protection
Supports IPv6, firewall access lists, and GeoIP filtering to restrict access based on geographical locations for higher NAS network security.
Learn More: QuFirewall
Superior security with QVPN
A virtual private network (VPN) allows secure access to network resources and services across public networks. QVPN supports creating a VPN client, using the TS-h1290FX as a VPN server, and WireGuard® VPN service with an easy-to-use interface for setting up a secure connection.
Learn More: QVPN
QuWAN SD-WAN
To facilitate digital transformation, multi-site expansion and remote working, QuWAN SD-WAN helps automatically mesh multi-site VPN. It features IPsec encryption and cloud-centric management, allowing secure multi-site network including QNAP NAS and VMware ESXi platforms.
Learn More: QuWAN
Security Counselor
A security portal for the TS-h1290FX to check for weaknesses and offer recommendations for enhancing NAS security. It also integrates anti-virus and anti-malware scanning software.
Learn More: Security Counselor
Malware Remover
Regularly scan your TS-h1290FX using the latest malware definitions. If infected files are detected, they will be immediately removed to ensure NAS data security.
Learn More: Malware Remover
TeamViewer remote access
TeamViewer app enables remote management and connectivity to multiple NAS devices from Windows® PCs with an unparalleled level of safety, while increasing IT efficiency and end user productivity.
Learn More: TeamViewer
Build an affordable Fibre Channel SAN environment
Common Fibre Channel Storage Area Networks (SAN) devices are often costly. By installing QNAP dual-port 16Gb/32Gb Fibre Channel expansion cards in the TS-h1290FX, you have more budget-friendly options to add a NAS to a SAN environment. You can set a Fibre Channel Target using the iSCSI & Fibre Channel app. Moreover, the LUN Masking and Port Binding features provide an additional layer of data security.
Learn More: QNAP NAS supports Fibre Channel SAN, QNAP Fibre Channel cards
Flexible and economical storage expansion
QNAP provides easy ways to expand your storage capacity. Here are several ways to expand your TS-h1290FX storage as needed to accommodate data and business growth.
Attach QNAP expansion enclosures
Connect expansion enclosures to the TS-h1290FX, and manage NAS storage expansion with the user-friendly Storage & Snapshots Manager app.
Mount cloud storage or remote file servers
Mount cloud storage or remote file servers to expand the capacity of the TS-h1290FX while also centrally managing files on the NAS, cloud storage, and remote devices.
Migrate to a new NAS
Install your NAS hard drives into a larger QNAP NAS and retain all your existing data and configurations.
Upgrade RAID capacity
Hot-swap lower-capacity drives with larger-capacity drives to expand your NAS capacity so it can grow with your business.
More productivity-boosting applications
The TS-h1290FX provides an App Center that includes feature-rich apps to expand your NAS potential!
QuObjects
Run a high-performance S3 compatible development environment on your TS-h1290FX to simplify service development workflows from testing to production. You can also move cold data from the cloud to an on-premises QuObjects to save cloud storage costs.
Notification Center
Consolidates all system events, alerts, and notifications for smooth and easy NAS management, keeping you always informed of your NAS status.
Proxy Server
By using a high-capacity TS-h1290FX as a proxy server, online resources can be efficiently accessed with greater cost-savings and productivity, while network security is also enhanced at the same time.
WirelessAP Station
PCIe-compatible NAS can install wireless network cards and allow devices to directly connect to the TS-h1290FX for easy access services and Internet connections.
QmailAgent
The best email backup solution that allows you to easily backup/recover and manage multiple email accounts in their native format with strong security and data integrity.
QuFTP
The TS-h1290FX can perform as an FTP server featuring SSL/TLS encryption, QoS bandwidth controls, and permission settings for efficiently and securely transferring large amounts of data. FTP Client is also supported.
A health check for your hard drives
Hard drives are at the heart of your NAS, and ensuring their long-term health and reliability is absolutely crucial. QNAP provides various methods and tools to help you monitor hard drive health, ensuring that you can take proactive decisions to safeguard your data and files.
S.M.A.R.T. and back block scanning
DA Drive Analyzer
Seagate® IronWolf™ Health Management
Flexibly switch to QTS operating system
The TS-h1290FX also supports QTS – QNAP’s standard NAS operating system – that provides greater everyday performance, efficient memory utilization, and the advantage of Qtier auto-tiering. You can also migrate drives from your current QTS-based NAS to the TS-h1290FX.
QTS
Suited for performance-demanding tasks, cross-teams file sync, and HDD-SSD hybrid storage applications
QuTS hero
Featuring highly reliable data protection and data reduction, and optimized for SSD-based applications
Learn More: How to migrate data & folder permissions between QTS and QuTS hero with HBS3?
QTS and QuTS hero use different file systems. You must remove all the drives from the TS-h1290FX before switching from QuTS hero to QTS.
Short Tech Specification
| 12-Bay U.2 NVMe PCIe Gen4 x4 all-flash desktop NAS, AMD EPYC 8-core 7232P up to 3.2GHz, 12 x 2.5″ U.2 NVMe / SATA SSD bays, 64GB RDIMM ECC DDR4 RAM, 2 x 2.5GbE RJ45, 2 x 25GbE SFP28, iSCSI, RAID, PCIe Gen4 expansion slots, 750W single power supply |
Detailed Tech Specification
Hardware Specs
TS-h1290FX-7232P-64G
| CPU | AMD EPYC™ 7232P 8-core/16-thread processor, up to 3.2 GHz |
| CPU Architecture | 64-bit x86 |
| Encryption Engine | ✓ (AES-NI) |
| System Memory | 64 GB RDIMM DDR4 ECC (8 x 8 GB) |
| Maximum Memory | 1 TB (8 x 128 GB) |
| Memory Slot | 8 x RDIMM DDR4 |
| Flash Memory | 5GB (Dual boot OS protection) |
| Drive Bay | 12 x 2.5-inch
The system is shipped without SSD.
For the SSD compatibility list, please visit https://www.qnap.com/compatibility/ |
| Drive Compatibility | 2.5-inch bays: 2.5-inch SATA hard disk drives 2.5-inch SATA solid state drives 2.5-inch U.2 NVMe PCIe Gen4 x4 solid state drives |
| Hot-swappable | ✓ |
| SSD Cache Acceleration Support | ✓ |
| GPU pass-through | ✓ |
| SR-IOV | ✓ |
| 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet Port (2.5G/1G/100M) | 2 (2.5G/1G/100M/10M) |
| 25 Gigabit Ethernet Port | 2 x 25GbE SFP28 SmartNIC port |
| Wake on LAN (WOL) |
✓ Only the 2.5GbE port
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| Jumbo Frame | ✓ |
| PCIe Slot | 4 Slot 1: PCIe Gen 4 x16 Slot 2: PCIe Gen 4 x16 Slot 3: PCIe Gen 4 x8 Slot 4: PCIe Gen 4 x16 |
| USB 3.2 Gen 1 port | 3 |
| Form Factor | Tower |
| LED Indicators | Power/Status, LAN, USB, SSD1-12 |
| LCD Display/ Button | ✓ |
| Buttons | Power, Reset, USB Auto Copy |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 150 × 368 × 362 mm |
| Weight (Net) | 8.99 kg |
| Operating Temperature | 0 – 40 °C (32°F – 104°F) |
| Storage Temperature | -20 – 70°C (-4°F – 158°F) |
| Relative Humidity | 5-95% RH non-condensing, wet bulb: 27˚C (80.6˚F) |
| Power Supply Unit | 750W, 100-240V |
| Power Consumption: Operating Mode, Typical | 134.41 W |
| Fan | 2 x 92mm, 12VDC |
| System Warning | Buzzer |
| Kensington Security Slot | ✓ |
| Max. Number of Concurrent Connections (CIFS) – with Max. Memory | 10,000 |
