QNAP Systems, Inc. today launched the ES2486AFdc, a high-availability NVMe all-flash storage array engineered for mission-critical applications. The ES2486AFdc is QNAP's first enterprise-class storage combining Active-Active dual controllers with a U.2/U.3 NVMe architecture. It addresses market challenges of high costs and limited availability caused by a shrinking number of SAS SSD suppliers, breaking the performance bottlenecks of traditional HA systems limited by SAS interfaces. Utilizing a PCIe Gen 4 architecture, it delivers exceptional low latency and high throughput. Powered by the ZFS-based QES operating system, it ensures zero data loss and serves as the perfect foundation for enterprise virtualization environments, VDI desktop deployments, and core databases, providing outstanding reliability to minimize downtime and prevent business interruptions.
With the high cost of enterprise-grade SAS SSDs today, the ES2486AFdc's active-active shared storage architecture enables dual controllers to share a single all-flash storage pool. This eliminates the heavy expense of building two separate storage systems, greatly maximizes hardware resource utilization, and significantly reduces the total cost of ownership (TCO) for enterprises. Sean Teng, Product Manager of QNAP stated, "The ES2486 AFdc delivers outstanding performance and a reliable high-availability storage solution. The ZFS-based QES operating system ensures zero data loss and maximizes storage efficiency through advanced data reduction technologies. From critical database transactions and VDI Boot Storms to 4K/8K media inline editing, the ES2486 AFdc provides uncompromising stability and extreme performance to our customers."
Key Features include high availability with Active-Active dual controllers, where two independent controllers process I/O requests simultaneously and instantly take over via a high-speed PCIe non-transparent bridge in the event of a single controller failure. Data protection and storage efficiency are provided with the ZFS-based QES operating system, ensuring end-to-end data integrity and advanced data reduction technologies.
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