QNAP has announced that its dual-port 16Gb/32Gb Fibre Channel (FC) expansion cards now support the latest QuTS hero NAS. With the QNAP FC card installed, a QuTS hero NAS can easily integrate into existing FC SAN environments, providing high-performance storage and backup at a lower cost compared to other SAN devices. QNAP stresses that a QuTS hero with FC SAN is ideal for high-capacity, business-oriented storage solutions for the Big Data era.
QNAP has announced that its dual-port 16Gb/32Gb Fibre Channel (FC) expansion cards now support the latest QuTS hero NAS. With the QNAP FC card installed, a QuTS hero NAS can easily integrate into existing FC SAN environments, providing high-performance storage and backup at a lower cost compared to other SAN devices. QNAP stresses that a QuTS hero with FC SAN is ideal for high-capacity, business-oriented storage solutions for the Big Data era.
The new QuTS hero OS leverages ZFS for comprehensive data reduction, enhanced data integrity, and improved performance. In addition:
FC expansion cards are installed via the NAS PCIe slot. Users can then configure a Fibre Channel target using the iSCSI & Fibre Channel app.
QNAP FC card specifications
| Description | PCIe interface | Fibre Channel transmission rates | |
| QXP-16G2FC | Dual port 16Gb Enhanced Generation 5 Fibre Channel expansion card with SFP+ transceivers | PCIe Gen3 x8 | 16 Gbps, 8 Gbps, and 4 Gbps (Actual transmission rates up to 14.03 Gbps per port) |
| QXP-32G2FC | Dual port 32Gb Generation 6 Fibre Channel expansion card with SFP+ transceivers | PCIe Gen3 x8 | 32 Gbps, 16 Gbps, and 8 Gbps (Actual transmission rates up to 28.05 Gbps per port) |
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