QNAP QXP-3X4PES

Overview

The QNAP QXP-3X4PES is a PCIe 3.0 x4 expansion card designed to enhance your NAS system by adding two external SFF-8644 ports for high-speed direct attached storage. It enables data transfer speeds up to 32 Gb/s, making it an excellent choice for users who need fast and reliable access to large datasets. This card is ideal for expanding storage capacity while maintaining smooth performance in demanding environments such as surveillance, creative workflows, and virtualization.

By connecting to QNAP TL PCIe interface JBOD enclosures, the card allows you to scale storage easily and efficiently. It supports daisy-chaining multiple enclosures to reach petabyte-level capacity, providing a flexible and scalable solution for growing storage needs.

Key features

• Two external SFF-8644 ports provide direct connection to QNAP TL PCIe interface JBOD enclosures for fast and reliable storage expansion
• PCIe 3.0 x4 interface delivers up to 32 Gb/s bandwidth, ensuring quick data transfers and reduced bottlenecks
• Supports daisy-chaining of multiple TL-R1200PES-RP, TL-R1600PES-RP, and TL-R2400PES-RP enclosures to scale storage capacity seamlessly
• Compatible with QTS 5.1.2 or later and QuTS hero 5.1.2 or later, allowing immediate use of the latest QNAP storage management features
• Includes a low profile bracket pre-installed for compact NAS models and an optional full height bracket for larger chassis, offering flexible installation options

Key specs

• Interface: PCIe 3.0 x4
• Ports: 2 external SFF-8644 connectors
• Maximum data transfer speed: 32 Gb/s
• Compatible enclosures: TL-R1200PES-RP, TL-R1600PES-RP, TL-R2400PES-RP
• Supported NAS OS: QTS 5.1.2 or later, QuTS hero 5.1.2 or later
• Bracket types: Low profile (pre-installed), full height (included)

Connectivity and compatibility

This expansion card connects your NAS to QNAP’s TL series PCIe interface JBOD enclosures via two external SFF-8644 ports. The high-speed PCIe 3.0 x4 interface ensures that data flows quickly between your NAS and storage enclosures, minimizing latency and maximizing throughput. It supports daisy-chaining multiple enclosures, which is essential for users who need to build large-scale storage arrays without sacrificing performance.

Compatibility with QTS and QuTS hero operating systems means you can integrate this card into your existing QNAP NAS environment without compatibility concerns, taking advantage of the latest storage management tools and features.

Ideal uses and environments

This expansion card is well suited to environments where large volumes of data must be accessed quickly and reliably. Surveillance administrators can keep extensive video footage online without moving files to slower storage tiers. Creative professionals working with 4K video or large photo libraries benefit from centralized storage that supports active projects and archives. Virtualization hosts gain the ability to scale storage capacity while maintaining low latency for virtual machine images.

Its flexible installation options and compatibility with multiple enclosure models make it a strong choice for both compact and larger NAS setups, fitting well in professional IT environments, media production studios, and enterprise storage solutions.

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