15 March 2017
Businesses that want to set up private clouds are among the suggested users of Buffalo’s new NAS range. The devices in its TeraStation 5010 series have a built-in 10GbE network port and 1.7GHz quad-core processor which, says the company, makes them ideal for those who require high performance for file transfers and large backups.
Data replication allows users to create a private cloud backup when connected to another TeraStation. This could also be used for branch/head office replication.
The 5010 is said to be compatible with a multi-gigabit 2.5/5Gbps connection and complies with the recently ratified NBASE-T (IEEE 802.3bz) standard. New features include a re-designed air-flow chassis.
Available as 2-bay and 4-bay desktop models or 4-bay rackmount, all the units are fitted with hard drives with a capacity of up to 32TB. Buffalo says a new Duplex system firmware boot means they are protected from boot failure – firmware is located both on the hard drives as well as on the mainboard, so if either fails it still boots from the other and recovers the broken firmware.
With 4GB ECC memory and a RAID accelerator, the TS5010s are said to run effortlessly even when accessed simultaneously by multiple users.
Other features include support for Active Directory, disk quota, share level failover, and USB 3.0 accessories, along with replication, 10GbE network and dual GbE ports, hot-swap hard drives, and ISCSI targeting.