Origin Storage Product Guide – Spring/Summer 2012
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Thecus release W Series – Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 NAS Solution
03/26/2012- Thecus has received hundreds of awards during its history for its innovative and reliable hardware, helping countless people all over the world to share our new digital-era treasure: data. Thecus believes in diversity. That’s why they are releasing a new Windows Storage Server-powered NAS product line to help you share your files using Windows Storage Server 2008 R2: the W Series. Three models will be available: 8-bay W8900, 12-bay W12000 and 16-bay W16000.
“The release of the W Series is the start of a very fruitful relationship with Microsoft that will help us achieve our main goal: to satisfy more and more Thecus users with high-quality network appliances,” says Florence Shih, General Manager of Thecus Technology.
Explore the reliable and powerful Thecus NAS appliance powered by Window Storage Server 2008 R2. This appliance offers new tools to manage and fulfill business needs. The appliance provides a network platform that allows users to access computers that are running Windows Server 2008 R2. With the latest Windows Storage Server Service Pack 1 (SP1), RemoteFX and Dynamic Memory are two additions that increase user flexibility and control.
“We are pleased to see Thecus utilizing Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 to deliver a cost effective, reliable, and scalable solution,” said Thomas Pfenning, General Manager, File Server Foundation, at Microsoft. “This will help customers address challenges of managing and providing access to the growing amount of data that businesses rely on.”
Besides easy integration within a Microsoft infrastructure and finer optimization for Windows transfer protocols, users who are familiar with Windows Server will now have more familiar interface for managing and protecting their essential business data. In addition, Microsoft updates its product to maintain the security level of its appliances. And finally, the whole Windows ecosystem and community are available to help. Enabling functions such as replication, anti-virus, data backup and so forth has never been so simple and well documented.
Key benefits of a Windows-powered NAS include enhanced power, data and server management capabilities. Paired with Thecus’ W series, the possibilities are endless.
Windows Storage Server 2008 R2, Standard Edition
Some useful features delivered with Windows Storage Server make storage more efficient and thus less costly!
- Traditional files protocols (NFS, SMB..) are optimized to work better together
- Single Instance Storage (SIS): Transparent file de-duplication can maximizes space efficiency, saving up to 60% of capacity. When hard disks became a precious resource, this is an essential feature!
- iSCSI target: The classic set-and-forget architecture lets you configure your storage as a regular disk over the network and use it on a daily basis without users’ even noticing it.
- Remote administration: Simply connect to an easy-to-remember link and remotely access the control panel through any web browser on any computer!
Thecus Hardware: reducing costs but not quality
Thecus is a company entirely dedicated to storage and network sharing. The main advantage of reaching the high level of excellence is that Thecus helps customers optimize costs and quality. The hardware used for the W series has been tested and approved by media and users all around the world. And you can also benefits from Thecus prices, which give you the best value because of the experience and optimization delivered by our R&D teams.
Thecus products are always delivered using the best quality available on the market. For instance, take high-speed transfers: Thecus NAS appliances are delivered with USB 3.0 (10x faster than USB 2.0).
The following table summarizes the key specs of the W series:
W8900 W12000 W16000 Description 8-bay 2U Rackmount 12-bay 2U Rackmount 16-bay 3U Rackmount CPU Intel® Core™ i3-2120 Dual Core@3.30GHz Intel® Xeon® E3-1225 Quad Core@3.1GHz Intel® Xeon® E3-1225 Quad Core@3.1GHz RAM 8GB DDR3 (Up to 32GB) Storage (for Pre-installed OS) 2.5″ SATA
250GB 5400rpm/7200rpm aboveDisk interface SATA III & SAS 6G (8/12/16) USB 2.0 Front x2 Back x4 USB 3.0 Back x2 eSATA Back x1 HDMI Back x1 -
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Thecus-Disk™: Accessing a Thecus® NAS from your Pocket – A new convenient mobile application
Thecus already deployed a couple of mobile applications: Thecus Dashboard for remote monitoring and ThecusShare for media streaming.With Thecus-Disk, Thecus releases multi-purpose, simple and powerful new software in order to facilitate file browsing, management and access from your mobile device.
Manage, watch and download
After logging in, you’ll have access to all your shared folders and contents. Once there, everything is possible: copy, paste, rename, delete, and create a new folder.
The way the file is consulted depends on its nature: PDF can bedownloaded, movies can be streamed, and pictures can be viewed…
With the deep download feature, it’s even easier to get an offline access to your files: select a folder, touch on deep download and the NAS will start sending everything to your mobile device!
When reactivated, this smart feature only downloads what’s new on the NAS to save time and bandwidth
Email sharing and iTunes syncApplications are endless: watch movies on your tablet at home, bring important files to meetings with you, and browse family pictures….
To be even more comprehensive, ThecusDisk allows you to attach your files using the iOS email client: just tap and send!
And, for iTunes users, it’s also possible to use the “File Sharing” feature in order to transfer files in or out from a computer or another iOS device.
hecus is constantly working on new features and improvements. Stay tuned for more functions
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PC User Australia Gives Thecus N2200XXX Their Best Buy Award
PC User Australia has reviewed Thecus’s 2-bay performance NAS for home users, the N2200XXX. After testing and comparing to other devices in the NAS market, they gave it a rating of 85% and the magazine’s Best Buy award and finished with a strong conclusion: “Fast speed, tough built and a truckload of features.”PC User compared the Thecus N2200XXX with the 5-bay N5200XXX, which they had previously tested: “…it’s tough and well-featured, and effectively the two-bay version of the N5200XXX (see PC User Australia’s July issue, page 12) minus the alphanumeric display.”
This performance home NAS is perfect for more demanding users, who are looking for great functionality. One of the advantages of having this device is its speeds: “The N2200XXX is pretty quick, transferring 1GB of mixed files in 31.7 seconds for a write rate of 31.5MB/s.”
PC User stressed the competitive sides of the Thecus N2200XXX: “As for functionality, it’s right up there with the QNAP TS-219P+ and Synology DS211; in some ways, it exceeds both with dual Gigabit Ethernet ports, a built-in eSata port and three USB 2.0 ports.”
Since many photographers and designers choose this storage unit, its logical that it accomodates their needs: “It also includes an SDHC flash card reader – press the Copy button and it’ll copy the contents of the card to your NAS storage, making it fast and easy to back up to RAID 0,1 or JBOD storage.”
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Introducing ThecusShare for iPhone and iPad
The ultimate way to enjoy your Thecus® NAS media library on the goHave you ever wondered if there was a way to enjoy your entire music, photo, and movie collection without having to stay chained to your computer? Or if there was a way to get your precious photos to your NAS in real-time to keep them safe as you take them? With a Thecus® NAS and an iPhone or iPad, now you can.
Introducing ThecusShare, a new iOS app developed by Thecus® Technology. With ThecusShare, you can easily stream or download movies, photos, and music directly from your Thecus® NAS to your iOS device, which means you can enjoy your entire media collection almost anywhere. Watch your favorite TV episodes curled up in bed, or listen to your favorite tunes on your iPhone while working out in the gym. Do you have company coming over? Show them photos of your summer vacation directly on your iPad, all without having to sync or download. Simply use ThecusShare to access your Thecus® NAS, and begin enjoying your media on the go.
Another major exciting function that ThecusShare gives you is the ability to upload your photos directly to your NAS from anywhere. This also takes advantage of both the iPhone 4 and the iPad 2’s forward and backward facing cameras. Uploading photos from your iPhone to your Thecus® NAS brings two major benefits to the table: security and instant sharing. You can upload photos from your iPhone or iPad’s photo library or take pictures that are instantly stored on your NAS. In this way, your photos will always be stored and protected within the safety of your NAS. The other side is that by uploading pictures to your NAS, you can make your photos accessible to your friends and family right away from across town, across the country, or across the world.
ThecusShare is conveniently available for download at the App Store for absolutely no charge, now or later. You can even get your friends to log in to the App Store, install ThecusShare in seconds, and view your shared photos, videos, and music to keep up to date with your life. This is perfect for keeping your loved ones in the loop no matter if they’re near or far! With future revisions, you can look forward to even more functionality, power, and convenience from Thecus® Technology, the world leader in digital storage.
“ThecusShare is the evolution of mobile media enjoyment,” said Florence Shih, Thecus® Technology General Manager. “Using this groundbreaking iOS app, users can enjoy their digital media when they want and where they want. ThecusShare puts their entire media library in their pocket.”
Users who wish to learn more about the ThecusShare can visit the Thecus Classroom. In the How-To section, users can find step-by-step guides as well as additional information on various features offered by Thecus NAS products.
For more information on Thecus®, please go to: http://www.thecus.com
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The Thecus 1U4200XXX Rack Mount
The Thecus 1U4200XXX NAS deliver great flexibility and functionality for whatever your data needs may be and data protection to ensure that everything is always accessible and safe. Protect your data the way you want with RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, or JBOD. When any problems arise, hot swapping in a new disk or two will keep your data protected and readily available.The 1U4200XXX’s iSCSI stacking function makes it easy to add new NAS to your rack at any time. With stacking, up to 6 1U4200XXX NAS can be accessed through the same IP address for a whopping total capacity of 72TB! The 1U4200XXX also has the power to deal with this much storage space with its Intel Atom D525 processor and 1GB of DDR3 memory. This kind of power, size, and flexibility makes processor- and capacity-heavy tasks such as file sharing extremely easy to set up and run smoothly.
The 1U4200XXX also sports Thecus’s state-of-the-art firmware version 5.0. The new firmware supports the advanced EXT4 Linux file system, which offers many improvements including increased speed, support for volumes up to 1 Exabyte (1 million Terabytes, a.k.a. virtually unlimited), and backward compatibility for a smooth transition from your old file system. The new firmware also has Thecus’s advanced new photo server, Piczza. Piczza lets you manage, organize, and share your photo libraries with an easy point-and-click interface. Uploading photo albums to social networks such as Facebook is done with a single click and privacy settings are just as simple to adjust. Data truly has a whole new set of tools.
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Thecus Releases the High-Performance N2200XXX Personal NAS
The new age of NAS requires serious products for serious needs. Time and again, Thecus has provided products that go a step beyond the needs of users, serious and casual, in terms of performance, functionality, and price. By first putting the Intel Atom D525 processor in our 4-bay N4200PRO and N4200Eco NAS, Thecus got a first hand look at what this processor is capable of. To give SMB and home power users what they need to get through massive quantities of data and large file transfers, they knew the Atom D525 in a 2-bay NAS was the perfect solution. To complement the D525, the N2200XXX was beefed up with top-of-the-line DDR3 RAM for an extra boost in speed across the board. This combination made transfers over 90 MB/s possible in the N4200PRO, and the N2200XXX runs even faster! The N2200XXX also features the latest Thecus-exclusive advances in functionality. Dual DOM protection provides a backup kernel to make sure that your system never crashes. Another fantastic function on the N2200XXX is the added connectivity of SD, SDHC, and MMC cards. Storing music, photos, and videos has never been simpler and faster with the built-in card reader.
Protection and efficiency are also fortified to give you piece of mind and allow you to make the most of your storage space. AES 256 bit RAID volume encryption and USB key functionality give you the power to take your data security to the next level. iSCSI transfers and iSCSI thin provisioning give you the connectivity of the fastest protocol known to man and perfectly distributed disk space for multiple users. With thin provisioning, users’ allocated space contracts and expands automatically according their specific needs. These functions, among many others, put the Thecus N2200XXX ahead of the competition and make it the perfect choice for home users with a flare for power.
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The Powerful New N8200XXX Enterprise NAS
To run a business in the modern world, flexibility is essential. Because of this, the server is slowly giving way to the NAS, especially among small and medium businesses. The N8200XXX takes the flexibility and functionality that Thecus has become known for and takes it even further. SMB’s will love it not only for its massive 24TB of data capacity, but also for its features that can turn a business into a community.The N8200XXX becomes a place where everyone can share information and ideas. Today’s businesses are frequently working with large files in large groups, and this is the perfect way to get everyone on the same page. Posting large files on the public NAS is a great way to forgo the limitations of email and streamline cooperation. Internal news and product information can also be saved in a public location for everyone to access. The N8200XXX’s powerful Intel Atom D525 dual-core processor and DDR3 memory makes all of these processes run quickly and smoothly, even with heavy traffic.
Restricted or private folders are also easy to organize with Thecus’s new UI. iSCSI thin provisioning gives users flexible folders that eliminate wasted space left by fixed private folders. User quotas provide a new way of giving users private space across multiple RAID partitions. These functions provide additional practical ways of sharing and dividing space that caters to your company’s specific needs.
Functions that allow you to spend less time fussing with settings and more time focusing on what’s important are intrinsic to the N8200XXX, but some things in life just can’t be expressed in a PPT. The N8200XXX features Thecus’s new advanced Piczza photo server to share just those things. Company parties, client dinners, and conference photos can be posted for all to see, as well as photos of more personal events such as birthday parties, weddings, and newborn babies. Maintaining a bright and happy workplace is as important as anything for success, and the N8200XXX gives you the power to do just that.
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The Thecus N5200XXX Expands your Horizons
With the pace of technological improvement accelerating every day, it is essential for products to have staying power. Data capacity and storage needs are expanding quickly and your NAS needs to be able to adjust to your future. The N5200XXX is capable of storing up to 15TB of data, which gives you all the capacity you will need for many years to come. This NAS is perfect for small and medium businesses with increasing data storage needs, as well as private web experts running web services such as FTP sites, web sites, or sharing hubs.5 bays with 15TB of data capacity can supply businesses with serious data needs, but also provides flexibility for those with less extreme demands. With 5 bays available, it is easy to get started with 2 or 3 disks (that’s still 6 or 9TB’s of storage!) and add more disks as your needs increase. Libraries grow, files get larger, businesses develop; there are many reasons to allow yourself room to expand in the future. The extra bays can also house inactive spare disks that will automatically be activated as soon as they are needed. People from all walks of life are beginning to realize the value that NAS can give them and flexibility is extremely important.
Having sufficient data capacity and expandability are extremely valuable, but it is equally important to have a NAS with speed that will pass the test of time. The N5200XXX runs the latest generation of Atom processors, the Intel Atom D525, and has a formidable 1GB of DDR3 memory. This makes it powerful enough to host hundreds of users, perform massive uploading and downloading operations with great speed, and run many functions simultaneously. The N5200XXX is a great solution for anyone in search of a long-term solution with expanding data needs.
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The Thecus N3200XXX Power Home Media NAS
The 3-bay N3200XXX NAS is just the right size to store all your data: photos, music, and videos for example. Once safely stored, everything can be accessed not only from anywhere in the house, but anywhere in the world! From your NAS, you can play MP3’s in your bedroom (or in your hotel room in Rome), show photos on your digital picture frame in your den (or in your friend’s den in New York), or gather the family to watch HD movies on the TV in your living room (or on your laptop in the airport in Hong Kong). With the N3200XXX’s high speed Intel Atom processor, all of these great features can be accessed simultaneously by multiple people in multiple places. Accessing your data has never been simpler, and sharing photos with your friends and family has just taken a leap into the future with the brand new Thecus photo server, Piczza. With all of these amazing features and rock solid data protection, your multimedia and data will be available, shareable, and safe for a long time to come!
