Streamline your office productivity with the robust and scalable design of the Buffalo TeraStation 51220RH 144 12-Bay Rackmount NAS Server. Complete with pre-installed 3.5" storage drives, the TeraStation offers ample room for your assets while also enabling you to scale capacity to your company's needs.

The TeraStation gives you a maximum capacity of 144TB consisting of twelve 12TB storage drives, giving you plenty of space for your files and information. Hot swappable design enables you to exchange drives without shutting down your entire system, essential for replacing or upgrading your system. A 2.04 GHz Annapurna Labs AL524 processor and 16GB of DDR4 RAM work together to enhance performance and provide enhanced data transfer speeds through the dual 1 GbE and dual 10 GbE RJ45 network ports. Drives can be formatted to fit various RAID profiles including 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, and JBOD, enabling you to control your storage drives and set up your ideal configuration. With 256-bit drive encryption, two-factor authentication, and flexible backup features, you can ensure your data is protected against multiple potential threats.

144TB Storage Capacity    12 x Total Drive Bays / 12 x 12TB HDDs    2.04 GHz Annapurna Labs AL524 Processor    16GB DDR4 RAM    2 x 10 GbE & 2 x 1 GbE Network Ports    2 x USB-A 2.0 & 2 x USB-A 3.2 Gen 1    0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD RAID Format Support    Hot Swappable Drives    256-Bit Drive Encryption    Windows, Windows Server, & macOS Support

The TeraStation features two USB-A 2.0 and USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 ports, allowing you to connect a wide range of peripherals and devices for quick data management, initialization drive usage, and more.

Each drive and the NAS itself provides you with real-time status using multiple LED indicators, telling you when it is safe to remove, add, and shut down your system if needed.

Enable fast deployment and integration into Microsoft and VMware virtual environments, and improve working efficiency with increased virtual application performance and greater flexibility in storage capacity planning and allocation.

Snapshots can be created and used to recover data near instantaneously, with little or no system disruptions. Quickly recover single files or entire storage volumes and protect your data from user errors, file errors, and ransomware attacks.

Sync with Dropbox, Amazon S3, Microsoft Azure, and OneDrive to create a hybrid cloud for extra data security, cost savings, and versatile data backup.

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. Does it include CPU and Memory?

A: Yes. The server includes a set of twelve 6TB 3.5" hard drives and a 800GB NVMe SSD. As well as Intel Xeon processor E5-2600 v3/v4 family (up to 145 W TDP) Dual Socket R3 (LGA 2011)

Q: 2. Can you reformat/partition the drive and use it simply as an external drive on your network? Are you required to use the included software or can you bypass it?

A: It requires it's software to operate.

Q: 3. Will this work with Mac OS 11.2.1 Big Sur?

A: Yes, this item would be compatible with MacOS 11.2.1 Big Sur.

Q: 4. Can this device be plugged into a 3.0 USB port on a router, and will it be 3.0 if the connected PC only has USB 2.0 ports?

A: If the drive is connected to a router then the computers accessing it would be using the network and not USB.

Q: 5. can I use it to store my lightroom library on ?

A: According to the link below, you can use a NAS enclosure with Lightroom CC 1.3 (April 2018+). However, a wired 7200 rpm HDD will be ideal, when working with large RAW files in Adobe. https://helpx.adobe.com/in/lightroom-cc/using/preferences.html

Q: 6. Can I use it as a network shared folder or drive?

A: Yes, this device can be shared as a network volume.

Q: 7. Is the Seagate Exos X18 16TB hard drive compatible with this NAS Server?

A: Seagate Exos Drives are compatible with this BH #SYRS3618XS • MFR #RS3618XS.

Q: 8. Warranty?

A: This product has a manufacturer's Limited 2-Year Warranty.

Q: 9. Will this work with Mac OS 10.6.8 Snow Leopard?

A: I am sorry it would not. This would only work with MacOS Sierra (10.12), El Capitan (10.11), Yosemite (10.10), or Mavericks (10.9).

Q: 10. Can these drives be upgraded with larger capacities or even SSD drives?

A: The Buffalo LinkStation SoHo 720 8TB 2-Bay NAS Server is compatible with a wide variety of replacement drives, but only up to a maximum of 16TB on board.