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Description
QNAP TVS-AIH1688ATX Overview
Purpose-built for AI-driven image recognition and enterprise workloads, the TVS-AIh1688ATX 16-Bay NAS Enclosure from QNAP is powered by an Intel Core Ultra 7 265 20-Core processor with integrated compute, graphics, and neural processing units, allowing it to deliver stable performance while offloading AI inference tasks from the CPU. This reduces power consumption, improves efficiency, and accelerates intelligent image analysis. With its combination of robust processing power, large storage capacity, and flexible I/O expansion, the TVS-AIh1688ATX enables businesses to deploy a reliable storage solution while keeping budgets under control.
The TVS-AIh1688ATX has twelve 2.5"/3.5" SATA III drive bays and four 2.5" drive bays that can accommodate either U.2 NVMe SSDs or SATA III SSDs. Two 10GbE ports and two 2.5GbE ports allow for fast data connections, while peripherals and external storage drives may be added using two 40 Gb/s USB4 ports, two 10 Gb/s USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 ports, three 10 Gb/s USB-A 3.2 Gen 2 ports, and one HDMI 2.1 port. Expansions, including 10/25/100GbE network cards, storage expansion cards, and QM2 expansion cards may be added using one PCIe 4.0 x16 expansion slot and two PCIe 4.0 x4 expansion slots. Also supported are RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, and JBOD, read speeds of up to 2362 MB/s and write speeds of up to 2363 MB/s via 10GbE, AES NI volume encryption, and more.
Powerful Intel Core Ultra 7 265 20-Core Processor
The TVS-AIh1688ATX is powered by a Intel Core Ultra 7 265 20-Core processor, delivering a major leap in multitasking performance, AI computing, and energy efficiency. It accelerates AI inference, multimedia processing, and virtual machine workloads-providing a smarter storage platform with higher performance and lower power consumption. It also has 32GB of DDR5 ECC RAM that may be expanded up to 192GB (4 x 48GB).
Transfer Speed
2 x 2.5GbE SMB Sequential Throughput (1M)
Read and write speeds up to 566 MB/s
2 x 10GbE SMB Sequential Throughput (1M)
Reads up to 2362 MB/s, writes up to 2363 MB/s
6 x 25GbE SMB Sequential Throughput (1M)
Reads up to 15,810 MB/s, writes up to 14,681 MB/s
1 x Thunderbolt 5 Sequential Throughput (AJA System Test
Reads up to 2826 MB/s, writes up to 2750 MB/s
Read and write speeds up to 566 MB/s
2 x 10GbE SMB Sequential Throughput (1M)
Reads up to 2362 MB/s, writes up to 2363 MB/s
6 x 25GbE SMB Sequential Throughput (1M)
Reads up to 15,810 MB/s, writes up to 14,681 MB/s
1 x Thunderbolt 5 Sequential Throughput (AJA System Test
Reads up to 2826 MB/s, writes up to 2750 MB/s
Up to 36 TOPS, Accelerating AI Computing and Image Recognition
The TVS-AIh1688ATX combines powerful CPU, GPU, and NPU resources to deliver up to 36 TOPS of AI performance. Optimized for the QNAP AI Core engine, it supercharges NAS image recognition workloads - making applications faster, smarter, and more efficient.
Accelerate QuMagie AI Photo Recognition
When importing a large photo collection, AI recognition is significantly faster - up to 77% - and smart album categorization completes sooner.
Speed Up QVR Face Insight Recognition
The TVS-AIh1688ATX can complete facial recognition in just 0.2 seconds, while also supporting up to 20 camera streams for real-time attendance management analytics.
Enhanced People Counting
QVR Human provides real-time counting data and analytics. The TVS-AIh1688ATX empowers up to 24 cameras to perform people counting concurrently for real-time analytics.
Accelerate QuMagie AI Photo Recognition
When importing a large photo collection, AI recognition is significantly faster - up to 77% - and smart album categorization completes sooner.
Speed Up QVR Face Insight Recognition
The TVS-AIh1688ATX can complete facial recognition in just 0.2 seconds, while also supporting up to 20 camera streams for real-time attendance management analytics.
Enhanced People Counting
QVR Human provides real-time counting data and analytics. The TVS-AIh1688ATX empowers up to 24 cameras to perform people counting concurrently for real-time analytics.
Advanced Intel Arc Graphics
With high-performance Intel Arc Graphics, the TVS-AIh1688ATX delivers efficient and powerful image processing. It handles high-resolution video and photo workloads with ease while supporting seamless multitasking.
DDR5 ECC RAM
The TVS-AIh1688ATX is equipped with 32GB of DDR5 ECC memory for server-grade stability, working seamlessly with its powerful processor to maximize overall system performance. With support for up to 192GB of memory, it easily handles memory-intensive workloads and complex multitasking applications.
High-Speed U.2 NVMe /SATA SSD Slots to Tackle Performance Demands
The TVS-AIh1688ATX features four 2.5" SSD slots that support high-performance U.2 NVMe PCIe Gen 4 x2 SSDs (up to 32 Gb/s per slot) or economical SATA III 6 Gb/s SSDs. By pairing with fast U.2 NVMe SSDs, it significantly boosts performance for latency-sensitive and intensive workloads such as AI applications, virtualization, and multimedia processing.
Enable SSD Caching
Accelerates random read/write performance (IOPS) and reduce latency.
Configure SSD Storage Pool
Boosts data transfer speeds and access efficiency.
Configure SSD System Drive
Use U.2 SSD storage pool as system drives for QuTS hero, greatly improving metadata management and database efficiency for overall system performance.
Enable SSD Caching
Accelerates random read/write performance (IOPS) and reduce latency.
Configure SSD Storage Pool
Boosts data transfer speeds and access efficiency.
Configure SSD System Drive
Use U.2 SSD storage pool as system drives for QuTS hero, greatly improving metadata management and database efficiency for overall system performance.
Standard 2.5/10GbE, Expandable to 100GbE
The TVS-AIh1688ATX supports multi-port high-speed networking to meet enterprise demands for large file transfers, high-speed backup/restore, and running multiple virtual machines.
Built-in 2.5/10GbE Ports
Two 2.5GbE and two 10GBASE-T ports, supports Port Trunking for higher bandwidth potential and network redundancy.
Scalable to 100GbE
Empowers organizations to tackle the most demanding, performance-intensive applications.
Built-in 2.5/10GbE Ports
Two 2.5GbE and two 10GBASE-T ports, supports Port Trunking for higher bandwidth potential and network redundancy.
Scalable to 100GbE
Empowers organizations to tackle the most demanding, performance-intensive applications.
Ample PCIe 4.0 Expansion Slots for Greater Flexibility
The TVS-AIh1688ATX features three PCIe Gen 4 slots, delivering twice the I/O performance of PCIe Gen 3. Users can flexibly install a variety of expansion cards to meet evolving workloads and business needs.
10/25/100GbE Network Card
Enable lightning-fast throughput for bandwidth-hungry tasks as 4K/8K production or virtualization.
Storage Expansion Card
Flexibly connect storage expansion units (PCIe JBOD or SAS JBOD) to the TVS-AIh1688ATX to attain PB-scale storage with high-efficiency data transfer.
QM2 Expansion Card
Add M.2 SSDs or 2.5GbE/10GbE connectivity to the NAS for optimized performance and bandwidth.
10/25/100GbE Network Card
Enable lightning-fast throughput for bandwidth-hungry tasks as 4K/8K production or virtualization.
Storage Expansion Card
Flexibly connect storage expansion units (PCIe JBOD or SAS JBOD) to the TVS-AIh1688ATX to attain PB-scale storage with high-efficiency data transfer.
QM2 Expansion Card
Add M.2 SSDs or 2.5GbE/10GbE connectivity to the NAS for optimized performance and bandwidth.
Built-in USB4, Expandable to Thunderbolt 5
Whether it's real-time access to 4K projects, online editing, or fast backup of massive media assets, the TVS-AIh1688ATX serves as a centralized file storage hub that ensures smooth performance, secure storage, and seamless multi-workstation collaboration-keeping creativity uninterrupted.
- Two USB4/USB-C ports built in, directly connectable to QNAP USB4 JBOD enclosures for easy capacity expansion.
- USB4 ports are compatible with Thunderbolt 3/4 and can be expanded via PCIe with a dual-port Thunderbolt 5 card, supporting direct high-speed connections to four Thunderbolt devices.
- For best performance and storage configuration, use high-speed SSDs in RAID 5 or higher.
- Output high-resolution video directly via the 4K HDMI 2.1 port on the NAS.
Flexible Expansion to Petabyte-Scale Storage
The TVS-AIh1688ATX can be daisy-chained with multiple high-performance QNAP SAS-interface JBOD expansion enclosures. For example, by connecting eight 16-bay TL-R1620Sep-RP JBOD units, you can add up to 128 additional drives, eliminating storage capacity concerns as your data grows.
Hybrid Cloud Made Simple with myQNAPcloud One
QNAP's myQNAPcloud One is an integrated cloud storage solution that supports both file and object storage, making it the ideal cloud backup destination for TVS-AIh1688ATX. Data transfers are completely free, while team members can remotely access, sync, and share files anytime, anywhere. The TVS-AIh1688ATX also supports 20+ major public clouds, ensuring near-LAN access speeds for seamless cloud sharing and multi-point synchronization.
QuTS hero operating system
Designed for enterprises, the QuTS hero operating system adopts the highly reliable ZFS file system to provide utmost data integrity and stability for mission-critical storage. QuTS hero further optimizes SSD performance and endurance to meet businesses' stringent demands for performance and reliability.
Automatic Repair of Corrupted Data
ZFS supports self-healing for silent data corruption, automatically detecting damaged data to ensure data integrity.
Data Immutability
Defend against ransomware by creating a WORM (Write Once, Read Many) folder to prevent data from being overwritten, modified, or deleted, while also enabling immutable backups.
Power Failure Protection
ZIL (ZFS Intent Log) protects against potential data corruption caused by power failure by safeguarding unwritten data.
Data Reduction
Inline data deduplication reduces storage consumption for maintaining optimal disk capacity.
Prevent Simultaneous SSD Failure
The patented QSAL algorithm automatically and regularly detects RAID-level SSD lifespan to prevent simultaneous SSD failure, avoiding RAID crashes and data loss.
Automatic Repair of Corrupted Data
ZFS supports self-healing for silent data corruption, automatically detecting damaged data to ensure data integrity.
Data Immutability
Defend against ransomware by creating a WORM (Write Once, Read Many) folder to prevent data from being overwritten, modified, or deleted, while also enabling immutable backups.
Power Failure Protection
ZIL (ZFS Intent Log) protects against potential data corruption caused by power failure by safeguarding unwritten data.
Data Reduction
Inline data deduplication reduces storage consumption for maintaining optimal disk capacity.
Prevent Simultaneous SSD Failure
The patented QSAL algorithm automatically and regularly detects RAID-level SSD lifespan to prevent simultaneous SSD failure, avoiding RAID crashes and data loss.
High availability (HA) and Failover with Dual-NAS Architecture
Avoid unplanned downtime and data loss. Create an HA cluster with two TVS-AIh1688ATX - one as the active server, and the other as the passive server. If an unexpected failure or issue with the active server occurs, the passive server provides immediate protection with automatic failover. This ensures continuous storage service and system availability.
High Availability (HA) will be supported starting with QuTS hero h6.
Easy Management and Monitoring
Use the High Availability Manager app to easily configure, remove, or rebuild clusters.
Guaranteed Data Consistency
Real-time data sync between active and passive servers minimizes the risk of data loss (RPO).
Ensured Continuity of Critical Business
The passive server takes over within 1 minute if the active server fails (RTO < 60 secs).
High Availability (HA) will be supported starting with QuTS hero h6.
Easy Management and Monitoring
Use the High Availability Manager app to easily configure, remove, or rebuild clusters.
Guaranteed Data Consistency
Real-time data sync between active and passive servers minimizes the risk of data loss (RPO).
Ensured Continuity of Critical Business
The passive server takes over within 1 minute if the active server fails (RTO < 60 secs).
Run VMs and Containers
With no additional fees, you can run multiple VMs of different OS on a TVS-AIh1688ATX. This allows you to deploy multi-tenant environments and applications to increase management efficiency and save hardware costs.
VMs
Securely run Windows, Linux, UNIX, and QuTScloud VMs using Virtualization Station Simply plug in a keyboard, mouse, and HDMI display to use the VM like a normal PC.
Containers
Run Docker, LXD, and Kata containers and download Container apps using Container Station.
VM High Availability
VM Live Migration and HA (High Availability) guarantee continuous operation and minimal downtime.
Network & Virtual Switch
Flexibly allocate virtual network resources and configure VLANs to ensure virtual services via the virtual network topology in Network & Virtual Switch.
VMs
Securely run Windows, Linux, UNIX, and QuTScloud VMs using Virtualization Station Simply plug in a keyboard, mouse, and HDMI display to use the VM like a normal PC.
Containers
Run Docker, LXD, and Kata containers and download Container apps using Container Station.
VM High Availability
VM Live Migration and HA (High Availability) guarantee continuous operation and minimal downtime.
Network & Virtual Switch
Flexibly allocate virtual network resources and configure VLANs to ensure virtual services via the virtual network topology in Network & Virtual Switch.
AI-Powered Enterprise Search
Build a Smart Knowledge Hub with RAG Search
TVS-AIh1688ATX integrates the Qsirch search engine with RAG technology, cloud-based large language models (LLMs), and generative AI. This enables precise natural language searches across vast NAS file content, while generating summaries and actionable insights.
Full-Text Search
Searches for files based on file name, content, title, metadata, email title and body text, file path, and more.
Document Preview
Preview the content of unopened documents, view keyword-relevant paragraphs, and check out a few relevant sentences related to the file subject.
Image Search
Search for images by color or object. AI OCR recognizes and enables capturing text from images.
At-a-Glance File Distribution
Stay informed of storage utilization and distribution of data and files stored on the TVS-AIh1688ATX via charts and analytics.
TVS-AIh1688ATX integrates the Qsirch search engine with RAG technology, cloud-based large language models (LLMs), and generative AI. This enables precise natural language searches across vast NAS file content, while generating summaries and actionable insights.
Full-Text Search
Searches for files based on file name, content, title, metadata, email title and body text, file path, and more.
Document Preview
Preview the content of unopened documents, view keyword-relevant paragraphs, and check out a few relevant sentences related to the file subject.
Image Search
Search for images by color or object. AI OCR recognizes and enables capturing text from images.
At-a-Glance File Distribution
Stay informed of storage utilization and distribution of data and files stored on the TVS-AIh1688ATX via charts and analytics.
Multi-Level Security Strategy for Enterprises
Bolster business data security with resilience from all aspects.
Connection
Enterprise Private Network Connection
Build secure VPN connection using QVPN Service. Multi-site organizations can leverage QuWAN SD-WAN to quickly set up Mesh VPN for remote workers and branches.
Filtering Unauthorized Access
Implement QuFirewall to allow/deny specific IP addresses and regions, preventing unauthorized access and cyber threats.
Build secure VPN connection using QVPN Service. Multi-site organizations can leverage QuWAN SD-WAN to quickly set up Mesh VPN for remote workers and branches.
Filtering Unauthorized Access
Implement QuFirewall to allow/deny specific IP addresses and regions, preventing unauthorized access and cyber threats.
Permission
Efficient NAS User Management
The TVS-AIh1688ATX supports Windows AD, Azure AD, and LDAP; Admins can further improve management productivity and NAS security via delegated administration.
Strengthened NAS Login Security
Set up passwordless login or two-factor authentication (2FA) for your NAS accounts to prevent data breaches and unauthorized access.
The TVS-AIh1688ATX supports Windows AD, Azure AD, and LDAP; Admins can further improve management productivity and NAS security via delegated administration.
Strengthened NAS Login Security
Set up passwordless login or two-factor authentication (2FA) for your NAS accounts to prevent data breaches and unauthorized access.
Transmission - SMB Signing Acceleration
Enable SMB signing to facilitate secure SMB file transfer, while QNAP's algorithm greatly increases data signing efficiency and data transmission performance.
Assessment
Security and Risk Assessment
Security Center proactively detects NAS status and unusual file activity and offers instant protective measures.
Centralized Notification Management
Centrally manage system events and alert notifications via Notification Center to stay up-to-date with NAS status.
Block Malware Attacks
Malware Remover regularly scans your NAS. When detecting malware attacks, infected files are immediately blocked and removed to ensure NAS security.
Security Center proactively detects NAS status and unusual file activity and offers instant protective measures.
Centralized Notification Management
Centrally manage system events and alert notifications via Notification Center to stay up-to-date with NAS status.
Block Malware Attacks
Malware Remover regularly scans your NAS. When detecting malware attacks, infected files are immediately blocked and removed to ensure NAS security.
UPC: 885022032129
- QNAP TVS-AIh1688ATX 16-Bay NAS Enclosure
- 10GBASE-T Ethernet Cable
- Power Cord
- 48 x Flat Head Screw for 3.5" HDDs
- 36 x Flat Head Screw for 2.5" HDDs
- 2 x Drive Tray Key
- Limited 3-Year Manufacturer Warranty
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3.5" Hard DrivesEssential
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2.5" Hard DrivesEssential
No additional resources available
QNAP TVS-AIH1688ATX Specs
Key Specs
| RAID |
Yes: Supported RAID Modes: 1 / 5 / 6 / 10 / 50 / 60
|
| Number of Bays |
12x 2.5"/3.5" SATA III (Hot-Swap)
4x 2.5" SATA III, NVMe, U.2 (Hot-Swap) |
| Inputs/Outputs |
2x RJ45 10GbE
2x RJ45 2.5GbE 2x USB-C (USB4) 2x USB-C 3.1/3.2 Gen 2 3x USB-A 3.1/3.2 Gen 2 1x HDMI 2.1 |
Computing
| CPU |
20-Core:
2.4 to 5.2 GHz Performance (8 Cores) 1.8 to 4.6 GHz Efficiency (12 Cores) |
| Processor |
Intel Core Ultra 7
|
| GPU |
Intel Graphics
|
| Memory |
32 GB ECC DDR5
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| RAM Configuration / Capacity |
1x User-Replaceable 32 GB Module / 4 Slots Supporting up to 192 GB
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Drives
| RAID |
Yes: Supported RAID Modes: 1 / 5 / 6 / 10 / 50 / 60
|
General
| Number of Bays |
12x 2.5"/3.5" SATA III (Hot-Swap)
4x 2.5" SATA III, NVMe, U.2 (Hot-Swap) |
| Inputs/Outputs |
2x RJ45 10GbE
2x RJ45 2.5GbE 2x USB-C (USB4) 2x USB-C 3.1/3.2 Gen 2 3x USB-A 3.1/3.2 Gen 2 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| Media Card Slots |
No
|
| PCI Expansion |
1x PCIe 4.0 x16
2x PCIe 4.0 x4 |
Networking
| Link Aggregation and Failover Support |
No
|
| iSCSI Support |
No
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Software
| Installed Operating System |
QuTS hero h 5.6.0
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| OS Compatibility |
macOS 10.10 or Later
Ubuntu 14 or Later CentOS 7 or Later Linux UNIX Windows 7 or Later Windows Server 2008 to 2025 |
| Mobile App Compatible |
Yes: Android & iOS
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Security
| Encryption |
Yes, 256-Bit AES
|
| Security Features |
Kensington Security Slot
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| VPN Connections |
No
|
Electrical
| Input Power |
100 to 240 VAC, 50 / 60 Hz
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