QNAP^® Systems, Inc. today announced highly anticipated business features, including  VMware VAAI and vSphere Client Plug-in for business virtualization enhancement,  the official certification for Windows^® Server 2012, and AFP performance  enhancement on small file transfer.         

The support  of VMware VAAI, featuring Full copy, Block zeroing and Hardware-assisted locking, enables data processing offloaded to the  Turbo NAS to increase  work efficiency. The support  of  vSphere Client Plug-in allows managing VMware datastores on the Turbo NAS  directly from the vSphere Client console, greatly improving productivity of  management of multiple virtual machines. “With these supports, the Turbo NAS becomes a more  effective storage in virtualization solution and excels in increasing  productivity on managing a great number of virtual  machines for IT staffs,” said Jérôme Jaussaud, product manager of QNAP. VMware  VAAI and vSphere  Client Plug-in are supported by TS-x79, TS-x70, and TS-x69 series.         

Besides, the selected Turbo NAS series are officially  certified for Windows Server 2012, including TS-x79, TS-x70, and TS-x69 series.  The combination of QNAP Turbo NAS and Windows Server 2012 creates a cost-effective  infrastructure, physically and virtually, for businesses. Businesses can particularly  enjoy the boosted performance, pleasing flexibility, management efficiency in  various virtualization applications with the compatibility of Windows Server  2012.         

The Turbo  NAS lineup supports AFP (Apple Filing Protocol), enabling Mac computers to  connect to the NAS. Now the APF performance on small file transfer is improved  with increasing rate as much as  38% in read and 152% in write depending on the processor platform. “The enhanced  performance is beneficial to speed up file transfer. Users can experience the  apparently smooth work and the improved efficiency when using AFP,” said  Jason Hsu, product manager of QNAP.         

Availability         

VMware  VAAI, vSphere Client Plug-in, and the  compatibility of Windows Server 2012 are available for the following Turbo NAS models:
            TS-EC1679U-RP, TS-1679U-RP, TS-EC1279U-RP,  TS-1279U-RP, TS-1079 Pro, TS-EC879U-RP, TS-879U-RP, TS-879 Pro, TS-1270U-RP,  TS-870U-RP, TS-869U-RP, TS-869 Pro, TS-669 Pro, TS-569 Pro, TS-469 Pro, TS-269  Pro, TS-469U-RP, TS-469U-SP, TS-869L, TS-669L, TS-569L, TS-469L, TS-269L.         

For more information, visit www.qnap.com