Streamline your personal office productivity with the robust and scalable design of the Buffalo TeraStation 5420RN 64TB 4-Bay Rackmount NAS System. 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 needs.

The TeraStation gives you a maximum capacity of 64TB consisting of four 16TB 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 8GB of DDR4 RAM work together to enhance performance and provide enhanced data transfer speeds through the dual 1 GbE and one 10 GbE RJ45 network port. 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.

64TB (4 x 16TB) Storage Capacity    4 Total Drive Bays    2.04 GHz Annapurna Labs AL524 Processor    8GB 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.

The TeraStation has four bays that can be easily installed into your network system thanks to the rackmount design.

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. what type of drive is recommended for a longterm solution. Are the 2 bays meant to be setup as an array?

A: Enterprise grade drives are recommended for best results on the Synology DiskStation DS223j 2-Bay NAS Enclosure. The bays can be used as needed, either independently, or as an array.

Q: 2. Can you move hard drives directly from Drobo? Have a4 2TB drives with lots of data that I cannot loose.

A: Hard drives cannot be moved directly from one RAID enclosure to another. All data on the array should be backed up to a separate location. The drives can then be formatted (wiped) and, if compatible, installed into the new enclosure. After setup data will have to be transferred to the new array manually.

Q: 3. Do all the bays have to be filled? Thinking about getting this to allow for expansion.

A: Depending on the RAID setup, you would not have to fill up all the drives of the Asustor Drivestor 4 Pro 4-Bay NAS Enclosure.

Q: 4. Does the DS1821+ support 18TB drives, specifically the Seagate IronWolf Pro 18TB ?

A: On the compatibility page of the Synology DiskStation DS1821+ 8-Bay NAS Enclosure, Synology recommends hard drives up to 16TB (Mode number: ST16000VE000; Mode number:HAT5300-16T; model number:ST16000NM001G - 2KK103; model number:ST16000NE000 - 2RW103; model number:ST16000VN001 - 2RV103), . ​Please note that the HDD/SSD firmware may be updated or modified by its manufacturer without prior notice. Synology can only ensure that the firmware listed is compatible with Synology products.

Q: 5. Is there any drive redundancy for if one hdd fails?

A: The Synology DiskStation DS1821+ 8-Bay NAS Enclosure supports RAID 1 and 5 for instances of single drive failure, while RAID 6 would continue running with up to two drive failures.

Q: 6. There is no USB4/USB5 to use the drives as direct attach storage at higher speeds, is there?

A: The Asustor Flashstor FS6712X 12-Bay NAS Enclosure, B&H # ASFS6712X, does not have USB4 or USB 5 ports for use as direct attached storage.

Q: 7. Dies it come with any free licenses for ip cameras?

A: No, the Asustor Lockerstor 4 Gen2 4-Bay NAS Enclosure does not include any IP camera licences.

Q: 8. USB 3.2 Gen 1 is this 5, 10, or 20 Gbps?

A: * USB 3.2 Gen 1: originally known as USB 3.0, and previously renamed to USB 3.1 Gen 1. It’s the original USB 3.0 specification, and it can transfer data at up to 5Gbps * USB 3.2 Gen 2: Previously known as USB 3.1, and then later as USB 3.1 Gen 2. It offers speeds at up to 10Gbps * USB 3.2 Gen 2x2: formally known as USB 3.2, it’s the newest and fastest spec, promising speeds at up to 20Gbps (by using two lanes of 10Gbps at once)

Q: 9. As of now the design factor looks like if i want to upgrade this with 10G Ethernet network adapter, i *cannot use four M.2 2280 NVMe* ? please confirm

A: Yes, this is correct. The Installation of 10GbE NIC requires removal of M.2 daughterboard.

Q: 10. Can you stack it with 4 4TB drives and continually add more 4TB drives to grow the space?

A: Yes, you could start with four 4TB drives in the Asustor Flashstor FS6712X 12-Bay NAS Enclosure, B&H # ASFS6712X, and add more drives as your storage needs grow.