QuTS hero Operating System
Honored with 2026 MSP Today Product of the Year Award
"QNAP’s Dual-NAS High Availability has allowed us to significantly increase the reliability of our IT infrastructure. Thanks to automatic failover between servers, the risk of downtime has been minimized, and key business services operate without disruption."
- Bogusław Pasternak, CEO, Safety First PPE Group
Powerful Intel® Xeon® E processor and up to 128 GB DDR4 ECC memory
Designed for heavy business workloads, the TS-h987XU-RP has extreme processing power to drive virtual machine performance. Supporting up to 128 GB DDR4 ECC memory to fuel multitasking demands, the TS-h987XU-RP delivers cost-efficient and reliable server-grade performance to meet increasing business IT demands.
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Test Environment:
NAS: TS-h987XU-RP-E2334-16G
OS: QuTS hero h5.0.0
Volume type: Samsung 860 EVO 1TB RAID 5; QXG-25G2SF-CX6
Client PC:
2* Client PC simultaneously read and write 16GB file
Intel Core™ i7-7700 4.20GHz CPU, 32GB DDR4 RAM, QXG-25G2SF-CX4, Windows® Server 2016
Hybrid storage architecture with U.2 NVMe PCIe Gen 4 – faster speed, optimal I/O, and lower latency
Compared with traditional storage arrays, the 1U rackmount TS-h987XU-RP hybrid storage balances cost, performance, and capacity. Featuring four 3.5-inch SATA 6Gb/s bays for hard drives, and five 2.5-inch U.2 NVMe PCIe / SATA 6Gbps SSD slots (Slot 1~3: PCIe Gen 3 x2, Slot 4~5 PCIe Gen 4 x4), the TS-h987XU-RP supports SSD caching to improve IOPS-intensive workloads for accessing vital data.
Learn More: SSD cache acceleration
The 2.5-inch U.2 NVMe PCIe / SATA bays support drives with a maximum height of 7mm.
Hybrid Backup Sync multiple backups ensure your data protection
Rest assured your data is safe with the 3-2-1 backup rule and a reliable disaster recovery plan. Backups stored in the QNAP NAS can be further backed up to another QNAP NAS, remote server, or cloud storage, and restored quickly whenever needed.
Learn More: Hybrid Backup Sync
Data Reduction
Versioning
Encryption
Intelligent Network
Process Automation
Server-grade hardware: Sturdy and high-performance
The TS-h987XU-RP features outstanding hardware and expandable architecture, enabling optimal performance and flexibility to meet diverse application requirements.
10GbE & 2.5GbE-ready. Fast for bandwidth-demanding tasks.
The TS-h987XU-RP provides two 2.5GbE RJ45 ports (backwards compatible with 1G/100M) and dual-port 10GBASE-T connectivity. Port Trunking and failover support further increases bandwidth and reliability for vital applications including virtualization, large file transfers, high-speed backup/restoration, and real-time applications. QNAP also offers numerous options of managed and unmanaged 10GbE/2.5GbE switches, assisting organizations in implementing high-speed, secure and scalable network environments without going over budget.
Learn More: QNAP 10GbE solutions, Budget-friendly QSW series switches
Flexible PCIe Gen 4 expansion
The TS-h987XU-RP is equipped with a PCIe Gen 4 slot. With twice the I/O performance of PCIe Gen 3, the TS-h987XU-RP can take advantage of PCIe cards to expand application potential.
ZFS-based QuTS hero operating system enhances NAS performance and data integrity
QuTS hero combines the app-based QTS with the 128-bit ZFS file system to provide flexible storage management, comprehensive data protection, and optimized performance to tackle the complexity and performance demands of modern IT. From storage management, virtualization, to collaborative media workflows, QuTS hero streamlines your business-critical tasks.
Inline data deduplication, compression, and compaction improve SSD endurance
QuTS hero supports advanced block-based data reduction technologies (including inline data deduplication, compression, and compaction) to reduce file sizes, conserve storage capacity, and optimize performance. For example, if 20 virtual machines on a NAS are replicated using the same template, then storage space requirements for all 20 virtual machines can be reduced by up to 95%. Whether acting as primary or backup storage, the TDS-h2489FU optimizes storage utilization to provide a reliable storage cornerstone in the Big Data era. All-flash solutions thus achieve higher cost efficiency while improving both random write performance and SSD lifespan.
Comprehensive backup and disaster recovery solution
The TS-h987XU-RP supports various apps that cover all your backup needs. Practice safe IT habits by regularly backing up files and device content, allowing them to be easily restored when needed.
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Remote backup for NAS
Hybrid Backup Sync makes it easy to back up data from a TS-h987XU-RP to another QNAP NAS or remote server to fulfill your 3-2-1 backup strategy.
Learn More: Hybrid Backup Sync
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VM backup
Enjoy license-free VMware® and Hyper-V VM backup with source-side incremental backup, global deduplication, and recovery compression.
Learn More: Hyper Data Protector
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SaaS backup
Safeguard enterprise cloud data by backing up/syncing files, emails, calendars, and contacts from Google™ Workspace and Microsoft® Office 365® to the NAS.
Learn More: Boxafe
Note: Minimum memory requirements are 2 GB available and 4 GB installed.
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Cloud backup for NAS
Use Hybrid Backup Sync to back up NAS data to myQNAPcloud Storage or other mainstream cloud space. For backup to object cloud storage, VJBOD Cloud is especially useful to reduce bandwidth usage and backup time.
Learn More: Hybrid Backup Sync, QNAP-hosted myQNAPcloud Storage, VJBOD Cloud
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QuDedup technology
Hybrid Backup Sync eliminates redundant data at the source and then backs up the deduplicated data, helping to save time and storage costs while providing efficient multi-version backups.
Learn More: QuDedup technology
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Real-time SnapSync
Real-time SnapSync immediately synchronizes data changes with the destination storage, ensuring the primary and secondary NAS always have the same data. RPO is minimal to achieve real-time disaster recovery.
Learn More: SnapSync
Note: SnapSync is supported by QNAP NAS models featuring the QuTS hero (4.5.3 or later) and QES ( v2.1.1 or later) operating systems. These NAS can be paired with each other to provide a perfect backup storage solution.
Multi-version snapshots mitigate ransomware threats
The TS-h987XU-RP supports block-based snapshots that record the state of the system at any time. It helps protect data, which can be restored back to a specific point of time, greatly helping in mitigating the threat of ransomware.
High availability (HA) and failover with dual-NAS architecture
Avoid unplanned downtime and data loss. Dive into details
Create a HA cluster with two TS-h987XU-RP — 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.
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Easy management and monitoring
Use the High Availability Manager app to easily configure, remove, or rebuild clusters.
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Guaranteed data consistency
Real-time data sync between active and passive servers minimizes the risk of data loss (RPO).
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Ensured continuity of critical business
The passive server takes over within 1 minute if the active server fails (RTO ≤ 90 secs).
All-in-one solution for hosting virtual machines and containers
By running multiple virtual machines and containers on the TS-h987XU-RP, you can deploy multi-tenant environments and applications to increase management efficiency and save hardware costs. Coupled with the Network & Virtual Switch app that boosts interoperability between virtual machines, containers, QNAP NAS, and other physical devices on the network, you can flexibly allocate physical and virtual network resources to simplify network deployment.
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Virtualization Station
Run multiple Windows®, Linux®, UNIX®, Android™, and QuTScloud virtual machines and access them via a web browser or Virtual Network Computing (VNC). Businesses can run virtualized server applications on a single NAS without needing additional physical servers.
Learn More: Virtualization Station, QuTScloud on hypervisors
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Container Station
Experience Docker®, LXD, and Kata Containers lightweight virtualization technologies, download apps from the built-in Docker Hub Registry®, import/export containers, and create abundant microservices.
Learn More: Container Station
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Linux Station
Run Linux® applications (including apps from the Software Center) directly on the NAS and remotely access the Linux® desktop from a web browser. The open-source Linux® platform is also ideal for Internet of Things development.
Learn More: Linux Station
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QuTScloud virtual NAS
QuTScloud is a virtual appliance based on the QTS operating system. Enterprises can quickly launch QuTScloud on hypervisors including Linux® KVM, Microsoft® Hyper-V, and VMware ESXi™ to acquire advanced NAS features without requiring additional NAS hardware.
Learn More: QuTScloud for private cloud
Comprehensive security and privilege settings
The TS-h987XU-RP is loaded with flexible privilege settings and security measures. Besides IP blocking, QNAP Authenticator, HTTPS connection, there are more apps that help ensure optimal NAS protection against threats like malware and hackers.
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Simplified privilege settings
The TS-h987XU-RP supports comprehensive access right settings for shared folders, Azure Active Directory Domain Services (Azure AD DS), LDAP, and Windows ACL to help IT staff efficiently manage user accounts and access rights for multiple NAS systems.
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Superior security with QVPN
A virtual private network (VPN) allows secure access to network resources and services across public networks. QVPN supports creating a VPN client, using the TS-h987XU-RP as a VPN server, and WireGuard® VPN service with an easy-to-use interface for setting up a secure connection.
Learn More: QVPN
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QuWAN SD-WAN
To facilitate digital transformation, multi-site expansion and remote working, QuWAN SD-WAN helps automatically mesh multi-site VPN. It features IPsec encryption and cloud-centric management, allowing secure multi-site network including QNAP NAS and VMware ESXi platforms.
Learn More: QuWAN
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Security Center
A security portal for the TS-h987XU-RP to proactively detect NAS status, unusual file activity and potential security threats – offering instant protective measures against vulnerabilities to safeguard your system and data.
Learn More: Security Center
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Malware Remover
Regularly scan your TS-h987XU-RP using the latest malware definitions. If infected files are detected, they will be immediately removed to ensure NAS data security.
Learn More: Malware Remover
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TeamViewer remote access
TeamViewer app enables remote management and connectivity to multiple NAS devices from Windows® PCs with an unparalleled level of safety, while increasing IT efficiency and end user productivity.
Learn More: TeamViewer
The best file storage and collaboration center
The TS-h987XU-RP integrates rich apps for storing, managing, synchronizing, searching, and archiving files. It supports SMB/CIFS, AFP, and NFS protocols for streamlined file sharing across Windows®, Mac®, and Linux®/UNIX®, and provides the smartest NAS solution for professionally managing your files.
File Station
Qsync
Qsirch
Free exFAT support
Build an affordable Fibre Channel SAN environment
Common Fibre Channel Storage Area Networks (SAN) devices are often costly. By installing QNAP dual-port 16Gb/32Gb Fibre Channel expansion cards in the TS-h987XU-RP, you have more budget-friendly options to add a NAS to a SAN environment. You can set a Fibre Channel Target using the iSCSI & Fibre Channel app. Moreover, the LUN Masking and Port Binding features provide an additional layer of data security.
Learn More: QNAP NAS supports Fibre Channel SAN, QNAP Fibre Channel cards
Smart surveillance solution for 24/7 security
QVR Elite is QNAP’s subscription-based smart surveillance solution, allowing you to easily build a surveillance system with lower TCO and higher scalability. Recordings are saved as MP4 files, allowing playback on nearly every device. QVR Elite also integrates QNAP AI-based solutions to build smart facial recognition for retail and door access systems with QNAP NAS. You can arrange a dedicated, independent storage space for surveillance data on the TS-h987XU-RP and enjoy simplified camera management, storage space allocation, camera live viewing and playback.
Flexible and economical storage expansion
QNAP provides easy ways to expand your storage capacity. Here are several ways to expand your TS-h987XU-RP storage as needed to accommodate data and business growth.
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Attach QNAP expansion enclosures
Connect expansion enclosures to the TS-h987XU-RP, and manage NAS storage expansion with the user-friendly Storage & Snapshots Manager app.
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Mount cloud storage or remote file servers
Mount cloud storage or remote file servers to expand the capacity of the TS-h987XU-RP while also centrally managing files on the NAS, cloud storage, and remote devices.
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Migrate to a new NAS
Install your NAS hard drives into a larger QNAP NAS and retain all your existing data and configurations.
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Upgrade RAID capacity
Hot-swap lower-capacity drives with larger-capacity drives to expand your NAS capacity so it can grow with your business.
More productivity-boosting applications
The TS-h987XU-RP provides an App Center that includes feature-rich apps to expand your NAS potential!
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QuMagie
An AI-powered photo management app, supporting automated photo categorization with AI Albums, iOS® Live Photo display, and powerful search tools for the ultimate photo management and sharing solution.
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QuObjects
Run a high-performance S3 compatible development environment on your TS-h987XU-RP to simplify service development workflows from testing to production. You can also move cold data from the cloud to an on-premises QuObjects to save cloud storage costs.
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Notification Center
Consolidates all system events, alerts, and notifications for smooth and easy NAS management, keeping you always informed of your NAS status.
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Proxy Server
By using a high-capacity TS-h987XU-RP as a proxy server, online resources can be efficiently accessed with greater cost-savings and productivity, while network security is also enhanced at the same time.
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QmailAgent
The best email backup solution that allows you to easily backup/recover and manage multiple email accounts in their native format with strong security and data integrity.
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QuFTP
The TS-h987XU-RP can perform as an FTP server featuring SSL/TLS encryption, QoS bandwidth controls, and permission settings for efficiently and securely transferring large amounts of data. FTP Client is also supported.
A health check for your hard drives
Hard drives are at the heart of your NAS, and ensuring their long-term health and reliability is absolutely crucial. QNAP provides various methods and tools to help you monitor hard drive health, ensuring that you can take proactive decisions to safeguard your data and files.
S.M.A.R.T. and back block scanning
DA Drive Analyzer
Seagate® IronWolf™ Health Management
Flexibly switch to QTS operating system
The TS-h987XU-RP also supports QTS - QNAP’s standard NAS operating system – that provides great everyday performance, efficient memory utilization, and the advantage of Qtier auto-tiering. You can also migrate drives from your current QTS-based NAS to the TS-h987XU-RP.
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QTS
Suited for cross-teams file sync, and HDD-SSD hybrid storage applications
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QuTS hero
Featuring highly reliable data protection and data reduction, and optimized for SSD-based applications
Learn More: How to migrate data & folder permissions between QTS and QuTS hero with HBS3?
QTS and QuTS hero use different file systems. You must remove all the drives from the TS-h987XU-RP before switching from QuTS hero to QTS.
