High Performance, 10GbE-ready, Affordable Quad-core Business NAS

The TS-563 is a powerful network storage system powered by a high-performance AMD® quad-core processor. It uniquely provides the potential for 10GbE expandability at a budget price to maximize ROI, and doubles the encrypted file transfer performance with the AES-NI hardware-accelerated encryption engine to over 400 MB/s. Powered by the QTS operating system, the TS-563 provides versatile all-in-one server functionalities as well as unique features including Virtualization Station, which allows users to run VMs on the same device. The TS-563 is designed for small and medium-sized businesses looking for backup, restoration, private cloud, storage for virtualization, and to future-proof their IT infrastructure for 10GbE networks.

  • 10GbE-ready, highly-efficient storage solution for HD video editing and sharing
  • Hardware-accelerated encryption engine for efficient cryptographic performance exceeding 400 MB/s
  • Run multiple Windows/Linux/UNIX/Android-based virtual machines with the Virtualization Station
  • Manage, share, and back up business data with Real-time Remote Replication (RTRR)
  • NAS and iSCSI-SAN unified storage solution for server virtualization
  • Supports VMware®, Citrix®, and Microsoft® Hyper-V and advanced virtualization features
  • Scale up to 21 drives with QNAP UX-800P expansion enclosures
Speedy transfer and hardware-accelerated encryption with AES-NI

The TS-563 is equipped with an energy-efficient 64-bit AMD® quad-core 2.0 GHz processor with 2GB/8GB DDR3-1600 RAM (upgradable to 16GB), SATA 6Gb/s, and two Gigabit LAN ports (expandable to either 4 x GbE ports or 2 x GbE + 2 x 10GbE ports) for lightning-fast multi-tasking performance with SSD cache support. The TS-563 is a powerful NAS that delivers up to 819 MB/s sequential read throughput with one 10GbE configuration. The TS-563's hardware-accelerated encryption engine provides unmatched encryption performance in its class, up to 435 MB/s with AES-256 bit full NAS volume encryption, boosting system performance & security while ensuring the safety of sensitive business data stored in the TS-563.

Flexible 10GbE connectivity

The TS-563 offers 2 inbuilt Gigabit Ethernet ports and supports 10 Gigabit high-speed networks by installing a 10GbE network adapter (optional purchase). The 10GbE-ready TS-563 delivers lightning-fast data throughput for businesses that demand higher bandwidth for virtualization and fast backup and restoration for an ever-growing amount of data. Coupled with its large storage capacity potential, the TS-563 is perfect for companies to store massive data and excel in fast data transmission.

Seamless capacity expansion

The TS-563 offers a high performance yet affordable storage solution to fulfill the needs of businesses for archiving rapidly-growing data & large files. The TS-563 supports capacity expansion by connecting multiple QNAP expansion enclosures. With the QNAP scale-up solution, the raw storage capacity can be expanded on demand*, making the TS-563 an ideal file center for storage-intensive business applications such as video surveillance, data archiving, TV broadcast storage, and more.

QTS - Simple and efficient

Thanks to the intuitive user interface of QTS, system operations of the TS-563 are smooth and handy. Its intelligent desktop allows you to find desired functions quickly, create desktop shortcuts or group shortcuts, monitor important system information on a real-time basis, and open multiple application windows to run multiple tasks concurrently, bringing greater operating efficiency.

Manufacturer Part Number
TS-563-8G-US
EAN/UPC
0885022008803,885022008803
Full Product Specifications

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CPU: AMD® x86 G-Series Quad-core 2.0 GHz processor

Floating Point Unit: Yes

Hardware Encryption Engine: Yes (AES-NI)

DRAM: System memory:

TS-563-2G: 2GB DDR3 RAM (2GB x1)
TS-563-8G: 8GB DDR3 RAM (8GB x1)

Total memory slots: 2 SODIMM
Memory expandable up to: 16 GB (8GB x 2)
NOTE:
1. When installing two memory modules, please ensure that they are the same size and ideally use the same type of RAM for both memory slots.
2. For the information of RAM module installation and compatible NAS models, please refer to the QNAP RAM Module Installation Guide

Flash Memory: 512MB
Hard Disk Drive: 5 x 3.5"or 2.5"SATA 6Gb/s, SATA 3Gb/s hard drive or SSD
NOTE:
1. The system is shipped without HDD.
2. For the HDD compatibility list, please visit https://www.qnap.com/compatibility

Hard Disk Tray: 5 x Hot-swappable tray
LAN Port: 2 x Gigabit RJ-45 Ethernet port (Expandable up to 4 x GbE or 2 x 10GbE + 2 x GbE via PCIe NIC)
Network Expansion Slot: 1 (PCIe Gen2 x 4)
LED Indicators: Status, USB, HDD 1-5
USB: 5 x USB 3.0 port (Front: 1, Rear: 4)
Support USB printer, pen drive, and USB UPS etc.

Buttons: Power/Status, USB One-Touch-Backup, reset
Alarm Buzzer: System warning
Form Factor: Tower
Dimensions:
185(H) x 210.6(W) x 235.4(D) mm
7.28(H) x 8.29(W) x 9.27(D) inch

Weight:
Net: 4.4 kg (9.7 lbs)
Gross: 5.8 kg (12.79 lbs)

Power Consumption (W):
S3 sleep: 2.26W
HDD standby: 30.17W
In operation: 47.68W
(with 5 x 2TB HDDs installed)

Temperature: 0-40˚C
Humidity: 5~95% RH non-condensing, wet bulb: 27˚C
Power Supply: ATX 250W, 110-240V AC, 50-60Hz, 5A
Secure Design: Kensington security slot for theft prevention
Fan: 1 x quiet cooling fan (12cm, 12V DC)