QNAP Edge AI Storage Server
Alliance Partner: |
QNAP Systems, Inc. |
Alliance Product: |
Edge AI Storage Server |
Program Category: |
Veeam Ready Repository - Primary Target |
Category Description: |
Solutions certified as a primary backup target. Passing all compatibility/functional tests, as well as extensive performance tests for both backup and restore operations |
Article ID: |
1724 |
Veeam Product(s): |
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Features and Attributes: |
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Publication date: |
2025-10-24 |
Last modified date: |
2025-10-24 |
This Veeam Ready test was performed with storage having a configuration that includes SSD/Flash. As such, this classification only applies to similar configurations in which the same amount or more SSD drives are used. The use of non-SSD drives may negatively impact performance.
SMB write-through is supported on this platform and was used in the Veeam Ready testing. Continuous availability must be enabled for SMB share at the time of creation as it cannot be configured retrospectively. For more details about continuous availability read more at KB3124
Product Details
Model number: QAI-h1290FX
Storage Category: RAID Storage Array
Drive quantity, size, type: 4 x 1TB NVMe (U.2 PCIe NVMe)
Storage configuration: RAID 5
Firmware version: h5.2.6
Connection protocol and speed: SMB/CIFS, 10 GbE
Additional support: All configurations of QNAP Edge AI Storage Server QAI-h1290FX with specifications equivalent or greater than the above
General product family overview:
The QNAP QAI-H1290FX is a purpose-built edge AI storage server designed to enable on-premises deployment of large language models (LLMs) and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) workflows without relying on cloud infrastructure.
QAI-H1290FX is equipped with NVIDIA RTX PRO™ 6000 Blackwell Max-Q Workstation graphics card.
Storage Category: RAID Storage Array
Drive quantity, size, type: 4 x 1TB NVMe (U.2 PCIe NVMe)
Storage configuration: RAID 5
Firmware version: h5.2.6
Connection protocol and speed: SMB/CIFS, 10 GbE
Additional support: All configurations of QNAP Edge AI Storage Server QAI-h1290FX with specifications equivalent or greater than the above
General product family overview:
The QNAP QAI-H1290FX is a purpose-built edge AI storage server designed to enable on-premises deployment of large language models (LLMs) and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) workflows without relying on cloud infrastructure.
QAI-H1290FX is equipped with NVIDIA RTX PRO™ 6000 Blackwell Max-Q Workstation graphics card.
Veeam Testing Configuration
Veeam Build Number: 12.3.2.3617
Vendor recommended configuration
Vendor Settings:
- Caching used: No
- Does vendor solution support SMB write-through? Yes
- How SMB write-through enabled/disabled? Guidelines: https://www.qnap.com/en/how-to/faq/article/how-to-enable-smb-write-through-for-a-shared-folder
- Was SMB write-through enabled during the testing? Yes
- Multipathing / link aggregation used: No
- Array deduplication used in testing: No
- Array compression used in testing: No
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