ASUSTOR Flashstor Gen2 (FS68) Series

Veeam Ready Repository - Primary Target
Alliance Partner:

ASUSTOR

Alliance Product:

Flashstor Gen2 (FS68)

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:

3006

Veeam Product(s):
  • Veeam Backup & Replication 13
Features and Attributes:
  • Backup Target - Disk SMB
Publication date:

2026-10-15

Last modified date:

2026-10-15

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: FS6806X
Software version: ASUSTOR Data Master: 5.1.4.RL21
Storage Category: RAID Storage Array
Drive quantity, size, type: 3 x 2 TB NVMe M.2 SSD (Seagate IronWolf ZP2000NM30002-2XW302)
Storage configuration: RAID 5
Connection protocol and speed: SMB/CIFS 10 GbE
Additional support: All configurations of Flashstor Gen2 (FS68) with specifications equivalent or greater than the above

General product family overview: The ASUSTOR Flashstor Gen2 (FS68) series includes the 6-bay (FS6806X) and 12-bay (FS6812X) M.2 NVMe SSD NAS models. Both feature an AMD Ryzen Embedded V3C14 quad-core processor and support up to 64 GB DDR5 ECC memory. Hardware connectivity consists of 10GbE Ethernet (1x port on FS6806X, 2x ports on FS6812X), two USB4 Type-C ports (40 Gbps), and three USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports.
The current test was conducted using the lower-spec FS6806X, which has lower RAM and only a single 10GbE LAN port. 

Veeam Testing Configuration

Veeam Build Number: 13.1.1.18

Vendor Recommended Configuration

Vendor Settings:

  • Caching used: No
  • Does vendor solution support SMB write-through? Yes
  • How SMB write-through enabled/disabled? Enabled by default
  • Was SMB write-through enabled during the testing? Yes
  • Networking: MTU = 9000
  • Multipathing / link aggregation used: No
  • Array deduplication used in testing: No
  • Array compression used in testing: No