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ASUSTOR Flashstor Gen2 (FS68) Series
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: |
3007 |
Veeam Product(s): |
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Features and Attributes: |
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Publication date: |
2026-10-22 |
Last modified date: |
2026-10-22 |
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.
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: iSCSI 10 GbE
Operating system: ASUSTOR Data Master
File system: ReFS
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.
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: iSCSI 10 GbE
Operating system: ASUSTOR Data Master
File system: ReFS
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
- Networking: MTU=9000
- Multipathing / link aggregation used: No
- Array deduplication used in testing: No
- Array compression used in testing: No