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:

3007

Veeam Product(s):
  • Veeam Backup & Replication 13
Features and Attributes:
  • Backup Target - Disk iSCSI
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. 

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