TVS-871T update with a QM2-2

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perquin
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TVS-871T update with a QM2-2

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Hi,

I have a TVS-871T where i want to put a QM2-2 to add NVE cache.
I know that the two pci slot are taken by the thunderbolt card and the 10 Gbe card.

I can sacrify one of this (the thunderbolt one if possible).

What QM2-2 are qualified for this model? and in what pci slot?


European support say to me that it's not possible with a TVS-871T but if i look at the online doc some card seem ok for the TVS-871T

thank's for the help

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Re: TVS-871T update with a QM2-2

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The QM2 I see on the compatibility list for the TVS-871T are the low end QM2 cards. You can see them here.

https://www.qnap.com/en-us/compatibilit ... ategory=11

Are you sure you want to sacrifice thunderbolt for a low-end QM2 Card?
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Re: TVS-871T update with a QM2-2

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if possible i use QM2-2P10G1T in place of the 10G card and in this case i always have the thunderbolt card.

the QM2-2P10G1T need a PCIe Gen2 x 4.

in the tvs-871t seem to have 1* PCIe Gen3 x8, 1* PCIe Gen2 x4 but i don't find what card is in each slot ?

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If you use the gen2x4 bandwidth for 2 m.2 and 10GbE, you will be asking a lot from a gen2x4 PCIe slot. On lower end units with just one PCIe slot, you may not have a choice. the QM2-2P10G1T is good for lower-end units with just 1 PCIe slot. But I would not usually recommend it for this NAS. But if you only want to accelerate random I/O, it might still help. But I would not try to accelerate sequential, when you are sharing a gen2X4 with m.2 and 10GbE.
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The upper one (black connector) is the PCIe gen 3 x8 while the lower (white connector) is the PCIe Gen 2 x4 in the TVS-x71(T) models. For the best performance, there is no way but using a dual or quad QM2 NVMe SSD model - to be installed in the PCIe gen 3 x8 slot. If you really don't need the TB interface, the 10 GbE can be relocated to the second slot.
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Re: TVS-871T update with a QM2-2

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Hi Daniel and Schumaku

Thx a lot for your help.
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