Terramaster U8-450 8-Bay 20Gb Half Depth Rackmount NAS

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00:00 - The Start
01:26 - Hardware Specifications
02:40 - Unboxing the U8-450 Rackmount NAS
05:56 - Design
10:26 - Ports and Connections
15:15 - Internal Hardware
19:36 - Software
24:14 - Verdict and Conclusion
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Here at NASCompares, we’ve seen a myriad of Network Attached Storage devices come and go. Enter the Terramaster U8-450 Rackmount NAS, a unit that piques our interest and promises to redefine the NAS landscape. Designed to cater to a diverse audience - from the meticulous tech hobbyist to the demanding professional - this NAS claims to strike a harmonious balance between power, versatility, and ingenious craftsmanship. Whether you’re a bustling business safeguarding your digital empire, a media maestro in search of expansive storage sanctuaries, or someone merely dipping their toes into the vast NAS waters, our deep dive into the U8-450 is bound to offer insights. We’ll dissect its every aspect, from the outer shell to the heart of its hardware. So, gear up and join us as we unravel what makes this NAS tick and if it’s worthy of the NASCompares spotlight. Let the exploration begin!
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@essdee800 10 ай бұрын

Can you make a video on rack server cases? I’m looking at the rose will 4500u which is 15 bays. Thinking of moving my desktop nas into that case

@inderveerjohal7218 10 ай бұрын

Seconded that would be great

@0andrewwilson0 7 ай бұрын

Bought one of these in the Black Friday sales. Since returned. Software doesn't work. Support was supportive and tried logging in remotely but ultimately very buggy inconsistent behaviour with shitting down or restarting. Power on would frequently result in storage volume needing to be repaired. There's also no video out and I couldn't easily install a different OS. Since bit the bullet and bought a synology 1821+, annoyingly I can't wait for their next iteration, and all working perfectly with same drives and nvme.

@sanderdelft 10 ай бұрын

No front USB for rack mounted hardware is not an issue. Use a patch panel with keystones and you can get USB keystones to access these ports directly in your rack. This directly settles any discussion on which generation of USB ports to put on the front.

@chriscardwell3495 10 ай бұрын

Impressive. Initial, thoughts - I would NOT buy another 8 bay Synology NAS, this meets all my needs . . . Happy to use a single 2.5 Gbe connection in the £900 8-bay option. This should be a wake up call for Synology - have they reduced their prices? The only other important question . . . how much noise does the equipment produce?

@VincentFedetz 9 ай бұрын

Why would you not buy another 8 bay Synology?

@Falken78 10 ай бұрын

SFP+ fiber to RJ45 copper transceivers generate a lot of heat and pull a lot of power. I know a lot of switch manufacturers either do not recommend them or recommend a single one only. That was TP Link's recommendation when I was researching the TL-SX008F. Has Terramaster confirmed compatibility with fiber to copper transceivers?

@sinisterpisces 10 ай бұрын

This looks awesome. The hardware is great, and it's really nice that the manufacturer doesn't mind people installing third party OSes. This might be the perfect home/small office NAS for those of us that wanted to use TrueNAS Scale with something prebuilt at a [rack mount] affordable price. That said, Amazon US is listing it at $1300, which pushes it firmly into "why don't I just build my own" territory. I'm not saying I wouldn't buy it at that price point--building my own is annoying, time consuming, and error prone--but it loses the impulse buy vibe. That's unfortunate. I would love to see additional videos with this one, if you're planning on that. I'm curious about actual RAM expansion limits and would love to see the process for a third party OS install.

@mdd1963 10 ай бұрын

it's actually hard to find a case that holds 8 ea 3.5" drives, what with the classic 3 or 4 each 5.25" external bays in ATX tower/full tower cases having gone the way of the dodo...

@sinisterpisces 10 ай бұрын

@@mdd1963 Agreed. This is a killer product. I just wish it wasn't $1400 on Amazon US. :P

@sinisterpisces 10 ай бұрын

@@mdd1963 The lack of 8-bay chassis options is actually super frustrating. I feel like I've grown past 2 and 4 bay NASes quite a bit, but ~16 bay devices are a bit ridiculous for a single person in a home/home office.

@nadtz 10 ай бұрын

@@mdd1963You can find 8-12 bay 2u or matx chassis from various manufacturers either new or used with no problem. Even for a tower case there is the fractal define r5 which will hold 8 3.5 + 2 SATA SSD's (not counting on board m.2) and is available new. The only thing this offers over DIY is low TDP which isn't quite as easy to track down but even then with some hunting you can grab a xeon D cpu/mobo combo and build something for a decent bit less than this (without drives) that can have 1 or 2x10gbe or SFP+, 2x1gbe and support up to 128gb memory. I get that this isn't meant for the DIY market and what you are paying a premium for from these companies but the hardware in these lower end options is pretty terrible.

@crckdns 10 ай бұрын

wow ok, that video has deserved definitely a thumbs-up! thanks for that review! looks interesting, I would want this thing for private usage to have 4 bays, same hardware and 200€ cheaper, then it would be great! I'm missing here a modular PSU, that would be so easy to have that included.. In general it looks like we could use it for videoproduction thanks to the 2x sfp+ slots, perfect for our broadcasting/recording workload as fast storage. For that, it's really cheap! btw about "rack for business": usually that's correct, but in the recent years - at least here in Germany - mostly every new(!) house has some sort of (mini-)rack in the basement for all the networking, so things are chaning.. except the prices, they stay premium :(

@jodajackson4489 10 ай бұрын

Oh,…”shed ton”,……I thought you said something else there for a second m8,….. 😅 Anyway, nice bit of kit. Very tempting indeed. That extra SFF port really sells it. Decent price, nice form factor. That Atom SOC is the only disappointment

@tombouie 10 ай бұрын

Robbie, an off-topic comment; Thks & mostly because of the Sea-Gull, Eddie, & you ; I'm at-least NAS literate. Most interesting; next-year we'll see USB4/Thunderbolt4, WiFi7, HAMR 32TB HDDs & later 36/40TBs, 8/16TB NVMe SSDs, 10Gbps networking, etc will be readily-available & quite-affordable and the following years even better. NAS brands that make pragmatic use of these will gain market share & conversely those that don't will lose market share (ex: Synology). So instead of my !DS1824+ or Bust! cheer, I just get a 2or4bay Synology NAS on sales during the holidays & just put an USB 8bay HDD enclosure on it. PS: 4K-video can be edited over 1Gbps ethernet networked NAS with as little as one fast-HDD for seq-files (~700GBps required) & one SSD-cache for the numerous random-files and especially with Synology-Drive on the client-end. 10Gbps (1250MBps) Networking - Do You Need It? probably not... (4K video scrubbing @9:14) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bNyFdKujzdeye6c.html Of course the more simultanuous 4K-video stream the fancier the NAS is needed. Looky-at-me, I'm a-talking your own geek-lingo ;).

@compudude 10 ай бұрын

This looks... intriguing. I'll be outgrowing my 5-bay Synology soon, but the 8-bay+ unit pricing is obscene. This could be a contender for my next NAS! I don't have a lot of love for TerraMaster's software, but putting a solid OS like TrueNAS on there, without hacky BS or violating your warranty, really changes the equation. Small niggle: "SFP" is a 1gb connection. It's SFP+ (emphasis on the +) that gets you 10gb. :)

@AI-xi4jk 10 ай бұрын

I feel like it’s a missed opportunity to cram a few more hard drives. I like the networking options, wish cpu would be a bit faster and maybe ability to add a gpu. Id pay more.

@codeebebout-valentine6534 4 ай бұрын

What is the throughput like when transferring bulk data? Does it hold that 10g speed pretty consistently?

@capnjackcanon 2 ай бұрын

maybe a newb question, but if you're installing TrueNas without a graphics card, how do you do the install?

@bastian433 10 ай бұрын

Can it use ECC memory, because the CPU does support ECC memory, official specs say no though....

@thespencerowen 9 ай бұрын

Please consider doing more real world power consumption tests. I’m very interested in seeing idle power and power under load.

@nascompares 9 ай бұрын

Tbh I hear this a lot and completely understand. The barrier is the sheer number of variable in between different users that any power test I make would suit say 5% of users, but disappoint the other 85%...plus the 10% that tell me I did it wrong. That's why I created a separate power consumption series late last year that was specifically about this on different NAS devices. The hurdle is the time each test takes to set up. Each one needs at least 2 days or active running + recording, timing, dedicating the hardware and then the editing and metadata for KZfaq. That's all time that is robbed from other projects and ultimately it become a schedule/time war! So I tend to only do more niche tests like this on more popular devices, to serve a wider audience. Hope that all makes sense!

@thespencerowen 9 ай бұрын

I understand the concern. I’m mostly just interested in a ballpark number. Nothing precise. For example; KZfaqr Digital Spaceport’s review of the linkstation showed he plugged it into the wall and it idled at about 20w. It was a quick and unscientific test but is very helpful in making purchasing decisions.

@MoraFermi 9 ай бұрын

I came in expecting to say nice case shame on the electronics, but.. .. I actually want that motherboard on its own.

@paulmaydaynight9925 10 ай бұрын

£999 for a bare bones -x4 half hight pcie slots- single pcie slot atom?, Cha Ching:No Sale -just buy a generic 1U 4 slot 3rd party rack mount case & put a MSI PRO B550M-VC WiFi ProSeries Motherboard + 4 half hight cards in there, job done-

@sergeys.5418 6 ай бұрын

Are there really alternatives to this one on the market?

@BrendanMurphy31 10 ай бұрын

Can you confirm if it will support 64gb of ram or higher as C3558r should support up to 256gb. Also if possible can you see if a gpu will be recognized? If so it makes it perfect for me

@nyccontrabass3489 9 ай бұрын

I dunno… I bought a dell poweredge t620 for $400 including shipping with 6 brand new 500 G drives and 250 G of memory and populated with 2 E5 2620 v2 processors and dual 750 watt power supplies. I think that’s a way better deal.

@vidx9 10 ай бұрын

The cpu could be better. Other than that, a very capable rackmount NAS

@thestreamreader 8 ай бұрын

Just not sure this is worth buying over say the 45 drives 15L that is 700 dollars more and a lot more flexibility. Can use the chassis for years to come while the internals change and grow.

@TOMKO_ 10 ай бұрын

'Business hardware', with no ECC memory...

@sinisterpisces 10 ай бұрын

ECC is not a requirement for a lot of small businesses.

@buckturgidson9666 10 ай бұрын

@@sinisterpisces You might also say "Backup is not a requirement for a lot of small businesses." Yet both prove to be valuable and are recommended. I'm not saying both are the same priority though. It was just an example of "small businesses" making stupid decisions.

@sinisterpisces 10 ай бұрын

@@buckturgidson9666 Backup is absolutely a critical requirement for anyone storing enough data that they need an 8 bay NAS, but ECC only matters in platforms that can take advantage of it (this product is not intended to run, e.g., ZFS, even though it can). And even using something like ZFS that can take advantage of ECC and wants it, there are other ways to verify data integrity that aren't has hardware dependent.

@clausveggerby 10 ай бұрын

Can you run Proxmox on it?

@mdd1963 10 ай бұрын

it's got only a 4c/4t Atom CPU...; short of running 6 or 7 little Turnkey VMs, hardly in the running for a Virtualization King title...

@sinisterpisces 9 ай бұрын

It should run Proxmox without issue. It's an x86 motherboard. :)

@MyersJ2Original 10 ай бұрын

This company is budget, at best. Even their own site says max drive size is 12TB for their software. They should probably update the site!

@nedevfreight 10 ай бұрын

Sound as very successful company.😂

@nadtz 10 ай бұрын

While probably able to handle 2x10gbe fine that hardware is pretty underwhelming for the price.

@nedevfreight 10 ай бұрын

Rackmount isn’t mean a business solution at all!!! 90% of home theaters has a rack.

@blahorgaslisk7763 10 ай бұрын

Please don't wave things around like a hyper active 12yo. I was trying to get a good look at the HDD cages to help in identifying the chassis manufacturer, but your hysterically waiving it around made it hard to find a good picture of them. Still think I recognize them but can't be sure. Now something I feel is weird with this NAS is that it's only a 8 bay device. Why not make it 12 bays already? Total extra cost for Terramaster close to nill. All it needs are a slightly redesign of the front part where the drive bay dividers are fixed into the bottom and the top cover. Cut the top cover after the drive bays and it allows you to remove the rear part of the top cover without having to unscrew the drive bay dividers. The drive backplanes also had way to little ventilation holes. There are much better solutions on the market they could have used, and that includes "cost effective" manufacturers. Now as to power supplies, redundant PSU's are physically larger than non redundant PSU, so that is just one reason why they might have opted for standard SFX. But if they really wanted they could have squeezed one in there, but the cost would have increased quite a bit. Now given that they are trying to keep this cost effective I can see foregoing the redundant PSU, but at the same time they include dual 10Gbit SFX+ ports. That's more of a corporation style thing. And this lacks a few key features for that market. IPMI, offline management. and power redundancy. So little for missing the corporate market. To me this is a swing and a miss. It's neither a home office appliance nor does it fit into the corporate datacenter. To little of one thing and too much of another.