The all-new TrueNAS Mini R is the first rack-mountable TrueNAS Mini from iXsystems. Like the other members of the professional-grade Mini product series, the new Mini R provides unified file, block, and object storage. It is fully supported by both TrueNAS CORE and our newest hyperconverged solution, TrueNAS SCALE.
The rack-mountable TrueNAS Mini R offers 12 lockable and hot-swappable 3.5” drive bays for more than 200TB of raw capacity when fully populated with 18TB drives. Optional adapters for 2.5” SATA SSDs are also available, for a total supported capacity of over 90TB of flash storage with 7.6TB drives. These maximum capacities will go up as higher-capacity drives reach improved $/TB.
The Mini R comes standard with dual 10GbE RJ45 interfaces, with an optional dual 10GbE SFP+ card available. An included IPMI out-of-band management interface allows for secure remote administrative access. We built the Mini R with a low noise profile in mind, so it’s just as comfortable being in an office on a desktop or shelf with rubber feet as it is mounted in a rack in a datacenter. The 2U Mini R comes with a short rail kit, and an optional long rail kit is also available.
The new Mini R is ideal for small and home offices and can also serve in parts of enterprise deployments for remote sites, backup, labs, and non-critical departmental applications. Customers with TrueNAS Enterprise systems can include the Mini R in their support contracts to ensure they are fully supported no matter what they need help with.
The TrueNAS Mini R appliance starts at under $2,000. It is now available to order from iXsystems and will be coming to Amazon in March. Appliances ordered via TrueNAS.com can be preconfigured with either TrueNAS SCALE or TrueNAS CORE.
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Key Specifications:
- CPU: Octa-core Intel Processor (C3758)
- 32 or 64GB ECC RAM options
- Networking: 2×1/10GbE RJ45
- 12 x 3.5” Hot-swappable Bays (can support 2.5” drives with optional adapters)
- Lockable Bezel and Drive Bays
- Dedicated IPMI (10/100/1000 MbE) with full KVM over HTML5
- M.2 NVMe boot device (250GB)
- Rear-mounted USB 3.0 port
- Standard 19” Rackmount Width, 2U height, and a Depth of 21”
- Short rails for compact racks (19” to 26.6”)
- Adhesive rubber feet for desktop/shelf deployments
- Office-quiet – 45dB Idle and 52dB Peak
- Non-Redundant 100V-240V AC, 50/60Hz Single Phase Power Supply
- Less than 170W fully populated under load
- Comes with TrueNAS CORE or an optional sidegrade to TrueNAS SCALE
Several add-on options are available:
- 2.5” drive adapters
- Dual 10GbE SFP+ NIC
- Long rails for deeper racks (26.5” to 36.4”)
The New TrueNAS Mini Series 
The TrueNAS Mini R extends the Mini Series with a rack-mountable chassis and more drive bays. The Mini X has five hot-swappable 3.5” bays and 2 SSD Bays. The Mini XL+ has eight hot-swappable 3.5” bays and 1 SSD bay. Drives and 3.5” trays from the other Minis can be removed and installed into the Mini R. The entire Mini Series is designed to be professional-grade and quiet and are ideal for office environments and audio/video work. Videos:
- TrueNAS: https://youtu.be/NPsUXgfbqig
- Lawrence Systems: https://youtu.be/CIdxfNSbHBQ
- 2GuysTek: https://youtu.be/8Kxy3sWBJz4