By byLyle Smith
Publication Date: 2026-04-23 17:11:00
ASUSTOR has announced the availability of the Lockerstor 24R Pro Gen2 (AS7224RDX), a higher-end rackmount NAS for enterprise and multi-user deployments, pairing a 24-bay chassis with AMD’s Ryzen 7 Pro 7745 processor. The AMD chip delivers 8 cores, 16 threads, and boost speeds up to 5.3 GHz. The system is designed for virtualization, container workloads, and heavy use of shared storage.
ASUSTOR Lockerstor 24R Pro Gen2 (AS7224RDX) Use Cases
The ASUSTOR Lockerstor 24R Pro Gen2 (AS7224RDX) is designed for large enterprise and data center storage deployments requiring high-capacity, scalable shared storage with built-in data protection and redundancy. It is also suited for virtualization and high-performance computing workloads, including containerized environments and VMware, Citrix, and Hyper-V deployments.
Its RAID options, high-speed networking, PCIe expansion, and NVMe support also make it well-suited for video production and media workflows, as well as for database management and big data applications that benefit from higher throughput and multi-user access. The platform also supports secure backup and long-term data storage through features such as MyArchive cold backup, Snapshot Center, Cloud Backup Center, and DataSync Center.
ASUSTOR Lockerstor 24R Pro Gen2 (AS7224RDX) Features
The unit ships with 16GB of DDR5-4800 ECC memory and can be expanded to 192GB across four slots, a spec that points to more demanding business use cases where error correction and larger…