RackStation RS3617RPxs SAN/NAS Server

High-performance NAS server

RS3617RPxs delivers stunning performance with over 3,829 MB/s sequential throughput and 433,873 IOPS under a RAID 5 configuration with 10GbE Link Aggregation. Equipped with 8GB DDR4 ECC RAM (upgradeable to 64GB), RS3617RPxs ensures data accuracy when handling high-value data and mission-critical tasks across large-scale businesses.

Scale on demand

As your data storage needs grow, RS3617RPxs can be connected to one or two dedicated RX1217/RX1217RP expansion units, allowing you to expand storage capacity up to 36 drives without disrupting service. The high-bandwidth cable ensures speedy data transmission between the main server and expansion unit.

10GbE network capability

In addition to the four built-in Gigabit ports, RS3617RPxs comes with two PCIe 3.0 x8 slots that allows for the installation of two 10GbE Network Interface Cards (NIC), maximizing bandwidth and meeting high performance requirements for data-intensive applications.

Reliable redundancy mechanisms

RS3617RPxs comes with comprehensive redundancy mechanisms to ensure business continuity. Built-in four LAN ports with failover provides reliable redundancy in the event of unexpected network failure. The high reliability system design, including fanless CPU heat-sink and passive cooling technologies, prevents a single point of failure. Other features such as redundant power supplies, system fans, and network ports with failover support ensure continual service uptime.

Enhanced encryption performance

RS3617RPxs is equipped with an encryption engine which offloads encryption calculation tasks from the main CPU, thus allowing it to perform other important tasks. In addition, Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) on shared folders with hardware acceleration ensures security without compromising access performance, providing over 2,916MB/s in reading.

SSD cache technology

RS3617RPxs enables the combination of hard drives and read/write-optimized SSD cache, boosting throughput efficiently while minimizing cost per gigabyte. With full SSD cache reading and writing support, RS3617RPxs offers a significant reduction in I/O latency without crippling your budget. With only a small upfront investment, businesses can benefit from significant server performance enhancement.

5 year warranty

Synology RS3617RPxs is backed with Synology's 5-year limited warranty. With technical support and hardware replacement service, the 5-year warranty maximizes your enterprises' return on investment. For the entire duration, you will enjoy technical support via email and telephone.

Synology Replacement Service (SRS)

The Synology Replacement Service (SRS) provides free shipment of replacement units as early as the next business day. SRS can expedite the process of replacing defective products and minimize service downtime.

Award winning OS - DiskStation Manager

Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM) is a sleek, browser-based operating system running on every DiskStation and RackStation, which makes managing your Synology NAS a breeze. Featuring an intuitive user interface, DSM makes accessing and sharing your data smarter and simpler. Synology's Package Center lets you download and install useful add-on packages designed specifically for individual or business needs, meaning you can enjoy more entertainment in your life or better productivity at work.

Manufacturer Part Number
RS3617RPXS
EAN/UPC
0846504002221,846504002221
Full Product Specifications

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Hardware Specifications
CPU
CPU Model: Intel Xeon D-1521
CPU Architecture: 64-bit
CPU Frequency: Quad Core 2.4 (base) / 2.7 (turbo) GHz
Hardware Encryption Engine (AES-NI): Yes

Memory
System Memory: 8 GB DDR4 ECC UDIMM
Memory Module Pre-installed: 8 GB x 1
Total Memory Slots: 4
Memory Expandable up to: 64 GB (16 GB X 4)

Storage
Drive Bay(s): 12
Maximum Drive Bays with Expansion Unit: 36
Compatible Drive Type* (See all supported drives):

  • 3.5" SATA HDD
  • 2.5" SATA HDD
  • 2.5" SATA SSD

Maximum Internal Raw Capacity: 120 TB (10 TB HDD x 12) (Capacity may vary by RAID types)
Maximum Raw Capacity with Expansion Units: 360 TB (10 TB HDD x 36) (Capacity may vary by RAID types)
Maximum Single Volume Size:
  • 200 TB (32GB RAM required, for RAID 5 or RAID 6 groups only)
  • 108 TB

Hot Swappable Drive: Yes

Notes: "Compatible drive type" indicates the drives that have been tested to be compatible with Synology products. This term does not indicate the maximum connection speed of each drive bay.
External Ports
USB 3.0 Port: 2
Expansion Port: 2
File System
Internal Drives:
  • Btrfs
  • EXT4

External Drives:
  • Btrfs
  • EXT4
  • EXT3
  • FAT
  • NTFS
  • HFS+
  • exFAT*

Appearance
Size (Height x Width x Depth): 88 mm x 430.5 mm x 692 mm

Weight: 14.5 kg

Others
RJ-45 1GbE LAN Port: 4 (with Link Aggregation / Failover support)
Wake on LAN/WAN: Yes

PCIe Slot for Network Card (See more) : 2 x Gen3 x8 slots (x8 link)
System Fan: 80 mm x 80 mm x 4 pcs
Fan Speed Mode:
  • Full-Speed Mode
  • Cool Mode
  • Quiet Mode

Easy Replacement System Fan: Yes

Wireless Support (dongle): Yes

Power Recovery: Yes

Noise Level*: 50.2 dB(A)

Scheduled Power On/Off: Yes

Power Supply Unit / Adapter: 2 X 500W

AC Input Power Voltage: 100V to 240V AC
Power Frequency: 50/60 Hz, Single Phase
Power Consumption*: 116.42 W (Access)
65.49 W (HDD Hibernation)

British Thermal Unit: 397.24 BTU/hr (Access)
223.46 BTU/hr (HDD Hibernation)

Redundant Power Supply (for xs+ and RP model): Yes

Environment Temperature
Operating Temperature: 5°C to 35°C (40°F to 95°F)
Storage Temperature: -20°C to 60°C (-5°F to 140°F)
Relative Humidity: 5% to 95% RH
Certification:
  • FCC Class A
  • CE Class A
  • BSMI Class A

Warranty: 5 Years
Notes:
  • Power consumption is measured when fully loaded with Western Digital 1TB WD10EFRX hard drive(s).
  • Noise Level Testing Environment: Fully loaded with Seagate 2TB ST2000VN000 hard drive(s) in idle; Two G.R.A.S. Type 40AE microphones, each set up at 1 meter away from the Synology NAS front and rear; Background noise: 16.49-17.51 dB(A); Temperature: 24.25-25.75˚C; Humidity: 58.2-61.8%

DSM Specifications

Storage Management
Maximum Internal Volume Number: 1024
Maximum iSCSI Target Number: 64
Maximum iSCSI LUN: 512
iSCSI LUN Clone/Snapshot, Windows ODX:

RAID Group:

Supported RAID Type:
  • Basic
  • JBOD
  • RAID 0
  • RAID 1
  • RAID 5
  • RAID 6
  • RAID 10

RAID Migration:
  • Basic to RAID 1
  • Basic to RAID 5
  • RAID 1 to RAID 5
  • RAID 5 to RAID 6

Volume Expansion with Larger HDDs:
  • RAID 1
  • RAID 5
  • RAID 6

Volume Expansion by Adding a HDD:
  • RAID 5
  • RAID 6
  • JBOD

Global Hot Spare Supported RAID Type:
  • RAID 1
  • RAID 5
  • RAID 6
  • RAID 10

SSD Support
SSD Read/Write Cache (White Paper) : Yes

SSD TRIM: Yes

File Sharing Capacity
Maximum User Accounts: 16000
Maximum Groups: 512
Maximum Shared Folder: 512
Maximum Shared Folder Sync Tasks: 16
Maximum Concurrent CIFS/AFP/FTP Connections: 2048
Windows Access Control List (ACL) Integration: Yes

NFS Kerberos Authentication: Yes

High Availability Manager: Yes

Log Center: Yes

Syslog Events per Second: 3000
Virtualization
VMware vSphere 6 with VAAI: Yes

Windows Server 2012: Yes

Windows Server 2012 R2: Yes

Citrix Ready: Yes

Add-on Packages (learn more about the complete add-on package list)
Antivirus by McAfee (Trial): Yes

Central Management System: Yes

Cloud Station Server: Yes

Maximum Concurrent File Transfers: 2000
Maximum Concurrent File Transfers(with RAM expansion): 10000
Docker DSM:

Maximum Docker DSM Number (Licenses required): 35 (including 1 Free License) (Learn more)
Document Viewer: Yes

Download Station: Yes

Maximum Concurrent Download Tasks: 80
exFAT Access (optional): Yes

HiDrive Backup: Yes

MailPlus / MailPlus Server: Yes

Free Email Accounts: 5 (Licenses required for additional accounts)
Recommended MailPlus Client Number: Up to 300 (Btrfs) / 400 (EXT4)
Maximum Server Performance: 2,248,000 (Btrfs) / 2,184,000 (EXT4) emails per day, approx. 68.8 GB (Btrfs) / 66.7 GB (EXT4)
Notes:
  • The CPU and RAM usages were both under 80% when testing recommended client numbers.
  • For tested models with expandable memory, the maximum amount of RAM was installed.
  • Read-write SSD cache was enabled in 5-bay (and above) NAS models with 2 SSDs units installed.
  • The performance of the mail system will slightly decrease in high-availability mode due to data synchronization between the two servers.
  • Functions that were enabled in all of the tests above: anti-spam, anti-virus, DNSBL, greylist, content scan, full-text search (English only).

Media Server: Yes

DLNA Compliance: Yes

PDF Viewer: Yes

PetaSpace: Yes

Snapshot Replication: Yes

Maximum Snapshots per Shared Folder: 1024
Maximum Snapshots of all Shared Folder: 65536
SpreadSheet:

Maximum Simultaneous Editing Users: 220
Surveillance Station:

Maximum IP cam (Licenses required): 75 (including 2 Free License) (See All Supported IP Cameras)
Total FPS (H.264)*:
2250 FPS @ 720p (1280x720)
900 FPS @ 1080p (1920×1080)
500 FPS @ 3M (2048x1536)
300 FPS @ 5M (2591x1944)

Total FPS (MJPEG)*:
750 FPS @ 720p (1280x720)
375 FPS @ 1080p (1920×1080)
250 FPS @ 3M (2048x1536)
180 FPS @ 5M (2591x1944)

Notes: Surveillance Station throughput is tested with Axis network camera, using continuous recording with live view from Surveillance Station and motion detection by camera. Live view and recording are sharing the same stream from the camera.
Video Station: Yes

Video Transcoding: Group 1 - Type 2 (See more)
Maximum Transcoding Channel Number: 1 channel, 30 FPS @ 720p (1280x720), H.264 (AVC)/MPEG-4 Part 2 (XVID, DIVX5)/MPEG-2/VC-1
Virtual DSM Manager:

VPN Server: Yes

Maximum Connections: 30
Environment & Packaging
Environment: RoHS Compliant
Packaging Content:
  • Main Unit X 1
  • Accessory Pack X 1
  • AC Power Cord X 2
  • Quick Installation Guide X 1

Optional Accessories:
  • Camera License Pack
  • 8GB DDR4 ECC UDIMM
  • 16GB DDR4 ECC UDIMM
  • Expansion Unit: RX1217/RX1217RP X 2
  • VS360HD
  • Synology RKS1317 - Rail Kit Sliding
  • Synology Ethernet Adapter E10G15-F1
  • Synology Ethernet Adapter E10G17-F2