RackStation RS18017xs+ SAN/NAS Server

Powerful storage solution

RS18017xs+ is built for flexible storage management with ultra-high performance at over 568,000 sequential read IOPS and 4,800 MB/s sequential read throughput. DDR4 ECC RDIMM and 10GbE connectivity guarantees data accuracy and performance for mission-critical environment.

CPU

Intel® Xeon D-1531 6-core processor 

RAM

16 GB DDR4 ECC RDIMM, up to 128 GB 

Network

Two 10GBase-T ports, optional 10GbE NIC support 

Chassis

2U chassis design, 12 SAS/SATA drive bays

Robust scalability and reliability

RS18017xs+ provides flexible storage scalability with the free combination of Synology Expansion Unit RX1217sas and RX2417sas. Up to 7 Expansion Units can be connected, allowing business to start small and scale big.

  • 180 (12 3.5” drives + 168 2.5” drives) drives with 7 RX2417sas
  • 96 3.5” drives with 7 RX1217sas

Fully certified storage virtualization solutions

Synology iSCSI storage fully supports most virtualization solutions to enhance work efficiency with easy management interface. VMware vSphere 6 and VAAI integration helps offload storage operations and optimizes computation efficiency. Windows Offloaded Data Transfer (ODX) speeds up data transfer and migration rate. OpenStack Cinder support turns your Synology NAS into a block-based storage component.

Btrfs: Next generation storage efficiency

Btrfs file system introduces the most advanced storage technologies to meet the management needs of modern large scale businesses:

Flexible Shared Folder / User Quota System provides comprehensive quota control on all user accounts and shared folders

Snapshot Replication provides schedulable and storage capacity-saving data protection with 1,024 shared folder backups and 65,000 system-wide snapshots

File or folder level data restoration makes data recovery fast and flexible

Automatic file self-healing detects and recovers corrupted files without user intervention

5 year warranty

Synology's 5-year limited warranty provides hardware replacement and technical support via email and telephone services, maximizing your enterprises’ return on investment.

Synology Replacement Service (SRS)

Free next business-day shipping for replacement units. SRS expedite the process of replacing defective products and minimize service downtime.

Comprehensive business solutions

Seamlessly integrate the Synology NAS to your business environments with comprehensive productivity tools.

High Availability

Ensures seamless transition between clustered servers in the event of server failure with minimal impact to applications.

Hyper Backup

Minimize storage space required for backing up data in multiple versions with block-level incremental backup and cross-version deduplication.

Cloud Station Suite

Automatic cross-platform data synchronization with file version control.

CMS

Manage multiple Synology NAS servers simultaneously through a centralized interface to increase administrative efficiency and flexibility.

MailPlus

Set up a secure, reliable and private mail server with stylish and intuitive user interface.

Collaboration Suite

Synology Office, Calendar and Chat guarantee a secure and high-performance private communication and user-friendly content organization.

Manufacturer Part Number
RS18017XS+
EAN/UPC
4711174722525,0846504002528,846504002528
Full Product Specifications

Note:

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Hardware Specifications
CPU
CPU Model: Intel Xeon D-1531
CPU Architecture: 64-bit
CPU Frequency: Six Core 2.2 (base) / 2.7 (turbo) GHz
Hardware Encryption Engine (AES-NI):

Memory
System Memory: 16 GB DDR4 ECC RDIMM
Memory Module Pre-installed: 16 GB x 1
Total Memory Slots: 4
Memory Expandable up to: 128GB (32 GB x 4)
Storage
Drive Bay(s): 12
Maximum Drive Bays with Expansion Unit: 96 (RX1217sas) / 180 (RX2417sas)
Compatible Drive Type* (See all supported drives):

  • 3.5" SAS HDD
  • 2.5" SAS HDD
  • 2.5" SAS SSD
  • 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: 960 TB (10 TB HDD x 96) (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:

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.
  • The maximum raw capacity is not limited by the maximum single volume size. Synology NAS models may utilize capacities over the maximum single volume size as long as each volume created is below the limit. (Learn more)
  • Expansion of the internal volume is only supported if the combined single volume size does not exceed the maximum limit of 108TB or 200TB if upgraded to 32GB RAM or more.

External Ports
USB 3.0 Port: 2
Expansion Port: 1
File System
Internal Drives:
  • Btrfs
  • EXT4

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

Notes: exFAT Access is purchased separately in Package Center.
Appearance
Size (Height x Width x Depth): 88 mm x 482 mm x 724 mm

Weight: 14.5 kg

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

RJ-45 10GbE LAN Port: 2 (with Link Aggregation / Failover support)
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:

Wireless Support (dongle):

Power Recovery:

Noise Level*: 49.8 dB(A)

Scheduled Power On/Off:

Power Supply Unit / Adapter: 2 x 500W

AC Input Power Voltage: 100V to 240V AC
Power Frequency: 50/60 Hz, Single Phase
Power Consumption*: 141.96 W (Access)
77.23 W (HDD Hibernation)

British Thermal Unit: 484.39 BTU/hr (Access)
263.52 BTU/hr (HDD Hibernation)

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

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 ( See more )
Storage Management
Maximum Internal Volume Number: 1024
Maximum iSCSI Target Number: 128
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) :

SSD TRIM:

File Sharing Capacity
Maximum Local User Accounts: 16000
Maximum Local Groups: 512
Maximum Shared Folder: 512
Maximum Shared Folder Sync Tasks: 32
Maximum Concurrent CIFS/AFP/FTP Connections: 2048
Windows Access Control List (ACL) Integration:

NFS Kerberos Authentication:

High Availability Manager:

Log Center:

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

Windows Server 2012:

Windows Server 2012 R2:

Citrix Ready:

OpenStack:

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

Central Management System:

Chat:

Maximum Users: 1600
Notes:
  • The number of concurrent HTTP connections for Chat was configured to the maximum.
  • CPU and RAM usage were both under 80% when testing the recommended number of clients.
  • For tested models with expandable memory, the maximum amount of RAM was installed.

Cloud Station Server:

Maximum Concurrent File Transfers: 2000
Maximum Concurrent File Transfers (with RAM expansion): 10000
Document Viewer:

Download Station:

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

HiDrive Backup:

MailPlus / MailPlus Server:

Free Email Accounts: 5 (Licenses required for additional accounts)
Recommended MailPlus Client Number: Up to 600 (Btrfs) / 700 (EXT4)
Maximum Server Performance: 3,088,000 (Btrfs) / 3,009,000 (EXT4) emails per day, approx. 94.2 GB (Btrfs) / 91.8 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:

DLNA Compliance:

Office:

Maximum Users: 1600
Maximum Simultaneous Editing Users: 100
Notes:
  • CPU and RAM usage were both under 80% when testing the recommended number of clients.
  • For tested models with expandable memory, the maximum amount of RAM was installed.
  • Client performance may affect maximum simultaneous editing users. Client PCs used for testing: Intel Core i3-3220 / 8GB RAM

PetaSpace:

Snapshot Replication:

Maximum Snapshots per Shared Folder: 1024
Maximum Snapshots of all Shared Folder: 65536
Surveillance Station:

Maximum IP cam (Licenses required): 90 (including 2 Free License) (See All Supported IP Cameras)
Total FPS (H.264)*: 2700 FPS @ 720p (1280x720)
2250 FPS @ 1080p (1920×1080)
1350 FPS @ 3M (2048x1536)
800 FPS @ 5M (2591x1944)
Total FPS (MJPEG)*: 1050 FPS @ 720p (1280x720)
525 FPS @ 1080p (1920×1080)
350 FPS @ 3M (2048x1536)
220 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:

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
VPN Server:

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:
  • Surveillance Device License Pack
  • 16GB DDR4 ECC RDIMM
  • 32GB DDR4 ECC RDIMM
  • Expansion Unit: RX1217sas X 7
  • Expansion Unit: RX2417sas X 7
  • VS360HD
  • Synology RKS1317 - Rail Kit Sliding
  • Synology Ethernet Adapter E10G15-F1
  • Synology Ethernet Adapter E10G17-F2