Synology Expansion Unit RX1217

RX1217/RX1217RP
Scale up your RackStation in a breeze

Synology gives you the flexibility to start with a smaller storage capacity and expand as your business starts to grow. RX1217 and RX1217RP are 12-bay storage expansion units designed to provide seamless capacity expansion for select Synology RackStations.

Volume expansion & backup

When drive capacity is running low on a Synology RackStation, Synology RX1217/RX1217RP offers an easy way to immediately expand storage by providing 12 additional drive slots. The RAID volume on the Synology RackStation can be expanded directly without having to reformat the existing hard drives, ensuring service continuity during the expansion process. To ensure 24/7 service uptime, Synology RX1217RP is equipped with redundant power supplies, allowing automatic failover support if one of the PSUs fail.

When created as a separate volume, Synology RX1217/RX1217RP also serves as an additional local backup destination for Synology RackStations.

Reliable plug-and-use design

Synology RX1217/RX1217RP securely connects to Synology RackStation servers with a high-bandwidth expansion cable, ensuring maximum data throughput and smooth operation — as if they are part of the internal drives of Synology RackStation. SATA 6Gb/s interface ensures the installed drives provide high quality, outstanding data processing performance.

Green & easy to manage

Hibernation mode can be manually configured to start automatically when the system has been inactive for a period of time. This not only saves energy but also extends the lifespan of hard drives. RX1217/RX1217RP will also smartly power on/off with the attached RackStation, so no user intervention is needed to keep this system running smartly and efficiently.When running out of storage capacity on the Synology 2U RackStation, Synology RX1217 provides an easy way to immediately scale capacity by additional 12 drives. The RAID volume on the Synology RackStation can be expanded directly without having to reformat the existing drives, ensuring the Synology RackStation continues its service during the capacity expansion. Synology RX1217 can be used as a dedicated local backup solution for the Synology RackStation. When created as a separate volume, RX1217 provides a great backup solution to its local drives in case of system failure.
Synology 2U RackStation securely connects to RX1217 with a high-bandwidth expansion cable that ensures maximum throughput. It allows the drives in the connected RX1217 to operate as they are the internal ones of the Synology RackStation, with no lag in data retrieval. With SATA 6Gb/s interface support, Synology RX1217 unleashes the full performance of the installed drives and provides outstanding data transfer rate.
Deep Sleep can be manually configured to take effect automatically when the system has been inactive for a period of time. This not only saves energy but also extends the lifespan of the drives. RX1217 also powers on/off with the attached RackStation, so no user intervention is needed to keep the system running smartly and efficiently.

• Plug-n-use design for seamless storage space upgrade
• Online volume expansion on the fly
• Managed from Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM)

• Volume expansion & backup
  When running out of storage capacity on the Synology 2U RackStation, Synology RX1217 provides an easy way to immediately scale capacity by additional 12 drives. The RAID volume on the Synology RackStation can be expanded directly without having to reformat the existing drives, ensuring the Synology RackStation continues its service during the capacity expansion. Synology RX1217 can be used as a dedicated local backup solution for the Synology RackStation. When created as a separate volume, RX1217 provides a great backup solution to its local drives in case of system failure.
• Reliable plug-n-use design
  Synology 2U RackStation securely connects to RX1217 with a high-bandwidth expansion cable that ensures maximum throughput. It allows the drives in the connected RX1217 to operate as they are the internal ones of the Synology RackStation, with no lag in data retrieval. With SATA 6Gb/s interface support, Synology RX1217 unleashes the full performance of the installed drives and provides outstanding data transfer rate.
• Green & easy to manage
  Deep Sleep can be manually configured to take effect automatically when the system has been inactive for a period of time. This not only saves energy but also extends the lifespan of the drives. RX1217 also powers on/off with the attached RackStation, so no user intervention is needed to keep the system running smartly and efficiently.