Synology RX1213SAS User guide

RX1213SAS
Synology
Brand
Synology
Model
RX1213SAS
Category
HDD/SSD enclosures
Type
User guide

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Synology RX1213SAS is a 12-bay rackmount expansion unit, designed to seamlessly integrate with Synology RackStation RS10613xs+ and expand its storage capacity. It features redundant power supplies and cooling fans to ensure high reliability. The RX1213SAS supports hot-swappable SATA or SAS hard drives, allowing for easy drive replacement without interrupting system operation. With its large storage capacity and advanced features, the RX1213SAS is an ideal solution for businesses looking to expand their Synology NAS storage.

Synology RX1213SAS is a 12-bay rackmount expansion unit, designed to seamlessly integrate with Synology RackStation RS10613xs+ and expand its storage capacity. It features redundant power supplies and cooling fans to ensure high reliability. The RX1213SAS supports hot-swappable SATA or SAS hard drives, allowing for easy drive replacement without interrupting system operation. With its large storage capacity and advanced features, the RX1213SAS is an ideal solution for businesses looking to expand their Synology NAS storage.

RX1213sas User’s Guide
For Synology RackStation
RS10613xs+
Synology_UG_RX1213sas_20130311
Table of Contents
TOC
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Chapter 1: Get Started with RX1213sas
5
PackageContents
6
HardwareSpecications
6
OperatingRequirements
6
Appearance
8
LEDBehavior
9
SafetyInstructions
11
Chapter 2: Set Up RX1213sas
11
ToolsandPartsforHardDiskInstallation
11
InstallHardDisks
13
ReplaceaMalfunctioningCoolingFan
16
ConnectwithRS10613xs+
18
WorkwithRS10613xs+
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LearnMore
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CongratulationsonyourpurchaseofSynologyRX1213sas.Thisproduct
isspeciallydesignedforthestorageexpansionofSynologyRackStation
RS10613xs+.Thisuser’sguidewillguideyouthroughtheinstallation.
PackageContents
Beforeinstallation,pleasecheckthepackagecontentstoverifythatyou
havereceivedtheitemsbelow.
Main Unit x 1 AC Power Cord x2
User’s Guide x 1
Screws for 3.5”
Hard Drives x 52
Screws for 2.5”
Hard Drives x 52
SAS Cable x2
Get Started with RX1213sas
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Chapter1:GetStartedwithRX1213sas
HardwareSpecications
Internal HDD
12XSATA(II),SATA(III)orSAS
EXPANSION Port #
4X(SAS-INX2,SAS-OUTX2)
Max Capacity (Internal HDD)
12X4TB
Hot Swappable HDD Yes
Size (HxWxD) (mm) 88x445x570mm
Weight
14.385kg
System Fan
4X(80X80mm)
Power Fan
4X(40X40mm)
Power Recovery
Syncwithserver
AC Input Power Voltage
100Vto240VAC
Power Frequency
50/60Hz,SinglePhase
Operating Temperature
5°C~35°C(40°F~95°F)
Storage Temperature
-10°C~70°C(15°F~155°F)
Relative Humidity
5%to95%RH
Maximum Operating Altitude
10,000feet
Certication
FCCClassA,CEClassA,BSMIClassA
OperatingRequirements
Synology RackStation
RS10613xs+withDSMversionupgradedto
4.0-2240oronwards
Appearance
Front View
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2
Chapter1:GetStartedwithRX1213sas
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Back View
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8
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Article Name Description
1
LED
Indicators
TheLEDindicatorsareusedtodisplaythestatusofthesystem.
Forcompletedetails,pleaserefertothenexttable:
LED
Behavior.
2
Hard Drive
Trays
Theharddrivetraysaredesignedforloadingtheharddrives
withRX1213sas.
3
Expansion
Unit ID
OneRX1213sascanbeconnectedwithuptoeightRX1213sas.
TheexpansionunitIDisusedtodisplaythenumberIDof
connectedRX1213sas,allowingyoutodistinguishthestatusof
differentRX1213sasat
Main Menu
>
Storage Manager.
4
EXPANSION
Port
TheexpansionportisusedtoconnectRX1213sastoSynology
RackStation.
5
Power Supply
Safety Panel
Removescrewsandpanelbeforeremovingpowersupply.
6 Fan
Thepowerfansarebuilttoexhaustwasteheatoutofthepower
supply.
Thesystemfans(insideRX1213sas)arebuilttoexhaustwaste
heatoutofRX1213sas.Ifthefanisnotworking,RX1213sas
will“beep”everyfewseconds.
7
Power Supply
On/Off Switch
Thepowersupplyon/offswitchisusedtoturnon/offthepower
supply.
8
Power Supply
Safety Latch
Thepowersupplysafetylatchisusedtosecurethepower
supplyinplace.
9
Beep Off
Button
Thebeepoffbuttonisusedtoturnoffthebeepingsoundthat
warnsofpowerfailure.
10 Power Port
Thepowerportiswhereyouconnectthepowercordto
RX1213sas.
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Chapter1:GetStartedwithRX1213sas
LEDBehavior
LED Behavior Description
POWER
(Back;
)
Solid Green
Powerison
Off
Powerisoff
Redundant
Power-
STATUS
Solid Green
Bothredundantpowersuppliesareworking
Flashing Green
1redundantpowersupplyorfanisnotworking
Off
Poweroff
PowerSupplyOn/OffSwitchisturnedoff("O")
Orange
PowerSupplyOn/OffSwitchisturnedon("-")but
theRackStationisturnedoff
ALERT
Flashing Orange
Systemfanisnotworking
Off
Systemfanisfunctioning
STATUS
Solid Green
RAIDisready
Flashing Green
RAIDisdegraded
Off
RAIDisnotreadyorcrashed
SAS IN/OUT
Solid Green
AnotherRX1213sasisconnected
Off
NoRX1213sasisconnected
Disk Status/
Activity
Indicator
(On Tray)
Solid Green
Diskisreadyandidle
Flashing Green
Diskisbeingaccessed
Solid Orange
Read/writeorothererrorsareencountered
Off
Nointernaldiskisfound
Chapter1:GetStartedwithRX1213sas
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SafetyInstructions
TouseyourSynologyproductsafely,pleasefollowtheseinstructionsand
warningsatalltime.
Keepawayfromdirectsunlightandawayfromchemicals.Makesure
theenvironmentdoesnotexperienceabruptchangesintemperatureor
humidity.
DonotplacetheSynologyproductclosetoanyliquid.
Beforecleaning,unplugthepowercordrst.WipeSynologyproduct
withdamppapertowels.Donotusechemicaloraerosolcleanersto
cleanit.
DonotplacetheSynologyproductonacart,table,ordesk,whichisnot
stabletoavoidtheproductfromfallingover.
Thepowercordmustplugintotherightsupplyvoltage.Makesurethat
thesuppliedACvoltageiscorrectandstable.
Toremoveallelectricalcurrentfromthedevice,ensurethatallpower
cordsaredisconnectedfromthepowersource.
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ToolsandPartsforHardDiskInstallation
• Ascrewdriver
• Atleastone3.5”or2.5”SATAharddisk
(Pleasevisit
www.synology.com
forcompatibleharddiskmodels.)
Warning:
Ifyouinstallaharddiskthatcontainsdata,systemwillformatthehard
diskanderasealldata.Ifyouneedthedatainthefuture,pleasebackitupbefore
installation.
InstallHardDisks
1
Findthesmallbuttonlocatedontheharddrivetrayhandle.Pressthebutton
downandpulltheharddrivetrayhandleoutasillustratedbelow.
Set Up RX1213sas
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Chapter2:SetUpRX1213sas
2
Removetheharddrivetrayandplacetheharddiskasfollows:
•
For 3.5” Hard Disk:
Placetheharddiskintheharddrivetray.Turnthe
trayupsidedownandtightenscrewsintothefourplacesindicatedbelow
tosecureyourharddisk.
•
For 2.5” Hard Disk:
Placetheharddiskintheharddrivetray.Turnthe
trayupsidedownandtightenscrewsintothefourplacesindicatedbelow
tosecureyourharddisk.
3
Aftersecuringtheharddisktotheharddrivetray,inserttheharddrivetray
intotheemptyharddrivebay.
Important:
Makesurethetrayispushedinalltheway.Otherwise,theharddisk
mightnotbeabletofunctionproperly.
4
Pushtheharddrivetrayhandletosecuretheharddrivetray.
5
Repeatthestepsabovetoinstallallpreparedharddisks.
Note:
IfyouwanttosetupaRAIDconguration,werecommendedallinstalledhard
disksbethesamesizetoguaranteethebestusageofharddiskcapacity.
Chapter2:SetUpRX1213sas
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ReplaceaMalfunctioningCoolingFan
1
ShutdownyourRX1213sas,anddisconnectallconnectedcablestoprevent
anypossibledamage.
2
RemovethetwoscrewslocatedonthebackofyourRX1213sas.Thenpull
thetopcoverinthedirectionindicatedbelow.
3
Fansarenumberedasfollows:
4 123
4
Findthemalfunctioningcoolingfan.Liftthefanupwardtoremove.
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5
Applyrmpressuretothepowerplugandslideitoffthepowerportasshown
below.
6
Removethemalfunctioningfanfromthefancasing.
7
Slideanewcoolingfanintothecasing.
8
Applyrmpressureandslidethepowercordontothepowerport.
Chapter2:SetUpRX1213sas
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9
SlidethenewcoolingfanunitintoyourRX1213sas.Makesurethe
powerportisalignedproperly.
a
b
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ConnectwithSynologyRS10613xs+
1
Connectoneendofthepowercord(s)tothepowerportofRX1213sasand
theothertothepoweroutlet(s).
Note:
YourRX1213sasaswellasRS10613xs+comesequippedwitharedundant
powersupplysystem,allowingtwopowercordstobeconnected.Thesystemmay
bepoweronwithonlyonepowercord,butwerecommendusingtwopowercordsto
avoidunexpectedpowerfailures.
2
ConnectoneendoftheSAScable(atleastone)totheSAS-INportof
RX1213sasandtheothertotheSAS-OUTportofRS10613xs+.
RS10613xs+
RX1213sas
RX1213sas
Note:
IfyouwanttoconnectRX1213sastoanotherRX1213sas,connectoneend
oftheSAScabletotheSAS-OUTportandtheothertotheSAS-INportofanother
RX1213sas,orviceversa.FormoreinformationabouthowtostartupRS10613xs+,
pleaserefertotheQuickInstallationGuidethatcomeswithyourRackStation.
Chapter2:SetUpRX1213sas
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3
TurnonthepowersupplylocatedonthebackofbothRS10613xs+and
RX1213sas("-").
RS10613xs+
RX1213sas
RX1213sas
The Expansion Unit ID of RX1213sas connected to RS10613xs+
will be displayed here in sequence.
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WorkwithRS10613xs+
1
LogintoDiskStationManagerwithawebbrowser.Goto
Main Menu
>
Storage Manager
>
Storage Overview
toconrmRX1213sasisconnected
toyourRS10613xs+.
2
Goto
Main Menu
>
Storage
Manager
>
RAID Group
tomanage
RX1213sasforstoragecreationorexpansion.
• If you want to create a new RAID group with RX1213sas
,click
Create
andfollowthewizardtocompletethecreation.
Note:
PleasemakesureyourRS10613xs+hasanexistingRAIDGroupwith
allocatablespacerstbeforecreatingvolumeswithRX1213sas.
Chapter2:SetUpRX1213sas
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• IfyouwanttoexpandaRAIDgroupwithRX1213sas,selecttheRAID
groupyouwanttoexpandfromthegrouplist,click
Manage
>
Expand
or
Add Disk
andfollowthewizardtocompletetheexpansion.
3
OncetheRAIDgroupisready,goto
Volume
ontheleftpanelandclick
Create
tocreatevolumesorclick
Edit
toexpandvolumes.
Fordetailedinformationaboutvolumeorothertypesofstoragemanagement,
goto
Main Menu
>
Storage Manager
andseethehelppagebyclickingthe
Help
buttonatthetop-rightcorner.
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Limitations:
BeforestartingtouseRS10613xs+withRX1213sas,pleaseseethe
followinglimitationsofRX1213sas.
•RX1213sascanbepairedwithonlyoneRS10613xs+.
•Thedataofapplications(suchasPhotoStationandAudioStation)canbestored
onRX1213sasonlyifyoucreateanexpandedvolumewithit.Theywillnotbe
storedonRX1213sasifyoucreateanewvolumewithit.
•HarddrivespreviouslyusedinRS10613xs+willnotbereadablebydirectly
insertingthemintoRX1213sasandviseversa.
LearnMore
Congratulations!YourRX1213sasissetupnow.Formoreinformationor
onlineresourcesaboutRX1213saspleasevisit
www.synology.com.
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Synology RX1213SAS User guide

RX1213SAS
Synology
Brand
Synology
Model
RX1213SAS
Category
HDD/SSD enclosures
Type
User guide
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Synology RX1213SAS is a 12-bay rackmount expansion unit, designed to seamlessly integrate with Synology RackStation RS10613xs+ and expand its storage capacity. It features redundant power supplies and cooling fans to ensure high reliability. The RX1213SAS supports hot-swappable SATA or SAS hard drives, allowing for easy drive replacement without interrupting system operation. With its large storage capacity and advanced features, the RX1213SAS is an ideal solution for businesses looking to expand their Synology NAS storage.

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