Synology RackStation RX1213sas User guide

Brand: Synology

Model: RackStation RX1213sas

Category: HDD/SSD enclosures

Type: User guide

This manual is also suitable for

RX1213SAS

RX1213sas User’s Guide

For Synology RackStation

RS10613xs+

Synology_UG_RX1213sas_20130311

Table of Contents

TOC



Chapter 1: Get Started with RX1213sas

PackageContents

HardwareSpecications

OperatingRequirements

Appearance

LEDBehavior

SafetyInstructions

Chapter 2: Set Up RX1213sas

ToolsandPartsforHardDiskInstallation

InstallHardDisks

ReplaceaMalfunctioningCoolingFan

ConnectwithRS10613xs+

WorkwithRS10613xs+

LearnMore

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

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

Chapter1:GetStartedwithRX1213sas

Back View

8 9

6 7

110 3

1311

Article Name Description

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.

Hard Drive

Trays

Theharddrivetraysaredesignedforloadingtheharddrives

withRX1213sas.

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.

EXPANSION

Port

TheexpansionportisusedtoconnectRX1213sastoSynology

RackStation.

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.

Power Supply

On/Off Switch

Thepowersupplyon/offswitchisusedtoturnon/offthepower

supply.

Power Supply

Safety Latch

Thepowersupplysafetylatchisusedtosecurethepower

supplyinplace.

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.

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

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.

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

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

Chapter2:SetUpRX1213sas

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.

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.

Pushtheharddrivetrayhandletosecuretheharddrivetray.

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

ReplaceaMalfunctioningCoolingFan

ShutdownyourRX1213sas,anddisconnectallconnectedcablestoprevent

anypossibledamage.

RemovethetwoscrewslocatedonthebackofyourRX1213sas.Thenpull

thetopcoverinthedirectionindicatedbelow.

Fansarenumberedasfollows:

4 123

Findthemalfunctioningcoolingfan.Liftthefanupwardtoremove.

Chapter2:SetUpRX1213sas

Applyrmpressuretothepowerplugandslideitoffthepowerportasshown

below.

Removethemalfunctioningfanfromthefancasing.

Slideanewcoolingfanintothecasing.

Applyrmpressureandslidethepowercordontothepowerport.

Chapter2:SetUpRX1213sas

SlidethenewcoolingfanunitintoyourRX1213sas.Makesurethe

powerportisalignedproperly.

Chapter2:SetUpRX1213sas

ConnectwithSynologyRS10613xs+

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.

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

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

TurnonthepowersupplylocatedonthebackofbothRS10613xs+and

RX1213sas("-").

RS10613xs+

RX1213sas

The Expansion Unit ID of RX1213sas connected to RS10613xs+

will be displayed here in sequence.

Chapter2:SetUpRX1213sas

WorkwithRS10613xs+

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+.

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

• 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.

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.

Chapter2:SetUpRX1213sas

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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