Synology Rack Station RS1619xs+

Highlights

•  Powerful 1U NAS for growing businesses, featuring a quad-core CPU with AES-NI and 8 GB (up to 64 GB) DDR4 ECC UDIMM
•  Built-in M.2 NVMe/SATA SSD slots for system cache support
•  Excellent performance of over 1,523 MB/s sequential reading and 162,097 iSCSI random read IOPS1
•  Optional 10GbE NIC support
•  Scalable up to 16 drives with Synology RX1217/RX1217RP
•  Complete virtualization solution with Synology Virtual Machine Manager
•  Backed by Synology’s 5-year limited warranty & Synology Replacement Service (SRS)3

Powerful NAS Solution in 1U Form Factor

Powered by the innovative Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM), RS1619xs+ comes fully-equipped with applications and features designed specifically for large-scale businesses:

Windows® AD and LDAP

• support allows easy integration with existing business directory services.

 Windows ACL

• support provides fine-grained access control and efficient privilege settings, allowing RS1619xs+ to fit seamlessly into existing infrastructure.
• Internet file access is simplified by the encrypted FTP server and the web-based file explorer Synology File Station. HTTPS, firewall, and IP auto-block support ensures file sharing over the Internet is protected with a high level of security.

 Application Privileges

• controls access to applications and packages based on each individual account, user group, or IP address.

Btrfs: Next Generation Storage Efficiency

• RS1619xs+ introduces the Btrfs file system, bringing the most advanced storage technologies to meet the management needs of modern businesses:

Advanced snapshot technology

• with customizable backup schedule allows shared folders to be backed up in a minimum 5-minute interval, without consuming heavy system resources.

 File and folder level data restoration

• brings huge conveniences and saves time for users who wish to restore only a specific file or folder.

 Flexible Shared Folder and User Quota System

• provides comprehensive quota control on all user accounts and shared folders.

File self-healing:

• Btrfs file system is able to auto-detect corrupted files with mirrored metadata and recover broken data using the supported RAID volumes, which include RAID1, 5, 6, and 10.
•  A cutting-edge iSCSI service built for IT administrators that offers advanced LUN and provides lightning-fast snapshot creation, recovery, and cloning.

Virtual Machine Manager

• RS1619xs+ is designed with virtualization in mind. Virtual Machine Manager enables you to test new software in sandboxes, isolate your customers' machines, and increase the flexibility of your server.
•  Virtual DSM provides an equally intuitive experience as DiskStation Manager, offering a reliable storage solution with robust features.
•  Various Operating Systems Support lets you run Windows, Linux, and Virtual DSM on your Synology NAS in just a few steps.
•  Snapshots for Virtual Machines is a snapshot technology provided by Virtual Machine Manager, allowing you to perfectly clone and restore a virtual machine within seconds.
•  Live Migration lets you seamlessly migrate Virtual DSM instances from one Synology NAS to another.
• Flexible IT Resource Management allows you to allocate hardware resources like computing power, storage space, or network interfaces across several virtual machines.
•  Multi-Tenant Environments allow you to create multiple isolated virtual machines for subsidiary business units or departments.
•  Synology iSCSI Storage fully supports most virtualization solutions to enhance work efficiency with a simple management interface

A Powerful Collaboration Solution

• Use the collaboration suite on your Synology NAS to build a private cloud to enhance team cooperation and boost productivity.
•  Synology Drive allows you to access the data and files on Synology NAS through a unified portal and allows cross-platform synchronization for you to access data from anywhere. You can also install the online editor Synology Office and collaborate with others on Document, Spreadsheet, and Slides.
•  Synology MailPlus allows your business to set up a private and reliable mail server with the support of high-availability design and gives your employees an intuitive web-based client to manage emails and boost productivity.
• Synology Calendar enables you to manage team schedules, and organize daily tasks effortlessly. Event information can also be synced to your CalDAV clients, allowing you to check schedules anywhere and anytime.
• Synology Chat is a web-based application that allows you to start conversations instantly and safely and optimizes companies’ internal communications with its powerful information management and interaction features.

Reliability, Availability & Disaster Recovery

• System reliability is critical for businesses everywhere. RS1619xs+ responds to these concerns with wide-ranging availability and redundancy features:
•  Synology High Availability ensures seamless transitioning between clustered servers in the event of unexpected disasters and ensures that your services remain online.
•  Snapshot Replication provides schedulable, near-instantaneous data protection, ensuring business documents in shared folders, virtual machines in iSCSI LUNs, or dockerized application data remain safe and available in the event of a disaster.
•  Redundant power supplies, system fans, and network ports with failover support ensure continual service uptime.
•  High reliability system design, including fan-less CPU heat-sink and passive cooling technology, prevents single points of failure.
•  DDR4 ECC U-DIMM reduces power consumption and has error detection and correction capabilities during data transmission.

Technical Specifications

Hardware

CPU

• Intel Xeon D-1527 quad-core 2.2GHz, Turbo Boost up to 2.7GHz

Hardware encryption engine

• Yes (AES-NI)

Memory

• 8 GB DDR4 ECC UDIMM (expandable up to 64 GB)

Compatible drive type 

• 4 x 3.5" or 2.5" SATA SSD/HDD (drives not included)
•  2 x M.2 2280 NVMe/SATA SSD (drives not included)

Hot swappable drive

• Yes

External port 

• 2 x USB 3.0 port
•  1 x expansion port

Size

• (HxWxD) • 44 x 430.5 x 483.6 mm
•  44 x 480 x 518.6 mm (with server ears)

Weight

• 8.16 kg

LAN

• 4 x Gigabit (RJ-45)

Wake on LAN/WAN

• Yes

PCIe 3.0 slot 

• 1 x 8-lane x8 slot
•  10GbE/25GbE network interface card support

Scheduled power on/off

• Yes

System fan

• 2 (40 x 40 x 28 mm)

AC input power voltage

• 100V to 240V AC

Power frequency

• 50/60Hz, single phase

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

Maximum operating altitude

• 5,000 m (16,400 ft)

General DSM specification

Networking protocol

• SMB, AFP, NFS, FTP, WebDAV, CalDAV, iSCSI, Telnet, SSH, SNMP, VPN (PPTP, OpenVPN ™ , L2TP)

File system

•  Internal: Btrfs, ext4
•  External: Btrfs, ext4, ext3, FAT, NTFS, HFS+, exFAT4

Supported RAID type Basic,

• JBOD, RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, RAID 10, RAID F1

Storage management

• Maximum single volume size: 108TB/200TB (at least 32 GB RAM required, for RAID 5 or RAID 6 groups only)
• Maximum system snapshots: 65,5365
• Maximum internal volume: 1,024

SSD cache

• Read-write cache support
•  M.2 SSD support (M.2 NVMe/SATA SSD)

File sharing capability

• Maximum local user account: 16,000
• Maximum local group: 512
•  Maximum shared folder: 512
•  Maximum concurrent SMB/NFS/AFP/FTP connection: 2,000
• 7
• 10 10 11 10 12 13 14
• 8 9

Privilege

• Windows Access Control List (ACL), application privilege

Directory service

• Windows AD integration: Domain users login via SMB/NFS/AFP/FTP/File Station, LDAP integration

Virtualization

• VMware vSphere® 6.5, Microsoft Hyper-V® , Citrix®, OpenStack®

Security

• Firewall, encryption shared folder, SMB encryption, FTP over SSL/TLS, SFTP, rsync over SSH, login auto block, Let's Encrypt support, HTTPS (customizable cipher suite)

Supported client

• Windows 7 onwards, Mac OS X® 10.11 onwards

Supported browser

• Chrome®, Firefox®, Internet Explorer® 10 onwards, Safari® 10 onwards; Safari (iOS 10 onwards), Chrome (Android™ 6.0 onwards) on tablets