RX1214/RX1214RP User’s Guide

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5 Chapter 1: Getting Started5 PackageContents6 ExpansionUnitataGlance8 LEDIndicatorBehavior9 HardwareSpecifications10 SafetyInstructions

11 Chapter 2: Setting Up11 ToolsandPartsforDriveInstallation11 InstallDrives13 ConnectwithSynologyRackStation15 ConfirmConnectionandManageStorageSpaces16 LearnMore

17 Chapter 3: Maintenance17 ReplaceMalfunctioningFan

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ThankyouforpurchasingthisSynologyRX1214/RX1214RPexpansionunit.ThisproductisspeciallydesignedtoexpandthestoragecapacityofaSynologyRackStation.Inthechaptersbelow,we'llprovideinstructionstosetupandstartusingthisexpansionunit.

PackageContentsBeforestarting,pleasecheckthepackagecontentstoverifythatyouhavereceivedtheitemsbelow.

Expansion unit x 1 AC power cord (RX1214: x 1; RX1214RP: x 2)

User’s guide x 1

Screws for 3.5” drives x 52

Screws for 2.5” drives x 52

Expansion cable(InfiniBand x 1)

Getting Started

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ExpansionUnitataGlance

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Article Name Location Description

1 Power Button and Indicator

Front

1.Presstopowerontheexpansionunit.2.Pressandholdtoshutdown.Note: IftheAUTO/MANUALswitchisswitchedtoAUTO,thePOWERbuttonwillnotwork,andtheexpansionunitwillpoweronandoffautomaticallywhenthelinkedRackStationdoes.

2 STATUS Indicator

Displaysthestatusofthesystem.Formoredetails,pleaseseetheLED Indicator Behaviortablebelow.

3 ALERT Indicator

Displayswarningsregardingfanortemperaturestatus.Formoredetails,pleaseseetheLED Indicator Behaviortablebelow.

4 Beep Off Button

Presstodeactivatethebeepingsoundthatisemittedwhenamalfunctionoccurs.

5 Drive Status Indicators

Displaysthestatusofdrives.Formoredetails,pleaseseetheLED Indicator Behaviortablebelow.

6 Drive Tray Installdrives(harddiskdrivesorsolidstatedrives)here.

7 PSU Fan

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Disposesofexcessheatandcoolsthepowersupplyunit.

8 PSU On/Off Switch Presstoswitchthepowersupplyunitonoroff.

9 PSU Safety Latch* Securesthepowersupplyunitinplace.

10 PSU Beep Off Button*

Presstodeactivatethebeepingsoundthatisemittedwhenamalfunctionoccurs.

11Redundant

PSU Indicator*

Displaysthestatusoftheredundantpowersupplyunits.Formoredetails,pleaseseetheLED Indicator Behaviortablebelow.

12 Power Port Connectpowercordshere.

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MANUAL Switch

TheAUTO/MANUALswitchisusedtoenableordisableautomaticpoweron/off.IfitissettoAUTO,theexpansionunitwillpoweronandoffautomaticallywhenthelinkedRackStationdoes.

14 LINK Indicator

DisplaysthestatusofthelinkbetweentheexpansionunitandmainRackStationunit.

15 EXPANSION Port

ConnecttheexpansionunittoaSynologyRackStationhere.Forcompatiblemodels,pleasevisitwww.synology.com.

* RX1214RPonly.

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LEDIndicatorBehavior

Indicator Color Status Description

POWERBlue

Static PoweredonBlinking Bootinguporshuttingdown

Off Poweredoff

STATUSGreen

Static VolumenormalorHDDhibernationBlinking Volumedegraded

Off Novolumeorvolumecrashed

ALERTOrange Blinking Systemfanmalfunctioning

Off Systemfannormal

Drive status (on trays)

GreenStatic DrivereadyandidleBlinking Accessingdrive

Red Static DriveerrorOff Nointernaldrive

Redundant PSU*

GreenStatic Bothpowersupplyunitsnormal

Blinking Onepowersupplyunitorfanmalfunctioning

Orange Static Powersupplyunitisswitchedon,butexpansionunitispoweredoff

Off NopowersupplyorPSUswitchedoff

LINKGreen Static ConnectedtoSynologyRackStation

Off NotconnectedtoSynologyRackStation*RX1214RPonly.

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HardwareSpecifications

Internal Drives 3.5”or2.5”SATA(II)x12

Expansion Port # 1xInfiniBand

Maximum Raw Capacity 72TB(12x6TBdrives)

Hot Swappable Drive Yes

Size (HxWxD) (mm) 88x445x570mm

Weight (kg) RX1214:12kg;RX1214RP:14kg

System Fan RX1214:4x(80x80mm);RX1214RP:4x(80x80mm)

Power Fan RX1214:1x(80x80mm);RX1214RP:4x(40x40mm)

Power Recovery SyncedwithRackStation

AC Input Power Voltage 100Vto240VAC

Power Frequency 50/60Hz,SinglePhase

Operating Temperature 5°Cto35°C(40°Fto95°F)

Storage Temperature -20°Cto60°C(-5°Fto140°F)

Relative Humidity 5%to95%RH

Certification FCCClassA,CEClassA,BSMIClassA

Note:

1 Pleasevisitwww.synology.comforthelatestcompatiblemodels.

2 DSMneedstobeupgradedtoversion4.2orabove.

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SafetyInstructions

Keepawayfromdirectsunlightandawayfromchemicals.Makesuretheenvironmentdoesnotexperienceabruptchangesintemperatureorhumidity.

Placetheproductrightsideupatalltimes.

Donotplacenearanyliquids.

Beforecleaning,unplugthepowercord.Wipewithdamppapertowels.Donotusechemicaloraerosolcleaners.

Topreventtheunitfromfallingover,donotplaceoncartsoranyunstablesurfaces.

Thepowercordmustplugintothecorrectsupplyvoltage.MakesurethatthesuppliedACvoltageiscorrectandstable.

Toremoveallelectricalcurrentfromthedevice,ensurethatallpowercordsaredisconnectedfromthepowersource.

Riskofexplosionifbatteryisreplacedwithanincorrecttype.Disposeofusedbatteriesappropriately.

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ToolsandPartsforDriveInstallation• Ascrewdriver

• Atleastone3.5”or2.5”SATAdrive(pleasevisitwww.synology.comforcompatibledrivemodels.)

Warning:Ifyouinstalladrivethatcontainsdata,thesystemwillformatthedriveanderasealldata.Ifyoustillneedthedata,pleasebackitupbeforeinstallation.

InstallDrives1 Findthesmallbuttonlocatedonthedrivetrayhandle.Pressthebuttondownandpullthedrivetrayhandleoutasillustratedbelow.

2 Loaddrivesinthedrivetrays:• For 3.5” drives: Placethedriveinthedrivetray.Turnthetrayupsidedownandtightenscrewsintothefourspotsindicatedbelowtosecurethedrive.

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• For 2.5” drives: Placethedriveinthedrivetray.Turnthetrayupsidedownandtightenscrewsintothefourspotsindicatedbelowtosecurethedrive.

3 Inserttheloadeddrivetrayintotheemptydrivebay.

Note:Makesurethetrayispushedinalltheway.Otherwise,thedrivemightnotbeabletofunctionproperly.

4 Pushthehandleinwardtosecurethedrivetray.5 Repeatthestepsabovetoassembletheotherdrivesyouhaveprepared.6 Drivesarenumberedasshownbelow.

Note:IfyouwanttocreateaRAIDvolume,werecommendallinstalleddrivesbethesamesizeinordertooptimizedrivecapacityusage.

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ConnectwithSynologyRackStation1 Connectoneendofthepowercord(s)tothepowerportoftheexpansionunit,andtheothertothepoweroutlet(s).

2 Connectoneendoftheexpansioncabletotheexpansionunit,andtheothertothemainRackStationunit.

3 Powerontheexpansionunit(makesuretheredundantpowersupplyunitisswitchedonfirst):

• If the AUTO/MANUAL switch is switched to AUTO, theexpansionunitwillpoweronoroffautomaticallywhenthelinkedRackStationpowersonoroff.

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• If the AUTO/MANUAL switch is switched to MANUAL, pressthePOWERbuttonlocatedonthefrontpaneltopowerontheexpansionunit.

Note: Topreventanyunexpectedvolumecrashes,werecommendthatyousettheAUTO/MANUALswitchtoAUTO.

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ConfirmConnectionandManageStorageSpaces1 LogintotheDiskStationManager(DSM)ofthemainRackStationunit2 GotoControl Panel>External Devices>ExternalDevicestoconfirmtheexpansionunitissuccessfullyconnected.

3 GotoStorage Managertomanagestoragespacecreationorexpansion.• If you want to create a new volume on the expansion,clickCreateandfollowtheinstructionsofthewizard.

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• If you want to expand an existing volume with expansion unit,selectthevolumeyouwanttoexpandfromthevolumelist,clickManage,andfollowtheinstructionsofthewizard.

Fordetailedinformationaboutvolumemanagement,gotoStorage ManagerandseeDSM Help.

Limitations:Beforeusingthisexpansionunit,pleaseseethelimitationsbelow.•ThisexpansionunitcanbelinkedtoonlyoneSynologyRackStationatatime.•ThedataofsomeDSMpackagescanbestoredontheexpansionunitonlyifyoucreateanexpandedvolumewithit.Thedatacannotbestoredontheexpansionunitifanindependentvolumehasbeencreatedonit.

•DrivespreviouslyusedinaSynologyRackStationarenotreadablewhendirectlyinsertingthemintothisexpansionunit,andviseversa.

LearnMoreCongratulations!Yourexpansionunitissetupnow.Formoreinformationoronlineresources,pleasevisitwww.synology.com.

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ReplaceMalfunctioningFanIfasystemcoolingfanmalfunctions,pleaseseetheinstructionsbelowtoopentheexpansionunitandreplacethemalfunctioningfan

1 Slidethelatchesonthesidesandlifttoremovethefancover.

2 Coolingfansarenumberedasbelow:

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3 Findthemalfunctioningfan.Liftthefanupwardtoremoveit.

4 Applyfirmpressuretothepowerplugandslideitoffthepowerportasshownbelow.

5 Removethemalfunctioningfanfromthefancasing.

6 Slideanewfanintothecasing.

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7 Applyfirmpressureandslidethepowercordontothepowerport.

8 Slidethenewcoolingfanintotheexpansionunit.Makesurethepowerportisalignedproperly.

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2.6 Exclusions. Theforegoingwarrantiesandwarrantyobligationsdonotapply toanyProductthat(a)hasbeeninstalledorusedinamannernotspecifiedordescribedintheProductspecifications;(b)hasbeenrepaired,modifiedoralteredbyanyoneother thanSynologyor itsagentordesignee; (c)hasbeeninanywaymisused,abused,ordamaged;(d) has been usedwith items not provided bySynologyother than thehardwareorsoftware forwhich theProduct isdesigned;or (e)otherwisefails toconformto theProductspecificationsandsuch failure isattributable tocausesnotwithinorunderSynology'scontrol. Further, the foregoingwarrantieswillbevoidif(1)CustomerdisassemblestheProductexceptasauthorizedbySynology;(2)Customer fails to implementanycorrection,modification,enhancement, improvementorotherupdatemadeavailable toCustomerbySynology;or (3)Customer implements, installsorusesanycorrection,modification,enhancement,improvementorotherupdatemadeavailablebyanythirdparty.Thewarrantyset forth inSection2.1will terminateuponCustomer'ssaleortransferoftheProducttoathirdparty.

2.7 D i s c l a i m e r o f Wa r r a n t i e s . THEWARRANTIES,OBLIGATIONS,ANDLIABILITIES

OF SYNOLOGYAND THE REMEDIES OFCUSTOMERSETFORTH INTHISWARRANTYARE EXCLUSIVEAND IN SUBSTITUTIONFOR,AND CUSTOMER HEREBYWAIVES,RELEASESAND DISCLAIMS,ALL OTHERWARRANTIES,OBLIGATIONSANDLIABILITIESOF SYNOLOGYANDALL OTHER RIGHTS,CLAIMSAND REMEDIES OF CUSTOMERAGAINSTSYNOLOGY,EXPRESSOR IMPLIED,ARISING BY LAWOR OTHERWISE,WITHRESPECTTOTHEPRODUCT,ACCOMPANYINGDOCUMENTATIONORSOFTWAREANDANYOTHERGOODSORSERVICESDELIVEREDUNDER TH IS WARRANTY, INCLUD ING ,BUT NOT LIMITED TOANY: (A) IMPLIEDWARRANTY OF MERCHANTABIL ITY ORFITNESSFORAPARTICULARPURPOSEORUSE; (B) IMPLIEDWARRANTYARISINGFROMCOURSEOFPERFORMANCE,COURSEOFDEALING,ORUSAGEOFTRADE; (C)CLAIMOF INFRINGEMENTORMISAPPROPRIATION;OR(D)CLAIMINTORT(WHETHERBASEDONNEGLIGENCE,STRICTLIABILITY,PRODUCTLIABILITYOROTHERTHEORY). SYNOLOGYMAKESNOGUARANTEEANDSPECIFICALLYDISCLAIMSANYWARRANTYTHATTHEDATAORINFORMATIONSTOREDONANYSYNOLOGYPRODUCTWILLBESECUREANDWITHOUTRISKOFDATALOSS. SYNOLOGYRECOMMENDSTHAT CUSTOMER TAKESAPPROPRIATEMEASURESTOBACKUPTHEDATASTOREDONTHEPRODUCT.SOMESTATES/JURISDICTIONSDONOTALLOW LIMITATIONSON IMPLIEDWARRANTIES,SOTHEABOVELIMITATIONMAYNOTAPPLYTOCUSTOMER.

Section 3. Limitations of Liability3.1 Force Majeure. Synologywillnotbe liablefor,orbeconsidered tobe inbreachofordefaultunder thisWarrantyonaccountof,anydelayorfailure toperformas requiredby thisWarrantyasa resultofanycauseorconditionbeyond itsreasonablecontrol(including,withoutlimitation,anyactorfailuretoactbyCustomer).

3.2 Disclaimer of Certain Damages. INNOEVENTWILLSYNOLOGYORITSSUPPLIERSBELIABLEFORTHECOSTOFCOVERORFORANYINCIDENTAL, INDIRECT,SPECIAL,PUNITIVE,CONSEQUENTIALORSIMILARDAMAGESORLIABILITIESWHATSOEVER (INCLUDING,BUTNOTLIMITEDTOLOSSOFDATA,INFORMATION,REVENUE,PROFITORBUSINESS)ARISINGOUTOFORRELATINGTOTHEUSEOR INABILITYTOUSETHEPRODUCT,ANYACCOMPANYINGDOCUMENTATIONORSOFTWAREANDANYOTHERGOODSOR SERVICES PROVIDEDUNDERTHISWARRANTY,WHETHERBASEDONCONTRACT,TORT(INCLUDINGNEGLIGENCE),STRICTLIABILITYOROTHERTHEORYEVENIFSYNOLOGYHASBEENADVISEDOFTHEPOSSIBILITYOFSUCHDAMAGES.

3.3 Limitation of Liability. SYNOLOGY'SAND ITSSUPPLIERS'LIABILITYARISINGOUTOFORRELATINGTOTHEUSEOR INABILITYTOUSETHEPRODUCT,ANYACCOMPANYINGDOCUMENTATIONORSOFTWAREANDANY

OTHERGOODSOR SERVICES PROVIDEDUNDERTHISWARRANTY ISLIMITEDTOTHEAMOUNTACTUALLY PAID BY CUSTOMERFORTHEPRODUCTREGARDLESSOFTHEAMOUNTOFDAMAGESCUSTOMERMAYINCURANDWHETHERBASEDONCONTRACT,TORT(INCLUDINGNEGLIGENCE),STRICTLIABILITYOROTHERTHEORY.Theforegoingdisclaimerofcertaindamagesandlimitationof liabilitywillapplytothemaximumextentpermittedbyapplicablelaw.The lawsofsomestates/jurisdictionsdonotallowexclusionor limitationofcertaindamages. Totheextent that those lawsapply to theProduct, theexclusionsand limitationsset forthabovemaynotapplytoCustomer.

Section 4. Miscellaneous4.1 Proprietary Rights. The Product andanyaccompanyingSoftwareanddocumentationprovidedwith theProduct includeproprietaryandintellectualpropertyrightsofSynologyanditsthirdpartysuppliersandlicensors.Synologyretainsandreservesallright,title,andinterestintheintellectualproperty rightsof theProduct,andno title toorownershipofany intellectualproperty rights inorto theProduct, anyaccompanyingSoftwareordocumentationandanyothergoodsprovidedunderthisWarranty istransferredtoCustomerunderthisWarranty. Customerwill (a)complywiththetermsandconditionsof theSynologyenduser licenseagreementaccompanyinganySoftware furnishedbySynologyoranauthorizedSynologydistributororreseller;and(b)notattempttoreverseengineeranyProductorcomponentthereoforaccompanyingSoftwareorotherwisemisappropriate,circumventorviolateanyofSynology'sintellectualpropertyrights.

4.2 Assignment. CustomerwillnotassignanyofitsrightsunderthisWarrantydirectly,byoperationoflaworotherwise,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofSynology.

4.3 No Additional Terms.Exceptasexpresslypermittedby thisWarranty,neitherpartywill beboundby,andeachpartyspecificallyobjects to,anyterm,conditionorotherprovisionthatconflictswith theprovisionsof thisWarranty that ismadeby theotherparty inanypurchaseorder, receipt,acceptance, confirmation, correspondence orotherwise,unlesseachpartyspecificallyagreestosuchprovision inwriting. Further, if thisWarrantyconflictswithany termsorconditionsofanyotheragreemententered intobythepartieswithrespecttotheProduct,thisWarrantywillprevailunlesstheotheragreementspecificallyreferencesthesectionsofthisWarrantythatitsupersedes.

4.4 Appl icable Law. Un less express lyprohibitedby local law, thisWarranty isgovernedby the lawsof theStateofWashington,U.S.A.withoutregardtoanyconflictoflawprinciplestothecontrary. The1980U.N.ConventiononContractsfortheInternationalSaleofGoodsoranysuccessortheretodoesnotapply.

4.5 D ispute Resolu t ion . Any d i spu te ,controversyorclaimarisingoutofor relating tothisWarranty, theProductor servicesprovidedbySynologywith respect to theProductor the

relationshipbetweenCustomers residingwithintheUnitedStatesandSynologywillbe resolvedexclusively and finally by arbitrationunder thecurrentcommercialrulesoftheAmericanArbitrationAssociation,exceptasotherwiseprovidedbelow.Thearbitrationwillbeconductedbeforeasinglearbitrator,andwillbe limitedsolely to thedisputebetweenCustomerandSynology. Thearbitration,oranyportionof it,willnotbeconsolidatedwithanyotherarbitrationandwillnotbeconductedonaclass-wideorclassactionbasis.Thearbitrationshallbeheld inKingCounty,Washington,U.S.A.bysubmissionofdocuments,by telephone,onlineor inpersonasdeterminedbythearbitratorat therequestof theparties.Theprevailingparty inanyarbitrationorlegalactionoccurringwithintheUnitedStatesor otherwise shall receiveall costs andreasonableattorneys’fees,includinganyarbitrationfee paid by the prevailing party.Any decisionrendered insucharbitrationproceedingswillbefinal andbindingon theparties, and judgmentmaybeenteredthereon inanycourtofcompetentjurisdiction.Customer understands that, in theabsenceofthisprovision,Customerwouldhavehadaright to litigateanysuchdispute,controversyorclaiminacourt,includingtherighttolitigateclaimsonaclass-wideorclass-actionbasis,andCustomerexpresslyandknowinglywaives those rightsandagrees to resolveanydisputes throughbindingarbitration inaccordancewiththeprovisionsofthisSection4.5.ForCustomersnotresidingwithintheUnitedStates,anydispute,controversyorclaimdescribedinthissectionshallbefinallyresolvedbyarbitrationconductedby threeneutralarbitratorsinaccordancewith theproceduresof theR.O.C.ArbitrationLawandrelatedenforcementrules.ThearbitrationshalltakeplaceinTaipei,Taiwan,R.O.C.,andthearbitrationproceedingsshallbeconductedinEnglishor, ifbothpartiessoagree, inMandarinChinese.Thearbitrationawardshallbe finalandbindingonthepartiesandmaybeenforcedinanycourthaving jurisdiction. Nothing in thisSectionshallbedeemed toprohibitor restrictSynologyfromseekinginjunctiverelieforseekingsuchotherrightsandremediesasitmayhaveatlaworequityforanyactualorthreatenedbreachofanyprovisionof thisWarranty relating toSynology's intellectualpropertyrights.

4.6 Attorneys' Fees. In any arb i t ra t ion,mediation,orother legalactionorproceeding toenforcerightsorremediesunderthisWarranty,theprevailingpartywillbeentitledtorecover,inadditiontoanyotherrelieftowhichitmaybeentitled,costsandreasonableattorneys'fees.

4.7 Export Restrictions. Youacknowledgethat theProductmaybesubject toU.S.exportrestrictions.YouwillcomplywithallapplicablelawsandregulationsthatapplytotheProduct, includingwithout limitation theU.S.ExportAdministrationRegulations.

4.8 Severability. I f any provision of thisWarrantyisheldbyacourtofcompetentjurisdictiontobeinvalid,illegal,orunenforceable,theremainderofthisWarrantywillremaininfullforceandeffect.

4.9 En t i re Agreement . Th i s War ran t yconstitutes theentireagreement,andsupersedesanyandallprioragreements,betweenSynologyandCustomerrelatedtothesubjectmatterhereof.Noamendment,modificationorwaiverofanyoftheprovisionsof thisWarrantywillbevalidunlesssetforth inawritten instrumentsignedbytheparty tobeboundthereby.

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