Synology RX1213sas User manual

RX1213sas User’s Guide
For Synology RackStation
RX10613xs+
Synology_QIG_RX1213sas_20120820

Table of Contents
TOC
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5 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+
20 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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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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Back View
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Article Name Description
1LED
Indicators
TheLEDindicatorsareusedtodisplaythestatusofthesystem.
Forcompletedetails,pleaserefertothenexttable:LED
Behavior.
2Hard Drive
Trays
Theharddrivetraysaredesignedforloadingtheharddrives
withRX1213sas.
3Expansion
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.
4EXPANSION
Port
TheexpansionportisusedtoconnectRX1213sastoSynology
RackStation.
5Power 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.
7Power Supply
On/Off Switch
Thepowersupplyon/offswitchisusedtoturnon/offthepower
supply.
8Power Supply
Safety Latch
Thepowersupplysafetylatchisusedtosecurethepower
supplyinplace.
9Beep 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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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 RX1213sasisnotreadyorothererrorsare
encountered
Off
Flashing Green RX1213sasisready
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

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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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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.

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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.

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9 SlidethenewcoolingfanunitintoyourRX1213sas.Makesurethe
powerportisalignedproperly.
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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.

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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.

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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.