Synology RX1214 User manual

RX1214/RX1214RP User’s Guide
For Synology RackStation
RX121420130822

Table of Contents
TOC
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5 Chapter 1: Getting Started
5 PackageContents
6 ExpansionUnitataGlance
8 LEDIndicatorBehavior
9 HardwareSpecications
9 OperatingRequirements
10 SafetyInstructions
11 Chapter 2: Setting Up
11 ToolsandPartsforHardDiskInstallation
11 InstallHardDisks
13 ConnectwithSynologyRackStation
15 ConrmConnectionandManageStorageSpaces
16 LearnMore
17 Chapter 3: Maintenance
17 ReplaceMalfunctioningFan

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ThankyouforpurchasingthisSynologyRX1214/RX1214RPexpansion
unit.Thisproductisspeciallydesignedtoexpandthestoragecapacityofa
SynologyRackStation.Inthechaptersbelow,we'llprovideinstructionstoset
upandstartusingthisexpansionunit.
PackageContents
Beforestarting,pleasecheckthepackagecontentstoverifythatyouhave
receivedtheitemsbelow.
Expansion unit x 1 AC power cord
(RX1214: x 1; RX1214RP: x 2)
User’s guide x 1
Screws for 3.5”
hard drives x 52
Screws for 2.5”
hard drives x 52
Expansion cable
(InniBand x 1)
Getting Started

6 Chapter1:GettingStarted
ExpansionUnitataGlance
Front
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6
1 2 3 4
Back
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12 13 14 15
RX1214
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RX1214RP
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9 10 11
87
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13 14 15
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Chapter1:GettingStarted 7
Article Name Location Description
1Power Button
and Indicator
Front
1.Presstopowerontheexpansionunit.
2.Pressandholdtoshutdown.
Note: IftheAUTO/MANUALswitchisswitchedto
AUTO,thePOWERbuttonwillnotwork,andthe
expansionunitwillpoweronandoffautomatically
whenthelinkedRackStationdoes.
2STATUS
Indicator
Displaysthestatusofthesystem.Formore
details,pleaseseetheLED Indicator Behavior
tablebelow.
3ALERT
Indicator
Displayswarningsregardingfanortemperature
status.Formoredetails,pleaseseetheLED
Indicator Behaviortablebelow.
4Beep Off
Button
Presstodeactivatethebeepingsoundthatis
emittedwhenamalfunctionoccurs.
5Disk
Indicators
Displaysthestatusofharddisks.Formore
details,pleaseseetheLED Indicator Behavior
tablebelow.
6Hard Drive
Trays Installharddriveshere.
7 PSU Fan
Back
Disposesofexcessheatandcoolsthepower
supplyunit.
8PSU On/Off
Switch Presstoswitchthepowersupplyunitonoroff.
9PSU Safety
Latch* Securesthepowersupplyunitinplace.
10 PSU Beep Off
Button*
Presstodeactivatethebeepingsoundthatis
emittedwhenamalfunctionoccurs.
11
Redundant
PSU
Indicator*
Displaysthestatusoftheredundantpower
supplyunits.Formoredetails,pleaseseethe
LED Indicator Behaviortablebelow.
12 Power Port Connectpowercordshere.
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AUTO/
MANUAL
Switch
TheAUTO/MANUALswitchisusedtoenable
ordisableautomaticpoweron/off.Ifitissetto
AUTO,theexpansionunitwillpoweronandoff
automaticallywhenthelinkedRackStationdoes.
14 LINK
Indicator
Displaysthestatusofthelinkbetweenthe
expansionunitandmainRackStationunit.
15 EXPANSION
Port
ConnecttheexpansionunittoaSynology
RackStationhere.Forcompatiblemodels,please
visitwww.synology.com.
* RX1214RPonly.

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LEDIndicatorBehavior
Indicator Color Status Description
POWER Blue Static Poweredon
Blinking Bootingorshuttingdown
Off Poweredoff
STATUS Green Static Volumenormal
Blinking Volumedegradedorcrashed
Off NovolumeorHDDhibernation
ALERT Orange Blinking Systemfanmalfunctioning
Off Systemfannormal
Disk
(on trays)
Green Static Diskreadyandidle
Blinking Accessingdisk
Red Static Diskerror
Off Nointernaldisk
Redundant
PSU*
Green Static Bothpowersupplyunitsnormal
Blinking Onepowersupplyunitorfanmalfunctioning
Orange Static Powersupplyunitisswitchedon,butexpansion
unitispoweredoff
Off Nopowersupply,orPSUswitchedoff
LINK Green Static ConnectedtoSynologyRackStation
Off NotconnectedtoSynologyRackStation
* RX1214RPonly.

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HardwareSpecications
Internal HDD 12xSATA(II)orSATA(III)
Expansion Port # 1xInniBand
Max Capacity (Internal HDD) 48TB(12x4TBHDD)
Hot Swappable HDD Yes
Size (H x W x D) (mm) 88x445x570mm
Weight RX1214:12kg;RX1214RP:14kg
System Fan RX1214:4x(80x80mm);RX1214RP:4x(80x
80mm)
Power Fan RX1214:1x(80x80mm);RX1214RP:4x(40x
40mm)
Power Recovery SyncedwithRackStation
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 2000meters(6,500feet)
Certication FCCClassA,CEClassA,BSMIClassA
OperatingRequirements
Main Unit
SynologyRackStationrunningDSM4.2orhigher.
Forcompatiblemodels,pleasevisitwww.synology.
com.

SafetyInstructions
Keepawayfromdirectsunlightandawayfromchemicals.Makesure
theenvironmentdoesnotexperienceabruptchangesintemperatureor
humidity.
Placetheproductrightsideupatalltimes.
Donotplacenearanyliquids.
Beforecleaning,unplugthepowercord.Wipewithdamppapertowels.
Donotusechemicaloraerosolcleaners.
Topreventtheunitfromfallingover,donotplaceoncartsorany
unstablesurfaces.
Thepowercordmustplugintothecorrect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.
Riskofexplosionifbatteryisreplacedwithanincorrecttype.Disposeof
usedbatteriesappropriately.

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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,thesystemwillformatthehard
diskanderasealldata.Pleasebackupanyimportantdatabeforestarting.
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.
2 Loadaharddiskintheharddrivetrayasfollows:
• For 3.5” Hard Disk: Placetheharddiskintheharddrivetray.Tighten
screwsintothefourspotsindicatedbelowtosecuretheharddisk.
Setting Up

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• For 2.5” Hard Disk: Placetheharddiskintheharddrivetray.Tighten
screwsintothefourspotsindicatedbelowtosecuretheharddisk.
3 Inserttheloaded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functionproperly.
4 Pushthehandleinwardtosecuretheharddrivetray.
5 Repeatthestepsabovetoinstallallharddisksyouhaveprepared.
6 Harddiskpositionsarenumberedasshownbelow.
Note:IfyouwanttocreateaRAIDvolume,werecommendallinstalledharddisks
beofthesamesizetooptimizeharddiskcapacity.

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ConnectwithSynologyRackStation
1 Connectoneendofthepowercord(s)tothepowerportoftheexpansion
unit,andtheothertothepoweroutlet(s).
2 Connectoneendoftheexpansioncabletotheexpansionunit,andtheother
tothemainRackStationunit.
3 Powerontheexpansionunit(Makesuretheredundantpowersupplyunitis
switchedonrst):
• If the AUTO/MANUAL switch is switched to AUTO, theexpansionunitwill
poweronoroffautomaticallywhenthelinkedRackStationpowersonoroff.

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• If the AUTO/MANUAL switch is switched to MANUAL, pressthePOWER
buttonlocatedonthefrontpaneltopowerontheexpansionunit.
Note: Topreventanyunexpectedvolumecrashes,werecommendthatyousetthe
AUTO/MANUALswitchtoAUTO.

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ConrmConnectionandManageStorageSpaces
1 LogintotheDiskStationManager(DSM)ofthemainRackStationunit
2 GotoMain Menu >Control Panel >Devices and Printerstoconrmthe
expansionunitissuccessfullyconnected.
3 GotoMain Menu>StorageManager tomanagestoragespacecreationor
expansion.
• If you want to create a new volume on the expansion,clickCreateand
followtheinstructionsofthewizard.

• If you want to expand an existing volume with expansion unit,select
thevolumeyouwanttoexpandfromthevolumelist,clickManage,and
followtheinstructionsofthewizard.
Fordetailedinformationaboutvolumemanagement,gotoMain Menu>
Storage Manager andseeDSM Help.
Limitations:Beforeusingthisexpansionunit,pleaseseethelimitationsbelow:
•ThisexpansionunitcanbelinkedtoonlyoneSynologyRackStationatatime.
•ThedataofsomeDSMpackagescanbestoredontheexpansionunitonlyifyou
createanexpandedvolumewithit.Thedatacannotbestoredontheexpansion
unitifanindependentvolumehasbeencreatedonit.
•HarddrivespreviouslyusedinaSynologyRackStationarenotreadablewhen
directlyinsertingthemintothisexpansionunit,andviseversa.
LearnMore
Congratulations!Yourexpansionunitissetupnow.Formoreinformationor
onlineresourcesabout,pleasevisitwww.synology.com.

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ReplaceMalfunctioningFan
Ifasystemcoolingfanmalfunctions,pleaseseetheinstructionsbelowto
opentheexpansionunitandreplacethemalfunctioningfan
1 Slidethelatchesonthesidesandlifttoremovethefancover.
2 Coolingfansarenumberedasbelow:
Maintenance

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3 Findthemalfunctioningfan.Liftthefanupwardtoremoveit.
4 Applyrmpressuretothepowerplugandslideitoffthepowerportasshown
below.
5 Removethemalfunctioningfanfromthefancasing.
6 Slideanewfanintothecasing.

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7 Applyrmpressureandslidethepowercordontothepowerport.
8 Slidethenewcoolingfanintotheexpansionunit.Makesurethepowerport
isalignedproperly.

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republishedor redistributed(eitherinhardcopyor
electronicform)toanythirdparty.
Section 3. Backup.Youmaymakeareasonable
numberofcopiesoftheSoftwareforbackupand
archivalpurposes.
Section 4. Updates.Anysoftwareprovidedtoyou
bySynologyormadeavailableontheSynologyweb
siteatwww.synology.com("WebSite")thatupdates
orsupplementstheoriginalSoftwareisgoverned
bythisEULAunlessseparatelicensetermsare
provided with such updates or supplements, in
whichcase,suchseparatetermswillgovern.
Section 5. License Limitations.Thelicenseset
forthinSection1appliesonlytotheextentyouhave
orderedandpaidfortheProductanditstatesthe
entiretyofyourrightswithrespecttotheSoftware.
Synology reserves allrights notexpresslygranted
toyouinthisEULA.Withoutlimitingtheforegoing,
youwill not, andyouwillnotauthorize or permit
anythirdpartyto:(a)usetheSoftwareforany
purposeotherthaninconnectionwiththeProduct;
(b)license,distribute,lease,rent,lend,transfer,
assignorotherwisedisposeoftheSoftwareor
usetheSoftwareinanycommercialhostedor
servicebureauenvironment;(c)reverseengineer,
decompile,disassemble orattempttodiscoverthe
sourcecodefororanytradesecretsrelatedtothe
Software,exceptandonlytothe extentthatsuch
activityisexpresslypermittedbyapplicablelaw
notwithstandingthislimitation;(d)adapt,modify,
alter,translateorcreateanyderivativeworksofthe
Software;(e)remove,alterorobscureanycopyright
noticeorotherproprietaryrightsnoticeonthe
Product;or(f)circumventorattempttocircumvent
anymethodsemployedbySynologytocontrol
accesstothecomponents,featuresorfunctionsof
theProductorSoftware.
Section 6. Open Source.  The Software may
containcomponentslicensedtoSynologyunderthe
GNUGeneralPublicLicense("GPLComponents"),
currentlyavailableathttp://www.gnu.org/licenses/
gpl.html.ThetermsoftheGPLwill controlsolely
withrespecttothe GPLComponentstotheextent
thatthisEULAconflictswiththerequirements
of the GPL with respect to your use of the GPL
Components,and,insuchevent,youagreetobe
boundbytheGPLwithrespecttoyouruseofsuch
components.
Section 7. Audit. Synologywillhavetherightto
audityourcompliancewiththetermsofthisEULA.
YouagreetograntaccesstoSynologytofacilities,
equipment,books,recordsanddocumentsandto
otherwisereasonablycooperate with Synology in
ordertofacilitateanysuchaudit.
Section 8. Ownership.TheSoftwareisvaluable
propertyofSynologyanditslicensorsandis
protectedby copyrightandotherintellectual
propertylawsandtreaties.Synologyoritslicensors
ownallright,titleandinterestinandtotheSoftware
andall copyrightandotherintellectualproperty
rightsintheSoftware.
Section 9. Limited Warranty.Synologywarrants
that for a period of ninety (90) days after either
your(a)installationoftheSoftwareonProducts
thatdonotincludepre-installedSoftwareor
(b)useofaProductthatincludespre-installed
Software,asapplicable,(the"WarrantyPeriod"),the
SoftwarewillsubstantiallyconformtoSynology's
publishedspecificationsfortheSoftware, ifany,
orotherwise setforthontheWebSite.Synology
willusecommerciallyreasonableeffortsto,in
Synology'ssolediscretion,eithercorrectanysuch
nonconformityintheSoftwareor replaceany
Software that fails to comply with the foregoing
warranty,providedthatyougiveSynologywritten
noticeofsuchnoncompliancewithintheWarranty
Period.Theforegoingwarrantydoesnotapply
toanynoncomplianceresultingfromany:(w)
use,reproduction,distributionordisclosurenotin