Synology 4 Bay NAS Rackstation RS819 (Diskless)
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The dimensions are 44 mm by 478 mm by 327 mm. 1. 5 millimeters 73" x 18. 82" x 12. With a depth of 13", 9" or 1U racks are available.
Yes, the RX418 expansion unit is what you're looking for.
It'll be a tight squeeze, but it'll work. Airflow is more important to me than cabling. To help with the space tolerances, get an angled power cable for it.
Selected User Reviews For Synology 4 Bay NAS Rackstation RS819 (Diskless)
I was *really* excited about buying a home NAS after reading reviews about how a Synology could easily run home services like Plex, Docker, and so on, but it turns out that Docker isn't supported *at all* on this version (so no installing my Unifi controller), Plex can be installed but is essentially useless because the CPU doesn't have enough power for transcoding, and so on. br>br>Edit: For my needs, it appears that the DS418PLAY or DS918 (though not rack-mountable) would have been far superior. mounted). br>br>I also wanted to use for photo storage, but neither PhotoStation nor Moments are quite what I was looking for (PhotoStation has a very basic interface, and Moments appears to be designed solely for taking phone photos). br>br>Don't get me wrong: getting a rackmount NAS at this price point is incredible, and I enjoy having it for backups and other purposes; it just doesn't solve the problems I was hoping for - and what you're led to believe by the marketing.
For a lower price, there are better Synology options. First and foremost, I've been a big Synology fan for over ten years and have a number of Synology products in my setup, including six NASs. As a result, Synology DSM products are always simple to use, and this NAS is no exception. The RAID 5 array consistency check took a long time to complete (over a day), but once it was completed, there were no issues. My only complaint is the RSYNC speed and the price of this NAS. It takes longer to boot up than its predecessors, and it takes longer to RSYNC than its predecessors. This is a 64-bit processor (which is why I bought it), and it allows you to create a single volume larger than 16TB, unlike the 32-bit variants of their rackmount units that came before it, which could only create a 16-TB single volume. This is, however, a Realtek processor. Many different processors, such as Intel Celeron, Realtek, Intel Atom, and Intel Xeon, can be found throughout the Synology lineup. br>br>I have an RS816 that has a transfer rate on RSYNC that is over 10mbps higher. In addition, the RS816 boots up in less than 7 seconds. By comparison, the Synology DS918 (a desktop NAS, not a rackmount) boots up faster and has a RSYNC backup speed of more than 20mbps. br>br>I was getting roughly the same backup speed for a 130GB image on the NAS via SMB or Acronis backup as I was on the other NAS's in the rack for Windows transfers to the NAS via SMB or Acronis backup. However, for my use case of backing up all other NASs in the rack to the RS819 for a second copy (I'm a photographer, so I can't lose photos), this is a bit slow, and their $50 DS918 desktop NAS is much faster. 00 less. br>br>The Synology rack series is built to a higher standard than the desktop NASes, and I believe the rack series is aimed at a more business-oriented audience. At the end of the day, you must consider the use cases and determine whether this is the appropriate NAS for them. Again, in my case, the majority of the RSYNC work is done at night while I sleep, but the initial RSYNC seeding of the data was significantly slower on this RS819 than on the other NAS's in my rack. This device performs admirably when used primarily for Windows transfer.
This product performs admirably and fits perfectly in a slim rack configuration with a depth of only 12 inches. It's used as a Surveillance Station, with a license for ten cameras on continuous recording, and it always works well.
Although some of the interface options were initially difficult to understand, they were far superior to Netgear's NAS. So far, there have been no issues after a month of use, and creating multiple SMB shares on a single volume has been simple. Using 1 Windows Server as a base Because it's a brand-name backup software, it's not being pushed by multiple users, and the backup files are quite large. Shows promise, and hopefully will become more dependable in the future. Netgears isn't as odd as it once was.
The SMB server on this machine is completely broken. It can't be counted or authenticated by anything. I tried looking through this obnoxious web GUI to see if the Synology writes any logs so I could try to debug the problem, but it appears that this device doesn't have any logs or logging capability. br>br>Building your own TrueNAS box is a much better option. At the very least, it will function and has a ridiculously difficult-to-find feature set. WRITING A LOG FILE SOMEWHERE is an example of a business feature.
This is almost certainly the cheapest and most straightforward NAS for a rack. It's a little flimsier than I expected, and the middle sags. In comparison to my previous DS412, it's lightning fast. I had my heart set on a DAS, but the price of this one outshone them all. I only require the SMB, so I don't require any additional memory or processing power.
Excellent user interface, software performs admirably, and it outperforms the Netgear by a wide margin. So far, the system has performed admirably, with write speeds of around 110MB/s over a 1Gbps network.
The screws that come with it must be perfectly aligned before they can be installed. The non- Do not purchase the rack versions; the rack series is a much better product at a lower cost.
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