Synology Network Attached Storage RS818RP+ 1U 4Bay Atom C2538 2GB DDR3L-1600 Diskless Retail
Synology Network Attached Storage RS818RP+ 1U 4Bay Atom C2538 2GB DDR3L-1600 Diskless Retail
Powerful and scalable storage solution
Synology RackStation RS818+/RS818RP+ comes with a quad-core processor with the AES-NI hardware encryption engine, quad 1GbE LAN ports, and optional 10GbE NIC support. It provides both high performance and a scalable storage solution for sharing files across different platforms, centralizing data backups, and protecting critical assets.
Built for high service reliability
RS818+/RS818RP+ comes with four 1GbE LAN ports to support Link Aggregation and failover. Synology High Availability support provides a reliable active/passive server cluster, keeping data and services online. Furthermore, RS818RP+ is equipped with redundant power supplies to deliver increased service continuity.
Btrfs: Next generation storage efficiency
The Btrfs file system introduces the most advanced storage technologies to meet the management needs of modern large scale businesses:
• Flexible Shared Folder and User Quota System provides comprehensive quota control on all user accounts and shared folders
• Snapshot Replication provides schedulable and storage capacity-saving data protection with 1,024 shared folder backups and 65,000 system-wide snapshots
• File or folder level data restoration makes data recovery fast and flexible
• Automatic file self-healing3 detects and recovers corrupted files without user intervention
CPU
CPU Model: Intel Atom C2538
CPU Architecture: 64-bit
CPU Frequency: Quad Core 2.4 GHz
Hardware Encryption Engine (AES-NI): Yes
Memory
System Memory: 2 GB DDR3
Memory Module Pre-installed: 2GB (1 x 2GB)
Total Memory Slots: 2
Memory Expandable up to: 16 GB (8 GB x 2)
Storage
Drive Bays: 4
Maximum Drive Bays with Expansion Unit: 8
Compatible Drive Type (See all supported drives):
- 3.5" SATA HDD
- 2.5" SATA HDD
- 2.5" SATA SSD
Maximum Internal Raw Capacity: 48 TB (12 TB drive x 4) (Capacity may vary by RAID types)
Maximum Raw Capacity with Expansion Units: 96 TB (48 TB + 12 TB drive x 4) (Capacity may vary by RAID types)
Maximum Single Volume Size: 108 TB
Hot Swappable Drive: Yes
Notes: The maximum single volume size is not directly related to the maximum raw capacity. (Learn more)
PCIe
PCIe Expansion: 1 x Gen2 x8 slot (x4 link)
Add-in-card support: PCIe Network Interface Card (Learn more)
File System
Internal Drives:
- Btrfs
- EXT4
External Drives:
- Btrfs
- EXT4
- EXT3
- FAT
- NTFS
- HFS+
- exFAT
Notes: exFAT Access is purchased separately in Package Center.
Others
System Fan: 40 mm x 40 mm x 2 pcs
Fan Speed Mode:
- Full-Speed Mode
- Cool Mode
- Quiet Mode
Power Recovery: Yes
Noise Level:
- 28.5 dB(A)
- 32.7 dB(A) (for RP model)
Scheduled Power On/Off: Yes
Wake on LAN/WAN: Yes
Power Supply Unit / Adapter:
- 150W
- 150 X 2W (for RP model)
AC Input Power Voltage: 100V to 240V AC
Power Frequency: 50/60 Hz, Single Phase
Power Consumption:
- 45.28 W (Access)
- 20.81 W (HDD Hibernation)
- 45.73 W (Access, for RP model)
- 21.79 W (HDD Hibernation, for RP model)
British Thermal Unit:
- 154.61 BTU/hr (Access)
- 71.05 BTU/hr (HDD Hibernation)
- 156.14 BTU/hr (Access, for RP model)
- 74.40 BTU/hr (HDD Hibernation, for RP model)
Redundant Power Supply (for xs+ and RP model): Yes
Environment Temperature
Operating Temperature: 5oC to 35oC (40oF to 95oF)
Storage Temperature: -20oC to 60oC (-5oF to 140oF)
Relative Humidity: 5% to 95% RH
Certification:
FCC Class A
- CE Class A
- BSMI Class A
- EAC
- VCCI
- CCC
- RCM
- KC
Storage Management
Maximum Internal Volume Number: 512
Maximum iSCSI Target Number: 32
Maximum iSCSI LUN: 256
iSCSI LUN Clone/Snapshot, Windows ODX: Yes
SSD Read/Write Cache (White Paper): Yes
SSD TRIM: Yes
Supported RAID Type:
- Synology Hybrid RAID
- Basic
- JBOD
- RAID 0
- RAID 1
- RAID 5
- RAID 6
- RAID 10
RAID Migration:
- Basic to RAID 1
- Basic to RAID 5
- RAID 1 to RAID 5
- RAID 5 to RAID 6
Volume Expansion with Larger HDDs:
- Synology Hybrid RAID
- RAID 1
- RAID 5
- RAID 6
Volume Expansion by Adding a HDD:
- Synology Hybrid RAID
- RAID 5
- RAID 6
- JBOD
Global Hot Spare Supported RAID Type:
- Synology Hybrid RAID
- RAID 1
- RAID 5
- RAID 6
- RAID 10
File Sharing Capacity:
Maximum Local User Accounts: 2048
Maximum Local Groups: 256
Maximum Shared Folder: 512
Maximum Shared Folder Sync Tasks: 8
Maximum Concurrent CIFS/AFP/FTP Connections: 500
Windows Access Control List (ACL) Integration: Yes
NFS Kerberos Authentication: Yes
High Availability Manager: Yes
Log Center: Yes
Syslog Events per Second: 800
Virtualization:
VMware vSphere 6 with VAAI: Yes
Windows Server 2016: Yes
Citrix Ready: Yes
OpenStack: Yes
Antivirus by McAfee (Trial): Yes
Central Management System: Yes
Chat: Yes Maximum Users 1500
Notes:
- The number of concurrent HTTP connections for Chat was configured to the maximum.
- CPU and RAM usage were both under 80% when the number of maximum users was reached.
- For tested models with expandable memory, the maximum amount of RAM was installed.
Cloud Station Server:
- Maximum Number of Concurrently Connected Devices: 500
- Maximum Number of Concurrently Connected Devices (with RAM expansion): 2000
- Maximum Number of Synced Files (btrfs): 1,000,000 / single file reaction time 946 ms
- Maximum Number of Synced Files (ext4): 1,000,000 / single file reaction time 564 ms
Notes:
- The maximum number of concurrently connected devices refers to the maximum number of devices that can remain connected at the same time. For more information on file processing capability, please refer to the reaction time for file processing.
- File reaction time refers to the preparation time required for other devices to start downloading a 10KByte file from a Synology NAS after the file has been added to the NAS. RAM expansion was not used during testing.
- Non-encrypted shared folders were used during the aforementioned testing.
Document Viewer: Yes
Download Station: Yes
Maximum Concurrent Download Tasks: 80
Drive:
- Maximum Number of Synced Files: 1,000,000 / single file reaction time 437 ms
- Maximum Number of Concurrent Connections for PC Clients: 550
Notes:
- The Btrfs file system was used for the purpose of testing.
- The maximum number of concurrent connections refers to the maximum number of connections that could be maintained when the maximum number of synced files was reached.
- File reaction time refers to the preparation time required for other devices to start downloading a 10KByte file from a Synology NAS after the file has been added to the NAS.
- For tested models with expandable memory, the maximum amount of RAM was installed.
- Non-encrypted shared folders were used during the aforementioned testing.
exFAT Access (optional): Yes
MailPlus / MailPlus Server: Yes
Free Email Accounts: 5 (Licenses required for additional accounts)
Recommended MailPlus Client Number: Up to 90 (Btrfs) / 100 (EXT4)
Maximum Server Performance: 712,000 (Btrfs) / 844,000 (EXT4) emails per day, approx. 21.73 GB (Btrfs) / 25.76 GB (EXT4)
Notes:
- The CPU and RAM usages were both under 80% when testing recommended client numbers.
- For tested models with expandable memory, the maximum amount of RAM was installed.
- Read-write SSD cache was enabled in 5-bay (and above) NAS models with 2 SSDs units installed.
- The performance of the mail system will slightly decrease in high-availability mode due to data synchronization between the two servers.
- Functions that were enabled in all of the tests above: anti-spam, anti-virus, DNSBL, greylist, content scan, full-text search (English only).
Media Server: Yes
DLNA Compliance: Yes
Moments: Yes
Facial recognition: Yes
Subject recognition: Yes
Office: Yes
Maximum Users: 1800
Notes:
- Multiple files were opened for testing and each file was edited by 30 users simultaneously.
- CPU and RAM usage were both under 80% when the number of maximum users was reached.
- For tested models with expandable memory, the maximum amount of RAM was installed.
- Client performance may affect maximum simultaneous editing users. Client PCs used for testing:
Intel Core i3-3220 / 8GB RAM
Snapshot Replication: Yes
Maximum Snapshots per Shared Folder: 1024
Maximum Snapshots of all Shared Folder: 65536
- Surveillance Station:
Maximum IP cam (Licenses required): 40 (including 2 Free License) (See All Supported IP Cameras)
Total FPS (H.264):
- 1200 FPS at 720p (1280x720)
- 900 FPS at 1080p (19201080)
- 320 FPS at 3M (2048x1536)
- 270 FPS at 5M (2591x1944)
- 120 FPS at 4K (3840x2160)
Total FPS (H.265):
- 1200 FPS at 720p (1280x720)
- 1200 FPS at 1080p (19201080)
- 560 FPS at 3M (2048x1536)
- 300 FPS at 5M (2591x1944)
- 200 FPS at 4K (3840x2160)
Total FPS (MJPEG):
- 540 FPS at 720p (1280x720)
- 200 FPS at 1080p (19201080)
- 150 FPS at 3M (2048x1536)
- 90 FPS at 5M (2591x1944)
Notes: Surveillance Station throughput is tested with Axis network camera, using continuous recording with live view from Surveillance Station and motion detection by camera. Live view and recording are sharing the same stream from the camera.
Video Station:
Video Transcoding: Group 1 - Type 1 (See more)
Maximum Transcoding Channel Number: 1 channel, 30 FPS at 1080p(1920x1080), H.264 (AVC)/MPEG-4 Part 2 (XVID, DIVX5)/MPEG-2/VC-1
Virtual Machine Manager: Yes
Maximum Virtual DSM Number (Licenses required): 4 (including 1 Free License) (Learn more)
VPN Server: Yes
Maximum Connections: 20
Environment and Packaging
Environment: RoHS Compliant
Packaging Content:
- Main Unit X 1
- Accessory Pack X 1
- AC Power Cord X 1
- AC Power Cord X 2 (for RP model)
- Quick Installation Guide X 1
Item Dimension ( L inch x W inch x H inch)
25 x 23 x 9
Weight
32.00 lb
Warranty Information
3 Years
Powerful and scalable storage solution
Synology RackStation RS818+/RS818RP+ comes with a quad-core processor with the AES-NI hardware encryption engine, quad 1GbE LAN ports, and optional 10GbE NIC support. It provides both high performance and a scalable storage solution for sharing files across different platforms, centralizing data backups, and protecting critical assets.
Built for high service reliability
RS818+/RS818RP+ comes with four 1GbE LAN ports to support Link Aggregation and failover. Synology High Availability support provides a reliable active/passive server cluster, keeping data and services online. Furthermore, RS818RP+ is equipped with redundant power supplies to deliver increased service continuity.
Btrfs: Next generation storage efficiency
The Btrfs file system introduces the most advanced storage technologies to meet the management needs of modern large scale businesses:
• Flexible Shared Folder and User Quota System provides comprehensive quota control on all user accounts and shared folders
• Snapshot Replication provides schedulable and storage capacity-saving data protection with 1,024 shared folder backups and 65,000 system-wide snapshots
• File or folder level data restoration makes data recovery fast and flexible
• Automatic file self-healing3 detects and recovers corrupted files without user intervention
CPU
CPU Model: Intel Atom C2538
CPU Architecture: 64-bit
CPU Frequency: Quad Core 2.4 GHz
Hardware Encryption Engine (AES-NI): Yes
Memory
System Memory: 2 GB DDR3
Memory Module Pre-installed: 2GB (1 x 2GB)
Total Memory Slots: 2
Memory Expandable up to: 16 GB (8 GB x 2)
Storage
Drive Bays: 4
Maximum Drive Bays with Expansion Unit: 8
Compatible Drive Type (See all supported drives):
- 3.5" SATA HDD
- 2.5" SATA HDD
- 2.5" SATA SSD
Maximum Internal Raw Capacity: 48 TB (12 TB drive x 4) (Capacity may vary by RAID types)
Maximum Raw Capacity with Expansion Units: 96 TB (48 TB + 12 TB drive x 4) (Capacity may vary by RAID types)
Maximum Single Volume Size: 108 TB
Hot Swappable Drive: Yes
Notes: The maximum single volume size is not directly related to the maximum raw capacity. (Learn more)
PCIe
PCIe Expansion: 1 x Gen2 x8 slot (x4 link)
Add-in-card support: PCIe Network Interface Card (Learn more)
File System
Internal Drives:
- Btrfs
- EXT4
External Drives:
- Btrfs
- EXT4
- EXT3
- FAT
- NTFS
- HFS+
- exFAT
Notes: exFAT Access is purchased separately in Package Center.
Others
System Fan: 40 mm x 40 mm x 2 pcs
Fan Speed Mode:
- Full-Speed Mode
- Cool Mode
- Quiet Mode
Power Recovery: Yes
Noise Level:
- 28.5 dB(A)
- 32.7 dB(A) (for RP model)
Scheduled Power On/Off: Yes
Wake on LAN/WAN: Yes
Power Supply Unit / Adapter:
- 150W
- 150 X 2W (for RP model)
AC Input Power Voltage: 100V to 240V AC
Power Frequency: 50/60 Hz, Single Phase
Power Consumption:
- 45.28 W (Access)
- 20.81 W (HDD Hibernation)
- 45.73 W (Access, for RP model)
- 21.79 W (HDD Hibernation, for RP model)
British Thermal Unit:
- 154.61 BTU/hr (Access)
- 71.05 BTU/hr (HDD Hibernation)
- 156.14 BTU/hr (Access, for RP model)
- 74.40 BTU/hr (HDD Hibernation, for RP model)
Redundant Power Supply (for xs+ and RP model): Yes
Environment Temperature
Operating Temperature: 5oC to 35oC (40oF to 95oF)
Storage Temperature: -20oC to 60oC (-5oF to 140oF)
Relative Humidity: 5% to 95% RH
Certification:
FCC Class A
- CE Class A
- BSMI Class A
- EAC
- VCCI
- CCC
- RCM
- KC
Storage Management
Maximum Internal Volume Number: 512
Maximum iSCSI Target Number: 32
Maximum iSCSI LUN: 256
iSCSI LUN Clone/Snapshot, Windows ODX: Yes
SSD Read/Write Cache (White Paper): Yes
SSD TRIM: Yes
Supported RAID Type:
- Synology Hybrid RAID
- Basic
- JBOD
- RAID 0
- RAID 1
- RAID 5
- RAID 6
- RAID 10
RAID Migration:
- Basic to RAID 1
- Basic to RAID 5
- RAID 1 to RAID 5
- RAID 5 to RAID 6
Volume Expansion with Larger HDDs:
- Synology Hybrid RAID
- RAID 1
- RAID 5
- RAID 6
Volume Expansion by Adding a HDD:
- Synology Hybrid RAID
- RAID 5
- RAID 6
- JBOD
Global Hot Spare Supported RAID Type:
- Synology Hybrid RAID
- RAID 1
- RAID 5
- RAID 6
- RAID 10
File Sharing Capacity:
Maximum Local User Accounts: 2048
Maximum Local Groups: 256
Maximum Shared Folder: 512
Maximum Shared Folder Sync Tasks: 8
Maximum Concurrent CIFS/AFP/FTP Connections: 500
Windows Access Control List (ACL) Integration: Yes
NFS Kerberos Authentication: Yes
High Availability Manager: Yes
Log Center: Yes
Syslog Events per Second: 800
Virtualization:
VMware vSphere 6 with VAAI: Yes
Windows Server 2016: Yes
Citrix Ready: Yes
OpenStack: Yes
Antivirus by McAfee (Trial): Yes
Central Management System: Yes
Chat: Yes Maximum Users 1500
Notes:
- The number of concurrent HTTP connections for Chat was configured to the maximum.
- CPU and RAM usage were both under 80% when the number of maximum users was reached.
- For tested models with expandable memory, the maximum amount of RAM was installed.
Cloud Station Server:
- Maximum Number of Concurrently Connected Devices: 500
- Maximum Number of Concurrently Connected Devices (with RAM expansion): 2000
- Maximum Number of Synced Files (btrfs): 1,000,000 / single file reaction time 946 ms
- Maximum Number of Synced Files (ext4): 1,000,000 / single file reaction time 564 ms
Notes:
- The maximum number of concurrently connected devices refers to the maximum number of devices that can remain connected at the same time. For more information on file processing capability, please refer to the reaction time for file processing.
- File reaction time refers to the preparation time required for other devices to start downloading a 10KByte file from a Synology NAS after the file has been added to the NAS. RAM expansion was not used during testing.
- Non-encrypted shared folders were used during the aforementioned testing.
Document Viewer: Yes
Download Station: Yes
Maximum Concurrent Download Tasks: 80
Drive:
- Maximum Number of Synced Files: 1,000,000 / single file reaction time 437 ms
- Maximum Number of Concurrent Connections for PC Clients: 550
Notes:
- The Btrfs file system was used for the purpose of testing.
- The maximum number of concurrent connections refers to the maximum number of connections that could be maintained when the maximum number of synced files was reached.
- File reaction time refers to the preparation time required for other devices to start downloading a 10KByte file from a Synology NAS after the file has been added to the NAS.
- For tested models with expandable memory, the maximum amount of RAM was installed.
- Non-encrypted shared folders were used during the aforementioned testing.
exFAT Access (optional): Yes
MailPlus / MailPlus Server: Yes
Free Email Accounts: 5 (Licenses required for additional accounts)
Recommended MailPlus Client Number: Up to 90 (Btrfs) / 100 (EXT4)
Maximum Server Performance: 712,000 (Btrfs) / 844,000 (EXT4) emails per day, approx. 21.73 GB (Btrfs) / 25.76 GB (EXT4)
Notes:
- The CPU and RAM usages were both under 80% when testing recommended client numbers.
- For tested models with expandable memory, the maximum amount of RAM was installed.
- Read-write SSD cache was enabled in 5-bay (and above) NAS models with 2 SSDs units installed.
- The performance of the mail system will slightly decrease in high-availability mode due to data synchronization between the two servers.
- Functions that were enabled in all of the tests above: anti-spam, anti-virus, DNSBL, greylist, content scan, full-text search (English only).
Media Server: Yes
DLNA Compliance: Yes
Moments: Yes
Facial recognition: Yes
Subject recognition: Yes
Office: Yes
Maximum Users: 1800
Notes:
- Multiple files were opened for testing and each file was edited by 30 users simultaneously.
- CPU and RAM usage were both under 80% when the number of maximum users was reached.
- For tested models with expandable memory, the maximum amount of RAM was installed.
- Client performance may affect maximum simultaneous editing users. Client PCs used for testing:
Intel Core i3-3220 / 8GB RAM
Snapshot Replication: Yes
Maximum Snapshots per Shared Folder: 1024
Maximum Snapshots of all Shared Folder: 65536
- Surveillance Station:
Maximum IP cam (Licenses required): 40 (including 2 Free License) (See All Supported IP Cameras)
Total FPS (H.264):
- 1200 FPS at 720p (1280x720)
- 900 FPS at 1080p (19201080)
- 320 FPS at 3M (2048x1536)
- 270 FPS at 5M (2591x1944)
- 120 FPS at 4K (3840x2160)
Total FPS (H.265):
- 1200 FPS at 720p (1280x720)
- 1200 FPS at 1080p (19201080)
- 560 FPS at 3M (2048x1536)
- 300 FPS at 5M (2591x1944)
- 200 FPS at 4K (3840x2160)
Total FPS (MJPEG):
- 540 FPS at 720p (1280x720)
- 200 FPS at 1080p (19201080)
- 150 FPS at 3M (2048x1536)
- 90 FPS at 5M (2591x1944)
Notes: Surveillance Station throughput is tested with Axis network camera, using continuous recording with live view from Surveillance Station and motion detection by camera. Live view and recording are sharing the same stream from the camera.
Video Station:
Video Transcoding: Group 1 - Type 1 (See more)
Maximum Transcoding Channel Number: 1 channel, 30 FPS at 1080p(1920x1080), H.264 (AVC)/MPEG-4 Part 2 (XVID, DIVX5)/MPEG-2/VC-1
Virtual Machine Manager: Yes
Maximum Virtual DSM Number (Licenses required): 4 (including 1 Free License) (Learn more)
VPN Server: Yes
Maximum Connections: 20
Environment and Packaging
Environment: RoHS Compliant
Packaging Content:
- Main Unit X 1
- Accessory Pack X 1
- AC Power Cord X 1
- AC Power Cord X 2 (for RP model)
- Quick Installation Guide X 1
Item Dimension ( L inch x W inch x H inch)
25 x 23 x 9
Weight
32.00 lb
Warranty Information
3 Years