Synology 5-Bay DiskStation DS1517 and 8-Bay DS1817 NAS

Synology Inc. launched the DiskStation DS1517 and DS1817, scalable 5- and 8-bay desktop NAS.

DiskStation DS1817 front and rear

DS1817 is the first value series equipped with built-in 10GbE LAN ports and expandable RAM module, delivering future-proof, high-speed storage for professionals and growing SMBs.

It is powered by a quad-core 1.7GHz processor with RAM module expandable to 8GB. Thanks to the built-in 10GbE interfaces, it can achieve sequential throughput performance exceeding 1,577MB/s reading and 739MB/s writing when using RAID-5. The built-in 10GBASE-T ports and 1GBASE-T LAN ports pave the way for businesses to upgrade to a 10GbE environment, and provide the support of ‘Link Aggregation’ and failover.

DiskStation DS1517 front and rear

DS1517 is powered by a quad-core 1.7GHz processor, 2GB RAM, and four gigabit LAN ports featuring failover and Link Aggregation. It delivers sequential throughput performance over 449MB/s writing and 436MB/s reading when using RAID-5.

“Growing small and medium-sized businesses expect a cost-effective storage solution that is versatile and expandable for their future demands, while minimizing the initial investment required,” said Katarina Shao, product manager, Synology, “The DS1517 and DS1817 are engineered to fulfill such needs, and provides the high performance and flexible scalability to manage, protect, and share data at work.“

Both DS1517 and DS1817 can be scaled up to a raw capacity of 150 and 180TB respectively with two DX517 expansion units. DS1517 and DS1817 support Synology HA (SHA), providing redundancy in case of unexpected network failure or disasters, and ensuring transition between clustered servers. Moreover, DS1817 provides storage solutions for virtualization environments with VMware, Citrix, and Hyper-V certificates.

DiskStation Manager (DSM) 6.1
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DS1517 and DS1817 run with DiskStation Manager (DSM) 6.1, the OS for the company’s NAS devices. Featuring a range of applications to bring better productivity at intensive work, DS1517 and DS1817 can serve as a centralized backup destination.

DS1517 and DS1817 are backed by a limited 3-year hardware warranty. An additional extended warranty option is available in select regions for up to 5 years of coverage.

DiskStation  DS1817 specifications
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DiskStation  DS1517 specifications
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