RackStation RS4017xs+
Highly scalable NAS designed for virtualization, data-intensive applications and service continuity for large scale businesses

Overview:

Designed to meet tomorrow's intensive storage requirements, Synology RackStation RS4017xs+ provides reliable, high-performance network attached storage for enterprises seeking rock-solid stability along with business collaboration applications and virtualization acceleration. With up to 40 drive scalability, RS4017xs+ simplifies data management with minimal time investment required for setup and maintenance. Synology RS4017xs+ is backed by Synology's 5-year limited warranty.

• 3U chassis and 16 drive trays design to provide high storage capacity
• Ultra-high performance of over 4,900 MB/s sequential read throughput and 690,000 sequential read IOPS
• Intel Xeon D-1541 8-core CPU and 8GB (up to 64GB) DDR4 ECC UDIMM
• Dual 10GBase-T ports and optional 10GbE NICs support, providing up to 6 x 10GbE ports for maximum performance throughput
• Scale up to 40 drives with 2 x Synology RX1217/RX1217RP
• Complete virtualization solution for VMware, Citrix, Microsoft Hyper-V, and OpenStack
• Advanced Btrfs file system offering 65,000 system-wide snapshots and 1,024 snapshots per shared folder
• Backed with 5 year, next business day replacement service

Powerful Storage Solution with Ample Upgradability

Equipped with an Intel Xeon D-1541 8-core CPU, 8GB DDR4 ECC UDIMM, and 16 x 3.5" drive bays in a 3U form factor , Synology RS4017xs+ is the ideal companion for intensive data processing, video post-productions, and virtualization applications that increasingly require more storage space.

RS4017xs+ comes natively with dual 10GBase-T ports and four Gigabit ports, along with two 8-lane PCIe 3.0 slots for additional high performance network interface cards (NICs). When configured with 6 x 10GbE ports with Link Aggregation enabled, RS4017xs+ provides ultra-high sequential throughput at over 4,900 MB/s and 690,000 sequential IOPS .

System memory and storage capacity of RS4017xs+ can be further extended. Up to 64GB of DDR4 ECC UDIMM can be installed to support multiple virtualization instances, and with two Synology RX1217/RX1217RP2 expansion units connected, a combined total of 40 drive bays can be freely arranged for storage management.

Rock-Solid Data Protection

The Snapshot Replication application provides schedulable, near-instantaneous data protection. It replicates 65,000 system-wide backup copies to offsite servers and local volumes, bringing near-instantaneous data protection and ensuring data in shared folders or virtual machines in iSCSI LUNs remain available in the event of a disaster.

With block-level incremental backup and cross-version deduplication, Synology Hyper Backup provides multi-version backup with optimized storage space utilization and allows multiple backup destinations to local shared folders, external hard drives, network shared folders, rsync server, and public cloud services.

Btrfs: Next Generation Storage Efficiency

RS4017xs+ integrates the Btrfs file system, bringing the most advanced storage technologies to meet the management needs of modern large-scale businesses:

• Flexible Shared Folder / User Quota System provides comprehensive quota control on all user accounts and shared folders.
• Advanced snapshot technology with customizable backup schedule allows up to 1,024 copies of shared folder backups and 65,000 copies of system-wide snapshots without occupying huge storage capacity and system resources.
• File or folder level data restoration brings huge convenience and saves time for users who wish to restore only a specific file or folder.
• File self-healing: Btrfs file system is able to auto-detect corrupted files with mirrored metadata, and recover broken data using the supported RAID volumes, which include RAID 1, 5, 6, and 10.

Virtualization Ready

RS4017xs+ provides seamless storage solutions for virtualization environments, including VMware, Citrix, Hyper-V, and OpenStack. With VMware vSphere 6 and VAAI integration certified, RS4017xs+ helps offload specific storage operations and optimizes computation power for unparalleled performance and efficiency in VMware environments. Windows Offloaded Data Transfer (ODX) and Synology Advanced LUN support greatly improves the efficiency on massive data transfer and migration. With OpenStack support, RS4017xs+ can be used as a block-based storage component for servers complying with the Cinder API.

Comprehensive Business Applications

Powered by the innovative Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM), RS4017xs+ comes fully-equipped with applications and features designed specifically for largescale business:

• Windows AD and LDAP support allowing easy integration with existing business directory services without recreating user accounts.
• Windows ACL support provides fine-grained access control and efficient privilege settings, allowing RS18017xs+ to fit seamlessly into current infrastructure.
• MailPlus allows your business to set up a secure, reliable, and private mail server while giving your employees a modern mail client for receiving and sending messages.
• Powerful collaboration suite that includes Synology Office, Calendar and Chat for secure and high-performance private communications and user-friendly content organization.

Reliability, Availability & Disaster Recovery

System reliability is of paramount importance to businesses which depend upon their commercial servers every day. RS4017xs+ responds to these concerns with wide-ranging availability and redundancy features:

• Synology High Availability ensures a seamless transition between clustered servers in the event of server failure with minimal impact on applications.
• Redundant power supplies, system fans and network ports with failover support ensure maximum continuous service uptime.
• High-reliability system design, including fan-less CPU heatsink and passive cooling technology, prevents single points of failure.
• DDR4 ECC RDIMM reduces power consumption and has error detection and correction capabilities during data transmission.