RS3621RPxs

Synology RackStation RS3621RPxs is a high-performance data management solution designed for business-oriented needs in a powerful 12-bay storage server. Its 6-core processor enables compute-intensive services while its redundant power, ECC memory, and Btrfs file system safeguard mission-critical data. Capable of delivering 189,098 4K random read IOPS and 4,718 MB/s sequential read throughput1, it is ideal for small businesses.

1Performance testing conducted by Synology with 10GbE NICs installed. Actual results may vary depending on system configuration, testing methods, and other environmental variables.

Hardware Specifications

CPU
CPU ModelIntel Xeon D-1531
CPU Quantity1
CPU Architecture64-bit
CPU Frequency6-core 2.2 (base) / 2.7 (turbo) GHz
Hardware Encryption Engine (AES-NI)
Memory
System Memory8 GB DDR4 ECC UDIMM
Memory Module Pre-installed8 GB (8 GB x 1)
Total Memory Slots4
Maximum Memory Capacity64 GB (16 GB x 4)
Notes
  • Synology reserves the right to replace memory modules with the same or higher frequency based on supplier’s product life cycle status. Rest assured that the compatibility and stability have been strictly verified with the same benchmark to ensure identical performance.
  • Please select Synology memory modules for optimum compatibility and reliability. Synology will not provide complete product warranty or technical support if non-Synology memory modules are used for memory expansion.
  • For more information about the recommended memory configurations, please check the Hardware Installation Guide of your Synology product.
Storage
Drive Bays12
Maximum Drive Bays with Expansion Unit36 (RX1217/RX1217RP x 2)
Compatible Drive Type* (See all supported drives)
  • 3.5″ SATA HDD
  • 2.5″ SATA SSD
Hot Swappable Drive
Notes
  • It is strongly recommended that you only install drives listed on your device’s compatibility list. Storage pool and volume creation processes may fail when using unverified drives. Synology is unable to provide technical support for devices using unsupported components.
  • “Compatible drive type” indicates drives that have been tested to be compatible with Synology products. This term does not indicate the maximum connection speed of each drive bay.
External Ports
RJ-45 1GbE LAN Port4 (with Link Aggregation / Failover support)
USB 3.2 Gen 1 Port*2
Expansion Port2
NotesThe USB 3.0 standard was renamed to USB 3.2 Gen 1 by the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) in 2019.
PCIe
PCIe Expansion2 x Gen3 x8 slots (x8 link)
File System
Internal Drives
  • Btrfs
  • EXT4
External Drives
  • Btrfs
  • EXT4
  • EXT3
  • FAT
  • NTFS
  • HFS+
  • exFAT
NotesexFAT Access can be installed for free from Package Center in DSM 7.0. In DSM 6.2 or earlier versions, exFAT Access needs to be purchased in Package Center.
Appearance
Form Factor (RU)2U
Size (Height x Width x Depth)88 mm x 482 mm x 724 mm
Weight14.5 kg
Rack Installation Support*4-post 19″ rack (Synology Rail Kit – RKS-02)
NotesThe rail kit is sold separately
Others
System Fan80 mm x 80 mm x 4 pcs
Fan Speed Mode
  • Full-Speed Mode
  • Cool Mode
  • Quiet Mode
Easy Replacement System Fan
Power Recovery
Noise Level*50.2 dB(A)
Scheduled Power On / Off
Wake on LAN / WAN
Power Supply Unit / Adapter500 W
550 W
Redundant Power Supply
AC Input Power Voltage100 V to 240 V AC
Power Frequency50/60 Hz, Single Phase
Power Consumption*140.01 W (Access)
65.94 W (HDD Hibernation)
British Thermal Unit477.43 BTU/hr (Access)
224.86 BTU/hr (HDD Hibernation)
Notes
  • To learn which PSU module is adopted on your system, please refer to the Product Change Notification and check the 3-digit serial number accordingly.
  • Power consumption is measured when it is fully loaded with Synology 8TB HAT5300-8T hard drive(s).
  • Noise Level Testing Environment: Fully loaded with Seagate 2TB ST2000VN000 hard drive(s) in the idle state. Two G.R.A.S. Type 40AE microphones, each set up 1 meter away from the Synology NAS at the front and rear. Background noise: 16.49-17.51 dB(A); Temperature: 24.25-25.75˚C; Humidity: 58.2-61.8%
Temperature
Operating Temperature0°C to 35°C (32°F to 95°F)
Storage Temperature-20°C to 60°C (-5°F to 140°F)
Relative Humidity5% to 95% RH
Certification
  • FCC
  • CE
  • BSMI
  • VCCI
  • RCM
  • EAC
  • CCC
  • KC
  • UL
Warranty
5 Years
NotesThe warranty period starts from the purchase date as stated on your purchase receipt. (Learn more)
Environment
RoHS Compliant
Packaging Content
  • Main Unit X 1
  • Accessory Pack X 1
  • AC Power Cord X 2
  • Quick Installation Guide X 1
Optional Accessories

Software Specifications

DSM Specifications
Maximum Single Volume Size*
  • 1 PB (64 GB memory required, for RAID 6 groups only)
  • 200 TB (32 GB memory required)
  • 108 TB
Maximum Internal Volume Number128
SSD Read / Write Cache (White Paper)
SSD TRIM
RAID Group
Supported RAID Type
  • RAID F1
  • 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
  • RAID F1
  • RAID 1
  • RAID 5
  • RAID 6
  • RAID 10
Volume Expansion by Adding a HDD
  • RAID F1
  • JBOD
  • RAID 5
  • RAID 6
Global Hot Spare Supported RAID Type
  • RAID F1
  • RAID 1
  • RAID 5
  • RAID 6
  • RAID 10
Notes
  • Usable capacity for each volume will be lower than the maximum volume size and is dependent on the filesystem and the amount of system metadata stored.
  • On Peta Volume enabled volumes, Snapshot Replication, SSD caching, shared folder encryption, and compression will not be available. Please refer to this article for more information on limitations.
  • Actual maximum storage pool and volume sizes depend on drive sizes used, the number of drive bays available, and the RAID configuration.
  • Each internal volume (may consist of multiple drives) is expandable up to 108 TB (with memory less than 32 GB) or 200 TB (with memory equal to or greater than 32 GB).
File ProtocolSMB/AFP/NFS/FTP/WebDAV
Maximum Concurrent SMB/AFP/FTP Connections2,000
Maximum Concurrent SMB/AFP/FTP Connections (with RAM expansion)10,000
Windows Access Control List (ACL) Integration
NFS Kerberos Authentication
Notes
  • Regarding data concerning tests with RAM expansion, all memory slots are installed with the maximum capacity of supported RAM.
  • During testing, the maximum number of SSDs supported by this model is installed in a RAID 5 configuration.
  • The testing standard was based on the maximum number of concurrent connections supported by this model. During the testing, 25% of the connections were used to transfer files concurrently. The transfer process guaranteed that the connections were not interrupted; the minimum transfer speed was not guaranteed.
Maximum Local User Accounts16,000
Maximum Local Groups512
Maximum Shared Folder512
Maximum Shared Folder Sync Tasks32
Hybrid Share Folder Number15
NotesFor more supported details, please check this article.
Synology High Availability
Syslog Events per Second3,000
Virtualization
VMware vSphere with VAAI
Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2019
Citrix Ready
OpenStack
Networking ProtocolsSMB1 (CIFS), SMB2, SMB3, NFSv3, NFSv4, NFSv4.1, NFS Kerberized sessions, iSCSI, Fibre Channel, HTTP, HTTPs, FTP, SNMP, LDAP, CalDAV
Supported Browsers
  • Google Chrome
  • Firefox
  • Microsoft Edge
  • Safari
Supported LanguageEnglish, Deutsch, Français, Italiano, Español, Dansk, Norsk, Svenska, Nederlands, Русский, Polski, Magyar, Português do Brasil, Português Europeu, Türkçe, Český, ภาษาไทย, 日本語, 한국어, 繁體中文, 简体中文
NotesFor an updated list of supported browser versions, check the DSM Technical Specifications.
Antivirus by McAfee (Trial)
Maximum Users4,000
Maximum Number of Concurrent Users500
NotesWhen applicable, systems are tested configured with maximum memory and set to allow the maximum number of connections.
Document Viewer
Download Station
Maximum Concurrent Download Tasks80
Maximum iSCSI Target Number256
Maximum LUN512
LUN Clone/Snapshot, Windows ODX
NotesiSCSI Manager has been renamed to SAN Manager in DSM 7.0.
Free Email Accounts5 (Licenses required for additional accounts)
Maximum Number of Concurrent Users800
Maximum Server Performance4,235,000 emails per day, approx. 129GB
Notes
  • Models with more than 4 bays were installed with two SSDs for SSD cache.
  • For tested models with expandable memory, the maximum amount of RAM was 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).
DLNA Compliance
Facial Recognition
Maximum Snapshots per Shared Folder1,024
Maximum of System Snapshots65,536
Maximum IP cam (Licenses required)75 (including 2 Free License) (see all supported IP cameras)
Total FPS (H.264)2250 FPS @ 720p (1280×720)
2100 FPS @ 1080p (1920×1080)
1500 FPS @ 3M (2048×1536)
900 FPS @ 5M (2591×1944)
550 FPS @ 4K (3840×2160)
Total FPS (H.265)2250 FPS @ 720p (1280×720)
2250 FPS @ 1080p (1920×1080)
2250 FPS @ 3M (2048×1536)
1500 FPS @ 5M (2591×1944)
900 FPS @ 4K (3840×2160)
Notes
  • Maximum IP cameras and FPS figures are tested with the device fully populated with drives and under a continuous recording setup.
  • Actual system capabilities may differ depending on system configuration, drive performance, number of features enabled, and if additional workloads are present.
Recommended Number of Concurrent Sync Clients1,800 (the number of connections that can be maintained when the recommended number of hosted files was reached)
Recommended Number of Hosted Files50,000,000 (applies to files indexed or hosted by Synology Drive. For file access through other standard protocols, refer to the File Services section above)
Notes
  • Exceeding the recommended numbers above will not block application operations, but may result in longer response time.
  • Utilizing SSD cache can significantly improve performance.
  • For tested models with expandable memory, the maximum amount of RAM was installed.
  • Btrfs file system and non-encrypted shared folders were used during the aforementioned testing.
Maximum Users3,000
Notes
  • Multiple files were opened for testing and each file was edited by 30 users simultaneously.
  • 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
Recommended Virtual Machine Instances12 (Learn more)
Recommended Virtual DSM Number (Licenses required)12 (including 1 Free License)
NotesThe specifications vary depending on system configuration and memory size.
Maximum Connections60

Notes:

  1. Model specifications are subject to change without prior notice.
  2. The figures are based on Synology internal testing. Each performance test is done individually. No other services or applications are processed at the same time.
  3. The actual performance may be lower than lab testing figure due to differences in server configuration, deployment, and the number of active operations.
  4. If usage requirements exceed the specifications above, please contact us for professional advice.

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