Synology DiskStation DS3617xs 12-Bay NAS – DS3617xs
DiskStation DS3617xs
Business-class storage capacity and performance
Overview
High-performance NAS server with flexibility to scale
Synology DiskStation DS3617xs is a high-performance NAS server with easy scalability. Equipped with quad-core Xeon® D processor and 16GB DDR4 ECC RAM, DS3617xs delivers stunning reading and writing performance while ensuring data accuracy when handling mission-critical tasks.
CPU
Quad-core Xeon® D up to 2.7 GHz
Memory
16GB DDR4 ECC RAM, up to 48GB
Ultra Performance
2,358 MB/s reading
Scalability
Up to 36 drives with DX1215
10GbE ready, and beyond
The PCIe 3.0 slot allows for faster networking as you expand your infrastructure. Together with the built-in quad Gigabit ports, DS3617xs offers comprehensive connectivity options for link aggregation and failover configurations.
5 year warranty
Synology’s 5-year limited warranty provides hardware replacement and technical support via email and telephone services, maximizing your enterprises’ return on investment.
Synology Replacement Service (SRS)
SRS provides free advance replacement units as early as the next business day in selected regions, maximizing the service uptime for your mission-critical storage and ensuring your business continuity1. Know more about SRS.
Digital asset protection
Powered by Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM), Synology NAS offers advanced security measures to protect against sudden data loss and potential security holes. Learn more
Security Advisor
Analyzes system settings, password strength, network preferences, and removes any possible malware.
AppArmor
A kernel-level enhancement that blocks malicious programs from accessing unauthorized system resources.
AES 256-bit encryption
Encrypt shared folders and network data transmission to keep data from unauthorized access.
2-step verification
Prevent others from logging in to your DSM by generating a one-time password (OTP) on your mobile device.
Trust Level
Customize the trust level in Package Center to avoid installing packages from untrusted sources, safeguarding your NAS from unknown or tampered package files.
Complete iSCSI and virtualization solutions
Synology iSCSI storage supports most virtualization solutions including VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, Citrix Xen Server, and OpenStack Cinder, to enhance work efficiency. Create and manage virtual machines running multiple operating systems such as Windows, Linux, and DSM using Virtual Machine Manager. Learn more
Next-generation file system for better data protection
The Btrfs file system introduces advanced storage technologies and optimized snapshots to prevent data corruption and reduce maintenance overhead. While ensuring high-level data integrity, it also offers flexible, efficient data protection and recovery tools.
Flexible Shared Folder / User Quota System provides comprehensive quota control on 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 accelerates data recovery, providing more flexibility for businesses
Automatic file self-healing detects and recovers corrupted files without user intervention
Powered by Synology DSM
CMS
Manage multiple Synology NAS servers simultaneously on a centralized interface to increase business efficiency.
MailPlus
Secure, reliable, and private mail server solution with an intuitive and modern mail client.
Synology High Availability
Ensures seamless service transition between clustered servers in the event of a server failure.
Snapshot Replication
Provides schedulable and instantaneous data protection for shared folders and virtual machines on iSCSI LUNs in the event of disaster.
Surveillance Station
Complete surveillance solution for recording, monitoring, and management.
- (1) Status indicator
- (2) Alert indicator
- (3) Drive status indicator
- (4) Drive tray lock
- (5) Power button and indicator
- (6) LAN indicator
- (7) Fan
- (8) PCIe 3.0 slot
- (9) USB 3.0 port
- (10) Expansion port
- (11) Reset button
- (12) Console port
- (13) 1GbE RJ-45 port
- (14) Power port
Detailed Tech Specification
Hardware Specifications |
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CPU |
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| CPU Model | Intel Xeon D-1527 |
| CPU Architecture | 64-bit |
| CPU Frequency | Quad Core 2.2 (base) / 2.7 (turbo) GHz |
| Hardware Encryption Engine (AES-NI) |
✓ |
Memory |
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| System Memory | 16 GB DDR4 ECC SO-DIMM |
| Memory Module Pre-installed | 16 GB (8 GB x 2) |
| Total Memory Slots | 4 |
| Memory Expandable up to | 48 GB (16 GB + 16 GB x 2) |
| 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. |
Storage |
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| Drive Bays | 12 |
| Maximum Drive Bays with Expansion Unit | 36 |
| Compatible Drive Type* (See all supported drives) |
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| Maximum Internal Raw Capacity | 168 TB (14 TB drive x 12) (Capacity may vary by RAID types) |
| Maximum Raw Capacity with Expansion Units | 504 TB (168 TB + 14 TB drive x 24) (Capacity may vary by RAID types) |
| Maximum Single Volume Size |
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| Hot Swappable Drive |
✓ |
| Notes |
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External Ports |
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| RJ-45 1GbE LAN Port | 4 (with Link Aggregation / Failover support) |
| USB 3.0 Port | 2 |
| Expansion Port | 2 |
PCIe |
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| PCIe Expansion | 1 x Gen3 x8 slot (x8 link) |
| Add-in-card support |
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| Notes | DS3617xs with M2D18 can only support M.2 SATA SSD. M.2 NVMe/AHCI PCIe SSD is not supported. |
File System |
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| Internal Drives |
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| External Drives |
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| Notes | exFAT Access is purchased separately in Package Center. |
Appearance |
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| Size (Height x Width x Depth) | 270 mm x 300 mm x 340 mm |
| Weight | 9.8 kg |
| Notes | The rail kit is sold separatelty. |
Others |
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| System Fan | 120 mm x 120 mm x 2 pcs |
| Fan Speed Mode |
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| Easy Replacement System Fan |
✓ |
| Power Recovery |
✓ |
| Noise Level* | 22.3 dB(A) |
| Scheduled Power On/Off |
✓ |
| Wake on LAN/WAN |
✓ |
| Power Supply Unit / Adapter | 500W |
| AC Input Power Voltage | 100V to 240V AC |
| Power Frequency | 50/60 Hz, Single Phase |
| Power Consumption* | 108.2 W (Access) 53.4 W (HDD Hibernation) |
| British Thermal Unit | 369.4 BTU/hr (Access) 182.3 BTU/hr (HDD Hibernation) |
Environment Temperature |
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| Operating Temperature | 5°C to 40°C (40°F to 104°F) |
| Storage Temperature | -20°C to 60°C (-5°F to 140°F) |
| Relative Humidity | 5% to 95% RH |
Certification |
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Warranty |
5 Years |
Notes |
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DSM Specifications ( See more ) |
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Storage Management |
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| Maximum Internal Volume Number | 1024 |
| Maximum iSCSI Target Number | 256 |
| Maximum iSCSI LUN | 512 |
| iSCSI LUN Clone/Snapshot, Windows ODX |
✓ |
| SSD Read/Write Cache (White Paper) |
✓ |
| SSD TRIM |
✓ |
| RAID Group |
✓ |
| Supported RAID Type |
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| RAID Migration |
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| Volume Expansion with Larger HDDs |
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| Volume Expansion by Adding a HDD |
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| Global Hot Spare Supported RAID Type |
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File Services |
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| File Protocol | CIFS/AFP/NFS/FTP/WebDAV |
| Maximum Concurrent CIFS/AFP/FTP Connections | 2000 |
| Maximum Concurrent CIFS/AFP/FTP Connections (with RAM expansion) | 10000 |
| Windows Access Control List (ACL) Integration |
✓ |
| NFS Kerberos Authentication |
✓ |
Account & Shared Folder |
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| Maximum Local User Accounts | 16000 |
| Maximum Local Groups | 512 |
| Maximum Shared Folder | 512 |
| Maximum Shared Folder Sync Tasks | 16 |
High Availability Manager |
✓ |
Log Center |
✓ |
| Syslog Events per Second | 3000 |
Virtualization |
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| VMware vSphere 6 with VAAI |
✓ |
| Windows Server 2012 |
✓ |
| Windows Server 2012 R2 |
✓ |
| Windows Server 2016 |
✓ |
| Citrix Ready |
✓ |
| OpenStack |
✓ |
Add-on Packages (learn more about the complete add-on package list) |
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Antivirus by McAfee (Trial) |
✓ |
Central Management System |
✓ |
Chat |
✓ |
| Maximum Users | 4000 |
| Notes |
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Cloud Station Server |
✓ |
| Maximum Number of Concurrently Connected Devices | 2000 |
| Maximum Number of Concurrently Connected Devices (with RAM expansion) | 10000 |
| Maximum Number of Hosted Files (btrfs) | 1,000,000 |
| Maximum Number of Hosted Files (ext4) | 1,000,000 |
| Notes |
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Document Viewer |
✓ |
Download Station |
✓ |
| Maximum Concurrent Download Tasks | 80 |
exFAT Access (optional) |
✓ |
MailPlus / MailPlus Server |
✓ |
| Free Email Accounts | 5 (Licenses required for additional accounts) |
| Maximum number of concurrent users | Up to 450 |
| Maximum Server Performance | 3,363,000 emails per day, approx. 102GB |
| Notes |
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Media Server |
✓ |
| DLNA Compliance |
✓ |
Moments |
✓ |
| Facial recognition |
✓ |
| Subject recognition |
✓ |
| Auto Color & Rotate |
✓ |
| Moments Select |
✓ |
PetaSpace |
✓ |
Snapshot Replication |
✓ |
| Maximum Snapshots per Shared Folder | 1024 |
| Maximum of system snapshots | 65536 |
Surveillance Station |
✓ |
| Maximum IP cam (Licenses required) | 75 (including 2 Free License) (See All Supported IP Cameras) |
| Total FPS (H.264)* | 2250 FPS @ 720p (1280×720) 1050 FPS @ 1080p (1920×1080) 600 FPS @ 3M (2048×1536) 500 FPS @ 5M (2591×1944) 500 FPS @ 4K (3840×2160) |
| Total FPS (H.265)* | 2250 FPS @ 720p (1280×720) 2250 FPS @ 1080p (1920×1080) 2250 FPS @ 3M (2048×1536) 1875 FPS @ 5M (2591×1944) 975 FPS @ 4K (3840×2160) |
| Total FPS (MJPEG)* | 900 FPS @ 720p (1280×720) 450 FPS @ 1080p (1920×1080) 280 FPS @ 3M (2048×1536) 200 FPS @ 5M (2591×1944) |
| 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. |
Synology Drive |
✓ |
| Recommended Number of Hosted Files | 3,000,000 (applies to files indexed or hosted by Synology Drive. For file access through other standard protocols, refer to the File Services section above) |
| Recommended Number of Concurrent Connections for PC Clients | 1,800 (the number of connections that can be maintained when the recommended number of hosted files was reached) |
| Notes |
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Synology Office |
✓ |
| Maximum Users | 2900 |
| Notes |
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Video Station |
✓ |
| Video Transcoding | Group 1 – Type 1 (See more) |
| Maximum Transcoding Channel Number | 1 channel, 30 FPS @ 1080p(1920×1080), H.264 (AVC)/MPEG-4 Part 2 (XVID, DIVX5)/MPEG-2/VC-1 |
Virtual Machine Manager |
✓ |
| Recommended Virtual Machine Instances | 8 (Learn more) |
| Recommended Virtual DSM Number(Licenses required) | 8 (including 1 Free License) |
| Notes |
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VPN Server |
✓ |
| Maximum Connections | 40 |
Environment & Packaging |
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Environment |
RoHS Compliant |
Packaging Content |
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Optional Accessories |
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