Synology RackStation RS1226+ 8-Bay NAS Enclosure

Designed for small to medium sized businesses that depend on 24/7 data service, the RackStation RS1226+ 8-Bay NAS Enclosure from Synology is a versatile and reliable storage system that streamlines data backups, file sharing and synchronizing, productivity applications, and other essential office applications, with sequential read speeds of up to 2300 MB/s and sequential write speeds of up to 1500 MB/s. This unit has 8 drive bays, each of which natively supports 3.5" SATA hard drives, as well as 2.5" SATA hard drives and SSDs. Also available are two NVMe PCIe M.2 2280 slots for SSD caching. Should users need to expand the overall capacity of their RS1226+, the optional RX426 expansion unit offers an additional four drive bays. This model is powered using a single 250W power supply.

The RackStation RS1226+ is powered by a 2.2 GHz AMD Ryzen V1500B 4-Core processor and 4GB of DDR4 ECC RAM. Also featured are two USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 ports and one USB-C expansion port. Network connectivity is achieved via the two 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet ports and, if you're looking to expand this NAS, there is one PCIe 3.0 x8/x4 slot that can be used to for 10/25GbE NICs, Fibre Channel adapters, and more.

The RackStation RS1226+ runs on the DiskStation Manager (DSM) operating system and supports a variety of RAID modes, which help provide users with data redundancy, speed, or a combination of both. Supported RAID modes include RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, Basic, and Synology Hybrid RAID. For those who do not require a RAID, JBOD is also available, allowing each drive bay to be individually utilized.

Synology has engineered the RackStation RS1226+ to be energy efficient. Not only does it offer two 80 x 80mm fans to help keep the system running cool, the server supports numerous scheduled power on / off cycles and hard-drive hibernation to further minimize power consumption and operational expenses. It operates using 100-240 VAC at 50/60 Hz and includes an accessory pack, an AC power cord, and a C13 to C14 power cord. Protection is provided by a limited 3-year hardware warranty.

The 8-bay, 2 RU RS1226+ is designed to help small- to medium-sized businesses and branch offices consolidate their data management onto one system. Built-in data protection solutions and easy hardware expandability make it an excellent option for applications that require dependable and cost-effective data storage.

Stable Performance

Sequential read speeds of over 2300 MB/s and sequential write speeds of over 1500 MB/s support fast file sharing, syncing, and backup for teams.

Flexible Storage

Support for all-flash and hybrid configurations allows users to add SATA SSDs as storage volumes or as read/write cache to accelerate HDD volumes.

Supports NVMe Acceleration

Two built-in M.2 slots provide SSD caching capability without occupying drive bays.

Versatile Networking

Two built-in 2.5GbE RJ45 ports can be supplemented with 10/25GbE NICs and Fibre Channel adapters via the PCIe 3.0 expansion slot.

Scalable Capacity

Simple expansion up to 12 bays is available as needed with a Synology RX426 Expansion Unit.

Non-Disruptive Management

Hot-swappable drive trays and online volume management allow for storage management without downtime.

Synology Tiering automates data management across performance and capacity tiers for reliable, optimized data storage. By moving your cold data to the most cost-effective tier, it helps maximize storage efficiency for improved storage economics. The RS1226+ can be configured for hot or cold data storage depending on your requirements. Key capabilities include:

• Automatic relocation of infrequently accessed data from local high-performance storage to a remote cold tier
• Tiering policies based on last access time, available capacity, or a defined schedule
• Full data accessibility with frequently used files automatically restored to the hot tier
• Centralized dashboard for monitoring folder status, data distribution, capacity usage, and tiering activity

License-free solutions help protect data and configurations on your Synology system, ensure maximum system uptime, and back up and restore all your devices, VMs, and cloud applications.

• Synology High Availability provides fast failover between two identical Synology units to keep services available without interruption
• Snapshot Replication provides schedulable, rapid data protection and restoration with version control, ensuring that all shared folders and LUNs on your Synology system remain safe and available
• Hyper Backup protects your Synology system with full-system backups and backups of shared folders and configurations to multiple destinations with deduplication, integrity checks, compression, and versioning
• Synology Active Backup Suite lets you consolidate protection of Windows clients and servers, Linux endpoints, Synology systems, VMware and Hyper-V VMs, Microsoft 365, and Google Workspace, maximizing storage efficiency with data deduplication technology
• C2 Storage for Hyper Backup offers a dedicated secure public cloud destination for Synology NAS backup data

Synology offers a multi-layered approach to data security that protects against physical breaches, malicious attacks, and accidental deletions.

• Protect sensitive data against physical data breaches with full-volume encryption
• Safeguard your data against unauthorized deletion with WORM-powered immutable snapshots and WriteOnce shared folders
• Active Insight uses machine learning to detect threats and automatically create immutable snapshots before damage spreads

Synology Office Suite provides a private cloud productivity solution for on-site and remote workers, as well as home users, to concurrently edit documents, share files, manage emails, send instant messages, organize media, and more.

• Synology Office Suite AI accelerates workflows by embedding generative capabilities directly into productivity apps to assist with drafting, summarizing, and analyzing data. It ensures data privacy through a centralized management console that locally masks sensitive information before it reaches third-party AI providers
• Synology Drive serves as a centralized hub to keep your files labeled and organized for easy access, offering granular file sharing permissions and customizable security features to ensure file safety
• Synology Office enables users to collaborate on documents, spreadsheets, and presentation slides in real time, with support for universal file formats and unlimited file versioning for easy restoration
• Synology Chat brings teams together with one-on-one conversations, group channels, and encrypted private channels
• Synology MailPlus provides a secure, reliable, and private email server with advanced admin tools to simplify troubleshooting and increase server security
• Synology Calendar helps teams keep track of priorities with convenient calendar sharing and scheduling
• Synology Contacts enables organizations to manage and update address books with minimal effort
• Synology Hybrid Share accelerates teamwork and collaboration across distributed sites, pairing cloud scalability with fast local access on your Synology systems

Leverage your Synology system as virtual machine storage, VM backup server, and alternative container for VM host, with full certification for VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, Citrix XenServer, and OpenStack environments.

• Synology Storage Console for VMware or Windows platforms lets you manage VM storage components directly from your hypervisor. VMware VAAI integration and Windows ODX help offload storage operations and speed up data transfer
• Host lightweight containers and VMs for testing, sandboxing, and emergency recovery purposes with Container Manager and Synology Virtual Machine Manager, a native hypervisor that supports Windows, Linux, and virtualized versions of DSM

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