Question 1

Does this come with the cable to connect it to another NAS unit?

Accepted Answer

www.synology. com/en-us/products/DX1215II#specs

Packaging Content
    Main Unit X 1
    User's Guide X 1
    Accessory Pack X 1
    AC Power Cord X 1
    Expansion Cable: Infiniband X 1

Question 2

What's the power consumption of this unit?

Accepted Answer

The power consumption of this unit is 51.23 W during access and 21.71 W during HDD hibernation.

Question 3

What's the maximum storage capacity of this NAS system?

Accepted Answer

The maximum storage capacity of this NAS system is 192 TB.

Question 4

What types of hard drives can I use with this NAS?

Accepted Answer

You can use 3.5" SATA HDD, 2.5" SATA HDD, and 2.5" SATA SSD with this NAS.

Question 5

Is this NAS suitable for a humid environment?

Accepted Answer

The NAS is suitable for environments with humidity levels between 5% and 95% relative humidity.

Question 6

Can I use this device to stream media?

Accepted Answer

Yes, the device can be used to stream media.

Question 7

Is this unit compatible with a DS1821+ ?

Accepted Answer

From Synology, DS1821+ is compatible with 5 Bay expansion DX517. Please check out this https://www.newegg.com/synology-dx517/p/N82E16822108489

Question 8

I have a Synology DiskStation DS3617xs...can I back everything up to this unit then do any software upgrades to the DS3617xs. I have a 12 drive RAID 6 with data protection - 127TB storage...it always says to backup the system before DSM upgrades or a file system defrag - I have been too scared(!). Copying the data back and forth would probably sort the defrag....despite RAID 6 it would give me a bit of peace having another backup...anyway can I shift the data here and then upgrade the DSM without worry?

Accepted Answer

No, this is not a stand alone NAS nor does it run its own DSM.  It's basically a DAS, it attaches to a primary NAS and is managed by the same DSM.  If a DSM update fails or the primary NAS fails, the shelf is not accessible.  For your use case, you would need a second stand alone NAS.  If both NAS are Synology, then you could run Shared Folder Sync between the two which uses rsync to backup the data.  I am using this attached to a DS2419+ with two 6 disk SHR1 volumes and it works nicely to expand the storage.

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