RackStation

RS820+
RS820RP+

Highlights
High Performance 1U
Rackmount NAS for • 4-core, 2.1 GHz CPU with AES-NI support. 2 GB DDR4
memory expandable up to 18 GB

Effective Data Storage • Outstanding 10GbE sequential performance at over

1,621 MB/s reading and 599 MB/s writing2

and Management • Scale up to 8 drives with Synology Expansion Unit

RX4183
• One PCIe 3.0 slot for an optional 10GbE add-in network
interface card, or an M2D18 M.2 SSD adapter card4
Synology RackStation RS820+/ • Advanced Btrfs file system offering 65,000 system-wide
snapshots and 1,024 snapshots per shared folder
RS820RP+ is an ideal network-attached
• Synology High Availability (SHA) providing continuous
storage solution for centralizing data services with seamless transitioning between clustered
servers
management. Powered by a 4-core

processor, RS820+/RS820RP+ provides

both high performance and scalable

storage, ideal for file sharing across

different platforms and data backup.

Synology RS820+/RS820RP+ is backed by

Synology’s 3-year limited warranty1.

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 High Performance Storage with Scalability
Synology RS820+/RS820RP+ is a 1U rackmount 4-bay network-attached
storage solution designed for businesses requiring an effective and
centralized data management. It is equipped with a 4-core processor and
2 GB DDR4 memory, expandable up to 18 GB. The PCIe 3.0 slot supports
an optional 10GbE add-in network interface card, or an M2D18 M.2 SSD
adapter card4, where the M.2 NVMe/SATA SSD cache can be used to
boost system random IOPS.

With Link Aggregation enabled in a 10GbE environment, RS820+/

RS820RP+ delivers high sequential throughput at over 1,621 MB/s
reading and 599 MB/s writing2. Storage capacity of RS820+/RS820RP+
can be further expanded with one optional Synology Expansion Unit
RX4183, providing a raw capacity of up 128 TB with 8 drives in total.

Ultimate Backup Solution

RS820+/RS820RP+ integrates various backup applications to safeguard
your important data on any devices with an intuitive user interface and
durable storage technologies.

• Workstation/Server/Virtual Machine/SaaS backup: Active Backup

for Business centralizes backup tasks for virtual machines, Windows
PC, servers, and rsync/SMB file servers and offers various recovery
options to ensure lowest RTO. Active Backup for Office 365/G
Suite is an on-premises backup solution for public clouds with a
Synology Active Backup Suite centralized dashboard, optimizing storage efficiency through the
Integrated, modern, and license-free backup single instancing and block-level deduplication technology.
together with an instant recovery solution for
business workloads in physical, virtual, and cloud • NAS backup: Hyper Backup comprehensively backs up your data to
environments. a local shared folder, an external device, another Synology NAS, an
rsync server, or Synology public cloud service, Synology C2 Backup5,
to ensure data safety and availability can be achieved when a
disaster happens
• Computer backup: Synology Drive Client backs up your Windows,
Mac, and Linux desktop devices to safeguard important computer
files. RS820+/RS820RP+ is also compatible with Time Machine,
allowing you to effortlessly back up your Mac to Synology NAS.

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 Btrfs: Next Generation Storage Efficiency
RS820+/RS820RP+ introduces Btrfs file system, bringing the most
advanced storage technologies to meet the management needs of
modern business:
Next-Generation File System
A modern file system designed to address obstacles • Advanced snapshot technology provides schedulable and
often encountered in enterprise storage systems, near-instantaneous data protection of share folders and iSCSI LUNs.
safeguarding data integrity through metadata
mirroring, self-healing and snapshot replication. • File and folder level data restoration brings great convenience and
saves time for users who wish to restore only a specific file or folder.
• Flexible Shared Folder and User Quota System provide
comprehensive quota control on all user accounts and shared
folders.
• File self-healing allows Btrfs file system to auto-detect corrupted
files with mirrored metadata, and to recover broken data using the
supported RAID type of volumes, including RAID1, 5, 6, and 10.

Reliability, Availability, and Disaster Recovery

System reliability is critical for business everywhere. RS820+/RS820RP+
responds to these concerns with wide-ranging availability and
redundancy features:

• Synology High Availability ensures seamless transitioning between

clustered servers in unexpected disasters and ensures that your
services remain online.
• Snapshot Replication provides schedulable, near-instantaneous
data protection, ensuring that your business documents in shared
folders, virtual machines in iSCSI LUNs, or dockerized application
data remain safe and available in a disaster.
• Redundant power supplies (RS820RP+ only), system fans and
network ports with failover support ensure continual service
uptime.
• High reliability system design, including fan-less CPU heat sink and
passive cooling technology, prevents single points of failure.
• Optional 5-year warranty1 is available in select regions.

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Hardware Overview

Front Rear (RS820+) 7 8

1 2 3 45
9 10 10 11 10 12 13 14

Rear (RS820RP+) 7 8
6

9 9 10 11 10 12 13 14

1 Power button and indicator 2 Alert indicator 3 Drive status indicator 4 Beep off button
5 Status indicator 6 Drive tray 7 Console port 8 PCIe expansion slot
9 Power port 10 System fan 11 1GbE RJ-45 port 12 Reset button
13 USB 3.0 port 14 eSATA port

Technical Specifications
Hardware
CPU Intel Atom C3538 4-core 2.1GHz

Hardware encryption engine Yes (AES-NI)

Memory 2 GB DDR4 Non-ECC onboard (expandable up to 18 GB)6

Compatible drive type 4 x 3.5" or 2.5" SATA HDD/SSD (drives not included)

Hot swappable drive Yes

• 2 x USB 3.0 port

External port
• 1 x Expansion port

• RS820+: 44 x 430.5 x 457.6 mm / 44 x 480 x 492.6 mm (with server ears)

Size (HxWxD)
• RS820RP+: 44 x 430.5 x 483.6 mm / 44 x 480 x 518.6 mm (with server ears)

• RS820+: 6.4 kg
Weight
• RS820RP+: 7.96 kg

LAN 4 x Gigabit (RJ-45)

Wake on LAN/WAN Yes

• 1 x 4-lane x8 slot
PCIe 3.0 slot • High-performance network interface card support
• M.2 NVMe/SATA SSD adapter card support4

Scheduled power on/off Yes

• RS820+: 3 (40 x 40 x 20 mm)

System fan
• RS820RP+: 2 (40 x 40 x 20 mm)

AC input power voltage 100V to 240V AC

Power frequency 50/60Hz, single phase

Operating temperature 0°C to 35°C (32°F to 95°F)

Storage temperature -20°C to 60°C (-5°F to 140°F)

Relative humidity 5% to 95% RH

Maximum operating altitude 5,000 m (16,400 ft)

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General DSM specification
Networking protocol SMB, AFP, NFS, FTP, WebDAV, CalDAV, iSCSI, Telnet, SSH, SNMP, VPN (PPTP, OpenVPN ™ , L2TP)

• Internal: Btrfs, ext4

File system
• External: Btrfs, ext4, ext3, FAT, NTFS, HFS+, exFAT7

Supported RAID type Synology Hybrid RAID (SHR), Basic, JBOD, RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, RAID 10

• Maximum single volume size: 108TB

Storage management • Maximum system snapshots: 65,5368
• Maximum internal volume: 256

• Read/write cache support

SSD cache
• M.2 NVMe/SATA SSD support4

• Maximum local user account: 2,048

• Maximum local group: 256
File sharing capability
• Maximum shared folder: 512
• Maximum concurrent SMB/NFS/AFP/FTP connection: 500

Privilege Windows Access Control List (ACL), application privilege

Directory service Windows® AD integration: Domain users login via SMB/NFS/AFP/FTP/File Station, LDAP integration

Virtualization VMware vSphere® 6.5, Microsoft Hyper-V® , Citrix®, OpenStack®

Firewall, encryption shared folder, SMB encryption, FTP over SSL/TLS, SFTP, rsync over SSH, login auto block, Let's Encrypt
Security
support, HTTPS (customizable cipher suite)

Supported client Windows 7 onwards, Mac OS X® 10.11 onwards

Chrome®, Firefox®, Edge®, Internet Explorer® 10 onwards, Safari® 10 onwards; Safari (iOS 10 onwards), Chrome (Android™ 6.0
Supported browser
onwards) on tablets

English, Deutsch, Français, Italiano, Español, Dansk, Norsk, Svensk, Nederlands, Русский, Polski, Magyar,
Interface language
Português do Brasil, Português Europeu, Türkçe, Český,

Packages and Applications

File Server & Synchronization
Provide a universal portal to synchronize your files across various platforms, including Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and
iOS. The built-in universal portal allows you to access data anytime and anywhere.
Synology Drive
• Maximum number of hosted files: 1,000,000
• Maximum number of concurrent connections for PC clients: 550

Virtual drive, remote folder, Windows ACL editor, compressing/extracting archived files, bandwidth control for specific users
File Station
or groups, creating sharing links, transfer logs

Bandwidth control for TCP connections, custom FTP passive port range, anonymous FTP, FTP SSL/TLS and SFTP protocol,
FTP Server
boot over the network with TFTP and PXE support, transfer logs

Presto File Server9 High-speed data transfer over WAN with exclusive SITA technology between Synology NAS and desktop

One or two-way synchronization with public cloud storage providers including Alibaba Cloud OSS, Amazon Drive, Amazon
Cloud Sync S3-compatible storage, Backblaze B2, Baidu Cloud, Box, Dropbox, Google Cloud Storage, Google Drive, hubiC, MegaDisk,
Microsoft OneDrive, OpenStack Swift-compatible storage, Tencent COS, WebDAV servers, Yandex Disk

Universal Search Offer global search into applications and files

iSCSI Storage & Virtualization

• Maximum iSCSI target: 128
iSCSI Manager • Maximum iSCSI LUN: 256
• iSCSI LUN clone/snapshot support

Virtual Machine Manager Deploy and run various virtual machines on Synology NAS, including Windows, Linux, or Virtual DSM

Data Protection & Backup Solution

Hyper Backup Support local backup, network backup, and backup data to public clouds

DSM configuration backup, macOS Time Machine support, Synology Drive Client desktop application
Backup tools
Shared folder sync - maximum task number: 16

• Maximum of shared folder snapshots: 1,024

Snapshot Replication
• Maximum of Replication: 64

Synology High Availability Reduce service downtime by setting up two identical NAS into one high-availability cluster

Active Backup for G Suite Support G Suite My Drive and Team Drive backup and restoration

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 Active Backup for Office 365 Support Office 365 OneDrive for Business, mail, contacts, and calendar backup and restoration

All-in-one backup solution designed for heterogeneous business IT environment, enabling IT admins to remotely manage
Active Backup for Business
and monitor protection over PC, servers and VM on one centralized console

Productivity & Collaboration

Collaborate with instant message service Synology Chat, online editor Synology Office, and scheduling assistant Synology
Calendar
Collaboration tools • Chat maximum user: 1,500
• Office maximum user: 1,800
• Calendar: support CalDAV and access via mobile devices

Note Station Rich-text note organization and versioning, encryption, sharing, media embedding and attachments

Secure, reliable, and private mail solution with high-availability, load balancing, security and filtering design (includes 5 free
Synology MailPlus Server
email account licenses; additional accounts require the purchasing of additional licenses)

Synology MailPlus Intuitive webmail interface for Synology MailPlus Server, customizable mail labels, filters, and user interface

Multimedia
Support smart AI album with facial and subject recognition, photo editing and sharing features, similar photo detection, auto-
Moments editing functions such as color correction and angle adjustments, and AI selection of the best photos. Mobile applications are
available on iOS and Android devices.

Other packages Video Station, Photo Station, Audio Station, iTunes® Server

Surveillance
Maximum IP camera: 40 (total of 1,200 FPS at 720p, H.264) (including two free camera licenses; additional cameras require
Surveillance Station
the purchasing of additional licenses)

All-in-One Server
Synology Directory Server Provide a flexible and cost-effective domain controller solution

Central Management System Provide a single interface to manage and monitor multiple Synology NAS

VPN Server Maximum connection: 30, supported VPN protocol: PPTP, OpenVPN™, L2TP/IPSec

Mail Server Supported Mail Server Protocols: POP3, SMTP, IMAP, Support LDAP/AD account

Mail Station Webmail interface for Mail Server to receive emails from multiple POP3 mailboxes, customizable SMTP server

Web Station Virtual host (up to 30 websites), PHP/MariaDB®, third-party applications support

Other packages DNS Server, RADIUS Server, Log Center

Others
Volume and quota usage, total size of files, volume usage and trends based on past usage, size of shared folders, large files,
Storage Analyzer
most recently modified files, least recently accessed files

Antivirus Essential Full system scan, scheduled scan, white list customization, virus definition auto update

Other packages Additional 3rd-party packages available on Package Center

Environment and Packaging

Environment safety RoHS compliant

• RS820+/RS820RP+ main unit x 1

• Quick Installation Guide x 1
Package content
• Accessory pack x 1
• AC power cord x 1 (RS820+) / 2 (RS820RP+)

• 4 GB DDR4-2666 SO-DIMM (D4NESO-2666-4G)

• 16 GB DDR4-2666 SO-DIMM (D4ECSO-2666-16G)
• Synology E10G17-F2/E10G18-T1/E10G18-T2 10Gbps Ethernet adapters
• Synology M2D18 M.2 SSD adapter card
• Synology Expansion Unit RX418
Optional accessories
• Synology Rail Kit RKM114-Rail Kit Mounted / RKS1317-Rail Kit Sliding
• VisualStation VS360HD, VS960HD
• Surveillance Device License Pack
• MailPlus License Pack
• Virtual DSM License Pack

Warranty 3 years1

*Model specifications are subject to change without notice. Please refer to www.synology.com for the latest information.

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1. 5-year warranty is available as an optional bundle with EW202, a 2-year Extended Warranty service add-on. Visit https://www.synology.com/en-global/products/
Extended_Warranty for more information on availability. The warranty period starts from the purchase date as stated on your purchase receipt. Visit https://
www.synology.com/company/legal/warranty for more information.
2. Performance figures may vary depending on environment, usage, and configuration.
3. RS820+/RS820RP+ supports one Synology Expansion Unit RX418, sold separately.
4. RS820+/RS820RP+ supports M.2 NVMe/SATA SSD cache creation when using with Synology M2D18, sold separately.
5. Synology C2 Backup is purchased separately when you select Synology C2 cloud backup as your destination in Hyper Backup. Synology C2 Backup provides one-
time 30-day free-trial for each Synology Account.
6. RS820+/RS820RP+ comes with 2 GB DDR4 Non-ECC onboard and can support up to 18 GB by adding one optional 16 GB SO-DIMM.
7. exFAT Access is purchased separately in Package Center.
8. System snapshot includes snapshots taken by iSCSI Manager, Snapshot Replication, and Virtual Machine Manager. Availability of these packages varies by
model.
9. Presto File Server License is purchased separately in Package Center.

SYNOLOGY INC.
Synology creates network-attached storage, IP surveillance solutions, and network equipment that transform the way users manage data, conduct surveillance,
and manage networks in the cloud era. By taking full advantage of the latest technologies, Synology aims to help users centralize data storage and backup,
share files on-the-go, implement professional surveillance solutions, and manage networks in reliable and affordable ways. Synology is committed to delivering
products with forward-thinking features and the best in class customer services.

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anytime, without notice.

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