Synology DiskStation DS1823xs+ 8-Bay NAS Enclosure
Description
The Synology DiskStation DS1823xs+ is a diskless eight-bay NAS enclosure powered by DiskStation Manager (DSM). It delivers up to 3,100 MB/s sequential read and 2,600 MB/s write performance, features a built-in 10 GbE port and four Gigabit LAN ports with link aggregation and failover, and scales from eight to eighteen bays with two DX517 expansion units.
Hardware Specifications
| Specification | Details |
|---|---|
| Drive Bays | 8 × hot-swappable 3.5″/2.5″ SATA HDD/SSD |
| Maximum Raw Capacity | Up to 160 TB (8 × 20 TB drives) |
| CPU | AMD Ryzen™ V1780B quad-core 2.5 GHz (up to 4.4 GHz boost) |
| Memory | 4 GB ECC DDR4 (1 × 4 GB SO-DIMM), expandable to 32 GB (2 × 16 GB) |
| M.2 Slots | 2 × M.2 2280 NVMe SSD (cache or storage volumes) |
| Network Interfaces | 4 × Gigabit Ethernet (Link Aggregation & failover) + 1 × 10 GbE RJ-45 |
| PCIe Expansion Slot | 1 × PCIe Gen3 ×8 (25 GbE or Fibre Channel add-on) |
| Expansion Unit Support | Up to 18 drives with 2 × DX517 units |
| Dimensions (H × W × D) | 165 × 282 × 243 mm |
| Weight | 5.2 kg (without drives) |
| Power Supply | 250 W external adapter |
| Power Consumption | 60 W (active) / 25 W (idle) |
| Warranty | 5-year limited hardware warranty |
Key Software & Features
- Btrfs file system with metadata mirroring, inline compression, and fast snapshot replication to safeguard data integrity.
- Active Backup Suite for agentless, multi-version protection of Windows/Linux endpoints, virtual machines, and SaaS apps.
- Synology Drive for private-cloud file sync, version control, and cross-platform access on Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android.
- Hybrid Share & Cloud Sync to cache hot data on-premises while archiving cold data to Synology C2 or public clouds.
- Synology High Availability for active/passive clustering and near-zero downtime.
- Virtual Machine Manager to run and isolate VMs or containers directly on the NAS.
- Surveillance Station supporting up to 75 IP cameras with live view, recording, and event notifications (2 free licenses).
Performance & Scalability
The DS1823xs+ sustains over 3,100 MB/s read and 2,600 MB/s write throughput under Link Aggregation. Online scale-out to 18 bays and optional PCIe upgrades (25 GbE or Fibre Channel) ensure it meets demanding I/O requirements.
Ideal Use Cases
- Enterprise-class file server for SMBs needing high throughput and reliability
- Central backup repository protecting up to 300 endpoints with Active Backup Suite
- Virtualization storage for high-density VM hosting and container deployments
- Hybrid cloud edge node balancing on-premises performance with cloud archiving
- Surveillance NVR handling up to 75 IP cameras for secure video monitoring
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