Synology DiskStation DS916+

Synology DiskStation DS916+

 

Hardware Specifications

CPU

CPU Model
Intel Pentium N3710

CPU Architecture
64-bit

CPU Frequency
Quad Core 1.6 burst up to 2.56 GHz

Floating Point
 

Hardware Encryption Engine (AES-NI)
 

Hardware Transcoding Engine
H. 264 (AVC), MPEG-2 and VC-1; maximum resolution: 4K (4096 x 2160); maximum frame rate per second (FPS): 30

Memory

System Memory
2 / 8 GB DDR3

Storage

Drive Bay(s)
4

Maximum Drive Bays with Expansion Unit
9

Compatible Drive Type(See all supported drives)

• 3.5" SATA III / SATA II HDD


• 2.5" SATA III / SATA II HDD


• 2.5" SATA III / SATA II SSD

Maximum Internal Raw Capacity
32 TB (8 TB HDD x 4) (Capacity may vary by RAID types)

Maximum Raw Capacity with Expansion Units
72 TB (8 TB HDD x 9) (Capacity may vary by RAID types)

Maximum Single Volume Size
108 TB

Hot Swappable Drive
 

External Ports

USB 3.0 Port
3

eSATA Port
1

File System

Internal Drives

• Btrfs


• EXT4

External Drives

• Btrfs


• EXT4


• EXT3


• FAT


• NTFS


• HFS+

Appearance

Size (Height x Width x Depth)
165 mm x 203 mm x 233.2 mm

Weight
2.04 kg

Others

RJ-45 1GbE LAN Port
2 (with Link Aggregation / Failover support)

Wake on LAN/WAN
 

System Fan
92 mm x 92 mm x 2 pcs

Fan Speed Mode

• Cool Mode


• Quiet Mode

Wireless Support (dongle)
 

Brightness adjustable front LED indicators
 

Power Recovery
 

Noise Level*
19.4 dB(A)

Scheduled Power On/Off
 

Power Supply Unit / Adapter
100W

AC Input Power Voltage
100V to 240V AC

Power Frequency
50/60 Hz, Single Phase

Power Consumption*
30 W (Access)

13 W (HDD Hibernation)

British Thermal Unit
102.4 BTU/hr (Access)

44.4 BTU/hr (HDD Hibernation)

Environment Temperature

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

• FCC Class B


• CE Class B


• BSMI Class B

Warranty
3 Years

Notes

• Power consumption is measured when fully loaded with Western Digital 1TB WD10EFRX hard drive(s).


• Noise Level Testing Environment: Fully loaded with Seagate 2TB ST2000VN000 hard drive(s) in idle; Two G. R. A. S. Type 40AE microphones, each set up at 1 meter away from the Synology NAS front and rear; Background noise: 16.49-17.51 dB(A); Temperature: 24.25-25.75˚C; Humidity: 58.2-61.8%

DSM Specifications ( See more )

Storage Management

Maximum Internal Volume Number
512

Maximum iSCSI Target Number
32

Maximum iSCSI LUN
256

iSCSI LUN Clone/Snapshot, Windows ODX
 

Supported RAID Type

• Synology Hybrid RAID


• Basic


• JBOD


• RAID 0


• RAID 1


• RAID 5


• RAID 6


• RAID 10

RAID Migration

• Basic to RAID 1


• Basic to RAID 5


• RAID 1 to RAID 5


• RAID 5 to RAID 6

Volume Expansion with Larger HDDs

• Synology Hybrid RAID


• RAID 1


• RAID 5


• RAID 6

Volume Expansion by Adding a HDD

• Synology Hybrid RAID


• RAID 5


• RAID 6


• JBOD

Global Hot Spare Supported RAID Type

• Synology Hybrid RAID


• RAID 1


• RAID 5


• RAID 6


• RAID 10

SSD Support

SSD Read/Write Cache(White Paper)
 

File Sharing Capacity

Maximum User Accounts
2048

Maximum Groups
256

Maximum Shared Folder
512

Maximum Shared Folder Sync Tasks
8

Maximum Concurrent CIFS/AFP/FTP Connections
512 (2GB RAM) / 2048 (8GB RAM)

Windows Access Control List (ACL) Integration
 

NFS Kerberos Authentication
 

High Availability Manager
 

Log Center
 

Syslog Events per Second
800

Virtualization

VMware vSphere 5 with VAAI
 

Windows Server 2012
 

Windows Server 2012 R2
 

Citrix Ready
 

Add-on Packages(learn more about the complete add-on package list)

Antivirus by McAfee (Trial)
 

Central Management System
 

Cloud Station Server
 

Maximum Concurrent File Transfers
512 (2GB RAM) / 2000 (8GB RAM)

Docker DSM
 

Maximum Docker DSM Number (Licenses required)
2 (2GB RAM) / 10 (8GB RAM) (including 1 Free License)(Learn more)

Document Viewer
 

Download Station
 

Maximum Concurrent Download Tasks
80

HiDrive Backup
 

MailPlus / MailPlus Server
 

Free Email Accounts
5(Licenses required for additional accounts)

Recommended MailPlus Client Number
Up to 100 (8GB RAM)

Recommended IMAP Client Number
Up to 150 (8GB RAM)

Maximum Server Performance
87,300 (8GB RAM) emails per day, approx. 2.7 GB (8GB RAM)

Notes

• The CPU and RAM usages were both under 80% when testing recommended client numbers.


• For tested models with expandable memory, the maximum amount of RAM was installed.


• Read-write SSD cache was enabled in 5-bay (and above) NAS models with 2 SSDs units installed.


• The performance of the mail system will slightly decrease in high-availability mode due to data synchronization between the two servers.


• Functions that were enabled in all of the tests above: anti-spam, anti-virus, DNSBL, greylist, content scan, full-text search (English only).

Media Server
 

DLNA Certification
 

Snapshot Replication
 

Maximum Snapshots per Shared Folder
1024

Maximum Snapshots of all Shared Folder
65536

SpreadSheet
 

Maximum Simultaneous Editing Users
125

Surveillance Station
 

Maximum IP cam (Licenses required)
40 (including 2 Free License)(See All Supported IP Cameras)

Total FPS (H. 264)*
1200 (2GB RAM) / 1200 (8GB RAM) FPS @ 720p (1280x720)

800 (2GB RAM) / 1000 (8GB RAM) FPS @ 1080p (1920×1080)

300 (2GB RAM) / 400 (8GB RAM) FPS @ 3M (2048x1536)

250 (2GB RAM) / 250 (8GB RAM) FPS @ 5M (2591x1944)

Total FPS (MJPEG)*
500 (2GB RAM) / 800 (8GB RAM) FPS @ 720p (1280x720)

150 (2GB RAM) / 300 (8GB RAM) FPS @ 1080p (1920×1080)

100 (2GB RAM) / 160 (8GB RAM) FPS @ 3M (2048x1536)

72 (2GB RAM) / 120 (8GB RAM) FPS @ 5M (2591x1944)

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.

Video Station
 

Video Transcoding
4K Group 1(See more)

Maximum Transcoding Channel Number
1 channel, 30 FPS @ 4K (4096 x 2160), H. 264 (AVC) or 3 channel, 30 FPS @ 1080p (1920×1080), H. 264 (AVC)/MPEG-2/VC-1

VPN Server
 

Maximum Connections
20