Synology SA6400 12-Bay NAS Enclosure
Synology SA6400 12-Bay NAS Enclosure
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Synology SA6400 12-Bay NAS Enclosure (32GB RAM)
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Synology SA6400 12-Bay NAS Enclosure is a rackmount storage server engineered for scalability & performance.
Synology SA6400 12-Bay NAS Enclosure (32GB RAM)
Synology SA6400 12-Bay NAS Enclosure
Synology SA6400 12-Bay NAS is a rackmount storage server engineered for scalability and performance.
The high sustained throughput, the ability to scale up to 108 drive bays, and the comprehensive high-availability and data protection solutions available in Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM) make the SA6400 ideal for large storage deployments requiring lightning-fast data transfer speeds and dependable service uptime.
Key Features
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Capacity
Un-populated twelve (12) bay network attached NAS storage device.
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On-Demand Expansion
Up to 1.944 PB of storage with up to 8 Synology RX1223RP Expansion Units (sold separately).
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Accelerated Performance
Over 6,500/4,000 MB/s sequential read/write throughput for efficient file transfer operations even in data-intensive scenarios.
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Fast Connectivity
Built-in 10GbE RJ-45 ports for easy integration into any environment and support for 25/40GbE or Fibre Channel upgrades.
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Uptime Protection
Option to combine two identical devices into a Synology High Availability cluster for maximum service uptime and minute-level failover.
On-demand storage expansion
The SA6400 scales up flexibly whenever your data demands do. Accommodate up to 9 times the original capacity by adding 12-bay RX1223RP expansion units (sold separately) as your deployment grows.
Built for high reliability
The SA6400 is designed with built-in redundancies to keep mission-critical services running, even when disaster strikes.
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Out-of-band (OOB) management
Remotely power on/off, force restart, and reset your server, or view real-time and historical DSM system logs, even while the device is powered off or the primary network is down, using the dedicated out-of-band management console.
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Redundant power supply
Reduce the possibility of power disruptions on a single distribution channel or power distribution unit adversely impacting data and service availability with redundant PSUs.
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Failover cluster
Combine two SA6400 units into a high-availability cluster with Synology High Availability to achieve full hardware and data redundancy. Minute-level failover minimizes data loss and downtime in the event of server failure, or while performing system updates or upgrades.
Advanced networking options
The SA6400 has the flexibility to accommodate different operating environments.
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Built-in fast connectivity
Two 10GbE RJ-45 ports provide rapid transfer speeds right out of the box.
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Configurable networking options
Add up to 2 extra 10GbE SFP+/RJ-45, 25GbE SFP28, or Fibre Channel ports in varying configurations.
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Failover and network balancing
Bond multiple network interfaces with Link Aggregation to enable automatic network failover and load balancing.
Versatile data storage and business application platform
Provide easy access to business data, consolidate digital assets, or host cost-efficient business solutions.
Flexible file server
Take advantage of the SA6400’s high storage capacity and expansion capability to host large amounts of data on a central repository.
Provide user-friendly access to business data and set up powerful cross-site syncing to empower remote and multi-site collaboration.
Private cloud
A private cloud suite for file sharing
Empower your entire organisation with a streamlined ability to access, share, and sync data from anywhere. Provide employees with access to corporate files through mobile apps, desktop clients, and a browser-based interface.
Set granular file and folder access and sharing permissions. Maintain a full overview of file activities and track file share settings changes with detailed records in the Synology Drive Admin Console.
SMB/NFS implementation at scale
Leverage SMB or NFS protocols to provide efficient access to company files over the local network or VPN. Manage data access privileges with access control lists (ACL) through Active Directory/LDAP integration and protect files against tampering, loss, or removal with built-in snapshot technology.
Cross-site syncing
Secure site-to site file and folder syncing
Make sure branches always have up-to-date copies of crucial documents and data available locally by syncing Synology systems one or two-way using Synology Drive ShareSync.
Have files updated across locations each time there is a change to efficiently keep all stakeholders on the same page.
Efficient cross-site syncing through the cloud
Boost syncing speeds, cut bandwidth use, and reduce your storage footprint by leveraging the powerful connectivity of our data centres.
Synology Hybrid Share intelligently synchronizes data to Synology devices. Large or less frequently accessed files are stored on the cloud to reduce local storage requirements, while frequently used files are stored on local devices to provide users access at LAN speeds.
Central backup server
Back up PCs, servers, Synology systems, SaaS data, and VMs, and back up your backup servers themselves with a scalable central storage solution.
Back up Windows and Linux endpoints
Bare-metal PC, server, and VM backup
Securely back up Windows clients and servers, Linux endpoints, Synology systems, and VMware and Hyper-V virtual machines to the SA6400 with Active Backup for Business. Manage them through a centralised management console and choose between bare-metal or file-level restoration. Built-in data deduplication maximizes storage efficiency.
SaaS protection with local backups
Protect Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace accounts by maintaining complete offline copies of your crucial information and configurations with Active Backup for Microsoft 365 and Active Backup for Google Workspace.
Back up Synology storage systems
Backup destination for shares and LUNs
Use Hyper Backup to back up files, LUNs, installed applications, and system configurations from tens or hundreds of Synology servers to your SA6400.
Set and forget backup tasks with regular schedules, enhance security with fine-grained user permissions and encryption, reduce backup sizes with built-in deduplication, and restore data flexibly with multi-versioning.
Snapshot Replication enables configurable point-in-time snapshots of shared folders and LUNs with an RPO as low as 5 minutes and recovery within seconds.
Bare-metal backup for Synology systems
Manage bare-metal backups of all your Synology servers from a single centralised console on the SA6400. Leverage built-in deduplication technology to reduce backup sizes while multi-versioning provides flexible restoration options.
Business application platform
Host cost-efficient business solutions, either through containers, virtual machines, or Synology DiskStation (DSM)’s own solutions, including a powerful free backup suite, a versatile mail server, and a surveillance VMS with transparent licensing.
Synology productivity solutions
Collaboration in a secure cloud
Create and edit documents, spreadsheets, and slides together with your whole team in real time. Easily migrate existing documents from other platforms and take ownership of your files in a secure private cloud.
Synology’s private cloud mail solution provides ease of use, full data ownership, and robust data security with a low total cost of ownership thanks to its perpetual licensing model.
Keep teams connected through encrypted one-on-one private chats, public channels, and group conversations. Efficiently organise discussions with bookmarks, searchable hashtags, and chatbots.
Containerization and virtualization-ready
Application test environment
Run Docker containers and VMs on SA6400 using Docker and Synology Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) — a hypervisor for virtualised versions of Windows, Linux, and DSM — to safely test and evaluate applications.
Virtual DSM serves as a test environment for package updates or to add an additional layer of security between applications, systems, and data.
Centralized monitoring and management
Stay on top of your fleet and keep it in optimal condition with our cloud and DSM-based monitoring and management solutions.
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Central Management System (CMS)
Conveniently manage your fleet of Synology systems from a centralised console.
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Active Insight
A powerful cloud-based platform for monitoring performance, backup status, login activity and performing lightweight management tasks.
Specifications
Hardware Specifications
CPU
CPU Model
- AMD EPYC 7272
CPU Quantity
- 1
CPU Architecture
- 64-bit
CPU Frequency
- 12-core 2.9 (base) / 3.2 (turbo) GHz
Hardware Encryption Engine (AES-NI)
- Yes
Memory
System Memory
- 32 GB DDR4 ECC RDIMM
Memory Module Pre-installed
- 32 GB (32 GB x 1)
Total Memory Slots
- 16
Maximum Memory Capacity
- 1024 GB (64 GB x 16)
Notes
- Synology reserves the right to replace memory modules with the same or higher frequency based on supplier's product life cycle status. Rest assured that the compatibility and stability have been strictly verified with the same benchmark to ensure identical performance.
- Please select Synology memory modules for optimum compatibility and reliability. Synology will not provide complete product warranty or technical support if non-Synology memory modules are used for memory expansion.
- Installing memory modules with differing capacities is not recommended. Check the Hardware Installation Guide of your Synology product for recommended memory configurations.
Storage
Drive Bays
- 12
Maximum Drive Bays with Expansion Units (sold separately)
- 108 (RX1223RP x 8)
Compatible Drive Type
- 3.5" SATA HDD
- 2.5" SATA SSD
Hot Swappable Drive
- Yes
Notes
- It is strongly recommended that you only install drives listed on your device's compatibility list. Storage pool and volume creation processes may fail when using unverified drives. Synology is unable to provide technical support for devices using unsupported components.
- "Compatible drive type" indicates drives that have been tested to be compatible with Synology products. This term does not indicate the maximum connection speed of each drive bay.
External Ports
RJ-45 1GbE LAN Port
- 4 (with Link Aggregation / Failover support)
RJ-45 10GbE LAN Port
- 2 (with Link Aggregation / Failover support)
Management LAN Port
- 1
Max. number of LAN ports
- 15
USB 3.2 Gen 1 Port
- 2
Expansion Port
- 8
Notes
- The USB 3.0 standard was renamed to USB 3.2 Gen 1 by the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) in 2019.
PCIe
PCIe Expansion
- 2 x Gen3 x8 slots (x8 link)
File System
Internal Drives
- Btrfs
- EXT4
External Drives
- Btrfs
- EXT4
- EXT3
- FAT
- NTFS
- HFS+
- exFAT
Appearance
Form Factor (RU)
- 2U
Dimensions (H x W x D)
- 88 x 482 x 724 mm
Weight
- 16.5 kg
Rack Installation Support
- 4-post 19" rack (Synology Rail Kit - RKS-02, sold separately)
Others
System Fan
- 80 mm x 80 mm x 4 pcs
Fan Speed Mode
- Full-Speed Mode
- Cool Mode
- Quiet Mode
Easy Replacement System Fan
- Yes
Power Recovery
- Yes
Noise Level
- 55.5 dB(A)
Scheduled Power On / Off
- Yes
Wake on LAN / WAN
- Yes
Power Supply Unit / Adapter
- 550 W
Redundant Power Supply
- Yes
AC Input Power Voltage
- 100V to 240V AC
Power Frequency
- 50/60 Hz, Single Phase
Power Consumption
- 180.5 W (Access)
- 88.56 W (HDD Hibernation)
British Thermal Unit
- 615.89 BTU/hr (Access)
- 302.18 BTU/hr (HDD Hibernation)
Notes
- Noise testing was conducted with the Synology system fully installed with Synology SATA SSDs and in an idle state. Two G.R.A.S. type 40AE microphones were placed at a 1 m distance from the front and rear of the device. Background noise: 16.49 - 17.51 dB(A); Temperature: 24.25°C - 25.75°C; Humidity: 58.2% - 61.8%.
Temperature
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
Certification
- FCC
- CE
- BSMI
- VCCI
- RCM
- UKCA
- EAC
- CCC
- KC
- UL
Environment
- RoHS Compliant
Software Specifications
DSM Specifications
Storage Management
Maximum Single Volume Size
- 1 PB (64 GB memory required, for RAID 6 groups only)
- 200 TB
Maximum Internal Volume Number
- 256
SSD Read / Write Cache (White Paper)
- Yes
SSD TRIM
- Yes
RAID Group
- Yes
Supported RAID Type
- RAID F1
- 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
- RAID F1
- RAID 1
- RAID 5
- RAID 6
- RAID 10
Volume Expansion by Adding a HDD
- RAID F1
- JBOD
- RAID 5
- RAID 6
Global Hot Spare Supported RAID Type
- RAID F1
- RAID 1
- RAID 5
- RAID 6
- RAID 10
Notes
- Usable capacity for each volume will be lower than the maximum volume size and is dependent on the file system and the amount of system metadata stored.
- On Peta Volume enabled volumes, Snapshot Replication, SSD caching, shared folder encryption, and compression will not be available.
- Each internal volume (may consist of multiple drives) is expandable up to 108 TB (with memory less than 32 GB) or 200 TB (with memory equal to or greater than 32 GB).
File Services
File Protocol
- SMB/AFP/NFS/FTP/WebDAV
Maximum Concurrent SMB/AFP/FTP Connections
- 8,000
Maximum Concurrent SMB/AFP/FTP Connections (with RAM expansion)
- 10,000
Windows Access Control List (ACL) Integration
- Yes
NFS Kerberos Authentication
- Yes
Notes
- Regarding data concerning tests with RAM expansion, all memory slots are installed with the maximum capacity of supported RAM.
- During testing, the maximum number of SSDs supported by this model is installed in a RAID 5 configuration.
- The testing standard was based on the maximum number of concurrent connections supported by this model. During the testing, 25% of the connections were used to transfer files concurrently. The transfer process guaranteed that the connections were not interrupted; the minimum transfer speed was not guaranteed.
Account & Shared Folder
Maximum Local User Accounts
- 16,000
Maximum Local Groups
- 512
Maximum Shared Folder
- 512
Maximum Shared Folder Sync Tasks
- 32
Hybrid Share
Hybrid Share Folder Number
- 30
High Availability
Synology High Availability
- Yes
Log Centre
Syslog Events per Second
- 3,000
Virtualisation
VMware vSphere with VAAI
- Yes
Windows Server 2016
- Yes
Windows Server 2019
- Yes
Citrix Ready
- Yes
OpenStack
- Yes
General Specifications
Networking Protocols
- SMB1 (CIFS), SMB2, SMB3, NFSv3, NFSv4, NFSv4.1, NFS Kerberized sessions, iSCSI, Fibre Channel, HTTP, HTTPs, FTP, SNMP, LDAP, CalDAV
Supported Browsers
- Google Chrome
- Firefox
- Microsoft Edge
- Safari
Supported Language
- English
- German
- French
- Italian
- Spanish
- Danish
- Norwegian
- Swedish
- Dutch
- Russian
- Polish
- Hungarian
- Portuguese (Brazil)
- Portuguese (Europe)
- Turkish
- Czech
- Thai
- Japanese
- Korean
- Chinese (Traditional)
- Chinese (Simplified)
Notes
- For an updated list of supported browser versions, check the DSM Technical Specifications.
Add-on Packages view the complete package list
Antivirus by McAfee (Trial)
- Yes
Central Management System
- Yes
Synology Chat
Maximum Number of Concurrent Users
- 1,500
Notes
- Measured with simulated users, each with an average record of 20,000 messages, emojis, or stickers. The required server response time is below ten seconds.
- When applicable, systems are tested configured with maximum memory and set to allow the maximum number of connections.
Document Viewer
- Yes
Download Station
Maximum Concurrent Download Tasks
- 80
SAN Manager
Maximum iSCSI Target Number
- 256
Maximum LUN
- 512
LUN Clone/Snapshot, Windows ODX
- Yes
Synology MailPlus / MailPlus Server
Free Email Accounts
- 5 (Licences required for additional accounts)
Maximum Number of Concurrent Users
- 2,200
Maximum Server Performance
- 5,721,000 emails per day, approx. 174 GB
Notes
- Models with more than 4 bays were installed with two SSDs for SSD cache.
- For tested models with expandable memory, the maximum amount of RAM was installed.
- The performance of the mail system will slightly decrease in high-availability mode due to data synchronisation 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 Compliance
- Yes
Synology Photos
Facial Recognition
- Yes
Snapshot Replication
Maximum Snapshots per Shared Folder
- 1,024
Maximum of System Snapshots
- 65,536
Surveillance Station
Maximum IP cam (Licences required)
- 128 (including 2 Free Licence)
Total FPS (H.264)
- 3840 FPS @ 720p (1280x720)
- 2800 FPS @ 1080p (1920x1080)
- 1230 FPS @ 3M (2048x1536)
- 800 FPS @ 5M (2591x1944)
- 600 FPS @ 4K (3840x2160)
Total FPS (H.265)
- 3840 FPS @ 720p (1280x720)
- 3840 FPS @ 1080p (1920x1080)
- 2700 FPS @ 3M (2048x1536)
- 1500 FPS @ 5M (2591x1944)
- 1120 FPS @ 4K (3840x2160)
Notes
- Maximum IP cameras and FPS figures are tested with the device fully populated with drives and under a continuous recording setup.
- Actual system capabilities may differ depending on system configuration, drive performance, number of features enabled, and if additional workloads are present.
Synology Drive
Recommended Number of Concurrent Sync Clients
- 2,000 (the number of connections that can be maintained when the recommended number of hosted files was reached)
Recommended Number of Hosted Files
- 100,000,000 (applies to files indexed or hosted by Synology Drive. For file access through other standard protocols, refer to the File Services section above)
Notes
- Exceeding the recommended numbers above will not block application operations, but may result in longer response time.
- Utilizing SSD cache can significantly improve performance.
- For tested models with expandable memory, the maximum amount of RAM was installed.
- Btrfs file system and non-encrypted shared folders were used during the aforementioned testing.
Synology Office
Maximum Users
- 3,400
Notes
- Multiple files were opened for testing and each file was edited by 30 users simultaneously.
- For tested models with expandable memory, the maximum amount of RAM was installed.
- Client performance may affect maximum simultaneous editing users. Client PCs used for testing: Intel Core i3-3220 / 8GB RAM
Video Station
- Yes
Virtual Machine Manager
Recommended Virtual Machine Instances
- 24
Recommended Virtual DSM Number (Licences required)
- 24 (including 1 Free Licence)
Notes
- The specifications vary depending on system configuration and memory size.
VPN Server
Maximum Connections
- 60
Package
Package Content
- 1 x SA6400 NAS
- 1 x Accessory Pack
- 2 x AC Power Cord
- 1 x Quick Installation Guide