Synology SA3400 12-Bay Rackmount Network Storage Enclosure
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Synology SA3400 12-Bay Rackmount Network Storage Enclosure Enclosure (16 GB RAM)
Synology SA3400 12-Bay Rackmount Network Storage Enclosure is designed for large and extensive scaling of data storage.
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Synology SA3400 12-Bay Rackmount Network Storage Enclosure Enclosure (16 GB RAM)
Synology SA3400 12-Bay Rackmount Network Storage Enclosure
Synology SA3400 12-Bay Rackmount Network Storage Enclosure is designed for large and extensive scaling of data storage.
Its comprehensive data protection technologies, including High Availability, hybrid cloud backup, and server or virtual machine backup approaches, make it a reliable server for massive storage deployment.
The SA3400, the first model in the SA series, serves as the successor of the RS18017xs+ with an upgraded CPU from 6 to 8 cores and a 50% performance boost in 4K random read IOPS.

Achieving petabyte-scale storage on demand
Key Features
- Un-populated twelve (12) bay Network Attached NAS Storage enclosure.
- A highly scalable rackmount NAS to aptly accommodate large businesses needs for scalability.
- Suitable for video post-production and massive surveillance deployment.
- TCO-optimized storage companion, offering various and flexible support for both SAS and SATA drives.
- Scale up to 96 drives when connected with seven (7) RX1217sas expansion modules (sold separately).
- Scale up to 180 drives when connected with seven (7) RX2417sas expansion modules (sold separately).
- Built-in dual 10GbE and quad 1GbE ports with failover and Link Aggregation support.
- Elastic expand-ability with dual PCIe 3.0 x8 slots for installing additional 10/25GbE network interface cards (sold separately).
- Effortless data protection for your physical server, virtual machines, and cloud services through Synology Active Backup Suite.
- Advanced iSCSI storage supports various virtualization deployment, including VMware vSphere, Windows Hyper-V, Citrix XenServer, and OpenStack Cinder.
Highly scalable storage with uncompromising performance
Equipped with an 8-core CPU and 16 GB ECC RDIMM memory, the SA3400 delivers sequential throughput at over 5,520 MB/s and 304,277 random IOPS.
Built-in 10GbE Ethernet, PCIe expansions, and the support for both SAS and SATA drives provide resilient configuration with fast data transmission, fulfilling modern enterprises needs for excellent performance and massive storage scalability simultaneously.
- CPU
Intel Xeon D-1541 8-core 2.1 GHz - Memory
16GB DDR4 ECC RDIMM, upgradeable up to 128 GB - Scalability
Up to 180/96 SAS/SATA drives - Expand-ability
2 x PCIe 3.0 for additional add-in card expansion
Small-to-hyper scale flexibility
Scalable up to 180 or 96 drives (with expansion modules), delivering more than 1.5 petabytes raw capacity, the SA3400 can easily fulfill extensive storage needs, including video post-production and massive surveillance deployment.
Supercharge network performance effortlessly
Built-in dual 10GbE Ethernet ports and dual PCIe 3.0 slots provide high-speed network transmission with additional network interface cards’ expansion.
Btrfs: Next generation storage efficiency
Btrfs file system introduces the most advanced storage technologies to meet the management needs of modern large scale businesses:
- Flexible Shared Folder/User Quota System provides comprehensive quota control on all user accounts and shared folders
- Snapshot Replication provides schedulable and storage capacity-saving data protection with 1,024 shared folder backups and 65,000 system-wide snapshots
- File or folder level data restoration makes data recovery fast and flexible
- Automatic file self-healing detects and recovers corrupted files without user intervention
Ultimate Backup Solution
The SA3400 integrates various backup applications to safeguard your important data on any device with an intuitive user interface and durable storage technologies.
- Active Backup for Business
Centralize backup tasks for VMware, Windows, and file servers. Restore whatever you want fast and reliably when needed. - Hyper Backup
Comprehensively back up your data to a local shared folder, an external device, another Synology NAS, an rsync server, or a public cloud to ensure data safety. - Desktop Backup
Safeguard your PC with Cloud Station Backup. Effortlessly back up data stored on macOS to Synology NAS with Time Machine. - Active Backup for Office 365 / G Suite
On-premise backup solution with a centralised dashboard. Optimize storage efficiency with single instancing and block-level deduplication technology.
Fully certified storage virtualization solutions
Synology iSCSI storage fully supports most virtualization solutions to enhance work efficiency with easy management interface.
VMware vSphere 6 and VAAI integration helps offload storage operations and optimises computation efficiency.
Windows Offloaded Data Transfer (ODX) speeds up data transfer and migration rate. OpenStack Cinder support turns your Synology NAS into a block-based storage component.
Powered by Synology DSM
- Synology Drive
A versatile solution for file management and synchronization. - Synology MailPlus
Secure, reliable, and private mail server solution with an intuitive and modern mail client. - Surveillance Station
Complete surveillance solution for recording, monitoring, and management. - Active Backup Suite
Integrated, modern, and licence-free backup & instant recovery solution for VMware, Windows, Office 365, and G Suite. - Synology High Availability
Seamless transition between clustered servers in the event of a server failure to minimize the impact on applications. - Hyper Backup
Store multiple backup versions with block-level incremental data backup and cross-version deduplication.
Specifications
CPU
CPU Model
- Intel Xeon D-1541
CPU Architecture
- 64-bit
CPU Frequency
- 8-Core 2.1 (base) / 2.7 (turbo) GHz
Hardware Encryption Engine
- AES-NI
Memory
System Memory
- 16 GB DDR4 ECC RDIMM
Memory Module Pre-installed
- 16 GB (16 GB x 1)
Total Memory Slots
- 4
Memory Expandable
- Up to 128 GB (32 GB x 4)
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.
Storage
Drive Bays
- 12
Maximum Drive Bays with Expansion Unit
- 96 (RX1217sas) / 180 (RX2417sas)
- Note:Â Expansion modules sold separately
Compatible Drive Type
- 3.5″ SAS HDD
- 2.5″ SAS HDD
- 2.5″ SAS SSD
- 3.5″ SATA HDD
- 2.5″ SATA HDD
- 2.5″ SATA SSD
Maximum Internal Raw Capacity
- 192 TB (16 TB drive x 12) (Capacity may vary by RAID types)
Maximum Raw Capacity with Expansion Units
- 1,536 TB (192 TB + 16 TB drive x 84) (Capacity may vary by RAID types)
Maximum Single Volume Size
- 200 TB (32GB RAM required, for RAID 5 or RAID 6 groups only)
- 108 TB
Hot Swappable Drive
- Yes
Notes
- “Compatible drive type” indicates the drives that have been tested to be compatible with Synology products. This term does not indicate the maximum connection speed of each drive bay.
- The maximum raw capacity is not limited by the maximum single volume size. Synology NAS models may utilize capacities over the maximum single volume size as long as each volume created is below the limit.
- Expansion of the internal volume is only supported if the combined single volume size does not exceed the maximum limit of 108TB or 200TB if upgraded to 32GB RAM or more.
External Ports
RJ-45 1GbE LAN Port
- 4 (with Link Aggregation / Failover support)
RJ-45 10GbE LAN Port
- 2 (with Link Aggregation / Failover support)
USB 3.0 Port
- 2
Expansion Port
- 1
PCIe
PCIe Expansion
- 2 x Gen3 x8 slots (x8 link)
Add-In-Card Support
- PCIe Network Interface Card (sold separately)
File System
Internal Drives
- Btrfs
- EXT4
External Drives
- Btrfs
- EXT4
- EXT3
- FAT
- NTFS
- HFS+
- exFAT
Notes
- exFAT Access is purchased separately in Package Centre.
Appearance
Dimensions (H x W x D)
- 88 x 482 x 724 mm
Weight
- 14.5 kg
Rack Installation Support
- 4-post 19″ rack (Synology Rail Kit – RKS1317 – 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
- 49.8 dB(A)
Scheduled Power On/Off
- Yes
Wake on LAN/WAN
- Yes
Power Supply Unit / Adapter
- 500W
Redundant Power Supply
- Yes
AC Input Power Voltage
- 100V to 240V AC
Power Frequency
- 50/60Hz, Single Phase
Power Consumption
- 137.17 W (Access)
- 70.95 W (HDD Hibernation)
British Thermal Unit
- 468.04 BTU/hr (Access)
- 242.09 BTU/hr (HDD Hibernation)
Temperature
Operating Temperature
- 0ºC to 35ºC (32ºF to 95ºF)
Storage Temperature
- -20ºC to 60ºC (-5ºF to 140ºF)
Relative Humidity
- 5% to 95% RH
Certification
- EAC
- VCCI
- CCC
- RCM
- KC
- FCC
- CE
- BSMI
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 metre 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%
Storage Management
Maximum Internal Volume Number
- 256
Maximum iSCSI Target Number
- 256
Maximum iSCSI LUN
- 512
iSCSI LUN Clone/Snapshot, Windows ODX
- Yes
SSD Read/Write Cache
- 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
File Services
File Protocol
- CIFS/AFP/NFS/FTP/WebDAV
Maximum Concurrent CIFS/AFP/FTP Connections
- 4,000
Maximum Concurrent CIFS/AFP/FTP Connections (with RAM expansion)
- 10,000
Windows Access Control List (ACL) Integration
- Yes
NFS Kerberos Authentication
- Yes
Account & Shared Folder
Maximum Local User Accounts
- 16,000
Maximum Local Groups
- 512
Maximum Shared Folder
- 512
Maximum Shared Folder Sync Tasks
- 32
Synology High Availability
- Yes
Log Centre
- Yes
Syslog Events per Second
- 3,000
Virtualisation
VMware vSphere 6 with VAAI
- Yes
Windows Server 2016
- Yes
Citrix Ready
- Yes
OpenStack
- Yes
Add-on Packages
Antivirus by McAfee (Trial)
- Yes
Central Management System
- Yes
Synology Chat
- Yes
Maximum Users
- 6,000
Notes
- The number of concurrent HTTP connections for Synology Chat was configured to the maximum.
- CPU and RAM usage were both under 80% when the number of maximum users was reached.
- For tested models with expandable memory, the maximum amount of RAM was installed.
Document Viewer
- Yes
Download Station
- Yes
Maximum Concurrent Download Tasks
- 80
Notes
- Download Station version requirement: 3.8.14 or later version
exFAT Access (Optional)
- Yes
Synology MailPlus / MailPlus Server
- Yes
Free Email Accounts
- 5 (Licences required for additional accounts)
Maximum Number of Concurrent Users
- 1,100
Maximum Server Performance
- 4,471,000 emails per day, approx. 136GB
Notes
- The CPU and RAM usage were both under 80% when testing the maximum number of concurrent users.
- 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 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
- Yes
DLNA Compliance
- Yes
Moments
- Facial Recognition
- Subject Recognition
- Auto Colour & Rotate
- Moments Select
PetaSpace
- Yes
Snapshot Replication
- Yes
Maximum Snapshots per Shared Folder
- 1,024
Maximum of System Snapshots
- 65,536
Surveillance Station
- Yes
Maximum IP cam (Licences required)
- 100 (including 2 Free Licences)
Total FPS (H.264)
- 3000 FPS @ 720p (1280×720)
- 2800 FPS @ 1080p (1920×1080)
- 1200 FPS @ 3M (2048×1536)
- 700 FPS @ 5M (2591×1944)
- 500 FPS @ 4K (3840×2160)
Total FPS (H.265)
- 3000 FPS @ 720p (1280×720)
- 3000 FPS @ 1080p (1920×1080)
- 2400 FPS @ 3M (2048×1536)
- 1300 FPS @ 5M (2591×1944)
- 800 FPS @ 4K (3840×2160)
Total FPS (MJPEG)
- 900 FPS @ 720p (1280×720)
- 650 FPS @ 1080p (1920×1080)
- 490 FPS @ 3M (2048×1536)
- 320 FPS @ 5M (2591×1944)
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.
Synology Drive
- Yes
Recommended Number of Hosted Files
- 5,000,000 (applies to files indexed or hosted by Synology Drive. For file access through other standard protocols, refer to the File Services section above)
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)
Notes
- For tested models with expandable memory, the maximum amount of RAM was installed.
- Exceeding the limits above may result in longer response time in file operations.
- Btrfs file system and non-encrypted shared folders were used during the aforementioned testing.
Synology Office
- Yes
Maximum Users
- 3,400
Notes
- Multiple files were opened for testing and each file was edited by 30 users simultaneously.
- CPU and RAM usage were both under 80% when the number of maximum users was reached.
- 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
Video Transcoding
- Group 1 – Type 1
Maximum Transcoding Channel Number
- 1 channel, 30 FPS @ 1080p(1920×1080), H.264 (AVC)/MPEG-4 Part 2 (XVID, DIVX5)/MPEG-2/VC-1
Virtual Machine Manager
- Yes
Recommended Virtual Machine Instances
- 16
Recommended Virtual DSM Number (Licences required)
- 16 (including 1 Free Licence)
Notes
- Virtual Machine Manager is not supported on hosts running Synology High Availability.
- The specifications vary depending on system configuration and memory size.
VPN Server
- Yes
Maximum Connections
- 40
Environment & Packaging
Environment
- RoHS Compliant
Package Contents
- 1 x SA3400 enclosure
- 1 x Accessory pack
- 2 x AC Power cord
- 1 x Quick Installation Guide
Standard Warranty: 5-Years
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