Synology Expansion Unit DX1222 12-Bay Towe 1x Infiniband - Includes Cable

Synology Expansion Unit DX1222 12-Bay Towe 1x Infiniband - Includes Cable

Add 12 bays to your DiskStation on the fly

Use Synology Expansion Unit DX1222 to add 12 additional bays to your deployment while keeping your storage and services online and uninterrupted.

Fast setup

Your additional storage will be ready to use in a matter of moments after you connect it to your host NAS.1 Online volume expansion enables you add a new volume or expand RAID volumes without reformatting drives through DiskStation Manager (DSM).

Backed by Synology drives

Engineered to handle intensive 24/7 workloads, Synology drives consistently deliver top-grade performan

Centrally manage all your drives

Benefit from unified drive management after connecting the DX1222 to your primary NAS. Maintenance, monitoring, and administration of drives on both units is simple with Synology DSM.

Applied Models

Supports creating volumes across different units 

22 series: DS3622xs+, DS2422+

Notes 

To have better performance, we recommend creating storage volumes physically located within the same NAS or Expansion Unit, rather than creating volumes across your NAS and Expansion Unit.

Storage

Drive Bays 

12

Compatible Drive Type* (See all supported drives) 

3.5" SATA HDD
2.5" SATA HDD
2.5" SATA SSD

Hot Swappable Drive* 

Yes

RAID Management through Synology DSM

Yes 

Notes 

Synology only guarantees full functionalit, reliability, and performance for Synology drives listed on the compatibility list. The use of non-validated components may limit certain functionality and result in data loss and system instability.

Ports

Expansion Port 1

Appearance

Size (Height x Width x Depth) 

270 mm x 300 mm x 340 mm

Weight

9.02 kg

Power

Power Recovery 

Synchronized with the Synology DiskStation
 

Power Supply Unit / Adapter 

550 W

AC Input Power Voltage 

100V to 240V AC

Power Frequency 

50/60 Hz, Single Phase

Power Consumption 

57.71 W (Access)
16.25 W (HDD Hibernation)

British Thermal Unit 

194.96 BTU/hr (Access)
55.48 BTU/hr (HDD Hibernation)
 

Notes

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

Temperature

Operating Temperature 

0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F)

Storage Temperature 

-20°C to 60°C (-5°F to 140°F)

Relative Humidity 

5% to 95% RH

Others

System Fan 

120 mm x 120 mm x 2 pcs

Easy Replacement System Fan

Yes 

Noise Level* 

24.6 dB(A)
 

Notes 

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

General

Certification

UL
FCC
CE
BSMI
UKCA
EAC
VCCI
RCM
KC

Packaging Content

Main Unit X 1
Accessory Pack X 1
AC Power Cord X 1
Expansion Cable: MiniSAS-HD X 1
Quick Installation Guide X 1