Synology RackStation RS217

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2-Bay 1U Rackmount Network Attached Storage (RS217)
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3rd Party Firmware
dd-wrt	Status Unknown
OpenWrt	Status Unknown
Tomato any flavor	Incompatible
Platform
Brand • Model • Rev	Synology RackStation RS217
Model Part Number	GRM21L2
Board ID	08-04GRM2112
Type	NAS enclosure
CPU1 Y	Marvell 88F6820
CPU1 Type	ARMv7 Cortex-A9
CPU1 Speed	1.33 GHz ( 2 cores )
Flash1 Chip	Macronix MX25L6433FM2I-08G
Flash1 Size	8 MiB8,388,608 B <br />65,536 Kib <br />8,192 KiB <br />64 Mib <br />0.00781 GiB <br />
RAM1 Size	512 MiB536,870,912 B <br />4,194,304 Kib <br />524,288 KiB <br />4,096 Mib <br />0.5 GiB <br />
RAM1 Chip	Samsung K4B2G1646F-BYMA x 2
ETH chip1	Marvell 88F6820
ETH chip2	Marvell 88E1514
ETH chip3	Marvell 88E1514
Ethernet Port Count	2-1GbE-LAN
Wired Standard	IEEE 802.3i/3u/3ab
Ethernet OUI: 00:11:32 (26 E, 4 W)
Stock bootloader	U-Boot 2013.01 Marvell v.2015 T1.0p16
Stock FW OS	Linux 3.10.108
Expansion IF types	USB 3.0, USB 2.0, SATA 3.0, eSATA
USB ports	3
SATA Ports	3
USB Hub Compatible	Untested
Power	100-240 VAC ~ 50/60 Hz, 2.5-1.25 A
Connector type	C13
Serial Port (UART)	yes, console (DE-9), (115200 8N1)
Flags: RTC w/ battery, eSATA, SNMP, buzzer, triple fan, heatsink, metal case
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Other
Default IP address: acquired via DHCP the IP acquired via DHCP is used by 256 additional devices of which 22 are Synology devices Default login user: admin Default login password: blank admin:blank credentials used by 398 additional devices of which 24 are Synology devices
Manuf/OEM/ODM	Brand? GRM21L2 V1.2
Retail
(Est.) release date	September 2016
Newegg	N82E16822108432
Country of manuf	Taiwan
CPU1 brand FLA1 RAM1 Synology RackStation RS217 Marvell 8 MiB8,388,608 B <br />65,536 Kib <br />8,192 KiB <br />64 Mib <br />0.00781 GiB <br /> 512 MiB536,870,912 B <br />4,194,304 Kib <br />524,288 KiB <br />4,096 Mib <br />0.5 GiB <br /> Synology RackStation RS812 Marvell 4 MiB4,194,304 B <br />32,768 Kib <br />4,096 KiB <br />32 Mib <br />0.00391 GiB <br /> 512 MiB536,870,912 B <br />4,194,304 Kib <br />524,288 KiB <br />4,096 Mib <br />0.5 GiB <br /> Synology RackStation RS814 Marvell 8 MiB8,388,608 B <br />65,536 Kib <br />8,192 KiB <br />64 Mib <br />0.00781 GiB <br /> 1,024 MiB1,073,741,824 B <br />8,388,608 Kib <br />1,048,576 KiB <br />8,192 Mib <br />1 GiB <br /> Synology RackStation RS815 Marvell 8 MiB8,388,608 B <br />65,536 Kib <br />8,192 KiB <br />64 Mib <br />0.00781 GiB <br /> 1,024 MiB1,073,741,824 B <br />8,388,608 Kib <br />1,048,576 KiB <br />8,192 Mib <br />1 GiB <br /> Synology RackStation RS816 Marvell 8 MiB8,388,608 B <br />65,536 Kib <br />8,192 KiB <br />64 Mib <br />0.00781 GiB <br /> 1,024 MiB1,073,741,824 B <br />8,388,608 Kib <br />1,048,576 KiB <br />8,192 Mib <br />1 GiB <br />

For a list of all currently documented Marvell chipsets with specifications, see Marvell.

For a list of all currently documented Synology devices with specifications, see Synology.

Overview

"Model:GRM21L2", "P/N:08-04GRM2112" and "Ver:V1.2" are silkscreened on the board.

It's a 2-bay 1U Rackmount NAS. This device has 2x USB 3.0, 1x USB 2.0 and 1x eSATA ports.

See also: Synology RackStation RS816 and List of NAS Devices

Hardware specification

• CPU: Marvell 88F6820 @1.33GHz

Dual-core Armada 385 (ARM v7)

• Memory: 512MB (SDRAM) DDR3
• Storage: 8MB (SPI NOR) Flash,

2x SATA, 1x eSATA slots

• Network: 2x Gigabit Ethernet ports
• USB: 1x USB 2.0, 2x USB 3.0 ports
• Power: ~100-240V, 2.5-1.25A via C13

Links of Interest

Reviews

• Synology RS217 2-Bay Rackstation on NAS Compares (Oct. 2016)
• Synology RS217 Two-Bay RackStation Review on TweakTown (Jan. 2018)

Pictures

Retail Images

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User Images

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  Main Board Top
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  Main Board Bottom
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  LED Board Top
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  LED Board Bottom
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  Internal view

See also

Synology DiskStation Devices • List of NAS Devices

• Synology RackStation RS212 • Marvell 88F6282
• Synology RackStation RS214 • Marvell 88F6710
• Synology RackStation RS217 • Marvell 88F6820 (2x @1.33GHz)
• Synology RackStation RS407 • Marvell 88F5281
• Synology RackStation RS409 • Marvell 88F6281
• Synology RackStation RS812 • Marvell 88F6282 (@1.6GHz)
• Synology RackStation RS814 • Marvell MV78260 (2x @1.33GHz)
• Synology RackStation RS816 • Marvell 88F6820 (2x @1.8GHz)