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DS1511+ High Performance NAS Server Scales up to 15 Drives for SMB Users

Synology® DiskStation DS1511+ offers a high-performance, scalable, and full-featured network attached storage solution that meets the needs of small and medium-sized businesses that require an efficient way to centralize data protection, simplify data management, and rapidly scale storage capacity with minimal time spent on setup and management. The Synology DS1511+ is backed with Synology’s 3-year limited warranty. 165.91 MB/sec Writing, 197.8 MB/sec Reading1 Windows® ADS and ACL support iSCSI Support as Virtualization Solution Scale up to 15 Drives with Synology DX5102 Expandable RAM Size (up to 3GB) 2 LAN with Failover and Link Aggregation Support Hot-swappable Hard Drive Design

High Performance, High Data Availability

With the Link Aggregation enabled, Synology DS1511+ delivers an average 165.91 MB/sec writing speed under RAID 5 configuration in a Windows environment, and 197.8 MB/sec reading. The 2 LAN with failover support and hot-swappable drives will ensure continual service uptime should the drives need replacement or the unexpected LAN failure. Businesses need a strong foundation to face mission-critical tasks so the Synology DS1511+ delivers high-performance with high data availability ensuring access when it’s needed.

Fit to Business Environment

Windows ADS integration allows the Synology DS1511+ to quickly and easily fit in an existing business network environment with no need to recreate users’ accounts on the Synology DS1511+. The User Home feature minimizes the administrator’s effort in creating a private shared folder for a large amount of users.

Windows ACL support on DS1511+ provides much finer-grained access control and efficient privilege settings, allowing IT staffs to set up privileges to files and folders on DS1511+ through their familiar Windows user interface. The privileges set on Windows ACL will be applied to all access entries, including AFP, FTP, File Station, NFS and WebDAV. The secure privilege offers IT staff peace of mind, no worries about any loopholes.

iSCSI and Virtualization Ready

With the iSCSI support in DSM 3.0, the Synology DS1511+ provides a seamless storage solution for virtualization servers, such as VMware, Hyper-V, and Citrix. It is the ideal alternative to SAN solution for businesses. Affordable and cost-effective, iSCSI allows SMB users to consolidate storage into data center storage arrays while providing hosts with the illusion of locally-attached disks.

Robust & Affordable Scalability Up to 45 TB

When the storage capacity of the Synology DS1511+ is nearing its limits, it can easily be expanded by the Synology DX510³. The Synology DX510 securely connects to the Synology DS1511+ via an eSATA cable of specially-designed connectors on both ends to ensure maximum throughput. The Synology DX510 can directly expand the existing storage on the Synology DS1511+ to a maximum 45 TB capacity.

Full-featured Business Applications

The Synology DS1511+ runs on the renowned operating system, Synology DSM 3.0, offering comprehensive applications and features designed specifically for SMBs. Comprehensive network protocol support assures seamless file sharing across Windows, Mac, and Linux platforms.

Internet file access is simplified by the encrypted FTP server and the web-based file explorer, Synology File Station. HTTPS, firewall, and IP auto-block support ensure file sharing over the Internet is protected at a high security level.

A wealth of additional features allows the Synology DS1511+ to replace several pieces of network hardware. Synology Web Station with support for PHP/MySQL content allows for the hosting of up to 30 websites on a single Synology DS1511+. Synology Surveillance Station offers a centralized interface to safeguard the office environments by deploying IP cameras throughout the network. The Mail Station add-on turns a Synology DS1511+ into a mail server with only few steps of installation and the USB printer sharing capability minimizes businesses’ printing cost by sharing printing resources throughout the office.

Energy Efficient Design

Synology DiskStations are designed and developed with energy efficiency in mind. Compared with the average PC counterparts, Synology DiskStations consume a relatively low amount of power and have the hard drives hibernate when not in use.

All Synology products are produced with RoHS compliant parts and packed with recyclable packing materials. Synology acknowledges the responsibility as a global citizen to continually work to reduce the environmental impact of every product produced.

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1. With Link Aggregation enabled. The performance figures could vary on different environments.
2. Purchase separately.
3. DS1511+ supports up to 2 Synology DX510.