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Chapter 3: Connect Expansion Units To Flashstation; Connect Expansion Units To Flashstation - Synology FXC17 Hardware Installation Manual

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Connect Expansion Units to FlashStation

Your FlashStation can work with up to two expansion units (RX1217sas or RX2417sas) for additional storage
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units to FlashStation.
Connect Expansion Units to FlashStation
1 Connect one end of the expansion cable to the port on your FS3017 Expansion Card, and the other to the
SAS IN port of Synology Expansion Unit RX1217sas/RX2417sas. Please make sure that the release band (in
blue) of the cable faces rightward when plugging onto the FS3017 Expansion Card, and that of the cable faces
upward when plugging into the expansion unit; otherwise, the FlashStation and expansion units will not be
correctly connected.
Do not lift the cover on the lower port of your Synology FS3017 Expansion Card. The two expansion units
Note:
must be connected serially as illustrated above.
2 Log in to DiskStation Manager (DSM) of your FlashStation, and launch
connected expansion units and the scaled up storage work normally. For more information on Storage
Manager and other DSM operations, please visit
7
Storage Manager
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