Synology DP7200 – 120 TB Backup Appliance

Synology DP7200 with 121.92 TB of Storage

🛡️ General Overview

The Synology DP7200 is a 2U backup appliance with 121.92 TB of storage, designed to protect up to 150,000 workloads and manage up to 2,500 sites via ActiveProtect Manager. This all-in-one solution integrates hardware and software for centralized management, advanced ransomware protection, efficient deduplication, and optimized disaster recovery.

⚙️ Technical Features

• Processor: AMD EPYC 7272, 12 cores, base frequency of 2.9 GHz (up to 3.2 GHz in turbo mode)

• Memory: 32 GB DDR4 ECC RDIMM, expandable up to 512 GB

• Storage:

  • 10 x 12 To SATA hard drives (model HAT5300-12T) in RAID 6 with a spare disk

  • 2 x 1.92 To SATA SSDs (model SAT5221) in RAID 1 for SSD cache

• Total Raw Capacity: 121.92 TB

• Network:

  • 2 x RJ45 10 GbE for data transfer

  • 1 x RJ45 1 GbE for management

  • 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports

• Power Supply: 2 hot-plug 550 W power supplies

• Dimensions: 2U (Rackmount)

• Weight: Approximately 23.4 kg

🔐 Main Features

• Centralized management: Monitors up to 150,000 workloads and 2,500 sites from a single interface using ActiveProtect Manager.

• Fast recovery: Full data restoration, file-level or via P2V (Physical-to-Virtual) and V2V (Virtual-to-Virtual).

• Advanced ransomware protection: Immutable backups and WORM storage to prevent data modification.

• Advanced deduplication: Source and global deduplication to reduce storage space and improve backup efficiency.

• Recovery testing: Perform disaster recovery simulations with no production impact.

• Data Encryption: AES-256 to secure data transfers and storage.

• Granular access controls: Role-based permission management with Active Directory and SAML 2.0 integration.

🛠️ Recommended Use Cases

• Large enterprise data protection: Ideal for virtualized environments (VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V).

• Managed Service Providers (MSPs): Offer large-scale backup services to your clients.

• Environments subject to strict regulations: Compliance with data security and privacy standards such as GDPR.

• SaaS and critical applications: Backup of SaaS applications such as Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, and databases like Oracle and SQL Server.

• Multi-site environments: Centralized management for businesses with multiple sites or branches.

📦 Box Contents

🔒 Security and Compliance

• AES-256 Encryption of data before transfer and storage.

• Role-based Access Controls (RBAC) for fine-grained user permission management.

• Compliance with security standards like GDPR and other data protection regulations.

• Immutable backups with WORM storage to prevent any alteration of data during retention.

🔗 Useful Links

• Official Synology DP7200 Product Page

• Download DP7200 User Guide

• Reviews and Tests of the DP7200