Expansion Unit DX1222 Easily double or triple the storage capacity of your Synology DiskStation. 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). Optimize with Synology drives Ensure high reliability and performance on your expansion unit with Synology drives that are designed to be a perfect fit. 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.