Hi. I have 4 Synology NAS (DS411+, DS1511+, DS716+ and DS1821+). The unit I use for Surveillance Station is the DS716+ with 11 licenses and currently using only 10. The cameras are today all Hikvision with 1-3MP, 3-4MP, 1-4MP ColorVu and 5-8MP ColoVu.

Just ordered the 4MP ColorVu to evaluate the difference vs the 8MP ColorVu. The plan is to perhaps move all remaining cameras to either 4 or 8MP ColorVu when the test period is finished. All new cameras are from the Hikvision PRO range 2CD2087, 2CD2387 and 2CD2347.

The DS716+ I currently use for my security system has worked fine all these years and continue to do so. The NAS has 8GB RAM running DSM 6.2.4 with 2 2TB disks running hybrid raid. Storage capacity in excess of 30 days (only on recording detections which are somewhat frequent) today without problems. All recording at 15fps and full resolution.

Is there anything to gain from upgrading the NAS and if so, which model/configuration would you suggest and when.

Thank you.

I want to buy a NAS to keep and work on it, my photolibrary from Mac Computers. I listen Asustec has NAS with a MYARCHIVE functionality to be able to format the HDD as HFS+ (apple requirement to work with photolibrary).

My question is if that configurarion will work or not.

Maybe do you have other options that works as well?

Thank you very much!

I have purchased a Synology 923+ with 4, 4TB drives configured as RAID 6 to replace a Drobo 5n with 5, 5TB drives configured as RAID 5. The Drobo has about 1.5 TB of data that needs to be migrated to the 923+. What is the most efficient method of migrating the data short of a direct file by file copy operation. Thanks for the advice.

Please help. QNAP TS231P QTS5.1 RAID1. I updated to 5.1 and replace faulty Seagate 6Tbs with Toshiba MG 8Tbs all backed up, mostly multimedia. I must have made a mistake and all 7.28Tbs allocated with no space for snapshots. QTS won't let me reduce pool size 4Tb still unused, what can I do? Reformat and start again or something else? Any help much appreciated.

I need to replace my Synology DS214 and want to run some containers, so I am thinking of either DS224+ or DS723+. I am leaning towards the DS723+ as it is a bit more powerful (more than I need really) and has more upgrade possibilities. I have a few old 256GB nvme SSDs and I am wondering if I can use 2 to make a storage volume to run diskstation OS and some docker containers and use the 2x 6TB HDDs as a slower data volume. If not possible, I am probably better off with the DS224+. Thanks and keep up the good work!

Looking to weed through the noise and find the right solution for Plex Server which will contain a full spectrum of resolutions from SD to UHD HDR10+. I also have to mention I do have a rack system and am looking at those option as well to keep the hardware un-clutered.

I have decided on a Synology DS1621+ adding the additional 10GbE expansion card and SSD Cache. There is a choice of cards, either 10GbE SFP+ or 10GbE RJ45. This device will serve 2 - 4 Apple iMac's in a design studio. Can you suggest which one would be best in terms of speed and low latency??

I also am considering using SSD's Vs HDD's - would you do this for the fastest perfomance???

Thanks

After watching your fine video on the TS 464 I also heard of your experiment on upgrading the memory above the mfg max memory.Can I go with 2 16 gb memory sticks?
And thank you very much.

Hi. I want to get rid of my home server and just buy a NAS (cheaper, if I consider the time i spend on hardware and software) and I am wondering if I could get advice on 2 things:
1. is it true that HDDs will keep data for longer? I am planning to get both HDDs and or SSDs based on MTBF and TBW, not necessarily performance. HDDs are still cheaper per MB but eventually I wonder if one should drop HDDs and just stick to SSDs.
2. Unless I should move to all-SSDs now and forget HDDs completely, I am looking at QNAP TS-464 and AS5404t. I could add a 4-NVME PCIe board to the QNAP, but that would make it much more expensive. I want something small and silent. This is not for media or video editing, it is slow archive. I can have my way around software - most important is a reliable system. Your advice will help me make the right decision.  Thanks.

Hello!


Just put together the following setup:


NAS:

- Synology DS-923+, with 32GB RAM and 4x WD Red Plus 10TB each in RAID 0

- Synology 10Gbps ethernet adapter


Switch:

- TRENDnet 10Gbps Switch


Desktop:

- TRENDnet 10Gbps ethernet card, using Marvell's AQtion chipset

- Brand new CAT6A cabling connecting everything


- Jumbo Frames enabled at 9000 at both Synology and Desktop (Switch is unmanaged)


The WD Red Plus are rated as capable of sustaining 215MB/s. Therefore, 4 in RAID 0 should be able to go 860MB/s, right?


But when I transfer a very large 128GB file from the desktop (NVMe SSD, rated 3000MB/s+) to this RAID 0 volume, I'm only getting 400MB/s, or about only half of what should be expected.


The ethernet ports on both the NAS, Switch and Desktop are all lighting green. They only light green when the connection is at 10Gbps. 5Gbps and below will cause them to light orange.


Any ideas what could be hindering the performance?


Thank you very much !!!