I'm reading that the latest DSM has removed HW transcoding from the Synology NAS devices. I saw a video to "reinstate video stattion"
But I am unclear if this degrading of the HW transcoding means that the benefit of the DS423+ are now less clear, and the DS923+ may now be a better option.
Any thoughts on that woudlbe gratefully appreciated.

Hello lads, i have a 2 bay Qnap from about 5 years ago and it’s been ok with a 4TB Samsung 870 qvo (I think) in each bay. I was thinking about getting a QDA-A2AR and putting the 2 samsung SSDs in bay one as a stripe to double storage and putting an 8TB hdd in bay 2 for NAS backup, My question is, would the system allow this and would it work ?

Regards
Pete

MAC User. Currently have Lacie 6Big with 10 TB drives running Raid 5. About to run out of space so I was looking to upgrade my storage capacity. To that end I started purchasing new IronWolf Pro 18TB-ST18000NT001 drives to replace the existing ones. Seagate said these were the largest my 6Big would support.

Now I am wondering if I should just replace the enclosure as well due to time and risk involved in hot swapping the drives.

Watched your video on Terramaster but still undecided between the Terramaster D8-332 and the OWC Thunderbay Flex 8. Hardware RAID is my preference. Noticed the price on the OWC for Hardware RAID is +$900 which isn't a show stopper but I was curious if it was worth it. Between the two which would you recommend and why?

Hello All- Wanted to get some feedback

I have a 10 year old+ DS414j Synology Nas that has served me well.  Today the system is woefully underpowered and just tired.   Looking to upgrade and wanted to get some general feedback. Info below

What will I be using this for-

NEEDS:
File Server for household
SMB Share
Mac backup
Remote File Share

Remote  video file editing- would like to edit (capcut/Final Cut) from NAS up to 4k project (not heavy just family video projects) 
Possible Next Cloud host
Hosting other basic services locally via apps.  Docker is a secondary consideration as I'm a newbie at Docker
Plex hosting of video and music.

CONSIDERATIONS:
I do have a network switch/router with 2.5gb and 10gb capabilities
I was looking a flash only option, but feel like this is over kill (thoughts)?
Would like to have redundancy of 12-16Tb's
btfs and snapshot support sounds like a must.

I have been looking at the ASUSTOR Lockerstor Gen 3 4 bay (with 4nvme) $1399SRP, but feel like it would be overkill.  Would like a little headroom for future proofing, but I'm am in no way running a small business.  Just a family NAS with room to tinker a bit.  

Thoughts and recommendations?

Do I need heatsink on M.s drives? Or can I use any m.s drives with pre-installed heatsink on the M.s drives. Or do I need to but specific heatsinks from QNAP?

Hello,

i have DS218+ and i'm looking for a new one. I have 8TB running in mirror. I really don't know which is the best one. i use PLEX the most and would like to have a large software opportunity's.

Thank you for your assistence

Hi
I have a DS 920+ with 4 14TB drives running in SHR1 . I use it as a Plex Media Server and storage of mkv files that I have ripped from 4k discs. The DS920 does the transcoding when needed for rooms in the house that do not have 4k TV's or a player incapable of transcoding.

I am getting low on storage space, & would like to expand rather than delete.

What is the best option, from a hardware stability, Plex performance standpoint?

Is it a DX 517? If so should I expand the pool or should I make this a separate volume? If it is a second volume, I would just have to point plex to it, correct?

Is it a second NAS unit, that would serve as essentially JBOD, and point plex to it, allowing the 920 to continue to do transcoding? Is there a performance hit of data going over the network to be transcoded, then sent back over the network to my streaming boxes?

I know I could buy larger drives, but I do not want to have perfectly good 14TB drives sitting on a shelf.

Many thanks.

Hi I am wheelchair bound and since trying to update DS918+ from DSM 6.2 to DSM 7.1 via DSM 7.0 first Plex no longer works and I can't uninstall to load a fresh install have been sent the following instructions:-

It seems that you encountered a known issue with DSM 7.1.1, you may follow the steps below to resolve the error:

SSH into DSM as root.
Execute the command: cp -af /usr/syno/synoman/webman/modules/PkgManApp/PkgManApp.js /usr/syno/synoman/webman/modules/PkgManApp/PkgManApp.js.bak
Execute the command: rm /usr/syno/synoman/webman/modules/PkgManApp/PkgManApp.js.gz
Execute the command: sed -i 's/SYNO\.SDS\.htmlEncode/Ext\.util\.Format\.htmlEncode/g' /usr/syno/synoman/webman/modules/PkgManApp/PkgManApp.js
The issue will be resolved in the next update of DSM 7.1.1. For the time being, please utilize the commands provided above.

I'm very nervous about trying to do this as I have limited computer skills controlling PC by mouth.

Bob Eades.

Hi, I’ve just brought a TS464-8G. I’ve got 2 x SSD T500 NVME, 2 x WD 8TB Red Pro and 2 x WD 6TB Red plus. I was planning to run SSDs in raid 1, the 8TB in raid 1 for maximum protection of personal data, photos, etc. I was planning to use the 2 x 6TB as a JBOD for large storage (12TB) that I can use (games, torrent, etc), not worried if I lose data on drive fail. I assume I do SSD install first to get OS on SSD and then raid/pool the drives together. Then add 8TB together and raid 1. Should I use qtier to combine SSD/8TB raid 1 for better speed? Also if I add 6TB JBOD (12TB) can I also add separately to qtier. Would like best advice on setting up NAS? Brand new to NAS but have read your articles/vids. Regards Alan

Hi,

I currently have a Asustor Lockerstar Gen 2 - 2 Bay Nas.

This has done well for me and is at a good price point for the performance onto of a OS That i found easy to work with alongside portainer despite a learning process.

My primary focus is on this being a Media Drive with streaming to people outside via JellyFin.

Looking for 5 bays minimum however if the price/performance is sufficient i am open to adustments in bays/budget.

I have been able to do this with the Lockerstar Gen 2 and it's Intel Processor very well and i am reluctant with other choices that may struggle with transcoding. However this is partially due to my lack of experience and history with alternatives.

Any suggestions and direction would be appreciated, thanks!