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NAS and Disk layout Selection help |
Posted by: Enquiries - 04-26-2023, 01:00 PM - Forum: Before you buy Q&A
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Looking to replace current SAN infrastructure (based on Dell R720xD which uses Fusion-io 3.4TB PCIe Gen 2x8 card and 4 SSDs, and 5 x 1TB SATA HDD )
Used to as ISCSI target for Microsoft Hyper-V cluster running 15 VMs of various workloads, mostly no much.
CIFS Storage for all users and other data
Raid 5 ( 1TB disks) for backups of all the above
Nodes and R720 have dual 10GBe with iWarp RDMA over Chelsio NICs
Main drivers are:
better IOPS (thinking M2 NVME), but equally important is to lower the power usage!
Kit is old now, 12 years
Prefer buying a solution like QNAP, but if only way to make affordable is to do DIY, then will
Apart from which hw to purchase, i could do with recommendations on disk layouts to support the two distinct workloads types. i.e. number of each disk type and RAID levels
Many thanks
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NAS; adding drive to storage pool |
Posted by: Enquiries - 04-26-2023, 09:00 AM - Forum: Before you buy Q&A
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Have a DS1621+ with 2 drives (14tb available memory total) and have added a 3rd drive (another 8tb drive) but am not finding any way to add this drive to the current pool. Running a PLEX server with 1 pool/1 volume in raid 0, but the only options that the storage manager are giving me are to 1./ Assign a hot spare, or 2./ create a storage pool. What do I need to do to be able to add more drives?
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NAS for iphone photo and more |
Posted by: Enquiries - 04-26-2023, 04:00 AM - Forum: Before you buy Q&A
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Hi, I've been watching your channel extensively as the main source of knowledge as I embark on the idea of purchasing a NAS to back up my entire photo library (20+ years), whether it is iPhone photos or DSLR.
I'm looking for a robust solution that will allow me to access that entire lib from my iPhone, and if possible use the Apple Photos app (very doubtful about that one), whether I'm in the US, or on the other side of the planet!
I've been looking at QNAP and Synology but am having a truly hard time deciding which brand and then which model would be right for me.
Thank you infinitely for any advice and recommendation!
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replace m.2 mirrored bootdrive |
Posted by: Enquiries - 04-26-2023, 02:30 AM - Forum: Before you buy Q&A
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Hello
love youre youtube cannel
i have 2 kingston m.2 nvme drive as a raid 1 as my bootdrive. I have bought 2 wd sn700 and i wonder how i replace them. do i just replace one att a time? and give the nas time to rebuild that drive. I have a ts-h886 nas
have a great day
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Sharing files with others |
Posted by: Enquiries - 04-26-2023, 01:30 AM - Forum: Before you buy Q&A
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I've been watching your videos, very helpful. I still have yet to figure out one issue. When I purchased my Terramaster, it seemed easy to share files over the internet with others. That's what it sounded like anyway. Come to find out, I can't figure out how to do so. I'm still paying for transfer sites when one of the main reasons for going with a NAS was to allow my clients to access the folders I give them access to; allowing them to download their files. I can't seem to find a video, chat, help or any info out there that talks about this. I.E. I have a folder with images in it that I want to deliver to the client. How do I get a link crated for that folder that is on my NAS drive and send it to my client for them to click and download the files? I would love to stop paying additional transfer sites like DropBox when the Terramaster NAS claims it can do the same thing. I'm not a programmer and hope that there is something simple I am missing. Any info would be AWESOME!
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Ds220j or Ds223 |
Posted by: Enquiries - 04-25-2023, 11:00 PM - Forum: Before you buy Q&A
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Hi, I watched in the last view days so many of your videos. Thank you for creating them.... I bought in 2013 a drobo 5n2 I never spent much time and only used it as storage (I am embarrassed). Now looking for an entry (testing) to backup the drobo and venture into NAS . I am looking at a start to learn and expand my experience. I wanted to get the cheapest Synology NAS which gives me room to do that while being able to let my family and me discover features of NAS (music, file share, video, external access, .... ) So simple features as a start. Appreciate if you could help and advise what would be the best for us to buy. Thanks Mathias
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DS218+ to a DS418play or DS918+ |
Posted by: Enquiries - 04-25-2023, 11:00 PM - Forum: Before you buy Q&A
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I have a DS218+ that I use mostly for Shared Folders, Active Business (backing up ESXi VMs), Cloud Sync, and Synology Drive. It's also currently used for Docker, but I've moved most of my Docker containers to another server. I did upgrade the RAM on the DS218+.
I'm looking at the DS418play and the DS918+, but leaning towards the DS418play. My conundrum is the price difference isn't that much (used market). Is it worth it to spend a little more money for the DS918+? I'm not sure my home usage would benefit from cache drives or expandability.
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Advice? |
Posted by: Enquiries - 04-25-2023, 10:30 PM - Forum: Before you buy Q&A
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Hello
single user, home network
Presently have the DS1515+. LAN1 is connected to my modem. Plan to connect LAN2 to my modem (link Aggregation)
Can I also connect my Mac Studio 10 Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45) port DIRECTLY to LAN3? (ethernet connection)
If it is possible, is the 1515+ 10 Gbps capable as long as the cable can support that speed (Cat6a).
Would this be possible or fraught with problems?
Any advice would be appreciated
TIA
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Advice needed from a pro |
Posted by: Enquiries - 04-25-2023, 10:00 PM - Forum: Before you buy Q&A
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I have been binge-watching your website for a few days and I truly appreciate your time and work in putting all this together.
Even though I have managed to get a general idea of NAS and Plex media servers, I am still unsure on which devices to consider.
Key info:
- This would be my first NAS
- Preference for Synology and 4 bay
- Able to play 4K downloaded content of 35 to 50GB files (most of times .mkv)
- Mainly to be played on TV and commuting to work on 2 devices (lower quality streaming) / never more than 2 devices streaming
- Able to backup my data and access it anywhere
- I have a Sony Bravia smart TV from 2017 (KD-55XD7005)
- Wi-fi is 1 Gbps download / 75 Mbps upload
Question:
I saw the Synology DS920+, DS720+, and DS423+. Based on the above which one do you think would be the best option for me? Or is there any other model you would recommend?
Thanks a LOT in advance for your opinion.
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