Requirement is to backup virtual machine to on Premises

My tvs-872xt died. After reading 61 pages in a forum, close to 100 tvs-x72xt models had the same issue. Fix seems to a new motherboard, but this video also has a solution. Any ideas where I can find someone in the US who can do such a repair? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbtzrIUHLgg

https://www.qnap.com/en-us/product/tvs-872xt

FYI this is the discussion thread: https://forum.qnap.com/viewtopic.php?t=153097&start=900

And a spreadsheet one of the users put together to keep a tally on the various models that failed: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1IkZmIL5lZacWbQC5D4yikbn6o7UJumOQAYtEmrs0zSI/edit#gid=1940317036

QNAP wants $750 to do the repair, which is close to what I can get a replacement for, so I’m looking into all my options. I do enjoy all your expert reviews and comparisons, but wanted to let you know about this issue that many people are having.

I am writing to ask for your advice on choosing a high-performance Synology server for our small network 4K video editing business. Considering your experience, we would like to know if the RackStation RS4021xs+ model is a good option. We accept suggestions. We await your response until.

Used for irreplaceable documents and data. Reliability is utmost importance. Currently run in RAID-6 configuration. Use for backup and online streaming of music and movies (many home archives over 70 years old). Also, I backup to hard disk (store offsite) and backup to Synology Cloud. Started with 3x2TB disks and grew to its current size. Mainly concerned about age and that Synology will soon put DiskStation into maintenance only mode for this model so I want to go with newer model. Choice seems to be between DS423, DS423+, and DS923+. I'm ok with standard 1G port. All seem very similar hardware except for CPU. Also, how important is ECC in DS923+? What model do you recommend? Also, toying with DS923+ because # disks can be expanded. If I want to upgrade beyond current 8TB useful capacity (with RAID-6) am I better off with DS923+ and adding expansion chassis where I can just add another 4TB drive or should I bite the bullet and upgrade all current disks?

I can't map a drive to either of the windows 10 pc's on my network. Sharing is enabled on both PC's. All of them are connected the same switch. The PC's can see each other on the network but the nas doesn't show up on either. I reset the nas to factory settings and still am unable to conncet to it. It is found using QFinder but I cant map a drive through it as it keeps saying that it is unable to connect to the drives. I have no idea what to try. I have spent two days trying evcerything that I could find on the internet and still can't access the NAS through my computers. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

I recently bought my first NAS, the Asustor Flashstor 6 and I'm wondering what SSD's to put in.

I would like to end with at least 2TB of storage after RAID 5 or 6 (still deciding which to use). I would like to keep my spending under €500 but can stretch the budget to €600 if needed.

Also would you recommend buying heatsinks for the SSD"s?

I have a 4 bay NAS of 8TB/each. They are all Healthy and in good working status. I'd like to upgrade/change one HD for a 20TB. I tried to follow Synology instructions but I'm hesitant to do it since I don't have the options in my NAS that Synology expects. I just need to swap one drive. I tried the unorthodox style - shutting down DS923+ and removing it manually. I didn't get far. NAS doesn't like it. So I put the old drive back and its now running as before and back to square one. Could you kindly walk me how to replace my 8TB for a 20TB? I will greatly appreciate your help.
Fidel Ventocilla

Goodnight.
Thank you in advance for the work done around the NAS.
There is no other place like it.
After seeing your reviews and videos, I've been checking out the DS923+ but I'm not sure if it's the best.
I want a NAS that will last me many years.
I have about 140000 photos that I want to store there and that I can access them from anywhere.
I also want to keep a lot of documents there.
I will also sync and save some work (3D parts, etc).
I intend it to be backing up phone photos of about 3 people.
I also intend to save some videos to watch away from home.
What they say?

Thanks.

Hi
I have a DS218J (since 2018)and runs well for storage and as a media server but now would like ability to run Home Assistant on Docker. I am assuming the natural upgrade would be the DS220+. Some questions I hope you can advise upon?

1. is a DS223+ on the horizon and should I wait?
2. Prices for DS220+ seem to have risen to over £300 - do you see the prices coming down again - any refurb outlets you recommend?
3. Can I migrate my current 6TB discs to the DS220+ if I set BTFRS on the new device?

Many Thanks!

I’m looking to rewire my home with data cables. Debating on whether to use cat7 Ethernet or optical fibre. Optical seems more future proof, but possibly overkill for a home, and ethernet is more compatible with switches/computers/games consoles. It’s not fair to ask you to predict the future, but any advise you could give would be great!