Hello!
I just wanted to share a quick video idea;
With DSM 7.0, SSD Cache BTRFS metadata pinning was added. I was wondering a few things:
- What is the performance impact (compared to it being disabled - aka "regular old cache&quot - this might require testing of certain specific workloads*
- How does this scale as you add more storage? (i.e. I'm planning to upgrade to a bigger NAS next year with more storage, should I buy NVME SSDs now at ~1Tb (recommanded cache size for my 4x12Tb SHR1 RAID) or should I wait or get a larger 2Tb drive? Maybe with your contacts at synology you might be able to figure out what is the ration between cache size and volume size for BTRFS metadata pinning

I hope this is a good idea and can help,
Stefano

*I'm thinking about their support article: https://www.synology.com/en-global/knowledgebase/DSM/tutorial/Storage/Pin_all_Btrfs_metadata_to_SSD_cache

I have recently purchased a TS-453Be with 12Tb of storage, 16Gb memory, and 10Gbe card.

I'm trying to figure out which Asus router will be the best pairing for this NAS. Considering the rt-ax86u or rt-ax88u, but the lack of multi gig ports tells me it's not the best choice.

What router features will let me maximize the speed of the qnap, on wireless networks?

Assume all my connected devices are wifi 6 capable.

Any help is appreciated. I called Asus 3x separate times hoping to get someone knowledgeable, but they were clearly just reading off spec sheets.

I'm interested in the DS1621+. Curious is anyone has tried Kingston memory chips on this. I would like to use the same that I did on the DS920+ which worked great. What is the maximum memory that has been tested on this box. Any advice would be nice...and I can purchase it from you if you have a price. tks

Looking for the quietest drive of all.

I will be using it at home, in the living room, next to my working table and where the family eats and watches TV...

I need 8 TB drive... I have seen the Wstern Digital Red...

Where does stand the Synology HAT5300-8T
8TB HDD 3.5" Edición Enterprise NAS 256MB in this chart on this page of yours?

https://nascompares.com/wd-seagate-hgst-toshiba-noise-level-comparison/

I have watched all your videos on this new drive but I´m undecided...

Thanks for your advice.

Many thanks,

Best
Carmelo

I'm a total NAS newbie. I am in the middle of scanning precious family photos that I cannot afford to ever lose, tax information, and maybe at some point movies. I liked Drobo but it looks like they're no longer investing in that product. Synology is super expensive so I am looking for something not too cheap but also reliable - I heard Drobo actually checks the health of the harddrives and automatically backs up data to another if it thinks failure is imminent. Also looking for something that works with Plex. Any helpful advice is appreciated.

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I currently have a Mac Pro 5,1 that's stuck on an older version of MacOS so I'm thinking about my digital future. My current setup has 8TB of internal storage with just about 4Tb being used. It's an 8 core 2.0 GHz with 42GB of ram. I have two LaCie external 8TB drives that I use for Time Machine backups (I swap them every month and leave one offsite).

In thinking about retiring the desktop I have been researching NAS for a few months now and I think I've settled on a DS420+ with three (3) 4TB IronWolf HDDs, probably running SHR. I intend to use the 8TB drives as backups for the Synology, swapping them out monthly. I have a MacBook Pro that I will transition to as my primary computer. I store lots of photos and I have a very inefficient method of transferring them from my camera or iPhone to my Mac Pro currently. The majority of my storage is photos that I look through on occasion. In the future I hope to do more photo editing and sorting. Since the Mac Pro is older it doesn't import photos through Image Capture as HEIC but as jpg. So I load pictures from my phone to my MacBook Pro to a Dropbox folder that syncs to the Mac Pro and then copy them from there to the folder where I want them stored. I also share my Mac Pro folders so I access files, copy, and move them on the Mac Pro through the MacBook.

So, I have questions/concerns:
1. Why not just continue to use the Mac Pro as a file repository? Although inefficient, it does work...
2. My iTunes library is LARGE so I can't put it on my MacBook. Is there an elegant solution for having files local to the MacBook when I'm not online and able to access the Synology? Maybe there isn't and I just use my phone or iPad for those times.
3. Is it possible to upload single photos from the iPhone to Synology.
4. From watching your videos I don't think SSD cache is of much benefit to me. I don't access the same files over and over. Is adding/maximizing memory a better bang for my buck?
5. How many years before I should plan to upgrade a NAS?
6. Any opinion on just getting a newer Mac and duplicating the system I have now?
7. Are there any things you think I should know before I jump in. I am reluctant. This is new to me and I feel some anxiety about it.
8. Do you think there's another storage solution I should consider?

Dear NAS compares
Thank you for your super relevant information about the differences of SMR and CMR

I have additional question
How do I find out which HDD contains Helium instead of Oxygen.

Particularly the 12 TB from WD.
WD120EFAX

I am trying to find the best 12TB option for a QNAP HS-453DX NAS server.

looking forward to hearing from you.
Kind regards

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Hello again.

As you were so helpful last time in setting up acces to a Virtual Machine I thohght I'd see if you;d be able to help me again.

This time I have set up webstation and am able to create a website and view it.

But I have installed piwigo into a irectpory but whenn I try to run the installation script via a url I get told that I don;t have write permission to some of the directories.

ODo you have any idea what have to configure to configure to ensuer that the php script being run has write permission to some of the subdirectires.

Thanks

Chris