A brief post was added recently on OnlineBackupReviews.org regarding using the built-in Synology CloudStation software to set up an off-site storage solution accessible by various users.
Unlike a lot of cloud storage solutions, a privately owned cloud system though something like CloudStation would be able to avoid fees based on usage and capacity, though the downside would be that whoever runs the storage would require a certain level of technical know-how that some small business owners
Monday, December 31, 2012
Saturday, December 29, 2012
FreeNAS Server Blog Post
Joe over at High On Solder, a site focused on electronic and photography projects, recently wrote up his experience setting up a FreeNAS server to serve as a local backup solution for his personal data. As the name might indicate, FreeNAS is an open-source storage platform aiming to make sharing easy between Windows, Apple, and UNIX-based systems.
Instead of going through the available documentation from FreeNAS, Joe opted to follow a brief tutorial over at Engadget. This was probably a
Instead of going through the available documentation from FreeNAS, Joe opted to follow a brief tutorial over at Engadget. This was probably a
Friday, December 28, 2012
Thecus N7510 Review
SmallNetBuilder has recently put out a fairly comprehensive look at the Thecus N7510, a seven bay NAS by Thecus. The review goes into quite a bit of detail on the N7510, including detailed performance tests and comparisons:
I tested the N7510 with 2.03.08.cdv firmware, using our NAS test process with RAID 0, 5 and 10 volumes. As is our standard practice, four drives were configured in each volume type.
Windows File Copy tests show read throughput running 10 - 15 MB/s lower than write for
I tested the N7510 with 2.03.08.cdv firmware, using our NAS test process with RAID 0, 5 and 10 volumes. As is our standard practice, four drives were configured in each volume type.
Windows File Copy tests show read throughput running 10 - 15 MB/s lower than write for
Thecus N5550 Review
TweakTown has posted a review of the Thecus N5550, a 5-bay NAS released by Thecus. The review is fairly comprehensive, including specifications, benchmarks, and speed comparisons to the QNAP TS-869 Pro, which they reviewed in early November, eventually arriving at a very strong 93% rating.
As great as they think the TS-869 is, they seem even more fond of the N5550. According to them, it might just be the best value on the market today, helping them arrive at their final rating of
As great as they think the TS-869 is, they seem even more fond of the N5550. According to them, it might just be the best value on the market today, helping them arrive at their final rating of
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Western Digital Sentinel DX4000 NAS Review
XBitLabs recently released a fairly comprehensive review of the Western Digital Sentinel DX4000 NAS, a 4-bay NAS made by Western Digital, primarily known as a hard drive manufacturer.
XBitLabs put the Sentinel through its paces, including a speed test as part of their coverage:
The peak read and write speed are 100 and 80 MB/s. The external disk is comparable in performance to the dual-disk RAID1. Compared to other NASes with similar hardware, the Sentinel DX400 is somewhat slower than
XBitLabs put the Sentinel through its paces, including a speed test as part of their coverage:
The peak read and write speed are 100 and 80 MB/s. The external disk is comparable in performance to the dual-disk RAID1. Compared to other NASes with similar hardware, the Sentinel DX400 is somewhat slower than
Saturday, December 22, 2012
Drobo Mini Review
TrulyNet has released a review of another not-quite-NAS device, the Drobo Mini. The Drobo Mini is a small, lightweight 4-bay Thunderbolt/USB 3.0 storage array.
According to TrulyNet, the biggest upside of the Drobo Mini is the form factor, as it is quite a bit smaller than most similar external storage solutions:
The upside: the is the smallest unit we've seen, and looks great. But the footprint might not matter much for a unit that is going to be largely stationary and likely be
According to TrulyNet, the biggest upside of the Drobo Mini is the form factor, as it is quite a bit smaller than most similar external storage solutions:
The upside: the is the smallest unit we've seen, and looks great. But the footprint might not matter much for a unit that is going to be largely stationary and likely be
Friday, December 21, 2012
Lifehacker NAS Vote Concluded
Lifehacker recently conducted a vote on the five best NAS enclosures. The voting began with a nomination phase:
There are plenty of companies that make NAS enclosures, but not all of them are worth picking up. There are some hidden jewels out there, and we're betting you know which ones are worth a look. Alternatively, we're sure many of you would rather build your own. Whatever you think, let us know in the discussions below so your vote can be counted!
Lifehacker
After the nomination
There are plenty of companies that make NAS enclosures, but not all of them are worth picking up. There are some hidden jewels out there, and we're betting you know which ones are worth a look. Alternatively, we're sure many of you would rather build your own. Whatever you think, let us know in the discussions below so your vote can be counted!
Lifehacker
After the nomination
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Drobo 5D Review
PopPhoto.com has a review of the Drobo 5D, a five bay RAID external storage device. This Drobo device is not a NAS, but it can perform similar functions if connected to a computer on a home network).
Since PopPhoto is a site centered around photography, the review is slanted toward what a photographer might need and the technical knowledge someone not necessarily in a technology field might possess.
Overall the review had a favorable wrapup for the main selling points of the Drobo 5D,
Since PopPhoto is a site centered around photography, the review is slanted toward what a photographer might need and the technical knowledge someone not necessarily in a technology field might possess.
Overall the review had a favorable wrapup for the main selling points of the Drobo 5D,
Saturday, December 15, 2012
Synology DS713+ NAS and DX213 Expansion Unit Review
Overall performance is excellent, ranging close to the top of the chart. The fast 2.13ghz dual core processor can handle small data files quickly. KitguruTwo more bits of useful information - noise and power usage indicate that the unit is quiet and power effecient:
The YS Tech fan in the DS713+ doesn’t emit much noise, even when it spins up slightly when ambient temperatures rise inside the chassis. With only two internal hard drives, the fan never has to work that hard. The unit is rather efficient, demanding only 18 watts when idle. With two drives fitted, this rises to around 32 watts under load. KitguruUse of the expansion unit does not slow overall performance:
The DS713+ is enhanced with the addition of one of Synology’s DX expansion units. Today we tested the DX213, and it was able to match the internal performance of the main unit while doubling the storage capacity. KitguruI've said before - I run three Synology NAS servers - and the reason I do is because their performance is phenomenal.
Friday, December 14, 2012
How To Create A Home Server With Ubuntu, Amahi & Your Old Computer
Makeuseof has a new post about how to create a home server using Ubuntu Linux software with Amahi and an old computer. The author used an old laptop as his new server. This was a follow on to an earlier post at Makeuseof which installed Amahi using Fedora Linux which was the only supported OS for Amahi at the time of the earlier writing - early 2011.
Using an old Laptop (Dell), the author downloaded an Ubuntu ISO and made a bootable usb drive to install the OS. Overall, the article is a nice
Using an old Laptop (Dell), the author downloaded an Ubuntu ISO and made a bootable usb drive to install the OS. Overall, the article is a nice
Read More About How To Create A Home Server With Ubuntu, Amahi & Your Old Computer
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
WD Red 3TB NAS Hard Drive Review
Legit Storage Reviews has done a comprehensive review of the Western Digital 3 TB Red NAS drive. The reason for the NAS drives for use in a NAS:
Anyone that has ever built a NAS before knows that buying hard drives and running them in RAID can be tricky, so WD has been working with NAS box manufacturers to make sure the WD Red series is compatible and that they are optimized for both power and performance.
Legit Reviews
Some of the features of the Red drives:
The WD Red series costs a bit
Anyone that has ever built a NAS before knows that buying hard drives and running them in RAID can be tricky, so WD has been working with NAS box manufacturers to make sure the WD Red series is compatible and that they are optimized for both power and performance.
Legit Reviews
Some of the features of the Red drives:
The WD Red series costs a bit
Sunday, December 2, 2012
Synology DiskStation DS213+ Review
Expertreviews.co.uk has a review of the DS213+ Synology NAS server. They like just about everything about the 213+ and make it their new 2-bay NAS favorite:
Verdict:
With fast transfer speeds, a great processor for the price and the brilliant DSM 4.1 interface, this is our new favourite two-bay NAS enclosure.
Expertreviews.co.uk
All of the Synology NAS devices are highly recommended by us
Verdict:
With fast transfer speeds, a great processor for the price and the brilliant DSM 4.1 interface, this is our new favourite two-bay NAS enclosure.
Expertreviews.co.uk
All of the Synology NAS devices are highly recommended by us
Friday, November 30, 2012
Netgear ReadyNAS Duo V2 Review
Macnn has a new review of the Netgear ReadyNAS Duo V2. The ReadyNAS Duo V2, as the name implies, is a two drive NAS device:
The Duo V2 has an impressive list of features and protocols -- RAID 0,1 and JBOD are supported and bolstered by the X-RAID 2 auto-expansion software. Protocols include CIFS, SMB, AFP 3.2 for Macintosh OS 9 and OS X, NFS for Linux and UNIX, FTP, and HTTP/HTTPS and all standard. The unit is DLNA compatible for media streaming, with a robust journaled file
The Duo V2 has an impressive list of features and protocols -- RAID 0,1 and JBOD are supported and bolstered by the X-RAID 2 auto-expansion software. Protocols include CIFS, SMB, AFP 3.2 for Macintosh OS 9 and OS X, NFS for Linux and UNIX, FTP, and HTTP/HTTPS and all standard. The unit is DLNA compatible for media streaming, with a robust journaled file
Drobo Mini and Drobo 5D Giveaway
Drobo has announced a giveaway drawing for the Drobo Mini and Drobo 5D:
"Big, Big Drobo Giveaway" of Drobo Mini and 5D Systems plus Grand Prize
Winners every week and then a grand prize of $2013 to celebrate on New Year's Eve!
SAN JOSE, CA – November 27, 2012 – The holiday season brings family and friends together and they take lots of photos and videos to capture fond memories. These memories, along with projects for the new year, need a large, expandable, and easy storage device to
"Big, Big Drobo Giveaway" of Drobo Mini and 5D Systems plus Grand Prize
Winners every week and then a grand prize of $2013 to celebrate on New Year's Eve!
SAN JOSE, CA – November 27, 2012 – The holiday season brings family and friends together and they take lots of photos and videos to capture fond memories. These memories, along with projects for the new year, need a large, expandable, and easy storage device to
Why You Should Own an Unraid Server
There is a nice post over at PeggedIT about the pros and cons of owning an unRAID server for you NAS needs. One of the biggest pros is the parity drive protection without using striping:
The biggest interest you’ll find with uNRAID is its innovative pseudo-RAID driver that is built off the standard Linux RAID5 driver. The driver essentially retains parity functions of RAID5 without implementing striping.
What does this mean? Well essentially it will allow you to use any size, speed or
The biggest interest you’ll find with uNRAID is its innovative pseudo-RAID driver that is built off the standard Linux RAID5 driver. The driver essentially retains parity functions of RAID5 without implementing striping.
What does this mean? Well essentially it will allow you to use any size, speed or
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Thecus n5500 NAS Review
A review of the Thecus N5500 NAS with lots of screen shots is over at Forums.vr-zone.com. The review includes views of the NAS's motherboard and setup screens among other good information. Speed of the NAS is very good:
Some real time results
Due to time constraints, i have only conducted (400MB), 5x loops on NAS Performance Tester 1.4
The Thecus N5500 is capable of achieving 90+MB/s on writes and 100+MB/s on read on the Gigabit LAN network
...
Windows copying
I'm copying
Some real time results
Due to time constraints, i have only conducted (400MB), 5x loops on NAS Performance Tester 1.4
The Thecus N5500 is capable of achieving 90+MB/s on writes and 100+MB/s on read on the Gigabit LAN network
...
Windows copying
I'm copying
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Online Backup and Cloud Storage
Larry Selzer over at Byte (which can be found on Informationweek.com now) has a commentary wherein he describes the differences and similarities of online backup and cloud storage. Online backup, which tends to be cheaper than Cloud Storage services, as the name suggests allows backup and restore of your files:
As a general rule, online backup services allow you to back up and restore files. That's it. With hard drive sizes well into the hundreds of gigabytes, this necessarily
As a general rule, online backup services allow you to back up and restore files. That's it. With hard drive sizes well into the hundreds of gigabytes, this necessarily
QNAP Announces OS Update for Windows 8 Compatibility
QNAP has released a timely update to its NAS operating system. This update is specifically designed to make the NAS servers from QNAP more compatible with Windows 8. Smallnetbuilder describes the update:
QNAP has updated its NAS OS to handle Windows 8.
New & enhanced features of Turbo NAS V3.8 firmware include:
Windows 8 support: supports Internet Explorer 10, SMB/CIFS and FTP protocols, iSCSI target creation, and many of the Turbo NAS utilities such as Qfinder,
QNAP has updated its NAS OS to handle Windows 8.
New & enhanced features of Turbo NAS V3.8 firmware include:
Windows 8 support: supports Internet Explorer 10, SMB/CIFS and FTP protocols, iSCSI target creation, and many of the Turbo NAS utilities such as Qfinder,
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Western Digital Red vs Green Drives for a NAS (if no RAID)
An interesting thread is over at the whirlpool.net.au forum dealing with the question of which drives to go for if you are building or setting up a NAS. The original poster asks whether the Red or Green drives should be used if setting up a NAS that will not be configured using RAID for data redundancy.
Different views are expressed, but I agree with the post recommending the Red drives:
...The reds have a longer MTBF, longer warranty, more support for hardware RAID
Different views are expressed, but I agree with the post recommending the Red drives:
...The reds have a longer MTBF, longer warranty, more support for hardware RAID
Setting up OpenMediaVault on an Acer Aspire
I found a nice post about setting up Openmediavault an an Acer Aspire 3610. The author wanted to have a NAS but wanted to use a computer he already had available:
I spent some of my time setting up OpenMediaVault on an Acer Aspire 3610 that my Kolby gave me. It’s a pretty small machine, running an Intel Atom 330 1.6 GHz with 2 GB of RAM[1], but I think it will be perfect for running my new NAS!
I’ve been dreaming of a NAS for some time, I’ve contemplated building one for at least two
I spent some of my time setting up OpenMediaVault on an Acer Aspire 3610 that my Kolby gave me. It’s a pretty small machine, running an Intel Atom 330 1.6 GHz with 2 GB of RAM[1], but I think it will be perfect for running my new NAS!
I’ve been dreaming of a NAS for some time, I’ve contemplated building one for at least two
More on the New QNAP Firmware
Channelprosmb.com has a nice article about the new QNAP firmware release. The new release has improved support for Window 8 and improves several features:
New features of Turbo NAS V3.8 firmware include support for Windows 8, improvements in Turbo NAS multimedia capabilities, the addition of Surveillance Station Pro, and proxy client for flexible yet secure Internet access in business environments.
“QNAP is pleased to announce compatibility of our Turbo NAS lineup with the
New features of Turbo NAS V3.8 firmware include support for Windows 8, improvements in Turbo NAS multimedia capabilities, the addition of Surveillance Station Pro, and proxy client for flexible yet secure Internet access in business environments.
“QNAP is pleased to announce compatibility of our Turbo NAS lineup with the
Synology Cloud Station Mac Support
Synology has updated its Diskstation software to include Mac support for its popular Cloud Station:
Synology Cloud Station redefines the role of a NAS server, making Synology DiskStation and RackStation a true private cloud which not only pushes your data to all your devices automatically, but also keeps them up-to-date. Synology Cloud Station can grow with users demands with no recurring fees. It is one of users favorite features in DSM 4.0, and we are excited to bring it to Mac users....More
Synology Cloud Station redefines the role of a NAS server, making Synology DiskStation and RackStation a true private cloud which not only pushes your data to all your devices automatically, but also keeps them up-to-date. Synology Cloud Station can grow with users demands with no recurring fees. It is one of users favorite features in DSM 4.0, and we are excited to bring it to Mac users....More
Monday, November 26, 2012
Synology Releases Disktation DS213Air
Synology has released the Disktation DS213AIR which acts as a NAS and also functions as a wireless access point. One of the easiest NAS devices to set up (and Synology NAS servers are known for their easy setup), The DS213AIR is specifically designed to be easy for newbies to set up and use. It comes with all the functions and features of other Synology NAS devices plus a built-in wireless interface.
Synology has released the DiskStation DS213air, a NAS storage solution that
Synology has released the DiskStation DS213air, a NAS storage solution that
7 Cheap Cloud Storage Options
Informationweek has a new article with great details about 7 cloud storage options. The article discusses some obvious choices such as Google Drive and Amazon Web Services along with some lesser known options such as Egnyte and Opendrive.
As the article suggests, there is much competition in this storage space:
With clouds providing so much utility, competition within the market has grown fierce. That gives customers many options -- enough options, in fact, to cause
Windows based NAS using Flexraid
I found a nice detailed post covering a NAS build using Windows and Flexraid. The author listed his reasons for building a custom NAS:
My main reasons for going towards a custom NAS were below
1. Ability to hook up USB drives to the NAS
2. Having a NAS where some storage places would be fixed like internal drives and some part would be mobile like in the USB drives which would be handy to carry everywhere (new arrivals)
3. Higher data throughput, helpful if you do a lot of copying in
My main reasons for going towards a custom NAS were below
1. Ability to hook up USB drives to the NAS
2. Having a NAS where some storage places would be fixed like internal drives and some part would be mobile like in the USB drives which would be handy to carry everywhere (new arrivals)
3. Higher data throughput, helpful if you do a lot of copying in
Drobo Mini Mini Review
I found a quick review of the Drobo Mini. While not a NAS since the Mini does not have an Ethernet port, the Drobo Mini does allow you to add up to four 2.5" SATA SSD drives as a RAID array for external storage. Measured speed is very good:
Next, I ran the tool against my Mini and receive the results you see below. While these aren’t even close to the SSD results, I didn’t expect them to be, particularly without the optional SSD accelerator installed yet. Once that comes
Next, I ran the tool against my Mini and receive the results you see below. While these aren’t even close to the SSD results, I didn’t expect them to be, particularly without the optional SSD accelerator installed yet. Once that comes
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Sale on WD 3TB NAS Drive
Amazon is running a sale on the 3TB NAS-ready "Red" hard drive. As of this writing you can get it for less than $160 - click here to check the current
10 Four Bay NAS Devices Roundup
The Register has a nice roundup of 4-bay NAS servers. The article has screen shots of the interfaces and technical details for most of the 4-bay NAS devices on the market. It includes bring your own disk NAS servers and NAS devices pre-populated with hard drives.
The summary of speed test results are
The summary of speed test results are
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Drobo Mini Unboxing Video
I found this video of unboxing the new Drobo Mini:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWhX4_tCs_k
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWhX4_tCs_k
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Drobo 5N Replacing Drobo FS
Drobo has announced that their new NAS box with ethernet connectivity, the Drobo 5N is very close to release. Full specs were not released, but the new NAS server should be replacing the Drobo FS. Hopefully, the new Drobo 5N will come through with higher performance than the relatively slow Drobo FS.
Find Drobo Products at
Find Drobo Products at
Unraid Server Build 6 or More Drives
I found an unRAID server build on Newegg that allows for expansion of up to 6 hard drives without an additional SATA or eSATA card installed. The case itself will handle up to 9 drives. Building an unRAID server is one of the most cost-effective ways to add expandable NAS storage to your home or business:
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Synology DS413 Reviewed
Over at Smallnetbuilder, you can find a new review of the Synology DS413 4 bay NAS server. The review summarizes the NAS:
High performance value-priced four-bay NAS based on dual-core Freescale QorIQ CPU
Smallnetbuilder
The DS413 seems to fit between the DS412+ and the DS413j in price and performance. The features of the DS413 are almost identical to the other two models.
Related articles
Synology DS-413: First Take (zdnet.com)
5 months with the Synology DS-412+
High performance value-priced four-bay NAS based on dual-core Freescale QorIQ CPU
Smallnetbuilder
The DS413 seems to fit between the DS412+ and the DS413j in price and performance. The features of the DS413 are almost identical to the other two models.
Related articles
Synology DS-413: First Take (zdnet.com)
5 months with the Synology DS-412+
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Asustor Offers New NAS Models
Asus, or more correctly, Asustor, Asustek's subsidiary, has entered the small business/home NAS market with three Atom CPU based NAS models. The models are two, four six and eight bay NAS servers all powered by the same Atom CPU - the 2.13 GHZ Intel 2700. They each come standard with 1 GB of DDR3 RAM which can be expanded up to 3 GB of RAM.
Known as the AS 6 Series, these NAS boxes all accept 2.5 and 3.5 inch SATA drives with capacities up to 4 TB per drive as well as SSD's for
Known as the AS 6 Series, these NAS boxes all accept 2.5 and 3.5 inch SATA drives with capacities up to 4 TB per drive as well as SSD's for
Monday, October 29, 2012
5 months with the Synology DS-412+
Arstechnica has a post about the Synology DS-412+. This post is in the nature of a long-term review about using the Synology device for a few months. It is a follow up to a popular post with a similar theme about the DroboFS:
Last year, when Ars published our two-part DroboFS review (Part 1, Part 2), one of the requests we kept hearing was for a similar in-depth review of other home-oriented network attached storage (NAS) products, particularly those from Synology. A few months
Last year, when Ars published our two-part DroboFS review (Part 1, Part 2), one of the requests we kept hearing was for a similar in-depth review of other home-oriented network attached storage (NAS) products, particularly those from Synology. A few months
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Flexraid vs Unraid vs Snapraid
I found an interesting forum thread over at the avsforum discussing the advantages/disadvantages of Flexraid vs Unraid and Snapraid for use as a NAS. The thread starts out with a quote from another forum detailing some of the features of Flexraid:
1. FlexRAID works with Windows (WHS, Win7, etc). It's a driver on top of Windows.
2. Can start with full disks! I know unRAID needs empty disks.
3. Multiple parity drives, to help recover from multiple drive failures.
4. Works with any disks on
1. FlexRAID works with Windows (WHS, Win7, etc). It's a driver on top of Windows.
2. Can start with full disks! I know unRAID needs empty disks.
3. Multiple parity drives, to help recover from multiple drive failures.
4. Works with any disks on
Saturday, October 13, 2012
Follow up to I'M Done With Drobo Article - My Life After Drobo
Scott Kelby, of "I'm Done with Drobo" fame has added his follow-up in which he explains what he has done to replace his Drobo setup.
What he has done has been to replace the Drobo with a two-layered approach. The first is to acquire three G Speed Q external drive devices - each with 12 TB of storage. He explains why he chose G Speed Q:
When I originally wrote my post about dumping Drobo, and asked for suggestions on what to use instead, I had a lot of folks recommend G-Tech
What he has done has been to replace the Drobo with a two-layered approach. The first is to acquire three G Speed Q external drive devices - each with 12 TB of storage. He explains why he chose G Speed Q:
When I originally wrote my post about dumping Drobo, and asked for suggestions on what to use instead, I had a lot of folks recommend G-Tech
Follow up to I'M Done With Drobo Article - My Life After Drobo
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
unRAID Server Setup Advice
I found a nice thread over on the XBMC forum discussing a new Unraid build put together specifically to run SABnzbd, SickBeard and Couch Potato as well as act as a NAS serving XBMC clients. The original poster asked several questions about Unraid and received some thoughtful responses. Ultimately, he went with the following configuration:
Case: AZZA Helios 910 SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case ($79.99 + $30 mail-in)
Mobo: ASRock 880GM-LE FX AM3+ AMD 880G Micro
Case: AZZA Helios 910 SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case ($79.99 + $30 mail-in)
Mobo: ASRock 880GM-LE FX AM3+ AMD 880G Micro
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
How to Install Unraid
TheGearsphere has a great tutorial covering how to install Unraid. Unraid is a NAS operating system using one drive parity to protect the stored files using the least amount of overhead possible. Unraid runs from a USB thumb drive. The Limetech site has good instructions for installing Unraid, but this new tutorial has a large number of screen shots and step by step instructions.
One of the main advantages to Unraid over conventional RAID setups is that with an Unraid system:
If you
One of the main advantages to Unraid over conventional RAID setups is that with an Unraid system:
If you
Monday, October 8, 2012
Anandtech NAS Testbed
Anandtech has an article explaining how they have built their new testbed for NAS reviews. They explain the reasoning behind designing and building a new testbed for NAS testing:
Followers of our NAS reviews have seen the standard Intel NASPT benchmarks and file transfer test results along with a qualitative coverage of the NAS’s operating system / user interface. The reviews briefly touch upon miscellaneous factors such as power consumption. The feedback from the readers as
Followers of our NAS reviews have seen the standard Intel NASPT benchmarks and file transfer test results along with a qualitative coverage of the NAS’s operating system / user interface. The reviews briefly touch upon miscellaneous factors such as power consumption. The feedback from the readers as
Sunday, October 7, 2012
QNAP TS-569 Pro Turbo NAS Reviewed
Smallnetbuilder has done their usual thorough job in reviewing the QNAP TS-569 Pro Turbo NAS. The QNAP TS-569 Pro Turbo NAS is a five bay NAS running a Intel 2.13 GHz D2700 Atom processor. It provides all the features of other QNAP NAS servers - in other words it is a full featured server and NAS. The NAS does not use very much power and is very quiet:
Power consumption measured 46 W with the 4 drives spun up and 27 W with them spun down. Fan and drive noise could be
Power consumption measured 46 W with the 4 drives spun up and 27 W with them spun down. Fan and drive noise could be
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Switching from FreeNAS to Ubuntu Server
Ben Parmater has written a multipart series about switching his NAS from FreeNAS to Ubuntu Server. The first part of the series describes a problem he was having with his hardware on the FreeNAS server and steps he took to fix the problems (random reboots):
I was able to run fsck (file system check) on the RAID array and get the darn think back serviceable again… but the reboots continued. What… the… hell. I started to go through my mental checklist of what could be going wrong
I was able to run fsck (file system check) on the RAID array and get the darn think back serviceable again… but the reboots continued. What… the… hell. I started to go through my mental checklist of what could be going wrong
Thursday, September 6, 2012
FreeNas Remote Backups
Joe Paetzel has written a script and instructions for backing up a FreeNas server to a remote machine. The method uses Rsync so that only the changes to the files need to be transmitted after the first backup is done:
The general overview of how the remote backup program works is like this. First the program connects to the remote computer and rsync’s all of your files. It’s setup so that you can have four different sets of remote backups all running on different days if you want. I
The general overview of how the remote backup program works is like this. First the program connects to the remote computer and rsync’s all of your files. It’s setup so that you can have four different sets of remote backups all running on different days if you want. I
Friday, August 31, 2012
Multiple Backup Strategies - Including Crashplan
David Gewirtz has an interesting post over at ZDnet about the importance of multiple backup strategies. Specifically, the post is "How CrashPlan cloud backup saved my bacon." The author lost a number of files and folders on a network share but was able to recover them from his Crashplan account. He has multiple layers of backup but needed to use Crashplan because he did not discover the documents were missing until after his primary backup was overwritten:
Anyway, although the
Anyway, although the
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Another Western Digital Red NAS Hard Drive Review
Techgage has provided a review of the new Western Digital Red NAS hard drives. These drives are specifically designed and configured for use in Small Business and home NAS servers. One of the features of the Red hard drives is a change in error control so that the NAS RAID configuration handles error correction and has disabled automatic head parking while still retaining excellent (low) power consumption:
Red drives have an error recovery time set to a very low value, allowing
Red drives have an error recovery time set to a very low value, allowing
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Amahi 7 Coming in November
The Amahi Wiki has a new entry announcing that the new version of Amahi (the Linux-based NAS operating system) should be released in November. Amahi 7 will, suprisingly, be based on Fedora and not Ubuntu. Amahi suggests that this is not to suggest that Amahi is retreating from Ubuntu back to Fedora but rather:
Based on Fedora 17 (or 18), because ruby 1.9 and RoR 3.x are in by default in it.
We're not "abandoning" Ubuntu or "going back" to Fedora. We will attempt to support both. However,
Based on Fedora 17 (or 18), because ruby 1.9 and RoR 3.x are in by default in it.
We're not "abandoning" Ubuntu or "going back" to Fedora. We will attempt to support both. However,
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
NAS Project Powered by Unraid
Sam9s has posted a two-part series describing his project to build a powerful NAS running the Unraid NAS operating system. The first part, posted last year, describes the hardware and a detailed account of his thought process which led him to go with Unraid as the NAS OS.
The second part, posted just recently, describes setting up FTP (sFTP) and VPN connectivity to his Unraid NAS. Specifically, he covers:
In this part 2 of the project we will discuss a few quintessential features of a NAS,
The second part, posted just recently, describes setting up FTP (sFTP) and VPN connectivity to his Unraid NAS. Specifically, he covers:
In this part 2 of the project we will discuss a few quintessential features of a NAS,
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Why You Should Choose Amahi Home Server After Windows Home Server?
Teknoise.com has a post about why Amahi should be a good choice if you are searching for an alternative to Windows Home Server or Windows Home Server 2011 after Microsoft's announcement that there would be no new Windows Home Server operating system releases.
Amahi is a Linux based home server software solution which gives it some advantages and some disadvantages:
Amahi is an open-source, free and Linux-based home server equipped with Ubuntu and Fedora versions. It is
Amahi is a Linux based home server software solution which gives it some advantages and some disadvantages:
Amahi is an open-source, free and Linux-based home server equipped with Ubuntu and Fedora versions. It is
Why You Should Choose Amahi Home Server After Windows Home Server?
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Synology DiskStation DS712+ Review
Testfreaks has reviewed the Synology DS712+, the most powerful two bay NAS in the Synology line. This NAS also has the distinction of supporting Synology's 5 bay expansion box, allowing for up to 7 drives.
As with all Synology NAS servers, the diskstation manager software supports a full range of server features:
For the business user the Synology DiskStation DS712+ offers iSCSI (Internet Small Computer System Interface) support and being Virtualization Ready for use with
As with all Synology NAS servers, the diskstation manager software supports a full range of server features:
For the business user the Synology DiskStation DS712+ offers iSCSI (Internet Small Computer System Interface) support and being Virtualization Ready for use with
Synology DiskStation DS712+ Review
Testfreaks has reviewed the Synology DS712+, the most powerful two bay NAS in the Synology line. This NAS also has the distinction of supporting Synology's 5 bay expansion box, allowing for up to 7 drives.
As with all Synology NAS servers, the diskstation manager software supports a full range of server features:
For the business user the Synology DiskStation DS712+ offers iSCSI (Internet Small Computer System Interface) support and being Virtualization Ready for use with
As with all Synology NAS servers, the diskstation manager software supports a full range of server features:
For the business user the Synology DiskStation DS712+ offers iSCSI (Internet Small Computer System Interface) support and being Virtualization Ready for use with
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Getting Started With a NAS
If you are thinking about buying or have just bought a NAS server for your home or small business, sometimes knowing what steps to take to get your NAS world off to the right start is a bit difficult - the choices seem overwhelming and the information is often written for people who have a great deal of experience in the realm of information technology. To fill the gap needed for newcomers, Synology has a series of guides including the one called "Getting Started."
I've mentioned before that
I've mentioned before that
Monday, August 20, 2012
Thecus N2800 Review
Bit-tech.net has provided a four page comprehensive review of the Thecus N2800 NAS server. As the review says, the Thecus NAS interface is no match for the Synology interface, but it has improved significantly in recent years and is certainly functional for everyday NAS type tasks. Transfer speeds for NAS servers are also approaching the theoretical limits:
With transfer speeds approaching the Gigabit per second barrier (125MB/sec), there will soon be little more on offer in
With transfer speeds approaching the Gigabit per second barrier (125MB/sec), there will soon be little more on offer in
Saturday, August 18, 2012
Synology DS412+ versus QNAP TS-469 Pro
Akihabaranews.com has a new comparsion of the Synology DS412+ and the QNAP TS-469 Pro. Both are four bay NAS servers with comprehensive feature sets and fast performance. They each are powered by a Intel® Atom™ 2.13GHz Dual-core Processor and 1 GB of DDR3 RAM. Given the similarities in specifications, it is unsurprising that overall the performance of the two NAS servers is pretty similar:
Synology DiskStation DS412+
Copy from NAS in MB/sec AVG – PEAK
Write to
Synology DiskStation DS412+
Copy from NAS in MB/sec AVG – PEAK
Write to
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Synology DS412+ Review – Speed Test
I found a speed test of the DS412+ - network performance and overall speed over at shadowandy.net. The tests use the free NAS Performance Tester. Two tests were performed:
the first one using a 4000MB file; and
the second one using a 2000MB file
For both tests, a network share on DS412+ is mapped as S:.
In the 4000MB file test, the Synology DS412+ managed to achieve an average of 110.33 MB/s write and 106.48MB/s read.
....
While for the 2000MB file test, the
the first one using a 4000MB file; and
the second one using a 2000MB file
For both tests, a network share on DS412+ is mapped as S:.
In the 4000MB file test, the Synology DS412+ managed to achieve an average of 110.33 MB/s write and 106.48MB/s read.
....
While for the 2000MB file test, the
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Installing MinimServer on a Synology NAS
The MinimServer site has a short walk through teaching how to install MinimServer on a Synology NAS. The install uses the normal Synology package manager for the install so there is absolutely no hacking of your Synology necessary to get the benefits of running MinimServer.
MinimServer describes itself as:
MinimServer is a new UPnP AV music server with a number of innovative features that make it easier to organize and explore your music collection. If you have a network
MinimServer describes itself as:
MinimServer is a new UPnP AV music server with a number of innovative features that make it easier to organize and explore your music collection. If you have a network
Monday, August 13, 2012
Advanced FreeNAS Server Configurations
PCWorld has published a guide to advanced FreeNAS server configurations. This article is something of a follow-on to their earlier article about how to turn an old PC into a modern server. In the new article, they take that old PC and teach it some new tricks with some advanced FreeNAS tips.
Among those advanced tips is how to configure FreeNAS with multiple user accounts:
You could easily throw open your new server to everyone in the office, but you probably don’t want to give the folks
Among those advanced tips is how to configure FreeNAS with multiple user accounts:
You could easily throw open your new server to everyone in the office, but you probably don’t want to give the folks
Saturday, August 11, 2012
Western Digital Red NAS Drives - Worth the Price Difference?
Over at Itproportal.com they ran an interesting test of 5 WD Red "NAS" drives versus the original configuration of Samsung and Seagate drives in a Synology 1812+ NAS. This is an interesting test because the author substituted the five WD Red drives for the original drives and ran some tests. The speed test shows a decent improvement in speed:
The original hard disks hit a write speed of 83MB/s, and a read speed of 71MB/s. The WD Red drives mustered a write speed of 107MB/s, and a
The original hard disks hit a write speed of 83MB/s, and a read speed of 71MB/s. The WD Red drives mustered a write speed of 107MB/s, and a
Friday, August 10, 2012
Synology DiskStation DS1812+ Review
I've taken another look at the recent review of the Synology DS1812+ NAS server over at PCMAG.Com. The Synology DS1812+ is an 8 drive NAS device that supports adding a 10 drive expansion bay to go up to 18 hard drives. Each drive can be a 4 TB (or smaller model), so the possible storage on the drive is in the range of 72 TB - this is big storage indeed!
The device runs the standard Synology Disk Station Manager software which is now up to version 4. This software is quite
The device runs the standard Synology Disk Station Manager software which is now up to version 4. This software is quite
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Windows Home Server 2011 - Install a WordPress Blog
For those still running the Microsoft NAS software, Windows Home Server 2011, there is a post up over at Wegotserved covering a step by step of how to install Wordpress and run a blog off of your home server. This is actually, part 20 of a series of articles on Wegotserved about how to setup and use Windows Home Server 2011.
The article starts out by explaining how to install Microsoft Web Platform Installer to make the Wordpress install easier:
To make life easier for us
The article starts out by explaining how to install Microsoft Web Platform Installer to make the Wordpress install easier:
To make life easier for us
Monday, August 6, 2012
Thecus N5550 5-Bay NAS Review
Over at eTechnix I found a review of the relativlely new Thecus 5-bay N5550 NAS. This is a comprehensive review (19 pages!) with many screen shots and tests. The NAS is typical of Thecus in that it is very powerful, especially when measured against cost. Thus, Thecus NAS servers usually provide very good value for your money.
This Thecus NAS is powered by an Intel Atom CPU and has USB 3.0 ports (besides have the above-mentioned 5-bays available for internal hard drives.)
This Thecus NAS is powered by an Intel Atom CPU and has USB 3.0 ports (besides have the above-mentioned 5-bays available for internal hard drives.)
Sunday, August 5, 2012
QNAP TS-412 - Entry Level Four Bay NAS Reviewed
I found a recent review of the QNAP TS-412 NAS server over at Uk.hardware.info. The review finds that this NAS is an affordable server from QNAP that runs all the same software with all the same options as the more pricey QNAP NAS servers. However, it comes at a much more affordable price - and for that lower price you have to make some compromises:
The chassis is typical QNAP, and that's a compliment, for the most part. Contrary to the expensive models this version is a little
The chassis is typical QNAP, and that's a compliment, for the most part. Contrary to the expensive models this version is a little
Saturday, August 4, 2012
Building a Plex/UnRAID Based Whole House Media Solution
I found a very nice beginning of a series of posts about using Unraid and Plex as a media server/media player combination. The post goes into great detail about the hardware and software the post author is using to create a NAS and front end to server DVD's and Blu Rays as well as DVR'd recordings.
The author describes his goal:
This thread is a work in progress description of my migration from a Meedio based HTPC to a Plex/UnRAID based whole house media solution.
Building a Media
The author describes his goal:
This thread is a work in progress description of my migration from a Meedio based HTPC to a Plex/UnRAID based whole house media solution.
Building a Media
Western Digital Red Drives for NAS Devices Reviewed
Tomshardware has done their usual thorough job of reviewing the new Western Digital "Red" drives which are specifically marketed to be good for small business and home NAS servers. Toms reviewed both the 2GB and the 3 GB models. Toms explains the need for drives that are more robust than typical desktop drives:
In order to achieve more robust reliability in a multi-drive array, you really need to look at purpose-built nearline hard drives. They're optimized, both at the
In order to achieve more robust reliability in a multi-drive array, you really need to look at purpose-built nearline hard drives. They're optimized, both at the
Friday, August 3, 2012
Building a Windows 8 Home Server
Wegotserved's series on building a Windows 8 Home Server has been completed through part 6, "Installing Windows 8". Other parts have included a long multi-page post with many screen shots showing how to physically build a computer that will work as your Windows 8 Home Server (part 4 of the series) and configuring the bios of your new machine (part 5 of the series.)
In part 6 of the series, they walk us through how to install Windows using the Microsoft USB tool that allows
In part 6 of the series, they walk us through how to install Windows using the Microsoft USB tool that allows
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Building a Windows 8 Home Server: Home Server Hardware
As promised, I am updating the status of the Wegotserved series on building a Windows 8 Home Server. Part one of my post is here. Wegotserved is providing a series of articles about using Windows 8 as a replacement for the end-of-life Windows Home Server (WHS) product. Microsoft has announced that there will be no follow on to WHS and WHS 2011 - thus the need to explore other options if you want a reasonably priced Windows based home server.
In this article, Wegotserved explores hardware
In this article, Wegotserved explores hardware
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Another RIP for Windows Home Server
I came across another post about the (untimely?) demise of Windows Home Server (WHS). WHS, of course, is the attempt by Microsoft to enter the home and small business server market with a product that was easy to use and could provide bare metal restore of client Windows machines. And, at least in the first release of WHS, the server provided drive pooling that allowed for one folder to span across multiple drives (Drive Extender) and still be protected because of behind the scenes folder
Monday, July 30, 2012
Windows Home Server is Dead
Another article about the demise of Windows Home Server is found at Arstechnica.com. As the article points out, it will be a while before WHS is gone for good:
The current version, Windows Home Server 2011, is the last ever version. It's not going to disappear overnight—it will be available for OEM preinstallations until an astonishing and not entirely plausible December 31, 2025, though hobbyist system builders only have until December 31, 2013 to buy standalone copies—but
The current version, Windows Home Server 2011, is the last ever version. It's not going to disappear overnight—it will be available for OEM preinstallations until an astonishing and not entirely plausible December 31, 2025, though hobbyist system builders only have until December 31, 2013 to buy standalone copies—but
Sunday, July 29, 2012
Skydrive vs. NAS vs. Windows Home Server vs. Windows’ Shares
Hal Berenson over at hal2020.com has provided an interesting commentary on the demise of Windows Home Server (WHS). In it he talks a bit about the history of WHS and WHS 2011, and discusses the alternatives that are and will be available:
From the moment that WHS launched it was under assault from a range of alternatives, none of which were as good as the package but all of which were more than adequate for their individual task. Windows client had long had facilities for
From the moment that WHS launched it was under assault from a range of alternatives, none of which were as good as the package but all of which were more than adequate for their individual task. Windows client had long had facilities for
Skydrive vs. NAS vs. Windows Home Server vs. Windows’ Shares
Saturday, July 28, 2012
Thecus TopTower N6850 NAS Reviewed
Smallnetbuilder has done their usual thorough job of reviewing the Thecus TopTower N6850 NAS. This Thecus NAS is a typical example of Thecus' NAS design which includes strong hardware at a low price point. The NAS has some of the most powerful features available in a small NAS with and is driven by a Pentium G620 processer. It has six-drive bays, USB 3.0, and optional 10 GbE ports. It comes standard with 2 GB DDR3 RAM, which is expandable to a whopping 16 GB of RAM. Also
Friday, July 27, 2012
Synology DS412+ Review
Techpowerup has produced an 18 page review of the Synology DS412+ - a Synology 4 drive NAS server, NAS running a dual-core Atom processor running at 2.13 GHz with 1 GB DDR3 RAM. Techpowerup, as have almost all reviewers of Synology NAS servers in recent memory, has nothing but praise for the Synology Disk Station Manager (DSM) software that runs this NAS and all Synology NAS servers.
This page has the performance summary which contains this:
In general the DS412+ is pretty
This page has the performance summary which contains this:
In general the DS412+ is pretty
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Synology Expansion Unit DX510
I found an in depth video overview (including unboxing) of the Synology DX510 expansion unit. The Synology DX510 is a five bay expansion unit that works with several of the Synology NAS servers to add up to 5 additional drives to your NAS. The DX510 works with the DS1812+, the DS1512+, the DS712+ and several other Synology NAS servers.
The video is almost 20 minutes long - so sit back and enjoy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6nc6GKU_8E
I have two of these DX510
The video is almost 20 minutes long - so sit back and enjoy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6nc6GKU_8E
I have two of these DX510
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Amahi Ubuntu Edition Now Live
Amahi, the linux home server distribution and service recently announced the immediate availability of its 6.1 Ubuntu edition. Amahi has officially supported only Fedora until this release. This release is its first official Ubuntu edition. The Amahi web site describes some of the features:
Here are some of the features in Amahi 6.1, Ubuntu Edition (but not limited to):
Latest storage pooling technology with the latest Greyhole 0.9
Reliability fixes and updates, including
Here are some of the features in Amahi 6.1, Ubuntu Edition (but not limited to):
Latest storage pooling technology with the latest Greyhole 0.9
Reliability fixes and updates, including
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Western Digital Sentinel DX4000 Review
Techwarelabs.com has a nice four page review of the Western Digital Sentinal DX 4000 NAS. This NAS is a four bay NAS, which befitting a hard drive maker, only comes pre-configured with Western Digital drives with several size options. There is no diskless version available.
The NAS comes configured with an Intel Atom D525 1.8 GHz Dual-Core and 2 Gigs of RAM. One of the most unusual aspects of the Western Digital Sentinal DX 4000 NAS server is that it comes with Windows Storage
The NAS comes configured with an Intel Atom D525 1.8 GHz Dual-Core and 2 Gigs of RAM. One of the most unusual aspects of the Western Digital Sentinal DX 4000 NAS server is that it comes with Windows Storage
Monday, July 23, 2012
Turnkey Linux - File Server Appliance
One free NAS distribution that I hadn't thought of in a while is the one from Turnkey Linux. When thinking of purpose-built NAS server software that is free, the three that usually come to mind nowadays are FreeNAS, Openmediavault and Openfiler. While these are all great NAS software distros, one other one that is readily available and kept up to date is Turnkey Linux server edition.
The Turnkey Linux appliance is described:
Simple Network Attached Storage
An easy to use file server
The Turnkey Linux appliance is described:
Simple Network Attached Storage
An easy to use file server
Sunday, July 22, 2012
Western Digital Red Drives for NAS Servers
Western Digital has introduced a new line of drives said to be specifically optimized for use in NAS devices. Known as the Red drives, these drives are specifically targeting NAS devices with one to six drives.
Storagereview.com has already performed tests and has provided a review of the new drives. As storagereview.com states:
WD has several features that they're touting as critical for the NAS user including; NASware specialized firmware, Intellipower low power spindle,
Storagereview.com has already performed tests and has provided a review of the new drives. As storagereview.com states:
WD has several features that they're touting as critical for the NAS user including; NASware specialized firmware, Intellipower low power spindle,
Saturday, July 21, 2012
Akitio Cloud Hybrid Review
This is one I hadn't heard of before - the Akitio Cloud Hybrid NAS. The Akitio Cloud Hybrid NAS is a single drive NAS enclosure with some pretty intriguing features, including USB 3.0 direct connection alternative to the also included gigabit ethernet port. In other words, you can use this device either as a NAS connected to your network (LAN) or as direct storage to your computer. This sort of flexibility is quite unusual.
Over at GeekNewsCentral.Com, there is a short review
Over at GeekNewsCentral.Com, there is a short review
Friday, July 20, 2012
QNAP TS-669 Pro Review
Techpowerup has provided a comprehensive multiple page review of the QNAP TS-669. In 16 pages the review goes through the TS-669 from A to Z in great detail.
Speed and features are top-notch:
We recently tested the QNAPTS-419P II, the top of the line NAS of QNAP's Home & SOHO category. In today's review we will evaluate the TS-669 Pro, a NAS that belongs to a higher category and is suitable for Small and Medium-size Business environments. The TS-669 Pro offers all
Speed and features are top-notch:
We recently tested the QNAPTS-419P II, the top of the line NAS of QNAP's Home & SOHO category. In today's review we will evaluate the TS-669 Pro, a NAS that belongs to a higher category and is suitable for Small and Medium-size Business environments. The TS-669 Pro offers all
Thursday, July 19, 2012
Backup to FreeNAS from Windows Using Rsync
For those of you familiar with the Linux/BSD file backup tool, Rsync, you know that it is among the speediest tools available to synchronize directories whether on the same machine or across a LAN to another computer or NAS. FreeNAS, of course, is a full featured NAS distribution that can turn your old computer (or a new build) into a full featured NAS in minutes. Windows, however, does not have a native version of Rsync. Windows has similar tools such as Robocopy, but if you want to backup
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
QNAP TS-469 Pro NAS Server Review
Nikktech.com has provided a comprehensive review of the QNAP 4 disk TS-469. The QNAP TS-469 NAS is a four drive device running an atom dual core processor at 2.13 GHZ. It is provided with 1 GB of DDR3 RAM. As we have seen in other reviews, this is a powerful NAS device with a strong software installed that truly makes it a capable multi purpose server, not just a file server.
The device is described:
Appearance wise the QNAP TurboNAS TS-469 Pro is almost identical to the
The device is described:
Appearance wise the QNAP TurboNAS TS-469 Pro is almost identical to the
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Drobo vs Synology
J. Michel Metz has a long post on his blog discussing the Drobo vs Synology NAS boxes. Specifically, he talks about his experience dealing with Drobo's support team vs the Synology support.
Not surprisingly, his experience is that the Synology support is much better. About the customer service he received when he had questions after he received his Synology box:
But the best part was the customer service.
I had wanted to know whether or not I should connect the Synology
Not surprisingly, his experience is that the Synology support is much better. About the customer service he received when he had questions after he received his Synology box:
But the best part was the customer service.
I had wanted to know whether or not I should connect the Synology
Monday, July 16, 2012
Building a Windows 8 Home Server: Introduction
Now that Microsoft has announced that Windows Home Server 2011 will not be followed up by a new home server version of Windows and that both versions of Windows Home Server will have an end of support life, the question of what to do if you are building a home server and you want to use a variation of Windows has become more timely than ever. Thus, the first post of a new series on Wegotserved.Com is especially timely, since the series examines the steps and advantages to using the upcoming
Friday, July 13, 2012
Synology 1812+ Power Consumption
Speaking of the Synology DS 1812+, I found a video that shows the power consumption for running the DS1812+ with four 2 TB hard drives for 10 days:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdlfYPDHB6w
The numbers are a bit hard to see in the video, but the total usage for 10 days was about 9.44 KWH - or about $1.40 for 10 days at .15 per KWH rate. This comes to about $4.20 per every four weeks or about $50 a year. This power usage is probably much less than you would get by turning an old computer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdlfYPDHB6w
The numbers are a bit hard to see in the video, but the total usage for 10 days was about 9.44 KWH - or about $1.40 for 10 days at .15 per KWH rate. This comes to about $4.20 per every four weeks or about $50 a year. This power usage is probably much less than you would get by turning an old computer
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Synology DiskStation DS1812+ Review at PCMAG
PC Magazine has published a review of the Synology DiskStation DS1812+. The Synology DS1812+ NAS is a feature rich and speedy NAS. PC Magazine's reviewer stated ist had:
...the fastest Write speed I've ever tested for SMB NASes at PC Labs, a sharp, responsive and— dare I say—fun to use DiskStation Manager 4.0 interface, and a rich array of features that range from consumer to business.
PC Magazine
With a speedy 2.13 GHZ processor and 8 drive bays, this NAS can provide
...the fastest Write speed I've ever tested for SMB NASes at PC Labs, a sharp, responsive and— dare I say—fun to use DiskStation Manager 4.0 interface, and a rich array of features that range from consumer to business.
PC Magazine
With a speedy 2.13 GHZ processor and 8 drive bays, this NAS can provide
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Which NAS - Drobo FS or the QNAP TS-419P+?
Similar to its article comparing a QNAP NAS to a similarly equipped Thecus NAS, Computingondemand.com has done an article comparing the QNAP to the Drobo FS. The article compares a number of attributes of both devices and declares a winner (or tie) for each. For example, Drobo gets the nod for ease of use:
Ease of Use
QNAP enters this with a NAS that can be configured to do just about everything. Their products shouldn't really be considered Network Attached Storage, but instead should be
Ease of Use
QNAP enters this with a NAS that can be configured to do just about everything. Their products shouldn't really be considered Network Attached Storage, but instead should be
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Thecus vs. QNAP
A fairly common problem when trying to decide which NAS to buy is the dilemma of choosing between the top brands. Computingondemand.com has done a comparison of two of the top brands, QNAP and Thecus, basing their comparison on the Thecus N4200PRO and the QNAP TS-419P+. In its analysis, QNAP and Thecus are compared side by side for such attributes as ease of use, performance, reliability and a whole lot more.
Typical of its analysis is the comparison of performance:
Performance
Your
Typical of its analysis is the comparison of performance:
Performance
Your
Monday, July 9, 2012
What Hard Drive Is Best for My Synology NAS?
Synology has a detailed blog post that discusses the various options for hard drives for use in their NAS devices. While some of the information is Synology specific, the post answers some questions that should apply to all hard drives. For example, as to the question of whether a 5400 RPM drive vs a 7200 RPM drive makes a big difference in performance:
Often asked is whether different spindle speeds affect transfer speeds, to which the answer is not appreciably. This is because spindle speeds
Often asked is whether different spindle speeds affect transfer speeds, to which the answer is not appreciably. This is because spindle speeds
Friday, July 6, 2012
How to repair a volume on your DiskStation
Synology has an excellent tutorial on their site that walks you through diagnosing and repairing a volume in your Synology NAS should you get a warning light or beep.
Assuming that your Synology NAS is beeping, the first step is to turn off the beep so you can work without that warning beep in the background:
1. Beep off the DiskStation
To beep off the DiskStation, you can go to Main Menu > Storage Manager > Storage. Here you will see the Beep off button. By clicking on it,
Assuming that your Synology NAS is beeping, the first step is to turn off the beep so you can work without that warning beep in the background:
1. Beep off the DiskStation
To beep off the DiskStation, you can go to Main Menu > Storage Manager > Storage. Here you will see the Beep off button. By clicking on it,
Thursday, July 5, 2012
WD Sentinel DX4000 Review
Businesscomputingworld has a nice review of the WD Sentinel DX4000 NAS. This is one of Western Digital's more powerful NAS boxes with 4 drives installed running the unusual , for a small business NAS, Windows Storage Server 2008 software. Another other unusual design feature is that the fans run whether the unit is on or off (unless unplugged of course). A bit more standard are the 1.8GHz dual-core Intel D525 Atom, accompanied by 2GB of memory that power the
Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Hitachi 4TB Hard Drives Review
I came across a post a few months old on Tomshardware where they did a comprehensive review of the Hitachi 4TB hard drives and compares it to the 3TB hard drives that are available from Western Digital, Seagate and Hitachi itself. As of this writing, the Hitachi are still the most available 4TB hard drives as far as I can tell. Toms reviews both versions of the Hitachi 4 TB drives - the 5K4000, a 5400 RPM drive, and the 7200 RPM Deskstar 7K4000.
Of course, no hard drive
Of course, no hard drive
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Build an Uraid Server with 22 Drives in a CM690 Case - Thread With Screen Shots of Case Mods and More
A fascinating thread over at Overclock.Net showing the thread starter modifying a Cooler Master690 case to potentially house 22 drives for an Unraid server. The writer mounts the motherboard in a pretty unique way on the back-plane of the case. Look about half way down this page to see the motherboard mounted.
A couple of questions are answered on page two of the thread:
I assume you are going headless on this? Interested to see how this comes out. Why not do a mini-itx with a 24 port
A couple of questions are answered on page two of the thread:
I assume you are going headless on this? Interested to see how this comes out. Why not do a mini-itx with a 24 port
Build and Uraid Server in CM690 - Thread With Screen Shots of Case Mod
Monday, July 2, 2012
How to turn old hard drives into a secure file server
This post has been around for a while, but there is a nice writeup at techradar.com about how to make a FreeNAS server using the ZFS file system. The post has good screen shots and deals with the issue of having old hard drives with different sizes, yet wanting to use them all for as an efficient a storage pool as possible:
The important part of creating your storage pool is working out how to arrange your drives for best effect. Despite the advantages of ZFS it's not magic, it still inherits
The important part of creating your storage pool is working out how to arrange your drives for best effect. Despite the advantages of ZFS it's not magic, it still inherits
Friday, June 29, 2012
Thecus N4800 Review on Bjorn3D
Selling for a bit over $600 on Newegg, the Thecus N4800 is a 4 drive NAS powered by an Intel D2700 Atom processor and 2GB of DDR3 RAM. Unique among NAS devices, this Thecus NAS has an HDMI port on the back with the promise that it will serve not only as a server for streaming media, but will also be a media player as well. That is, once this feature is enabled, you will be able to plug the NAS directly into your TV.
The Atom D2700 process is a 64 bit processor with hyperthreading support
The Atom D2700 process is a 64 bit processor with hyperthreading support
Thecus N4800 Review on Bjorn3D
Selling for a bit over $600 on Newegg, the Thecus N4800 is a 4 drive NAS powered by an Intel D2700 Atom processor and 2GB of DDR3 RAM. Unique among NAS devices, this Thecus NAS has an HDMI port on the back with the promise that it will serve not only as a server for streaming media, but will also be a media player as well. That is, once this feature is enabled, you will be able to plug the NAS directly into your TV.
The Atom D2700 process is a 64 bit processor with hyperthreading support
The Atom D2700 process is a 64 bit processor with hyperthreading support
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Building a Do It Yourself NAS with Unraid
I came across a long and detailed post along with a discussion thread about building a NAS. The author goes into great detail about the choices he made for hardware and software.
The post is called "Sam's NAS project powered by Unraid". He includes some pros and cons of various software choices including Flexraid, FreeNAS and of course, Unraid.
His hardware choices include and E2140 intel processor and 2 GB of RAM.
Primary pros of Unraid are listed as:
1. Very Easy install
2. Uses
The post is called "Sam's NAS project powered by Unraid". He includes some pros and cons of various software choices including Flexraid, FreeNAS and of course, Unraid.
His hardware choices include and E2140 intel processor and 2 GB of RAM.
Primary pros of Unraid are listed as:
1. Very Easy install
2. Uses
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
FreeNAS, OpenFiler or Ubuntu Server
Another of the type of posts I like to read - this time over at "The Diary of an IT Man". In the post, Nicolas Roussi discusses building a server and player for media files in his home and talks about the hardware and software choices. Although starting out with FreeNAS, he eventually settled on Ubuntu server with ZFS as the file system:
So I saw that ZFS is natively supported in Ubuntu. I installed Ubuntu 11.10 server, added the ZFS repository, installed ZFS, created a RAIDZ array and
So I saw that ZFS is natively supported in Ubuntu. I installed Ubuntu 11.10 server, added the ZFS repository, installed ZFS, created a RAIDZ array and
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Windows 8 Storage Spaces Speed Performance
There is a post over at the Homeservershow site testing the new storage spaces feature on the beta of Windows 8. Storage spaces is a feature that allows for pooled drives and parity protection of data. Essentially, this gives the ability to retrieve your data even if one drive fails. Parity solutions that currently exist include Flexraid and Unraid among others.
As you can see in the post, the writer is not impressed with the write performance of storage spaces as currently
As you can see in the post, the writer is not impressed with the write performance of storage spaces as currently
Monday, June 25, 2012
Guide to Setting Up and Using Desktop Ubuntu as a NAS
Lifehacker has a nice new post giving detailed instructions how to use an old computer as a NAS with Ubuntu linux.
The goal of the project is described:
Here, we'll show you how to put together an Ubuntu-based server, connect it to the other computers in your home, and then go through a few examples of how you can use it as a backup machine, a media server for your music, movies and TV shows, and as a dedicated BitTorrent box.
Lifehacker
Lifehacker makes the interesting choice of using
The goal of the project is described:
Here, we'll show you how to put together an Ubuntu-based server, connect it to the other computers in your home, and then go through a few examples of how you can use it as a backup machine, a media server for your music, movies and TV shows, and as a dedicated BitTorrent box.
Lifehacker
Lifehacker makes the interesting choice of using
Friday, June 22, 2012
Budget NAS: Netgear ReadyNAS Duo v2
Legionhardware.com has a nice review of the Netgear ReadyNAS Duo v2, an inexpensive two drive NAS from Netgear. The drive is compared to other two drive NAS boxes:
At just $200 the ReadyNAS Duo v2 is amongst the cheapest 2-bay NAS devices money can buy, rubbing shoulders with the Synology DS212j and QNAP TS-212-US. While we are yet to test the QNAP TS-212-US, we have benchmarked the Synology DS212j so that will make for an interesting comparison with the Netgear ReadyNAS Duo
At just $200 the ReadyNAS Duo v2 is amongst the cheapest 2-bay NAS devices money can buy, rubbing shoulders with the Synology DS212j and QNAP TS-212-US. While we are yet to test the QNAP TS-212-US, we have benchmarked the Synology DS212j so that will make for an interesting comparison with the Netgear ReadyNAS Duo
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Comprehensive Review of the Synology DS 1512+ NAS
Decryptedtech.com has a comprehensive review of the Synology DS 1512+ NAS which is an Atom based NAS with 5 bays that can be expanded by using up to two DS510 expansion boxes giving a total storage potential of 15 drives.
In this post, they run through the features of the DSM software that this Synology (and all Synology devices) use. The review goes through many of the features of the software and shows a lot of screen shots. If you read this run through you will know just
In this post, they run through the features of the DSM software that this Synology (and all Synology devices) use. The review goes through many of the features of the software and shows a lot of screen shots. If you read this run through you will know just
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Windows Home Server 2011 Software for $29.99
Not sure how long this will last, but Newegg has Windows Home Server 2011 64 bit system builder software for $29.99 with free shipping - but only if you use coupon code TYS618 when you checkout.
Click here to see the software and buy it now - note that the special price only shows after you add the item to your cart and apply the coupon
Click here to see the software and buy it now - note that the special price only shows after you add the item to your cart and apply the coupon
Synology Releases the One Bay DS112+ NAS
Synology has released its fastest one bay NAS, the DS 112+. Features are listed as:
107.92 MB/sec Reading, 76.66 MB/sec Writing1
Features SuperSpeed USB 3.0
Hardware Encryption Engine
Rich Office Applications
Complete Backup Solutions
Cool and Quiet Design
Running on Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM)
Synology
That's pretty fast for a one bay NAS. And with the USB 3.0 capability, you can add an external drive to backup the NAS quickly.
The Synology DS112+ NAS runs
107.92 MB/sec Reading, 76.66 MB/sec Writing1
Features SuperSpeed USB 3.0
Hardware Encryption Engine
Rich Office Applications
Complete Backup Solutions
Cool and Quiet Design
Running on Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM)
Synology
That's pretty fast for a one bay NAS. And with the USB 3.0 capability, you can add an external drive to backup the NAS quickly.
The Synology DS112+ NAS runs
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Fix to "Could Not Reconnect All Network Drives" Error on Bootup
Ever since I got a Windows 7 machine with an SSD as the boot drive, I would get the error message, "Could Not Reconnect All Network Drives" on bootup. I have two mapped drive letters connecting to my Synology DS1010+ NAS. The error would mean that the mapped drives were not available until I accessed them in windows explorer by clicking on them - then they would connect ok.
Searching the internet leads to many posts concerning this issue. Many of them, though, deal with situations where the
Searching the internet leads to many posts concerning this issue. Many of them, though, deal with situations where the
Monday, June 18, 2012
NAS4Free
I came across a (new to me) project that continues the FreeNAS version 7 line. The new project is called NAS4Free. The differences between this project and FreeNAS are summarized:
This project is a continuation of FreeNAS 7 series project. FreeNAS 8 is based on nanoBSD where as NAS4Free is based on FreeBSD 9.x, hence the name change.
NAS4Free
I'll be tracking this project from now on. It will be interesting to see how this fork of FreeNAS
This project is a continuation of FreeNAS 7 series project. FreeNAS 8 is based on nanoBSD where as NAS4Free is based on FreeBSD 9.x, hence the name change.
NAS4Free
I'll be tracking this project from now on. It will be interesting to see how this fork of FreeNAS
Sunday, June 17, 2012
Building a FreeNAS Mini ITX Storage Appliance
Samkear.com has a nice post complete with parts lists and photos about building a small FreeNAS storage device. The writer specifically compares his build to a commercial build available at http://www.ixsystems.com/storage/ix/home-office-storage/freenas-mini.html, the "FreeNAS™ Mini".
Some interesting hardware choices in the do it yourself build:
Form Factor
4 Bay Mini ITX Chassis with 4 Hot Swap Bays
Processor
Low Power Intel Dual Core
Memory
8GB DDR3 (2 x
Some interesting hardware choices in the do it yourself build:
Form Factor
4 Bay Mini ITX Chassis with 4 Hot Swap Bays
Processor
Low Power Intel Dual Core
Memory
8GB DDR3 (2 x
Read More About Building a FreeNAS Mini ITX Storage Appliance
Friday, June 15, 2012
WHS 2011 Build
Interesting forum thread over at homeservershow.com discussing building a Windows Home Server 2011 (WHS 2011) box. The discussion covers finding a small case and what type of CPU should be needed for streaming and non-streaming applications. The discussion starts with the original poster linking to this Newegg wishlist - Mini ITX WHS 2011 Server:
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Thursday, June 14, 2012
Shuttle Gets Into the NAS Business
The long time small form factor PC maker, Shuttle, has announced what I believe is its first NAS box, the Shuttle OMNINAS KD20. Over at Slashgear, they did a short hands on with the new NAS a few days ago. No testing or otherwise using the NAS was performed, but at least we can see the new box.
Slashgear was impressed by the build quality but thinks that Shuttle has some catching up to do software-wise:
Build quality seems good – though Shuttle obviously has some experience making small,
Slashgear was impressed by the build quality but thinks that Shuttle has some catching up to do software-wise:
Build quality seems good – though Shuttle obviously has some experience making small,
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Windows Home Server 2011 NAS - Great Deals Pre-built on Ebay
I came across a great selection of pre-built servers with Windows Home Server 2011 already installed on Ebay - and the NAS devices have great room for expandability. These deals are so tempting, I am thinking about buying one rather than building my own from parts:
[phpbay keywords="Windows Home Server" num="6" siteid="1" sortorder="BestMatch" sellerid="digital_sys" templatename="default"]
These servers are available for not much more than the price of the parts and they come with a 3
[phpbay keywords="Windows Home Server" num="6" siteid="1" sortorder="BestMatch" sellerid="digital_sys" templatename="default"]
These servers are available for not much more than the price of the parts and they come with a 3
Read More About Windows Home Server 2011 NAS - Pre-built on Ebay
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Install Windows Home Server 2011 without a DVD Drive
I found a quick post over at http://deputycio.com that runs through the steps to install Windows Home Server 2011 (WHS 2011) onto a machine that does not have a DVD drive. The method employs copying the installation files to a thumb drive. This has been around for awhile, but I thought it would be helpful if you haven't seen it.
This method is especially useful if you are installing onto a compact server such as the HP Microserver and don't want to waste one of the five hard
This method is especially useful if you are installing onto a compact server such as the HP Microserver and don't want to waste one of the five hard
Read More - Install Windows Home Server 2011 without a DVD Drive
OpenMediaVault NAS Linux Distro Review
Linuxexpo.org.uk has produced a video review of Openmediavault. Openmediavault is a free NAS distribution based on linux.
Click on the image below to view the overview/review:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=fIFM1tH24V0#!
Linuxexpo.org.uk
Related articles
Openmediavault Software NAS - Beta .03 Available(nas-pro.com)
Openmediavault 0.3.0.7 Beta
Click on the image below to view the overview/review:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=fIFM1tH24V0#!
Linuxexpo.org.uk
Related articles
Openmediavault Software NAS - Beta .03 Available(nas-pro.com)
Openmediavault 0.3.0.7 Beta
Saturday, June 9, 2012
Review of Synology DS1812+ in real life
Niall Best's Blog has a post in which he provides a detailed review of the Synology DS1812+ 8 drive NAS "in real life". The post provides a lot of detail about setting up and using this Synology NAS. The author had the bad luck to have his NAS die after a week, but the replacement has been flawless and he does not indicate that he lost any data:
Unexpected death & bad NVRAM
After about a week of use I noticed that the DS1812+ wasn’t switched on, I assumed that I’d turned
Unexpected death & bad NVRAM
After about a week of use I noticed that the DS1812+ wasn’t switched on, I assumed that I’d turned
Friday, June 8, 2012
Sans Digital 4 Bay eSATA Port Multiplier JBOD Tower Storage Enclosure - Newegg Shell Shocker Deal
Newegg has a pretty good deal on the 2 item combo listed below - $89.99 while it remains in stock today only. Seems to be a great combo for adding external storage to a WHS, WHS 2011 or other server.
2 Item Combo
Sans Digital 4 Bay eSATA Port Multiplier JBOD Tower Storage Enclosure (no eSATA Card bundle) TR4M+BNC
bundled with:
1x HighPoint RocketHybrid 1222 PCI-Express 2.0 x1 ...
In stock. Limit 3 per
2 Item Combo
Sans Digital 4 Bay eSATA Port Multiplier JBOD Tower Storage Enclosure (no eSATA Card bundle) TR4M+BNC
bundled with:
1x HighPoint RocketHybrid 1222 PCI-Express 2.0 x1 ...
In stock. Limit 3 per
Low Cost NAS Boxes and Performance over Time
Servethehome.com has an interesting post about the speed differences in NAS devices over time. It seems that as the NAS drives fill up, the speed degrades:
First, the data was being written to the inner parts of the drive platters. On modern disks, it is not uncommon to see a drive go from 130MB/s or more at the outer edge to half of that at the disks inner edge. The disks in the production system were filling the last portions of the disks so the per-drive performance was probably closer to
First, the data was being written to the inner parts of the drive platters. On modern disks, it is not uncommon to see a drive go from 130MB/s or more at the outer edge to half of that at the disks inner edge. The disks in the production system were filling the last portions of the disks so the per-drive performance was probably closer to
Read more about Low Cost NAS Boxes and Performance over Time
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Synology DS1812+ Overview/Review at PC Pro
PC pro has provided a brief review of the Synology DS1812+ NAS. The Synology DS1812+ is a 8 bay NAS powered by an Intel Atom dual-core 2.13GHz D2700 processor. Since the DS1812+ can support two 5-bay expansion units (DS510) and has been certified to support Hitachi's 4 TB hard drive, this NAS can hold a whopping 32 TB (without the expansion units) or 72 TB with the expansion units attached.
The review concludes by comparing the Synology's value to the similar Qnap and ReadyNas
The review concludes by comparing the Synology's value to the similar Qnap and ReadyNas
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Synology DS1512+ Review
Smallnetbuilder has provided a comprehensive review of the Synology DS1512+ NAS. The Synology 1512+ NAS is a 5 bay NAS that is expandable using up to two DX510 expansion units to provide for a maximum of 15 drives. It also has two eSATA ports (in addition to the DX510 ports), 2 USB 2.0 and 2 USB 3.0 ports for additional expansion. The 1512+ runs on a dual-core 2.13 GHz Intel "Cedar Trail" Atom D2700 CPUs with 1 GB of DDR3 RAM, expandable to 3 GB.
Smallnetbuilder does
Smallnetbuilder does
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
QNAP 3.6x NAS Software Deep Dive
Tweaktown has provided a lengthy "deep dive" into the latest version of QNAPs NAS software. The post introduces the software review:
A few months ago we dove right into QNAP's new MyCloudNAS Service, but several other features were added in the 3.6 software release that we haven't covered. Among those are a new VPN Server, LDAP Server, Storage Plug & Play and Proxy Server. Improvements were also made to the Music Station, Photo Station, QPKG Center, Backup Services and a new Web File
A few months ago we dove right into QNAP's new MyCloudNAS Service, but several other features were added in the 3.6 software release that we haven't covered. Among those are a new VPN Server, LDAP Server, Storage Plug & Play and Proxy Server. Improvements were also made to the Music Station, Photo Station, QPKG Center, Backup Services and a new Web File
Monday, June 4, 2012
LaCie's 2big NAS Review
Anandtech has reviewed the LaCie's 2big NAS, a 2 bay NAS that is provided diskless or in 6 TB configurations. LaCie has been known for their stylish NAS and external hard drive devices. Since LaCie has been bought by Seagate, this may be the last of the LaCie devices released that aren't also Seagate products.
This NAS is a relatively low cost NAS:
On May 15th, LaCie launched an updated version of their 2big Network 2 2-bay product, the 2big NAS. The 2big NAS comes in
This NAS is a relatively low cost NAS:
On May 15th, LaCie launched an updated version of their 2big Network 2 2-bay product, the 2big NAS. The 2big NAS comes in
Saturday, June 2, 2012
Building a Cheap and Green NAS (for backup)
I came across a nice little post that is in one of my favorite categories - a post about building a NAS device for backup from scratch using parts. The writer intends this post to be the start of a series in which he will also examine several NAS software options:
We are going to try to build a redundant server which cost less than $500 (at least that’s what the Drobo costs without hard drives) in parts and consume less than 55 watts. While giving us a reliable place to
We are going to try to build a redundant server which cost less than $500 (at least that’s what the Drobo costs without hard drives) in parts and consume less than 55 watts. While giving us a reliable place to
Friday, June 1, 2012
Drobo FS for $399.99
Tigerdirect has the Drobo FS NAS available for $399.99 today only! This price is about $100 off the normal prices at most online retailers.
If you have been wanting a Drobo FS, now would be the best time to jump. Get the DroboFS at
If you have been wanting a Drobo FS, now would be the best time to jump. Get the DroboFS at
Thecus N4800 NAS Reviewed
Smallnetbuilder has reviewed the Thecus N4800 4 bay NAS server. The Thecus N4800 NAS is a Atom D2700 based 4 bay server with built in battery backup (pretty unique feature), USB3.0 and HDMI ports (HDMI is another unusual feature for a server or a NAS unit), and 1 GB of RAM.
Smallnetbuilder rates the noise level of this NAS as low:
I rated noise as low. The low hum of the four drives was audible in my quiet home office, but there was little fan noise, even under the load
Smallnetbuilder rates the noise level of this NAS as low:
I rated noise as low. The low hum of the four drives was audible in my quiet home office, but there was little fan noise, even under the load
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
QNAP TS-259 Pro+ NAS Review
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How important is having the right amount of storage for all of your network needs? Without having a massive computer system, hard disk storage is the answer for many users for increased server space. The advantages of having a storage system that provides several solutions for users in the virtual environment begin with being ahead of the competition. This system provided by the QNAP TS-259 Pro+ NAS is the investment for business owners who are looking to
How important is having the right amount of storage for all of your network needs? Without having a massive computer system, hard disk storage is the answer for many users for increased server space. The advantages of having a storage system that provides several solutions for users in the virtual environment begin with being ahead of the competition. This system provided by the QNAP TS-259 Pro+ NAS is the investment for business owners who are looking to
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Migrate from WHS to WHS 2011 with FlexRaid
I came across an interesting post on the FlexRaid forum that provides a step by step guide of how he migrated from the original version of Windows Home Server to the 2011 version of WHS and added FlexRaid to provide parity protection to his data.
The introduction to the post indicates that he had to copy his data over to the new NAS configuration:
I just recently went from WHS v1 to WHS 2011. I had around 12TB of data to move, 16TB worth of space. I know you can technically
The introduction to the post indicates that he had to copy his data over to the new NAS configuration:
I just recently went from WHS v1 to WHS 2011. I had around 12TB of data to move, 16TB worth of space. I know you can technically
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Thecus N4200ECO 4 Bay NAS Review at Kitguru
Kitguru has a new review of the Thecus N4200ECO 4 Bay NAS. This Thecus NAS is an Atom processor (1.8 Ghz) driven NAS with 1 GB of DDR3 RAM. The review summarizes the NAS:
The Thecus N4200ECO NAS system is a very high performing NAS system. It blitzed through our data bandwidth tests, peaking around 93 MB/s when dealing with large single files. Not only is it powerful enough to be used in a small office environment, but it can handle reasonably intensive demands before waving
The Thecus N4200ECO NAS system is a very high performing NAS system. It blitzed through our data bandwidth tests, peaking around 93 MB/s when dealing with large single files. Not only is it powerful enough to be used in a small office environment, but it can handle reasonably intensive demands before waving
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
New Netgear ReadyNAS Pro 6 Review
I found a new review of the Netgear ReadyNAS Pro 6 on pcadvisor.co.uk. The ReadyNAS Pro 6 includes a standard Intel (non-atom) processor for better performance. The ReadyNAS Pro 6, as the name implies, is a 6 bay NAS.
Performance is summarized:
Like all other NAS drives, it could comfortably meet gigabit speeds for large file reads. And in write performance, the Netgear ReadyNAS Pro 6 proved the fastest unit too – at 1MB it could write at around 17MBps, rising to a leading
Performance is summarized:
Like all other NAS drives, it could comfortably meet gigabit speeds for large file reads. And in write performance, the Netgear ReadyNAS Pro 6 proved the fastest unit too – at 1MB it could write at around 17MBps, rising to a leading
Monday, May 21, 2012
How to Speed Up Your NAS With iSCSI
PCWorld has a new article with the same title as this post. The title is somewhat misleading because changing your storage usage on your NAS to iSCSI has some other advantages over just a speed boost. As the article summarizes:
I've already touched on some of the benefits of using iSCSI. As mentioned above, an iSCSI network target appears to a system as a local drive; therefore, not only can you format the iSCSI target with the host OS’s file system, but you can also run applications that
I've already touched on some of the benefits of using iSCSI. As mentioned above, an iSCSI network target appears to a system as a local drive; therefore, not only can you format the iSCSI target with the host OS’s file system, but you can also run applications that
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Openindiana vs Nexentastor vs FreeNAS
Catn.com has the beginning of a series comparing the three NAS operating systems - Openindiana, Nexantastor and FreeNAS. All three NAS operating systems feature availability of the ZFS file system which some believe is perfect for NAS devices.
This part of the series describes the three possibilities and then concentrates on FreeNAS with some speed testing supplied. The goal of the article is to explore systems with ZFS storage available:
So what choices did we have for ZFS
This part of the series describes the three possibilities and then concentrates on FreeNAS with some speed testing supplied. The goal of the article is to explore systems with ZFS storage available:
So what choices did we have for ZFS
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Convert an Old PC into a Modern FreeNAS Server
I'ts not often that one of the old school "mainstream" publications gives any significant space to one of the free NAS distributions that allow you to turn a PC into a NAS. PCWorld has just posted an article that outlines how to do just that with an old PC and FreenNAS. The article summarizes one of the big advantages of FreeNAS:
Best of all, the software--FreeNAS--that will power this machine is exactly what its name describes: a free operating system for network-attached storage. And side
Best of all, the software--FreeNAS--that will power this machine is exactly what its name describes: a free operating system for network-attached storage. And side
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
A Year With the Drobo FS
I came across another type of post that I really like to read - real world long term experience with a NAS in the home. This one is about living with a Drobo FS for a year. The writer seems to really like the device especially after he sorted out his bad drive problems (Seagate). He sums up his experience as follows:
Use quality drives. Don’t buy the cheap drives and definitely avoid Seagate drives as the Drobo seems to hate those. When I upgraded to the WD drives, I bought the
Use quality drives. Don’t buy the cheap drives and definitely avoid Seagate drives as the Drobo seems to hate those. When I upgraded to the WD drives, I bought the
Monday, May 14, 2012
Building a E-350 based NAS
I came across a nice little post about building a NAS from scratch using an AMD E-350. The author decided to use Centos for the operating system:
In the beginning I was pondering whether to choose FreeNAS or CentOS. Both are probably good choices, but since I don’t consider ZFS as the holy grail of file systems and I’m a passionate Fedora user the final choice was the CentOS 6.2 minimal spin. One of the main arguments for CentOS compared to other Linux distributions was that it has a
In the beginning I was pondering whether to choose FreeNAS or CentOS. Both are probably good choices, but since I don’t consider ZFS as the holy grail of file systems and I’m a passionate Fedora user the final choice was the CentOS 6.2 minimal spin. One of the main arguments for CentOS compared to other Linux distributions was that it has a
Friday, May 11, 2012
Synology Download Station Add On for Google Chrome
If you use the Chrome browser and have a Synology NAS, there is a new add on that allows for downloading directly to the NAS using the NAS's download function. This is a pretty neat add on that is easy to setup and use. A video showing the add on installation and use is below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=vNGzhmbLlh8
Source: system-log.com
Looks like a great way to easily move your download tasks directly to the Synology NAS. You can find the Synology
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=vNGzhmbLlh8
Source: system-log.com
Looks like a great way to easily move your download tasks directly to the Synology NAS. You can find the Synology
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Comprehensive Guide To Setting Up Your FreeNAS Server To Access Your Files From Anywhere
Scribd has an interesting article with a comprehensive guide (with many screen shots) showing how to setup a FreeNAS NAS with the ability to access your files from anywhere that has internet access.
This guide is somewhat mis-titled because although it covers how to setup internet access to your FreeNAS device, it also covers how to install FreeNAS, configure shares etc.
Go on over to the guide to check it out.
Related articles
FreeNAS Version 8.2.0-BETA3 Released
This guide is somewhat mis-titled because although it covers how to setup internet access to your FreeNAS device, it also covers how to install FreeNAS, configure shares etc.
Go on over to the guide to check it out.
Related articles
FreeNAS Version 8.2.0-BETA3 Released
Comprehensive Guide To Setting Up Your FreeNAS Server To Access Your Files From Anywhere
Plex Server Supports DLNA
Some NAS devices come with robust ability to run third party apps - Synology DSM 4.0, for example, allows running Squeezebox Server and Plex to name a few. Plex just got more interesting with its ability to support DLNA devices which means that you don't need to run a special client in order to access videos and files on the sever.
Beta News has a post that describes the DLNA feature of the newest Plex server version:
With the release of Plex Server 0.9.6.1, users no longer have to install
Beta News has a post that describes the DLNA feature of the newest Plex server version:
With the release of Plex Server 0.9.6.1, users no longer have to install
Synology Diskstation DS212 Unboxing
Click below to watch a quick unboxing of the Synology DS212 2 drive NAS:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVXkCxkYWVc
Related articles
Synology DS212+
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVXkCxkYWVc
Related articles
Synology DS212+
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
How to install and configure SnapRAID on Ubuntu Server
There is a new guide on how to install and configure SnapRAID on Ubuntu Server. Snapraid is:
Beside the ability to recover from disk failures, the other features of SnapRAID are:
You can start using SnapRAID with already filled disks.
The disks of the array can have different sizes.
You can add disks at any time.
If you accidentally delete some files in a disk, you can recover them.
If more than two disks fail, you lose the data only on the failed disks. All the data in the
Beside the ability to recover from disk failures, the other features of SnapRAID are:
You can start using SnapRAID with already filled disks.
The disks of the array can have different sizes.
You can add disks at any time.
If you accidentally delete some files in a disk, you can recover them.
If more than two disks fail, you lose the data only on the failed disks. All the data in the
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Run Quickbooks on Windows Home Server - Add On
Theofficemaven.com has released another in its series of add ons for Windows Home Server (WHS) 2011 - this time for running Quickbooks from Windows Home Server 2011. Run one copy of Quickbooks and up to 10 computers on the network can access their own instance of Quickbooks:
WHS QuickBooks 2011 can run a server-installed copy of QuickBooks from any computer just as if it were running directly on the local computer. QuickBooks runs in its own fully resizable window with its own entry in the
WHS QuickBooks 2011 can run a server-installed copy of QuickBooks from any computer just as if it were running directly on the local computer. QuickBooks runs in its own fully resizable window with its own entry in the
Netgear ReadyNAS Ultra 2 Plus Network Media Storage Device Review
Bigpicturebigsound.com has added a review of the ReadyNAS Ultra 2 Plus NAS. After giving an extensive run through of the features on this ReadyNAS model, the review concludes:
Built like a tank, it runs quiet and responds quickly when anything is asked of it. Highly recommended.
Source: Bigpicturebigsound.com
Reviews over at Amazon are very positive for this high performance two bay NAS.
Related articles
Netgear ReadyNas Duo v2 network
Built like a tank, it runs quiet and responds quickly when anything is asked of it. Highly recommended.
Source: Bigpicturebigsound.com
Reviews over at Amazon are very positive for this high performance two bay NAS.
Related articles
Netgear ReadyNas Duo v2 network
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Restore a Windows Home Server 2011 - Bare Metal Recovery of the Server Itself
The WeGotServed forum has an interesting post on preparing your Windows Home Server 2011 machine for disaster and using the bare metal recovery capability to restore the server itself. The tutorial explains the problem:
One of the more impressive, and somewhat overlooked, features of WHS2011 backup is the ability to perform a Bare Metal Recovery (BMR) of the server itself. In the "old days" in the event of a server crash, the operating system and appropriate hardware drivers had to be
One of the more impressive, and somewhat overlooked, features of WHS2011 backup is the ability to perform a Bare Metal Recovery (BMR) of the server itself. In the "old days" in the event of a server crash, the operating system and appropriate hardware drivers had to be
Restore a Windows Home Server 2011 - Bare Metal Recovery of the Server Itself
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Having a Backup Strategy and Why It Is Important
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Over at thephoblographer.com, there is a new post describing a backup strategy in some detail. What it amounts to is a multi-layered approach with on site and off site backups providing redundancy that should cover just about any reasonable contingency.
The strategy outlined uses a Drobo (not the NAS version, the Drobo FS) as part of the local component of the backup strategy:
In addition, if you
Over at thephoblographer.com, there is a new post describing a backup strategy in some detail. What it amounts to is a multi-layered approach with on site and off site backups providing redundancy that should cover just about any reasonable contingency.
The strategy outlined uses a Drobo (not the NAS version, the Drobo FS) as part of the local component of the backup strategy:
In addition, if you
Monday, April 23, 2012
QNAP TS-459 Pro II Review on PCWorld
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PCworld has a review of of the QNAP TS-459 Pro II NAS. PCWorld's headline pretty much sums it up: "High-Performance, Four-Bay NAS Drive Has a High Price to Match".
QNAP NAS models are usually high performance NAS devices with very full featured software. Their price point generally runs a bit higher than the Synology models at the same capacity. Sometimes the old saying holds true though -
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PCworld has a review of of the QNAP TS-459 Pro II NAS. PCWorld's headline pretty much sums it up: "High-Performance, Four-Bay NAS Drive Has a High Price to Match".
QNAP NAS models are usually high performance NAS devices with very full featured software. Their price point generally runs a bit higher than the Synology models at the same capacity. Sometimes the old saying holds true though -
Friday, April 20, 2012
Synology Has Released Security Fix for Its DSM 4.0 Software
Synology has released a new version of its DSM 4.0 software that runs on its NAS models. The fixes include security enhancements, so upgrading is probably a good idea.
Synology DiskStation DS1512+ Release Notes
Version: DSM 4.0-2219
(2012/04/17)
Change log:
Updated Photo Station, Audio Station, Surveillance Station, Media Server, iTunes Server and Download Station packages to the latest version if they were installed. Please refer to these packages’ release notes for
Synology DiskStation DS1512+ Release Notes
Version: DSM 4.0-2219
(2012/04/17)
Change log:
Updated Photo Station, Audio Station, Surveillance Station, Media Server, iTunes Server and Download Station packages to the latest version if they were installed. Please refer to these packages’ release notes for
Openmediavault Software NAS - Beta .03 Available
Keeping with our theme of free NAS software solutions being updated today, Openmediavault beta .03, the free NAS software solution built on Linux was just released. Only 64 bit image versions are available for the BETA phase.
You can download the new version at Sourceforge.
Unfortunately, it seems that a change list from the last beta release is still not available except that with version .03 support for internationalization is now available and translators are wanted.
More details
You can download the new version at Sourceforge.
Unfortunately, it seems that a change list from the last beta release is still not available except that with version .03 support for internationalization is now available and translators are wanted.
More details
FreeNAS Version 8.2.0-BETA3 Released
Version 8.2 Beta 3 of the free NAS operating software (based on BSD) FreeNAS has been released. Changes since Beta 2 are listed below:
Enhancements
GUI
A major refactoring of the plugin structure has been done.
iSCSI
Target reload is now supported for adding and removing (but not changing) targets on the fly. The Logical Unit Controller is used for this, reload wil not function if the LUC is not enabled.
CIFS
Samba has been upgraded to 3.6.4 to address the security issues
Enhancements
GUI
A major refactoring of the plugin structure has been done.
iSCSI
Target reload is now supported for adding and removing (but not changing) targets on the fly. The Logical Unit Controller is used for this, reload wil not function if the LUC is not enabled.
CIFS
Samba has been upgraded to 3.6.4 to address the security issues
Thursday, April 19, 2012
FlexRAID Up to Version 2 (and No Longer Free)
I am not sure exactly when this happened, but I just noticed that FlexRAID, the pooling storage solution for Windows (including Windows Home Server). and Linux which allows for multiple hard drives of different sizes to be in a protected array and allows for pooling of the storage space is now up to version 2.0 and is no longer free.
FlexRAID according to its website has the following features:
- The best RAID engines in the industry and the only solution to support RAID infinity
- Data
FlexRAID according to its website has the following features:
- The best RAID engines in the industry and the only solution to support RAID infinity
- Data
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Thecus N4800 and N2800 Hands on Video
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Thecus has released a video of the features of its new "Vision" series NAS models . The video shows the Thecus N4800 4-drive model and the Thecus N2800 2-drive model in action.
The N4800 has a number of pretty unusual features such as:
HDMI Output
Make your NAS into the ultimate multimedia hub! The N4800’s HDMI output allows you to connect your NAS directly to your TV for device
Thecus has released a video of the features of its new "Vision" series NAS models . The video shows the Thecus N4800 4-drive model and the Thecus N2800 2-drive model in action.
The N4800 has a number of pretty unusual features such as:
HDMI Output
Make your NAS into the ultimate multimedia hub! The N4800’s HDMI output allows you to connect your NAS directly to your TV for device
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Synology Diskstation DS1512+ NAS Review on Techspot
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Now that the problems with the flash memory on a few of the DS1512+ NAS models from Synology have apparently been solved, I thought it was time to take a look at some of the early reviews of this fast 5-drive NAS. The DS1512+has five bays standard but is upgrade-able to a total of 15 hard drives with the addition of two of the DX-510 expansion boxes. Note that the Techspot review,
Now that the problems with the flash memory on a few of the DS1512+ NAS models from Synology have apparently been solved, I thought it was time to take a look at some of the early reviews of this fast 5-drive NAS. The DS1512+has five bays standard but is upgrade-able to a total of 15 hard drives with the addition of two of the DX-510 expansion boxes. Note that the Techspot review,
Monday, April 16, 2012
Updated 2012 List of Top Network Attached Storage 1 or 2-Bay Models
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PCWorld has updated its top NAS list that come with one or two bays. The two highest rated NAS models are both two bay devices from Synology.
Not suprisingly, the top two bay NAS listed is the Synology DiskStation DS712+. The DS712+ is the top of the line two bay Synology NAS with a speedy Intel Atom D425 1.8GHz CPU on board as well as 1GB of DDR3 RAM.
PCWorld summarizes the
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PCWorld has updated its top NAS list that come with one or two bays. The two highest rated NAS models are both two bay devices from Synology.
Not suprisingly, the top two bay NAS listed is the Synology DiskStation DS712+. The DS712+ is the top of the line two bay Synology NAS with a speedy Intel Atom D425 1.8GHz CPU on board as well as 1GB of DDR3 RAM.
PCWorld summarizes the
Updated 2012 List Top Network Attached Storage 1 and 2 Bay Models
Friday, April 13, 2012
Synology Issues Press Release on Blue Blink of Death Problem Affecting Some 2012 NAS Devices
If you have read my earlier posts about the problems rebooting some recent Synology NAS devices, specifically, the DS1512+, DS1812+ and the DS212j (Asian shipments only), (see posts here and here), you may remember that there were hints that the problem was a hardware issue that Synology was near to tracking down.
Synology today issues a press release indicating that they had tracked the issue down to bad flash memory chips:
Synology® Fixes Vulnerability in a Small Batch of
Synology today issues a press release indicating that they had tracked the issue down to bad flash memory chips:
Synology® Fixes Vulnerability in a Small Batch of
Synology fixes the blue blink of death issue affecting the DS1512+ and DS1812+ models.
Best Storage Devices - CNET
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CNET has just updated its list of the best 5 storage devices. While I might argue with some of its recommendations, I can't quibble with their picking the Synology DS1511+. The Synology NAS is the only NAS listed among the five.
CNET states in its summary:
The DiskStation DS1511+ is arguably the best five-bay NAS server on the market for both home and office environments. Novice and
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CNET has just updated its list of the best 5 storage devices. While I might argue with some of its recommendations, I can't quibble with their picking the Synology DS1511+. The Synology NAS is the only NAS listed among the five.
CNET states in its summary:
The DiskStation DS1511+ is arguably the best five-bay NAS server on the market for both home and office environments. Novice and
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Update on Synology DS1512+ and DS1812+ Problems Reported
Last week I posted about problems some users are having with their new DS1512+ and DS1812+ NAS devices from Synology. See that post here. This will be just a quick update of what I have learned since then. Apparently, the problem occurs after using the NAS for a week or more and rebooting or restarting the device. The NAS does not boot properly, and ends up with a blue blinking light on the front - hence the name "blue blink of death". This page on the Synology forum is the start of 17 pages
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
DS211 Synology
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The DS211 Synology NAS device is a two bay NAS that preceeded the DS212 NAS that is the 2012 model. The DS 211 was a very popular NAS because of its performance and capability balance. It is still widely available (see link on right for an Ebay listing), and it is still available both as a brand new device and as a used NAS on Ebay (and elsewhere).
Synology has updated the software for both
The DS211 Synology NAS device is a two bay NAS that preceeded the DS212 NAS that is the 2012 model. The DS 211 was a very popular NAS because of its performance and capability balance. It is still widely available (see link on right for an Ebay listing), and it is still available both as a brand new device and as a used NAS on Ebay (and elsewhere).
Synology has updated the software for both
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
D-Link DNS-343 4-Bay Network Attached Storage Enclosure User Review
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I came across a user review of the DNS-343 4 bay D-link NAS. This is a low price four bay nas that is quite hackable as are all the D-link NAS devices due to the fun_plug.
Fun_plug is described as:
Fun_plug is essentially a technique to stepwise turn a NAS with fixed out-of-the-box functionality into an open Linux machine on which you can install additional software packages and, if you want,
I came across a user review of the DNS-343 4 bay D-link NAS. This is a low price four bay nas that is quite hackable as are all the D-link NAS devices due to the fun_plug.
Fun_plug is described as:
Fun_plug is essentially a technique to stepwise turn a NAS with fixed out-of-the-box functionality into an open Linux machine on which you can install additional software packages and, if you want,
D-Link DNS-343 4-Bay Network Attached Storage Enclosure User Review
Monday, April 9, 2012
Synology DS1512+ Problems Reported
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I am a big fan of the Synology NAS's - for a long time a Synology NAS has been my number 1 recommendation for a home or small business NAS device. The combination of price, performance and features makes them pretty much ideal if you are willing to pay the premium for a pre-built NAS. I've especially liked the DS1010+ and its successors because of the size and expandability plus the
I am a big fan of the Synology NAS's - for a long time a Synology NAS has been my number 1 recommendation for a home or small business NAS device. The combination of price, performance and features makes them pretty much ideal if you are willing to pay the premium for a pre-built NAS. I've especially liked the DS1010+ and its successors because of the size and expandability plus the
Pogoplug Series 4 Review Up on theverge.com
Over at theverge.com, there is a new review of the Pogoplug Series 4. Pogoplug offers 5 GB of free cloud storage, software to create your own storage that is available anywhere (Pogoplug PC), and hardware to turn any external hard drive into a NAS. Theverge.com finds the Pogoplug version 4 easy to setup:
I'm used to network devices being quite a pain to set up — getting a NAS up and running is not something I'd recommend to most people — but I was pleasantly surprised to find that it's
I'm used to network devices being quite a pain to set up — getting a NAS up and running is not something I'd recommend to most people — but I was pleasantly surprised to find that it's
4 TB Hard Drive for a NAS
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With the coming of 4 terabyte hard drives, it was only a matter of time before they were certified by NAS manufacturers, such as Synology, for use in their NAS devices. As of this writing the 4 TB Seagate Hard Drive (ST4000DX000) is listed on the Synology Hard Drive Compatibility list for just about all the modern Synology NAS boxes.
The only problem is that the Seagate 4 TB drive,
With the coming of 4 terabyte hard drives, it was only a matter of time before they were certified by NAS manufacturers, such as Synology, for use in their NAS devices. As of this writing the 4 TB Seagate Hard Drive (ST4000DX000) is listed on the Synology Hard Drive Compatibility list for just about all the modern Synology NAS boxes.
The only problem is that the Seagate 4 TB drive,
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