Smallnetbuilder has reviewed the Synology DS214se two drive NAS. This is Synology's entrant in the small and inexpensive NAS category. Even though it runs only $160 or less, though, this NAS still features the full suite of the Diskstation Manager software. Synology does consider this a single purpose NAS, given its low CPU power and limited RAM, so it would probably be best not to try running too many applications on the NAS while trying to maintain high file throughput.
Speed was measured
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Monday, November 11, 2013
New NAS - Terra Master F2-NAS 2
Terra Master is a name new (to me at least) to NAS manufacturing. There is a comprehensive review of the new Terra Master NAS over at http://us.hardware.info.
The F2-NAS 2 is a two drive bring your own disks enclosure with a striking design. The case has a handle on the top for easy transportation. The TerraMaster F2-NAS 2 runs on a Marvell 6282 1.6 GHz ARM processor and has 512 MB RAM and 512 MB flash memory making it fit in the more affordable NAS market.
Performance of this new NAS
The F2-NAS 2 is a two drive bring your own disks enclosure with a striking design. The case has a handle on the top for easy transportation. The TerraMaster F2-NAS 2 runs on a Marvell 6282 1.6 GHz ARM processor and has 512 MB RAM and 512 MB flash memory making it fit in the more affordable NAS market.
Performance of this new NAS
FreeNAS Restore Default Configuration Using SSH
Here is a tip teaching how to restore FreeNAS to the default configuration using SSH in case you lose access to the web based interface:
cp /data/factory-v1.db /data/freenas-v1.db && reboot
This will overwrite your current configuration with the default configuration stored in /data/freenas-v1.db and immediately reboot.
This can come handy if you have to reset a machine without using the web interface (because maybe you can’t access that) and without having to plug in a
cp /data/factory-v1.db /data/freenas-v1.db && reboot
This will overwrite your current configuration with the default configuration stored in /data/freenas-v1.db and immediately reboot.
This can come handy if you have to reset a machine without using the web interface (because maybe you can’t access that) and without having to plug in a
Thursday, November 7, 2013
Another Quick Review of the Synology DS214se
There is a review of the new Synology DS214se over at micromart.co.uk. The reviewer does a quick run-through of the 2 drive NAS boxes specifications and capabilities. He concludes that performance is good but not great. And he worries that the lower power processor and RAM necessary for Synology to keep the price so low will cause problems for people who try to use the software that powers the NAS to do multiple jobs at once:
What concerns me is that it can be relatively easy to overload the
What concerns me is that it can be relatively easy to overload the
ZFS File System for NAS
A discussion of the ZFS file system choices for building your own NAS is over at the overclockers.com.au forum.
One post lists the major choices available to implement ZFS at home, emphasizing BSD over Linux choices:
A list of ZFS platforms:
FreeNAS - complete features (BSD)
NAS4Free - better interface (BSD)
ZFSguru - easiest solution (BSD)
Solaris - for the nerds not wanting to jump a sinking ship
Nexenta - for the lovers of proprietary software
Linux - for the casual and
One post lists the major choices available to implement ZFS at home, emphasizing BSD over Linux choices:
A list of ZFS platforms:
FreeNAS - complete features (BSD)
NAS4Free - better interface (BSD)
ZFSguru - easiest solution (BSD)
Solaris - for the nerds not wanting to jump a sinking ship
Nexenta - for the lovers of proprietary software
Linux - for the casual and
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Selecting the Best Hard Drive for a Network Attached Storage (NAS)
There is a nice article over at custompcreview.com discussing options for choosing hard drives for use in a NAS. Over the past few years, the major manufacturers have made this a simpler task by releasing drives specifically designed for use in a NAS such as the new drives from Seagate and the Western Digital Red drives.
The article deals with the issues associated with running hard drives in a NAS:
Another point of failure is the drives themselves. Many users (myself included) opt for
The article deals with the issues associated with running hard drives in a NAS:
Another point of failure is the drives themselves. Many users (myself included) opt for
The Thecus N4560 NAS is Reviewed
Over at Smallnetbuilder there is a new review of the four drive Thecus N4560. This is a relatively low cost Intel Atom processor 4 bay NAS focused on the home user. Although the NAS has decent performance, Smallnetbuilder concludes that there are better 4-bay NAS options out there:
At $543, the Thecus N4560 is by no means the cheapest four-drive NAS. In fact, there are seven NASes that are cheaper. As you might expect, the top four cheapest NASes have low (poorer) Total NAS scores. But there
At $543, the Thecus N4560 is by no means the cheapest four-drive NAS. In fact, there are seven NASes that are cheaper. As you might expect, the top four cheapest NASes have low (poorer) Total NAS scores. But there
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