Commentdocument.getElementById("comment").setAttribute( "id", "a07c348ca7236340828e8a0b5b359006" );document.getElementById("e141a2b30a").setAttribute( "id", "comment" ); Sign me up for Dong Knows Tech's newsletter. So far the only one that works best is WD. Ive worked on most Synology home and SMB servers, starting with the first servers released over a decade ago. Now the question is: We need a local site where schedules, Hotel rules, etc. Starting with DSM 7, these features include a free SSL certificate, making remote management a much better experience. That, plus the QuickConnect feature, means you can use your smartphone or tablet to access your server from anywhere. It required MUCH more care and feeding than the Synology, and Im regretting recommending QNAP to one of my clients. Synology has quietly added support for M.2 SSD volumes. Slide to complete the puzzle * Use 8 or more characters. Click Save to save your settings. All I can do is give you two pieces of advice that I think will help. Is there a delay to the database update? I also have units from QNAP, Netgear and even a Lenovo and the Synologies seem to max out gigabit with the least effort. My servers play an essential role in my daily life and outdo my mobile phone in importance because of their apps. It answered all my questions, especially what the model numbers mean. For example, the DS2xx would have 2 bays in the unit, with no option to add an expansion unit. With a wide range of Synology products to offer, we seek to make the selection process as easy and smooth as possible. For example, DS for DiskStation, their desktop product, or RS for RackStation, their rackmount solution. In all, the combo of the 2-step verification for login and Snapshot means you can rely on your Synology server to keep your data safe against malicious changes. http://www.bulkrenameutility.co.uk/Main_Intro.php, https://www.synology.com/en-us/knowledgebase/DSM/help/VideoStation/category, https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/weemple-video-tools/9njrdv6jzn76, https://kb.synology.com/en-uk/DSM/tutorial/How_to_apply_for_a_personal_API_key_to_get_video_info. After years of experience with all different NAS brands, since 2020, I have decided to no longer actively seek to try any NAS server but those from Synology. Everything that remains defines its series. SA: This series is for scalable enterprise storage solutions and is generally not applicable to home and SMB users. Devices with a 10GB Eth plugged into a 10/100 device (switch, PC, etc.) I decided to go with an 8 bay NAS and 10TB hard drives. For example, DS for DiskStation, their desktop product, or RS for RackStation, their rackmount solution. This URL maps to the Synology IP on the LAN, so it means that you may use for example DHCP on your Synology. And I know a lot of users are crying foul about it. Hi Mitchell, Thanks for this, all good suggestions. That said, you need to learn how to use them from scratch. https://www.synology.com/img/products/getting_started/choose_01.jpg. i know you cant build something that small but its simply a much better experience to have better hardware that is capable of transcoding in real time. It will leave you with no room for expansion and barely let you take advantage of the benefits of a Synology NAS. Processor speeds have increased through the generations, so the latest DS216 is far faster than the DS212, leading to an increase in interface smoothness, transfer speeds and video-transcoding performance. Another thorny issue with Synology is that its servers use Gigabit ports by default theres no built-in Multi-Gig port. Some are also easier to use, and most are more affordable than those from Synology. Synology's product line is absolutely massive. Sync shared folders in real-time with another Rsync-compatible server all Synology servers support this to have another live copy of your data. They seem to be the most direct competition for Synology, but pound for pound, QNAPs always seem to have far, far superior hardware and the ability to just generally tinker, which lead me to buy a QNAP over Synology. I am moderately tech savvy just enough to screw things up and mostly savvy enough not to lose shit. Furthermore, generally, Synology servers require Synology-approved hardware RAM, network cards, hard drives, SSDs, etc. The downside is less flexibility with how the files are named. Luckily Synology published a list of possible combinations on their forum here: Synology Video Station TV Show Naming Convention. After that, download and install the Synology Drive Client desktop app on your computer. Specifications. Looking for on-site storage for your home or SMB? Do I assume 5 bays at 2TB gives me a total of 10TB of storage with 5TB mirrored? These are designed to stream video over your network, and so have powerful transcoding engines to convert video on-the-fly into a format and resolution playable by the target device, whether its a tablet or a PC. Wait a moment? Synology sometimes upgrades a NAS with a faster processor and more RAM, but without changing the model number. SYNOLOGY_NFS_HDD_01. After that, the first time you turn the new server on, youll be prompted to upgrade the OS, like in step #4 above, to the latest version of DSM built for the model. Hi Dong, Is it because I am new to synology products or does synology really have confusing name for their NAS. In the future, there will likely be new supported dongles that are explicitly approved or manufactured by Synology. My personal opinion is that everyone should start with the Plus series and if it is two expensive then drop down to Value. There are options to have both with Synology right now but youll have to pay for their enterprise servers which are a lot more expensive. Also, if you use two drives, you might want to use two SSDs since you will need to use them in RAID 1 (or SHR equivalent). But thanks to the stellar DSM operating system, you still pay for what you get in most cases. But the two brands are similar and vary from one model to another. And we are thinking of getting an outdoor surveillance camera. It is but unfortunately the maximum number of hard drives supported does not always equal the number of drive bays your NAS will have. Already a member? At the other end of the home-orientated spectrum are the play models, such as the DS216play. I dont use an Apple TV, Sid, but generally this is the best server Ive used and I so some 4K streaming too. For my needs a 2 bay system seems adequate, even with the limitations of RAID 1, but I know almost nothing about Synology NAS and have zero experience with them and I dont want to find out 6 months later that I should have bought bigger for non-obvious reasons I didnt know about. What makes the Plus series the sweet spot is that it typically has a fast enough CPU for enthusiasts with a decent amount of RAM that is upgradable. In choosing this option then I assume using hyperbackup daily to backup to C2 AND a usb external drive would be the safe way to move, yes? Download Station will come in handy if you need a large file that takes a long time to download, such as an ISO file of a Linux distro. Theres also a +II model, the DS216+II, which is identical to the DS216+ but has a newer processor, as Intel discontinued the old chip. Go to Settings > Video Info Plugin. Thanks. point 1 and 3) not for other operations such as referencing via command line (point 2) but primarily a structure I know is interpreted well by Synology Videostation. With heavy use of the ip camera recording. Especially in case of several SATA to USB adapters which might have the same HW IDs in the system :). One or two digits which represent the maximum number of hard drives the NAS can support. For more information about the use of the Synology logo, please contact [email protected]. Imagine always having your data backed up and synced in real-time, no matter where you are, without you having to do anything (other than the initial setup). Supports privilege settings of domain/LDAP users' and groups' access to shared folders and applications. Want to go ad-free? More in this post on how to pick a server. People should know if youre going to run one with external internet access they need to only allow it via a VPN connection. DS for DiskStation, RS for RackStation. I have link aggregation successfully configured on them and it uses the Lan1/Lan2 ports on router and shows as Bonded in the DSM. The prevailing sentiment from all the reading I've done and the YouTube videos I've watched is that you should not rely on expansion. After DS prefix comes the model number. Working with a Synology NAS server is similar to working with a Windows or Mac computer. You can sync or backup data across multiple (hundreds of) devices in real time. Synology DSM7 NAS PLEX DRIVER FIX - H.256 10bit PERFORMANCE (2022). Should we use Cloud Station, should we check and replace disks if necessary and build a fresh shr volume? In fact, with the benefits of hindsight and real-world usage, Im also more confident that nobody beats Synology in network-attached storage. If you purchase through links on our site, we may earn a commission. need to expand your storage), you'd buy the respective DX or RX model. SynoForum.com is an unofficial Synology forum for NAS owners and enthusiasts. honestly for transcoding 4k content i would highly recommend not getting a Synology system and building your own instead. In cases where you group your movie files together (not within individual folders for each movie), you'll need to make sure that the files are named appropriately. But Synology servers are entirely different from WD, for a good reason. Very close. Isn't that the next component in Synology's naming convention? This is not true. You use QuickConnect or DDNS to access your server via the web interface or the DS Cam mobile app. Again, you can stream content when youre in the local network or out and about using QuickConnect. RS (RackStation): A rackmount design server with drives placed horizontally. By the way, this post on how to conserve Internet bandwidth might apply to your situation. If you see a max drive listed in the specs, that means thats the top capacity of HDDs available at the time of the servers release. OK my ramble is over, Synology rocks , Well, that makes two of us, David. So let's take my criteria, desktop form factor with 8 drive bays, and plug it into Synology's product list I get three models: DS1817, DS1819+, DS1821+. Hi Dong, Im very curious why you did not comment on the usefulness of Photo Station / Moments. If youre a tech enthusiast, youll have no problem figuring one out. Supports home folders for domain/LDAP users. I generally use WD Red and Seagate IronWolf HDDs, Andy. Funny part is that using XT8 as wireless node is less reliable than using AX92U. So my question to you paraphrasing Mr. W.C. Fields apocryphal epitaph: All things being equal between a DIY Rackmount with up to 36 Bays and your Synology solutions, which would you choose? That is why I said that picking the number of drive bays is going to be the most important decision. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/weemple-video-tools/9njrdv6jzn76. Some servers can do larger than 200TB volume size. Go to Settings > Library, and click Create > Create library. Synology today released the DiskStation DS1823xs+, an 8-bay server with built-in 10Gbps Ethernet capability. A NAS with this suffix such as the DS216j is a budget, home-orientated model with a slower processor and often less RAM than more expensive versions. Naming guidelines for movies and TV episodes are as below: Movie - It should follow the format: Movie name (Release year).ext. Instead, write Synology NAS servers or Synology NAS devices. This works for models such as the DS116 (one drive bay) and DS216 and DS416 but youll occasionally come across a model that doesnt fit this format the DS1515, for example, has five bays. Examples are content streaming, surveillance apps, photo sharing, downloading, etc. On general and network-attached storage (NAS). Once set up, you can use a browser to keep tabs on your home in real-time or view recorded video based on motion detection. RAID 1 of two hard drives can be quite slow. Deploy Hyper-V over SMB Article 08/31/2016 15 minutes to read In this article Prerequisites Step 1: Configuring file server clusters Step 2: Install Hyper-V Step 3: Create an SMB file share Step 4: Create a virtual machine and virtual hard disk file on the file share Step 5: Migrate virtual machine storage to an SMB file share Thank you Dong! Its by far the most advanced and robust NAS OS. The runner-up is TerraMaster, of which the TNAS OS is leaner (than QTS) but still years behind Synologys DSM in functionality. Containers have such a silly small footprint and Synology has a full docker CLI stack for diehards. Its wanting to use Doc West 2 since they were released in the same year. Most of the time, the first number denotes how many drive bays are in the NAS. RAID rebuilding is stressful, and the process might push old drives to fail. For all of their products Synology publishes compatibility lists but all of the major brands are on there so it doesn't matter that much. Hey Dong, Movies Welcome aboard, Dale. Hi Mike, I think users are supposed to keep their servers updated. It seems like the perfect mix of what I need know and what I'll need in a few years. in a small deploy, names are more easy to handle, so I usually use these examples . But backup is a matter of a daily thing, dont wait till something is broken to think about it. From Control Panel, select Network. Sometimes different seasons are set up as separate instances of the show, sometimes even different episodes show up separately. The bottom two (Value and J) are more for people who have little knowledge into this sort of thing and just want to have some extra storage space on their network. Id call that a negative many people lost thousands of files and data. I want both 10g Ethernet and 2x NVMe SSD for cache and I have to choose one or the other via a card. Looks like you have exactly the setup I am about to have (DS920+ w/ DX517). All you need to do is register a unique name. The website is an easy part as long as you know how to do it. . Buying a NAS without hard drives would be pretty pointless. The great thing about buying a Synology NAS is that it comes with amazing software that allows you to back it up. Youll have another 3 or five years before you have to think about replacing them. and independent advice on what to buy. DS923+ migrates to 1GbE LAN, not 10GbE LAN, Probably screwed - lost username and password. Over the last few years I have seen nothing but widespread acclaim for proprietary network-attached storage (NAS) devices. MODULES - Movies Naming - TV Shows Naming - TV Shows Releases - Metadata Scanner METADATA PROVIDER For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. The DVDs are Italian language with English subtitles. I opened up their website and was immediately overwhelmed with options. Sure it's not the coolest looking car and doesn't have flashy gimmicks inside but it is a car that will get you from point A to point B. Required fields are marked *. Supermicro chassis and hardware tend to not be saddles with specific proprietary licenses (Unlike HP or Dell Enterprise models) for example and they will support NAS or Enterprise SAS or SATA drives on their backplanes (usually) and they have the added benefit of IPM and many times multiple 10gbt NICs ECC RAM etc. This powerful business feature allows the NAS server to be part of a network with a Windows Server. And out of that extensive experience, I cant find anything purely negative about Synology NAS. It seems simple, but to me its confusing. Read more SynoForum.com is not owned by, or affiliated with Synology Inc. Thank you for writing this article. Figure I can disable cache before moving disks so that the DS923+ is an option). DSM is where the power of Synology NAS servers lies. There are numerous Video Station threads on dropped and missing codecs which have been ignored. Weve found that theres little difference in price between buying a NAS with preinstalled disks and buying the NAS and disks separately, so if you can find a model with the right capacity disks already installed, then that would be the best option to buy. QNAP is just way behind (or just lost) in terms of software. Generally, each tray can house either a 3.5-inch (desktop) or a 2.5-inch (laptop) drive. The models start with one of the following: DS, RS, DX, RX. But yes, Synology has slowly going the Apple route in hardware control. I'm going to start with four 10TB Seagate IronWolf hard drives in a Synology Hybrid Raid and have the ability to add four more hard drives and evolve into SHR2. Things become more clever as you move up to a four-bay NAS or larger. Just didnt want to scare anyone away from RAID 1, its perfect for someone using an entry level Synology with 2 bays that is upgrading from an external USB hard drive. If a drive has a S.M.A.R.T error or bad sectors, its time to replace it. Plex does this and provides an alphabetized column of the alphabet to facilitate searches for movie titles starting with a particular letter. Both XT8s are using wired backhaul and 42095 FW. Looks like I cant find many ses for sale, so I guess would a j model be sufficient? The DS1821+ name indicates that it supports up to 18 hard drives but if you look the DS1821+ product page you'll see there are only 8 drive bays. The DS920+ is not a 5-bay, Edgar, its a 4-bay, plus the support for a 5-bay expansion unit. Connect the server to your router or switch using a network cable and turn it on. MakeMKV will read the specified drive and display information about the Blu . If memory serves me right all the + models have multiple Ethernet ports, and can thus use LACP and other bridging modes. Contain at least two of the following: uppercase letters, lowercase letters, numbers. 1. Wi-Fi 6 client (Air M1) connected to XT8 node has 40-60MB write and 70-90MB read to/from the NAS. r/StorageReview 14 days ago u/StorageReview Synology has quietly added support for M.2 SSD volumes. Our staff members must strive for honesty and accuracy in everything they do. And I agree. Trusted Reviews is supported by its audience. will not work. But you can go with whichever youd like, if you use SHR-2 (or RAID 6) chances are youre OK. , May I know what brand of HDD you operate for yours NAS now? You express a preference several times for 4-6 bay systems, I assume that is because that many drives gives you the flexibility to choose whatever RAID fits your needs best. For consumers, this is excellent news when it comes to ease of buying. For home I just purchased a DS620slim, and I appreciate the well-informed and considered post you dedicated to that device, too. Since 2020, the company has slowly transitioned to using AMD chips. The last two numbers represent the model range. Lot's of people keep asking if they can buy me a beer or a coffee for helping so here's my PayPal. You are incredibly nice to answer so quickly. So we got a 420j, popped the disks in, and all was great for about one month. How to: In order to setup a hostname on your Synology NAS, you first need to login to DSM and open up Control Panel. Essentially what you're doing is trying to avoid buying a whole batch of faulty hard drives that just happened to go to a single retailer. There are just too many apps. Another cool thing about using Synology NAS servers is that you can quickly migrate from one server to another without losing data or system settings. That said, leave the server alone during this process. 9 mo. To make things easier to understand, if you mix two disks of different performances, the system will have to wait for the slower disk to be done with the entire copy of data before continuing in other RAIDs, only a portion of the data needs to be written on each disk. The aim is to have a single point of storage (the Synology DiskStation NAS), but two separate libraries - one one the Vero 4K with Kodi/thetvdb.com scraper, and one on . xs stands for extra storage. We manage almost 30 Synology NAS servers. The best thing I can tell you there is to look at the product page for them to see if it supports and expansion unit to find out how many bays it can actually support. Well, for example, Synology DiskStation DS720+ will be able to meet our needs? The former wont require an adapter, not even screws in newer servers. Have been lazily delaying finishing my server build on some old hardware and wanting to add a RAID setup, but these honestly seem like theyd be easier to use. Specify Geography This is around 40 cheaper than the DS216j, but it has only a single-core 800MHz processor and 256MB rather than 512MB of RAM. They can also trust specific devices, making subsequent logins more convenient. I will note one major change to Synology products that may have taken effect since the original publishing date of this article Synology no longer universally works with all make of drives. Additional information can be found here: https://kb.synology.com/en-uk/DSM/tutorial/How_to_apply_for_a_personal_API_key_to_get_video_info. Of all the mesh brands, QNAP is the most similar to Synology, with much better hardware specs at the same price point. Most importantly, it just not reliable. We have a small hotel (for ~150 clients) The hotel is far from civilization, the Internet is only mobile (about 30-50Mbps) so the Internet is only for email and chats, and is connected to our Wi-Fi system (6 EAP265-620-670 access points, network 1 GB) At the moment, a computer with a video folder is installed, clients watch movies via VLC on smartphones (downloaded at low bitrate), in principle, nothing freezes. The Slim is similar to the normal ones, but only takes 2.5" drives, the main advantage is noise and energy saving. An add-on 10Gbps card as mentioned above only works after a servers OS has been installed. Well, thats true for all servers none can handle unlimited storage space. To ensure this is possible, every member of the editorial staff follows a clear code of conduct. Heres the breakdown of how to interpret them for home and business models: This part has two or three letters that show the types of the server: This part includes three or four digits to indicate: Since late 2020, the Play, J, and SE models have slowly become obsolete. And it survived several hard shutdowns due to electricity problems. Im a newbie to Synology Video Station and want to properly manage the movie titles before putting them into the default Movies folder. To sign in using Video Station login portal: Make sure your computer and Synology NAS are on the same local network. A neat way to visualise this is to use the tool on Synologys website, which will also explain what will happen if you use a different RAID type from SHR, such as RAID0 or 5. For years, Synology Hybrid RAID (SHR) a proprietary flexible RAID configuration alone has made Synology servers superior to those from other vendors. Pick the detected server and follow the wizard to install the DiskStation Manager (DSM) operating system directly from Synologys website and finish with the initial setup process. NAS Selector. Groundhog Day.mp4. As the Synology Media Server bases its indexing, cover images and descriptions on the filename of your movies and TV shows, its critical to get the format correct. That depends on your data and what you want, Richard. This should be descriptive and consistent throughout the organization. The J is entry level, above the first model, will do quite well with most packages (applications) that run on Synology.