The Nas Owners Thread - A Place For All Things Nas Related

[Guest]

59 minutes ago, Dr Chopsus said:

Any idea if a 105 can?  I have a 103' but nit network connected.

Yes, 105 will also do it. Google is your friend, use Word doc.

[Guest]

1 hour ago, Dr Chopsus said:

 

Edited July 2, 2017 by Snoopy8
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[Guest]

33 minutes ago, Snoopy8 said:

Yes, 105 will also do it. Google is your friend, use Word doc.

Just read the word doc ...wow!

[MrBurns84]

My trusty DS713+ is still kicking..been running 24/7 since 2013 on 2 WD Reds configured at Raid1.  I did the Ram mod on the weekend and bumped it up to 4GB.  Booted up and running like a dream.  I was thinking of getting the DX513..but at this stage, its not needed yet..

[Guest]

4 minutes ago, Munter said:

I did the Ram mod on the weekend and bumped it up to 4GB. 

Interesting!  Is it like a PC upgrade where you can easily remove the old and plug in the new? 

[Guest]

1 hour ago, Snoopy8 said:

Interesting!  Is it like a PC upgrade where you can easily remove the old and plug in the new? 

I did a 16gig upgrade on my DS815+ ... it's the backup server with 8x8tb drives installed so the massive ram addition enables some impressive buffering and allows the main server to complete backups a lot more efficiently.

https://miketabor.com/how-to-upgrade-synology-ds1815-16gb-ram/

Edited July 4, 2017 by Guest

[Guest]

Just found Synology have info here. Upgrade of memory for high end boxes, my DS414, not on list... 

[MrBurns84]

11 hours ago, Snoopy8 said:

Interesting!  Is it like a PC upgrade where you can easily remove the old and plug in the new? 

Putting the ram in was easy exactly like upgrading ram on a laptop. The hardest part was getting compatible ram but was easy enough once you knew the part number.  I used Kingston. Oh and taking the NAS apart was fiddly but not impossible. Took me 20 mins to get it done.

[rotur]

Greetings...

Wasn't sure whether I needed to start a new topic or not but anyway...

I have a QNAP HS251+ and have found the following after doing a software update to 4.3.4...

 

 

I did a diagnostic volume check which still left the warning in place but not advising what the issue is...

Top line says disk has failed in Raid...but I also get the following which is a bit confusing

 

This says the disk is in good health

I'm not very savvy with NAS details as such...

Has anyone else had this happen? What does it actually mean and what action do I need to take given that I have already checked the volume?

 

 

[hired goon]

Weird ... I got a "degraded volume" warning for my NAS today. Disk 3 is MIA, and Disk 1 is "failing". Backing up everything now just in case ...

 

--Geoff

[Guest rmpfyf]

@rotur if it's a single-disk RAID it could have have just disconnected an reconnected. Happens. There'll be some function on or around the page you're on to check the drive's history... poke around. Something will have been momentarily out of whack.

[rotur]

35 minutes ago, rmpfyf said:

@rotur if it's a single-disk RAID it could have have just disconnected an reconnected. Happens. There'll be some function on or around the page you're on to check the drive's history... poke around. Something will have been momentarily out of whack.

Thank you...this is what I found...

 

Does this mean that the file system not being clean would also be as a result of not shutting down properly? The only change yesterday was a firmware upgrade...nothing else

 

[Guest rmpfyf]

3 hours ago, rotur said:

Does this mean that the file system not being clean would also be as a result of not shutting down properly? The only change yesterday was a firmware upgrade...nothing else

Seems it was shut down hard?

[kukynas]

it took little bit longer than originally expected but finally had a chance to grab one with all the goodies 

 

 

third disk arrived later today with SSD cache and extra memory

 

 

I don't know if it's known fact that adding extra xTB of storage into SHR array takes 4-5 days of nonstop processing but I wasn't happy with such timing so here is some quick fix how to reduce it to half

link: https://forum.synology.com/enu/viewtopic.php?f=39&t=121532

command in SSH: root:~# echo 16384 >/sys/block/md2/md/stripe_cache_size

I was able to process it under admin account so should be fine as well

 

picture below showing jump in write speed from ~25MB to ~56MB (168.1MB for all 3 disks) per second 

 

 

[blakey72]

I'm finding I don't use mine a hell of a lot. I'm just streaming from Tidal and the quality seems to be comparable. Of course Tidal doesn't have the less popular titles.

[kukynas]

I'm experiencing vibration problems with my WD REDs, anyone else with similar/same problems? I didn't capture it during my installation process when my NAS was sitting on the desk but now when sitting on the plasterboard in ceiling it's very audible and whole plasterboard audibly resonate, I tried to install several layers of high density EVA underneath which helped but I can still hear the vibration/resonation , disks are otherwise in perfect conditions...

Don't know what else to try... 

[musicmc]

@kukynas

 

 

16 minutes ago, kukynas said:

I tried to install several layers of high density EVA underneath which helped

Sit all that on a very soft pillow, or low density foam at least 100mmthick, idea is to soak up the vibration, not transmit it like high density EVA would.

 

Also try sitting everything on the ceiling battens rather than on the plaster is acting like a drum

 

(have done similar with a 4 BAY NAS  to good effect, too noisy to be in the room)

[kukynas]

3 minutes ago, musicmc said:

@kukynas

 

 

Sit all that on a very soft pillow, or low density foam at least 100mmthick, idea is to soak up the vibration, not transmit it like high density EVA would.

 

Also try sitting everything on the ceiling battens rather than on the plaster is acting like a drum

 

(have done similar with a 4 BAY NAS  to good effect, too noisy to be in the room)

 

thanks, any recommendation for low density foam? any specific brand or type? something also available in EU would be great

can't put in on the ceiling battens, I got only small (30x30cm) hole made in the plaster with metal cover and battens are too far from it to comfortably put something on it so will need to leave it on the plaster  

[musicmc]

Try a pillow in a plastic bag for a start, couple of large towels, anything that is light weight and fluffy :) 

EU is a big place, surely they have low density foam, somewhere.

[kukynas]

seems like polyurethane (also used in pillows) could do the job, will check if I can get some ready made sheets...

thanks again 

[musicmc]

keep trying Brno !!! Yes the Dacron in a cheap pillow or soft toy would work, provided it doesn't interfere with the ventilation of the NAS

 

[kukynas]

below some progress, don't judge me on cutting job, I'm quite novice in this field 

first 3 layers (5cm each) improved resonances significantly but I could still hear some leftovers so another layer of different type of material finally suppressed sufficiently remaining resonances so (hopefully) job done, will see for how long 

 

 

[rotur]

Have been gifted a TS 251 QNAP with 2GB ram installed. Have reset the NAS to now have a blinking red and green power light. Has been this way for more than half an hour. There are no hard drives installed. I'm unable to get any identification from QFinder. Can someone please advise how I can sort this out? Thank you

[sakabatou]

8 minutes ago, rotur said:

Have been gifted a TS 251 QNAP with 2GB ram installed. Have reset the NAS to now have a blinking red and green power light. Has been this way for more than half an hour. There are no hard drives installed. I'm unable to get any identification from QFinder. Can someone please advise how I can sort this out? Thank you

Try putting in a (blank) hard drive. I'm not sure you can do any setup without it.

It will probably start formatting the drive once you power it up, but that's just a guess

 

https://download.qnap.com/Storage/TechnicalDocument/20160811-QNAP_Turbo_NAS_Hardware_Manual_EN.pdf

[kukynas]

@rotur you need to install at least 1 HDD, it won't work without HDD...