Beside an expansion unit, can this be a back up device for the main Synology server. Mine is a DS1511+. If it isn't, what are you using for back up?
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I backup critical files to an external 3TB HDD plugged into the unit and have a remote DS212 at my in-laws house with 3TB RAID 1. The remaining 7TB is data I could recreate, but it would be more painful. Just going with RAID 5 and no other backups is a poor decision, especially if you are a business.
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Short answer: yes. Depending on how your volumes are setup you can use it as a standard backup or time backup. My synology server runs two primary raid volumes with a 3rd for just system and core data backups + plus a global hot spare in bay 5.
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I did get this unit to use as an external backup, but I also use CrashplanPro to backup to the cloud http://www.hanselman.com/blog/HowToSetUpCrashPlanCloudBackupHeadlessOnASynologyNASBackupStrategies.aspx. Two of the slots in the expansion are dedicated to SSD acceleration now supported in 4.3
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My Synology DS1511+ is connected to a Synology DX513. This gives me 10 drive bays. I've separated those into 2 drive sets. One is setup as two LUN's for long term image storage (we are a photography business). The other is setup as a volume that hosts several shares including one for my Time Machine backups. With the redundant drives we don't backup the data that is stored on the NAS. It's too big to copy up to a cloud service. We DO make copies of critical images to an external USB drive that then gets put into a fireproof safe for safe keeping. On a setup like this we rely on there never being more than one drive that fails at any given moment. Sure the odds "can" work against us but in the long run those are looooong odds. One does need to keep in mind that once a drive does fail replacing it immediately is paramount! Having a NAS is all about risk vs cost management. Everyone's happy ratio of these two will be different.
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Strange because it worked on two Synology DS1813+ servers that I have with no problem and they should be identical to the 1513+. Must have been the batch you got.
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Yeah, most likely. I've used a variety of drives since I've owned it, some listed as "supported" and others not. All have worked fine. The only thing I'd recommend doing is checking the Synology Raid Calc to make sure you get it set up with the specific RAID you want to maximize space: https://www.synology.com/en-us/support/RAID_calculator
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I'm using 5 of these... WD Red 3TB NAS Desktop Hard Disk Drive - Intellipower SATA 6 Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD30EFRXI've had no problems out of them since installing back in June (2013). I think you can format up to 10GB of usable space with Synology's RAID "method".I'm using the DS710+ as my main NAS controller. It has an additional 2x 2TB drives installed in it. I have the entire system connected to an APC UPS via the USB connector. Pretty much all automated shutdown/recover in case of power failure.Bill I'm using 5 of these... WD Red 3TB NAS Desktop Hard Disk Drive - Intellipower SATA 6 Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD30EFRXI've had no problems out of them since installing back in June (2013). I think you can format up to 10GB of usable space with Synology's RAID "method".I'm using the DS710+ as my main NAS controller. It has an additional 2x 2TB drives installed in it. I have the entire system connected to an APC UPS via the USB connector. Pretty much all automated shutdown/recover in case of power... » Read More I'm using 5 of these... WD Red 3TB NAS Desktop Hard Disk Drive - Intellipower SATA 6 Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD30EFRXI've had no problems out of them since installing back in June (2013). I think you can format up to 10GB of usable space with Synology's RAID "method".I'm using the DS710+ as my main NAS controller. It has an additional 2x 2TB drives installed in it. I have the entire system connected to an APC UPS via the USB connector. Pretty much all automated shutdown/recover in case of power failure.Bill « Show Less
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Yes, this can be done with Synology Hybrid RAID (SHR). And yes, the process is not difficult, i.e. it is "smooth" (if you meant something else by smooth, please let me know). But upgrading the drives on this unit is one of the benefits of it. If you use traditional RAID options, then no you will not be able to upgrade one drive at a time to increase capacity. From my discussions with Synology, 12 bay units are generally recommended with traditional RAID, but they did indicate that many people use SHR with no problems. Personally, I would try to minimize use of the unit during the upgrade since it may help speed up the expansion.
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Just to add my two cents here too - I originally started on the Drobo, but moved over to the Synology - best decision I ever made. I'm glad the drobo broke as the synology is much easier/better for me.
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It's very likely they are holding back DS1812+ and DS1512+ units until they fix the BBOD (Blue-Blink of Death) problem that the 12 series seems to have at the moment. If you had a lot of your customers very angry with their recently purchased and now bricked 12 series device, would you make sure the whole channel was full of product or focus on fixing the problem first? (Especially if the fix requires RMA'ing the hardware back to Synology).
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My Seagates were not on the Synology compatibility list, but work anyway. They are 5.8. x 4 x 1 backplane type (ie no cables.) You just shove them into the back of the box. To use, say, SSDs, you would probably have to buy an adapter.
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This is a set it and forget it NAS. Needs not be re-imaged. And for the price you will pay for this unit, you are better off buying a used case, sticking 4 4TB drives in it and getting a USB flash drive and calling it a night. Thats what I did using Synology's free version of their NAS and sofar its working great. Over 150 days up. I sold this unit last year with over two years of trouble free service. The only reason I sold it was because it was too small for my growing needs. So to answer your question. Not sure. But its also not needed.
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i use it only for backup, i have 2 drives, one in my brothers house and one in my house basement, both drives doing rsync between each other for off site backup to my brother house. I am running 2 physical servers, dl hp 380, i am running Proxmox virtualization platform allowing me to migrate form one ip to another, with backup there as well onto separate RAID in each dl 380. Solution works well... trascoding maybe intensive with cpu, cpu is not the best here, since it's not pc, i would advise to have some powerful dl 380 doing transcoding with fast speed rpm drives. I help customers build backup solutions, and weird things that they need build in technology my site networkconsultant.net
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Dear Sorbe,Could you explain a little about synology 12 series's problem? any link??Thank you
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I have 4 ST3000DM0001 and one ST3000VN0000 in a Synology DS1512+ and it doesn't cause any problems. It doesn't add anything to performance either though. The price between the two is only $10 dollars right now, so I would just flip a coin. My long term plan is to replace the DM drives with VN drives as my old drives die.
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My Synology DS209 specs say its SataII and these drives are working fine in it. So yes they should be backwards compatible.
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From their product page (http://www.synology.com/products/spec.php?product_name=DS213%2B#p_submenu):Supported RAID Type : Synology Hybrid RAID, Basic, JBOD, RAID 0, RAID 1
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I don't see it listed among the compatible sata's on www.synology.com/en-global/support/hd/model/DS1513+
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You can set it up as JBOD (Just a Bunch Of Disks) which Synology calls 'Basic' which can be different sizes or as RAID 0 since all your drives are the same size. After formatting them you can then divide your disk pool of 16TB into one or more volumes. Either way I believe you lose all data if one disk is lost.
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Dear Friend, we are not sure whether the item support the Synology or not, we can only ensure it support Windows XP and Windows 7, thank you!