Synology 4TB Raid NAS - Quicky

[Tearass]

 

We needed a NAS, building one from scratch was too expensive, we wanted some sort of backing up, and these HDDs had a great deal.

 

Pretty simple, so let's begin.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hope you enjoyed the photos, this was a couple minute long process, but documented it for you guys.

 

- Rumikarimu

[Tearass]

What are you using all the space for?

 

Family storage and backup drive, containing decades worth of photos, movies, and a bunch of music.

[Tearass]

So im guessing that both of the drives are in raid 1 for redundancy?

 

A form of Synology branded RAID1, yes. 

[kkpatel87]

-snip-

 

You stated that it was too expensive to get build one and i understand the concern but dont you think a two bay solution is limiting? Especially with psuedo RAID1?

 

You have a Synology DS215J, which is around 200 USD, so that means that you can only ever get a single drive worth of storage (50% capacity usage).

 

Just a thought, have considered getting a cheap xeon based machine for around 300 USD plus FreeNAS and you have limitless opportunity for expansion.

[Tearass]

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Father chose the parts, I just put it together, and for the time being 4TB is more than enough.

[Tearass]

Update?

 

It's finished, and has been since this log went up!

Those pictures up there are the final product, with the two hard drives taking up most of the space. 

 

- Rumikarimu