Thanks for this video and future ones in the series. Just purchased my 1522+ yesterday, can't wait to get setup. Have been lurking for some time, but I have now subscribed and appreciate all the information, time and enthusiasm you put into your presentations.
@@nascompares Hi, much appreciated it. I spent about 1h looking through your channel and actually found one from 2019 along with an SHR migration in 2020. I'll try those when the time comes! Your videos are extremely informative and useful for these things. :)
Am a subscriber and a total noob regarding a NAS so this series is right up my alley! I'm looking at a 432+ though as my main focus (for now) is photo and video storage and accessibility on smart TV etc. Any advice on make of hard drives? Thanks so much for these videos.... I'm not pulling the trigger until next year but I'm saving the series for then 👍
Great video and right on time! I have been looking at your videos and other material but my new 923+ just got delivered and this definitely helped me set it up for the first time. Cant wait to see the next video
Ping me an email if you want/need access to the vids in advance. Happy to provide etc if you unit just arrived and you are chomping at the bit to get it done! Email Robbie (at) NASCompares.com. it's late'ish evening here in the UK, but cam fire them over tomorrow
Thank you very much for a lucidly explained and extraordinarly helpful set of video guides on the Synology NAS . There is nothing else as systematic and detailed that I have come across. It was invaluable for me (a first-time NAS user) to get started.
Love it! Found you because the Ugreen NASes. But already have a Synology, that I have not used the potential of. Ready to learn more, and what I should be doing from the start when I get my next.
I found this video very helpful. I've had my DS220+ for about 4 years and am viewing these because I've never been convinced that I had it set up properly.
As a new user (just got my nas in today), I am amazed that this issue i ran into isn't mentioned when talking about setting up your volume. I set up 2 drives in SHR and began migrating data off the drives on my PC, with intent to empty one, add it to the array, and repeat until all data and drives were moved to the NAS. PLEASE mention this in the future when talking about it if you talk about setting up your storage pool and using drive checks. If you start a drive check because every content creator says its good to do, it will begin the drive check which will likely take multiple days. This operation greys out the option to add a drive to the array and gives you no indication that it is the cause. There is no option to pause or cancel a drive check, but restarting your NAS stops it and allows you to begin the process of adding a new drive to the volume. It took me way too long to figure out why i couldn't add a new drive, and once i did, figure out how to stop drive check, for something that you could mention in 5 seconds :(
I get what you are saying and I definitely could/should have highlighted that a drive check m, if picked, takes a considerable time till it's completed to full access/use, but the it's also somewhat comparable to RAID sync. It's a slow process, but one that you should let fully complete before moving data, as the point/use of it is to let you KNOW the storage area is 100% healthy and stable BEFORE you migrate data and potentially waste your time in moving it . That said, I get your point
@@nascompares I get that, I was mostly speaking generally about it. I have watched tons of videos on the process (i've been wanting to do a nas for years) and across dozens of videos i've watched, tons talking about volume setup and drive check, from tons of creators, I haven't once heard this mentioned. Not even a single person saying "if you activate a drive check it will prevent you from doing other tasks such as pool expansions while the check is in progress". It was just really hard to find out WHY i couldn't add a drive to my pool when not a single person in the videos i watched had mentioned that the 2 operations conflict with each other. I still greatly appreciate the work you do, your resources have been a massive boon in my planning for my purchase as well as my initial setup.
7:02 Correct me if I’m wrong, but Ithe main reason to install SSD first is that because NAS becomes much heavier with the HDDs (i.e. ~+3.5kg for 5 drives) and as a result more cumbersome to turn around. Yes, hard drives are more fragile than SSDs, but have you ever thought how they are treated in warehouses, loading/unloading, and on UPS truck when they are delivered to a final user? BTW - awesome video! Thanks 🙏🏻
Perfect timing! I'm expecting my first nas (DS423+) any day now. I was between the 1522+ and the 423+ but seeing as it's only going to be a Plex server I feel the transcoding ability of the 423+ would be more beneficial to me... I think!!! I could still exchange it if the consensus is the 1522+ is far superior!?! 😁 I'll be starting out with 3 X 12TB hdds. The option to add another in future make me feel I'll have more than enough space for my movie collection. I'm also going to add an 8gb Timetec Ram upgrade. Spending 3 times as much for 4gb of official Ram was too much to swallow. I love how informative your videos are Robbie. Your product knowledge and enthusiasm for all things nas is first class. Looking forward to the rest of the series. Keep up the good work!
Thanks bud. Already mentioned this to a couple of other commentors who have units arriving this week, but ping me an email on Robbie (at) NASCompares and I'll send you the links to all parts of this vid series now, so you don't have to wait for them all to be gradually published in the next weeks (plus, no ads). Have a great week
Very helpful serie. It helps a lot to not make mistakes. I realize that my DS1522 got two drives in slot 4 and 5. I have no issues but you mention having them to slot 1 and 2. What issues can happens of not having the drives in the first slots?
Great video very informative. I am looking to get my first ever Synology NAS to use as a Plex server. would you please be able to tell me which one would be the best for this? Not looking to do any Transcodeing.
Just as a rough idea, how many years shall you plan the NAS for? I mean, no point in buying storage to make it for like 10 years, maybe like 5-7 years and replace it by then, is that reasonable? Think my DS 918 is about 5-6 years old now and I am soon running out of storage, but will maybe make until next generation, not worth it to buy one more new disk and combine it with 3 pcs of 5-6 yrs old drives I think
I dunno, I think 10 years is a reasonable amount of time. But that's also why I think people should buy big on day 1, same with buying a devices that's been in the market for 2+ years (video on this v soon), as I think it's worth holding on for the follow up. 1 step back to go 3-5 steps fwd. Also..I'm cheap as F sometimes...
You are well explaining every step, thank you! I have a problem with migration. My DS918 died a sudden death and I installed the HDD in the same order in the new DS923. When trying to install the update (online or with file), the error message „not enough system space available“ appears. I contacted support but awaiting their response. Maybe someone here can give me a tip how to be able to migrate without deleting everything. Thank you!! 🙏
What is simpler to set up QNAP or Synology, I am still deciding on which way to go. I am moving from an external hard drive to a NAS for the first time. I just have movies and tv shows I want to stream with Plex.
Hi, great Video! Congratulations. Could you help me with an error while trying to configure my Poll and Volumes? I'm using 2 x 4TB disks (WD40EFPX and Seagate ST4000DM000). When I start to create the Poll using RAID 1 config, System says Drive 2 (ST4000DM000) isn't in the compatibility list. After accepting the and click to proceed, an error shows up: "The system failed to create Storage Pool 2 with one or more drives (DS224PLUS: 1, 2). Please try again". I do not know what to do next. I appreciate your help.
OT : Robbie, would you consider doing an update on QNAP Virtualization Station ? The new Ver 4 has really changed from Ver 3. A Step By Step Guide For The Complete Idiot would be nice.
Well i must be doing something wrong ,had to reset to mode 2 and now it wont configure ,where are the 3 beeps .. thismust be my fault but its driving me insane
One of your links goes to a private video - Synology NAS Complete Multimedia Setup Tutorial ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-GgNvcipQ_AA.html
I plan to add the UPS standby/shutdown feature to my DS423+. I have the APC Back-UPS Pro 1000. Do I need to install the APC PowerChute software? If yes, do I install it on my desktop computer (Win11) or on the NAS? PS - I dont have the NAS yet, I'm just trying to get ready for it when it arrives. Thanks
Even after watching this starting guide i still don't get it, my DS124 is not responding the same as the video suggests. Assistant couldn't find my NAS, after half hour fiddling on the mobile app somehow i got it to start installing. Then once in it won't let me set up 2fa etc, says unable to perform as busy or unstable. Given up on it for now, think i might sell it and move on. Far too overly complicated for just some storage on local network.
