Efficient Use of Space: For instance, if you have one 4TB drive and two 2TB drives in an SHR configuration, SHR will create a RAID 1 volume with the two 2TB drives and use the remaining space on the 4TB drive in conjunction with part of its own space to create another RAID 1-like ...
When you add drives to a Synology NAS, SHR automatically manages the RAID configuration, making decisions based on the number and size of the drives inserted. 2. Optimized Use of Mixed Drive Sizes: One of the key features of SHR is its ability to efficiently utilize drives of different ...
Part 2. How Does Synology Hybrid RAID (SHR) Maximize Storage Capacity? A classic RAID creates storage based on the smallest drive in an array. In a normal RAID configuration, the system automatically looks at the smallest available capacity and sees all the other drives as the same, no matte...
Use this interactive tool to estimate the storage space of your Synology NAS when paired with different size hard drives and RAID levels.
If this is your first NAS, choose SHR1 for single-drive redundancy or SHR2 for two-drive redundancy. This means, how many drives can fail without losing any of your data. Normally people choose SHR1 which allows you to access all your data even if one drive gets broken. ...
Supports switching the LED indicator of a specific drive slot ext4 File System Maximum single file size: 16 TiB Maximum file name length: 255 bytes (See limitation 6) Maximum path name length: 4,096 bytes (See limitation 6) Maximum symbolic link depth: 40 ...
Configuration: Synology DiskStation 2-Bay (Diskless) Network Attached Storage DS212j (2) Western Digital Caviar Green 3 TB 5400 RPM SATA III 64 MB Cache Bare/OEM Desktop Hard Drive - WD30EZRX F/W: 3.3.1955 SHR Raid configuration Background: ...
Another instance we have is an SHR-based Synology NAS with 4 drives. The 1st drive is of 500 GB, while the rest three drives are of 1 TB each. Consequently, our SHR configuration includes three RAID sets: The 1st RAID 5 consists of 4 partitions on 4 drives, each partition is of 500...
Plug your external enclosure into the appropriate port and, if applicable, make sure to turn the power on to the external enclosure. With the drive plugged in and powered up, you’re ready to follow along with the backup and restoration sections of the tutorial. ...
such as status indicators and alerts indicating the system is not in an officially supported configuration and certain drive metrics not being supported. At the same time we understand that there is room for improvements to the user experience while still ensuring our customers are aware of ...