I want to upgrade from DS212J to DS214+, I am assuming I will not to do any configuration I guess all configuration setting will transfer when you move the disks, when you I will move the disks ?
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You can migrate the drives to a new unit but there are a few things that get lost. see this tutorial:http://www.synology.com/en-us/support/tutorials/484
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well, I am not sure, I bought a DS214+ and it is amazing, but I guess you need to set up again your new device.
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You can migrate the drives to a new unit but there are a few things that get lost. see this tutorial: http://www.synology.com/en-us/support/tutorials/484
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I moved from a DS 211 to a DS 712+ and it carried over all my settings, even when it went from a ARM processor to a x86 architecture.
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I have never upgraded from one model to another so I would not know... I suggest you call customer support direct.
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There would be no reason to re-install the DSM OS when changing RAID types. However you would lose all of the data on the RAID array when you switched.
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sure hope you have not used more on the drive the terrabyte drive that is usuallly its customarry to replace with same size drive or larger for that very reason but load in the4 new drive and and the old make secondary you can send all to the new drive or drag and drop in new drive
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SHR is more flexible, if you want to upgrade to larger drives later. No downside -- you're locked into the technology once you but the DiskStation, so you may was well leverage the proprietary RAID
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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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I have no idea. However my experience with servers tells me that you need a backplane and associated programming to handle a "hot swap".
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CPU, MAX HD capacity, few other minor diffs. Check out the comparison page at synology.com: http://www.synology.com/en-us/products/compare_products/DS713+/DS214+
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No, RAIDS do not work this way, you cannot change between types on the fly. however, XRAID, which this model offers would give you redundancy and is expandable (can't remember if this can be done with 2 drives though).
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Yes definitely you can migrate without any problems. I did so the same way. It's just not the full suite if you are expecting it.
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You may have found your answer already. I' answer anyway. Yes, Synology Hybrid Raid option allows for different sized disks and upgrading one drive at a time. The volume capacity is based on the smallest disk installed but SHR will let you use the excess as separate storage. SHR allows expansion by adding larger discs.
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Not really. You would have to format the existing drives when you added the new ones. What you're describing *might* be possible if you used the JBOD (just a bunch of disks) configuration, but not for any RAID. For all their RAID configs, you have to choose the number and size of disks at creation, and you can't change it without reformatting.
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There are much easier ways to move your data than removing the optical drive and installing a second internal - which you would also need.I would hire a competent person to do the data migration for you. "Buy a sled" isn't really the solution.
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If it is a compatible drive (check Synology's website) it will be erased and reformatted to EXT4.
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There are much easier ways to move your data than removing the optical drive and installing a second internal - which you would also need. I would hire a competent person to do the data migration for you. "Buy a sled" isn't really the solution.
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I am pretty sure that the DSM OS stays static, of course if you change the flavor of RAID that you are using the drives will all be erased when the new array is created. Part of the reason I chose Synology Hybrid RAID over the other standards is the ability to add more drives or to replace existing drives with larger ones without having to redo anything or move data off while creating a new array. Anyway, The operating system should remain, but if you change RAID type, the array will be erased. I hope this helped.
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None yet. I ended up getting a DS1513+ just b/c of that and use there CloudStation Sync. It works just like google drive, drop box, and Sky Drive. I believe this syncs faster out side of the network.
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The simple answer is "I don't know" since the ds114 is the first server I have ever used and I can't find any specs on the ds110j. Having said that, I was able to back up my data from another drive connected to its USB port at the full USB2 speed. Using the Diskstation Audio server, it has successfully played the two HDTRACKS 192K Albums that I own to the receiver downstairs. Being new to this NAS thing, assuming the ds110j can use the latest version of DSM, I'm not sure what the differences may be.