I have an old hard drive in hands, the drive is not in Synology recommendation list, can I use it with this 112J? if yes, what is the possible issue?
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I'd STRONGLY recommend against using an old drive in the device. By using one not from Synology's list, you risk poor performance. It would be a drag to set it up and then have slow performance. Don't use an old drive -- they all have a maximum life, and yours could be close to the end and you would never know. Since you're putting it in a 1-bay enclosure with no redundancy, you want to install the most reliable disk you can.
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The short answer is no. Synology includes the reds in the supported drives list of this unit, but WD tells you that reds are supported only for up to 5 drives in one box, due to vibration issues. If you want to be safe, you should use WD SE or RE - these are enterprise grade drives with vibration protection technology, and not much more expensive.
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They are compatible with Synology. I believe you might need to be running v5 of their os for full compatibility. I am using them with my DS214+
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According to their website, it should: http://www.synology.com/products/spec.php?product_name=DS212j〈=us#p_submenu
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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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Yes it should, check their web site: http://www.synology.com/en-global/compatibility/hd
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There are a lot of "just depends." The big thing is the version of DSM you are running. When I purchased my first Synology system I found the tech support people to be extremely helpful (425.296.3177). I find it safer to call them than to just trust the compatibility table on their web site (https://www.synology.com/en-us/compatibility/hd/DS713+). That way you can find out if there were any nuances in their compatibility tests with a specific drive. I am currently running 2 WD 3T Reds and 4 WD 4T Reds with the 713+ and the expansion box.
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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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Hi, you can to use in Raid SHR or Raid 5. You can go to this website and choose the best Raid for you. http://www.synology.com/support/RAID_calculator.php?lang=us
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I used it with WHS 2011 (now using 2012 Server) successfully by using software driven JBOD, specifically Stablebit. The hard drives on the controller are available just like, and in addition to, those connected to the motherboard SATA connections. I have also used this in a hardware driven RAID 5 array as a separate backup to Highpoint 2720 controller using software JBOD. Too complicated, but it did work.
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Yes.Specs here: https://www.synology.com/en-us/products/DS114#specDemo here: https://www.synology.com/en-us/dsm/5.1/live_demo
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Hard drives were not included in the configuration that I purchased. However, you may (probably) be able order the Synology preconfigured with select drives.
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Yes. A quick look at the specifications page for the DS212J http://www.synology.com/products/spec.php?product_name=DS212j&lang=us#p_submenu shows this: Supported RAID Type Synology Hybrid RAID Basic JBOD RAID 0 RAID 1
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Yes. I did exactly that when I purchased my Synology NAS. The BlackArmor NAS was a piece of crap, but the drives are fine and the Syno. NAS will play well with them.
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Yes, Synology has updated their product line since this review, look at the DS212j for the same 2 disk workgroup unit. So far I have not needed to invoke the warranty, been a very solid product.
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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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No. Synology does not support NAS -> NAS expansion.They make specialized expansion units or this purpose. The DS2413+ can be expanded by connecting it to a DX1211 expansion unit, effectively doubling it's storage capacity.