I assume Synology allows you to see your drives as JBOD. Check out mhddfs. See question/answer for Synology specifically in this thread:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/44185771/how-to-install-mhddfs-on-synology
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Synology question
Hey all,
I currently have a Synology DS216+II but rather than keep replacing my drives with larger capacities, I've decided to get a 4-bay unit. However, I have a question:
- Is there a way to keep the drives "separate" in terms of accessing them/writing data to them but have all of their contents shared under one Shared Folder for my client devices to access? This way I don't have to do a RAID and lose everything if one drive fails but on my client end all the data will be visible under one Shared Folder that spans the multiple drives?
Thanks!
I currently have a Synology DS216+II but rather than keep replacing my drives with larger capacities, I've decided to get a 4-bay unit. However, I have a question:
- Is there a way to keep the drives "separate" in terms of accessing them/writing data to them but have all of their contents shared under one Shared Folder for my client devices to access? This way I don't have to do a RAID and lose everything if one drive fails but on my client end all the data will be visible under one Shared Folder that spans the multiple drives?
Thanks!
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I assume Synology allows you to see your drives as JBOD. Check out mhddfs. See question/answer for Synology specifically in this thread:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/44185771/how-to-install-mhddfs-on-synology
I'm not quite following why you think you'll lose everything if one drive fails in a RAID set-up? In my experience, SHR is a great solution for RAID beginners: drive redundancy, use drives of different sizes, automatically managed, flexible, etc.Hey all,
I currently have a Synology DS216+II but rather than keep replacing my drives with larger capacities, I've decided to get a 4-bay unit. However, I have a question:
- Is there a way to keep the drives "separate" in terms of accessing them/writing data to them but have all of their contents shared under one Shared Folder for my client devices to access? This way I don't have to do a RAID and lose everything if one drive fails but on my client end all the data will be visible under one Shared Folder that spans the multiple drives?
Thanks!
Regardless, as csmith mentions, you can set your system up for JBOD. You'll need to delete your storage pool and then recreate it as JBOD. You cannot just change it. Sorry, can't help beyond that since I've never done it and I am using SHR.
I'm not quite following why you think you'll lose everything if one drive fails in a RAID set-up? In my experience, SHR is a great solution for RAID beginners: drive redundancy, use drives of different sizes, automatically managed, flexible, etc.
Regardless, as csmith mentions, you can set your system up for JBOD. You'll need to delete your storage pool and then recreate it as JBOD. You cannot just change it. Sorry, can't help beyond that since I've never done it and I am using SHR.
I meant RAID 0/JBOD...if one drive fails in those setups all data is lost. I don't want a RAID 1 or similar backup solution (including SHR) as I don't want to waste drive slots on the NAS for backup/redundancy purposes (hence wanting to be able to keep my drives separate for individual external backup but have a single shared folder that my client devices can access all the media from).
It depends on what you are using to access the media. Many media players will combine multiple shares into a single video wall (Kodi, Infuse, etc).
It depends on what you are using to access the media. Many media players will combine multiple shares into a single video wall (Kodi, Infuse, etc).
Oppo 203 interface
Oppo 203 interface
I’m not sure how that presents content, but I’m guessing it’s a simple file browser. In that case you may not be able to find something “easy”. With devices that have programs such as Kodi or Infuse they will combine the shares into one library.
Does the Oppo 203 not support DLNA DMA? My Oppo 103 does. You can file browse by SMB or NFS, or just use the DLNA DMA. Select the various folders on the various drives you want indexed for music and/or movies in DSM Media Server. That's how I do it on my Oppo 103. It works well.
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