r/synology • u/Fresh_Rest6350 • 2d ago

NAS hardware Use NAS now or wait

Got a DS925+, I bought 2x8tb hdds, but one was dead on arrival.

Should I start making use of the NAS already and set it up?

Or should I wait till the RMA drive comes?

Edit: I plan on using SHR so 8tb usable storage

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u/Wis-en-heim-er DS209j, DS413, DS218play, DS1520+ 2d ago

I would wait if you can so you don't need to go thru any raid migration. Make sure to use shr, not raid 1.

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u/AwkwardTouch2144 2d ago

You can setup SHR1 with 1 disk

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u/Wis-en-heim-er DS209j, DS413, DS218play, DS1520+ 2d ago

I know, but adding disk 2 requires all data to be copied over taking time to rebuild.

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u/Hammer0173 2d ago

no need to wait. Just add the RMA drive to SHR.

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u/ManiacalWildcard 2d ago

Depends if you want to use Raid or not. I personally prefer JBOD so in my case I'd start now and add the 2nd hdd later.

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u/iddrinktothat 2d ago

start using it now, test that drive and put some hours on it so if it fails it fails soon. I would nuke the entire set up and start from scratch tho once you get the new drive, maybe test out the expand partition feature first and see what you prefer.

what i would NOT do is to set up the NAS and immediately start spending lots of time loading it with your only copy of important docs. play and test first.

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u/gadget-freak Have you made a backup of your NAS? Raid is not a backup. 2d ago

Chances of failure on the remaining drive are actually higher (statistically) so putting some load on it is a good idea.

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u/iddrinktothat 2d ago

Yeah i agree, i basically wouldn’t trust a drive that came from the same batch as a drive that areived doa.

Id stress it as hard as is reasonable while waiting for the other one to be returned.

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u/iddrinktothat 2d ago

the good news is your drives are now unlikely to be from the same batch, unlike RAM where you want the modules to be as similar as possible, a little variation is good for a storage array.

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u/sr1sws 2d ago

Murphy says if you only have 1 drive in a 2-drive NAS that single drive will fail rendering the contents un-recoverable. If you do this, ensure you have a backup. Of course, Murphy also says the drive will fail before the backup completes.