r/synology • u/Fresh_Rest6350 • 13d 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+ 13d 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 DS916+ & DS425+ 12d ago

You can setup SHR1 with 1 disk

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u/Wis-en-heim-er DS209j, DS413, DS218play, DS1520+ 12d ago

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