Current NetGear ReadyNAS user for home, my dilemma!

[ranj]

So what a journey I have had with my Netgear ReadyNAS duo v2 over the last year.

 

I am now in a position to kick my ReadyNAS duo back after some disk corruption, NAS hanging issues. I am dubious however whether this is a good decision in the long run.

 

So to summarise my NAS had been locking up, in the end, it was concluded that the disks that were in use were probably past their sell-by date and possibly contributing to the issues I had been seeing, the logs also seemed to prove this.

 

So I have just recently purchased 2 x replacement Seagate iron wolf disks, currently, I have not used them in this NAS for 3 reasons 1) trying to get the data back from the X-RAID original disks was a mission but luckily managed to recover all the important data I needed and now have this on an external hard drive (see my previous posts as I detailed what I used, certainly a thumbs up from me!) and 2) my dilemma is do I purchase a new NAS replacement considering the current unit is over 8 years old and isn't being updated anymore? 3) My current requirement for a NAS has now changed, one of the main reasons is I want the ability to sync the data I currently have in the cloud (for argument sake we say this is in Microsoft OneDrive) but I want the ability to sync this to a local NAS drive and don't think there is a suitable solution for me to do this was the DuoV2 via the embedded tools or even using a 3rd party tool (where choice is rather limited).

 

So if anyone has or has considered my situation based on their own requirements, what would you do? What would be the latest recommended NAS to choose from the current range based on this core requirement? My budget is undefined at the moment but I am thinking either a 2 bay NAS as a minimum but would probably prefer to have a bigger set (minimum 4) so I can also maximise the capacity of my disks, I probably start with the 2 2TB iron wolfs I have but then increase as I can afford to. Would I be able to start off with RAID1 and move to say to another RAID at a later date?

 

I am currently looking at options, I probably consider another vendor if I did move (QNAP and Synology are the ones I like). I like QNAP as it seems that you got more for your buck and I prefer the interface however I do like the Synology and the ability to use hybrid RAID to grow disks with any size.

 

Any tips, advice from fellow NAS users would be greatly appreciated.

 

Thanks

[mavhc]

A NAS is just a computer with a terrible OS. Build a computer, install ZFS.

[geohanson]

I have had lots of good experience with Synology units (from 2 bay up to 12 bay)

I did have a ReadyNAS years ago, however the Synology is superior in every way!

 

You could also build something using ZFS/Freenas but it depends if you like tinkering, or just want to buy something that works off the shelf.

 

No experience with QNAP, but I believe the QNAP hardware is ‘better’ and you get more for your money, but the Synology has the better software.

[ranj]

Thanks yeh I have considered building my own but I just think for the hassle, configuration setup and having to source software that I need for it to do what I need it to do I think its better if I just buy an off the shelf unit.

 

From what I have read and see on youtube, your right the QNAP hardware wise seems to be slightly better and Synology wins on software and more established brand and been in the game longer...

[ReBoot]

FreeNAS is readily available and works really well with top end performance. I have two installations of FreeNAS running on HP Microservers which make a good combination.

 

Installation is very straightforward. There is a little learning associated with setting up network shares but once mastered you won't look back. ZFS is a brilliant filesystem with many advanced features which I also highly recommend.

 

A Gen8 Microserver with FreeNAS is my network storage of choice.

[Davit2005]

Another vote for Synology. Maybe more expensive than a DIY build but they offer a lot of functionality if of any use.

 

I have 2, one DS1517+ with 2nd hand Samsung SM863s as main NAS and a second for offline local backup, 3rd backup of Important stuff goes to cloud all automated and easy setup. The other is a DS918+ . Both are full of RAM running a few VMs. Personally I cannot fault them. There were some issues with PSUs a while back and also some issues with CPU on the Atom chip I believe so to bear in mind.

Edited November 16, 2020 by Davit2005

[ranj]

I was hoping some black friday deals would come up but none have really been forthcoming at the moment that sort of makes me want to buy.

 

I just rebuilt my ReadyNas with one of the new disks and it seems to be functioning well again now and was thinking whether in the interim could I get use a cloud sync option (through my laptop) to keep some shares on my NAS in sync with my 1TB onedrive account. Its the photos and documents I mainly focused on here....

 

Has anyone made use of the various sync software options available with ReadyNas Duo V2?

 

I was looking at either cloud sync, GoodSync or Allway Sync for the ability to do 2 way sync between my one drive and NAS and vice versa.

 

 

If anyone has any experience on this I would be grateful for your review?

 

 

I would consider any other software-based options as well.

 

https://support.bdrive.com/

https://allwaysync.com/

https://www.goodsync.com/

 

Thanks

[noelmm]

While building your own nas doesn't take too long, I've used Rockstor in the past and it worked quite well I think if I needed a nas in the future I would be looking at a Synology box. They seem to be simply well made and there is a load of support out there for them.

[3s-gtech]

The issues with Atom CPUs date to certain models (C2000) across any vendor. I have a couple of affected Synology devices which I'll just run into the ground. You won't go far wrong with Synology or QNAP, or indeed FreeNAS. They'll wipe the floor with the Netgear - the software on those was awful! Reliable old boxes generally though.

[round2it]

qnap for me it is great so far

 

inconjunction with altaro the backups seem solid (testing regular)