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kf0rt
10-13-2011, 08:25 PM
Kind of just playing here, but after some SyncToy failures, bought a Synology DS211J server with the intent of doing some real backups. Intent is to have it run background backups while I pickle my liver offline.

Arrived today; installed a pair of approved Samsung 2TB drives. Couple hours to figure out how to create a simple volume and a "share."

Right now, it's busy as hell; lights blinking; no idea what that's all about.

Looks like a capable deal, but man... Anyone else here into this?
KC2UGV
10-14-2011, 06:43 AM
NAS in general?

I've done a bit of NAS and SAN work in my day :)
kf0rt
10-15-2011, 01:39 PM
Up and running -- seems like a pretty cool device. I'm just using it as a RAID-1 backup box, but it's got a lot of other goodies in software (built-in BitTorrent clent?).... Looking for unattended backup, and it looks like it'll handle that.

ATTO disk benchmark says it reads faster over the LAN than the internal SATA drives in this computer.
WØTKX
10-15-2011, 06:01 PM
Keeping my personal computer budget in line (HA), I may get one instead of getting a Mac Mini...

Very interesting device, I've been reading up on it.

$199.00 from Amazon, and drives are fairly cheap. Wow Man!
kf0rt
10-16-2011, 12:38 PM
Ordered mind from NewEgg (same price as Amazon).

So far, so good, though the disk speed on the USB ports seems slow (says 19 hours to back up 675 Gig). I've just been looking at some of the other toys -- may have to play with that a bit -- looks like I can mount this unit from work via the net using DDNS. Hmmm....
KG4CGC
10-16-2011, 12:47 PM
Why 19 hours, Rob? Is it doing something special to the data?
kf0rt
10-16-2011, 12:51 PM
Why 19 hours, Rob? Is it doing something special to the data?

Nothing that I can tell -- it's just slow. The main (internal) drives are MUCH faster. I'm guessing it's just the limitations of the USB 2.0 connection.
KG4CGC
10-16-2011, 12:57 PM
Nothing that I can tell -- it's just slow. The main (internal) drives are MUCH faster. I'm guessing it's just the limitations of the USB 2.0 connection.
Maybe you need a larger gauge USB cord with oxygen free copper, directionally wound for optimum transference.
K7SGJ
10-16-2011, 01:04 PM
Perhaps an in-line hydraulic boost orgasmatron accelerator.
NQ6U
10-16-2011, 01:04 PM
Maybe you need a larger gauge USB cord with oxygen free copper, directionally wound for optimum transference.

That's been sent to Nunavut to be gummed by toothless Inuit women.
kf0rt
10-16-2011, 01:16 PM
Need some brilliant pebbles (http://www.machinadynamica.com/machina31.htm) maybe?
KG4CGC
10-16-2011, 01:47 PM
We have the makings for a traveling ham/computer related comedy show. Who's up for it?
WØTKX
10-16-2011, 03:07 PM
I read up on their website, when you first hook up the drives, it goes thru a rigorous surface scan that can take a day or longer to finish. That's OK by me, just gotta be prepared for the delay.
NQ6U
10-16-2011, 03:07 PM
We have the makings for a traveling ham/computer related comedy show. Who's up for it?

Depending on the outcome of my second interview tomorrow, I might be.
kf0rt
10-16-2011, 03:19 PM
I read up on their website, when you first hook up the drives, it goes thru a rigorous surface scan that can take a day or longer to finish.

That's OK by me, just gotta be prepared for the delay.

The long format can be circumvented. If I read things right, it'll do bad sector mapping on the fly ;)
Once you figure out the software, it probably takes 15-20 minutes from installing the drives to ready-to-use.
WØTKX
10-16-2011, 03:23 PM
As far as toys go, I have a one of these WiFi toys coming. It will do up to 1 Watt of power.

CQ DX Starbucks! :snicker:

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41dRHm9M3TL.jpg?gdapi
kf0rt
10-16-2011, 03:27 PM
Is that even... legal? :rofl:
K7SGJ
10-16-2011, 03:36 PM
As far as toys go, I have a one of these WiFi toys coming. It will do up to 1 Watt of power.

CQ DX Starbucks! :snicker:

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41dRHm9M3TL.jpg?gdapi


Does it come with a Roger Beep, Cmon.
K7SGJ
10-16-2011, 03:37 PM
We have the makings for a traveling ham/computer related comedy show. Who's up for it?

Aye.
KC2UGV
10-17-2011, 08:29 AM
Does it come with a Roger Beep, Cmon.

Noise toys too... And, I don't see any swing meter on that thar thing...
K7SGJ
10-17-2011, 09:13 AM
I wonder if a Dosy comes with it?
kf0rt
10-17-2011, 09:44 AM
What's a Dosy?
K7SGJ
10-17-2011, 09:58 AM
What's a Dosy?

Watt meters and such targeted toward the CB crowd. It has been said there are Dosy watts, Bird watts, etc.