First post here and apologies in advance if this is the wrong forum.
I'm about six weeks in with my new DS920+ that replaced an ancient LaCie single-spindle NAS solution at home.
Main use is as a media server plus backup of family's data from various laptops and PCs.
I'm running the Plex Synology app plus Radarr, Sonarr, Bazarr, NZBGet, NZBHydra2, and a PiHole server in docker containers.
Media content is mostly 720p or less and the DS920+ is currently populated with 2 x 4TB Seagate IronWolf drives populating an SHR1 volume in 512e mode (i.e. as they come out of the box).
I'll be replacing my ancient plasma TV with a new 4K HDR model soon'ish and my 4TB of usable space will need expansion as I upgrade the media library to 4K.
Initially looking to add a couple of 8 or 10TB drives to fill the empty bays, and then swap out the 4TB drives over a couple of months.
I'm wondering if there's likely to be any real-world benefit for my environment if I enable 4kn for the replacement drives.
I'm aware of the 512e/4kn mix and match limitations - I haven't thought this through fully yet but would likely create a new storage group with the 4kn drives and move content across.
Any pointers or insights welcomed
I'm about six weeks in with my new DS920+ that replaced an ancient LaCie single-spindle NAS solution at home.
Main use is as a media server plus backup of family's data from various laptops and PCs.
I'm running the Plex Synology app plus Radarr, Sonarr, Bazarr, NZBGet, NZBHydra2, and a PiHole server in docker containers.
Media content is mostly 720p or less and the DS920+ is currently populated with 2 x 4TB Seagate IronWolf drives populating an SHR1 volume in 512e mode (i.e. as they come out of the box).
I'll be replacing my ancient plasma TV with a new 4K HDR model soon'ish and my 4TB of usable space will need expansion as I upgrade the media library to 4K.
Initially looking to add a couple of 8 or 10TB drives to fill the empty bays, and then swap out the 4TB drives over a couple of months.
I'm wondering if there's likely to be any real-world benefit for my environment if I enable 4kn for the replacement drives.
I'm aware of the 512e/4kn mix and match limitations - I haven't thought this through fully yet but would likely create a new storage group with the 4kn drives and move content across.
Any pointers or insights welcomed