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I have a DS1621+ (20GB of RAM) with two expansion units (DSM 7.2.2) and I have two Samsung 970 Evo Plus 500GB drives in an SSD Cache (they are just over 4 years old at this point). The Estimated Endurance is 1% (the other SSD currently has 2%) and is in critical condition saying to replace the SSD to prevent data loss (I only use it for cache to help performance):
Multiple questions if I may seeking advice and recommendations:
1) My SSD Cache was never upgraded to the latest version when I upgraded to DSM 7. If I remove the SSD cache and create a new one to get on latest version, would this help my situation at all? Or it doesn't matter because Synology knows that these SSDs are completely worn through and needs to be replaced? Wondering if anything gets 'reset' when recreating the SSD cache.
2) Can I safely ignore this message and keep using the SSDs since they are only used for cache purposes? I'm trying to think if I would ever really lose any data if I continue to use them until they truly die.
3) These have a 5-year warranty from Samsung, but not sure if they would really be eligible anyways for replacement? If it's not worth the effort, I'd rather not waste my time with the RMA process, etc. if it would be painful.
4) Since these SSDs lasted me over 4 years, I'm thinking these are pretty good to use if I buy the same ones again (970 Evo Plus while still sticking with 500GB as I'm not sure if more is really any better when using as a cache). I also see ones at BHPhoto that are from Crucial and Lexar (and others) at pretty good prices. Just curious what people recommend when using for cache purposes only.
Thanks!
Multiple questions if I may seeking advice and recommendations:
1) My SSD Cache was never upgraded to the latest version when I upgraded to DSM 7. If I remove the SSD cache and create a new one to get on latest version, would this help my situation at all? Or it doesn't matter because Synology knows that these SSDs are completely worn through and needs to be replaced? Wondering if anything gets 'reset' when recreating the SSD cache.
2) Can I safely ignore this message and keep using the SSDs since they are only used for cache purposes? I'm trying to think if I would ever really lose any data if I continue to use them until they truly die.
3) These have a 5-year warranty from Samsung, but not sure if they would really be eligible anyways for replacement? If it's not worth the effort, I'd rather not waste my time with the RMA process, etc. if it would be painful.
4) Since these SSDs lasted me over 4 years, I'm thinking these are pretty good to use if I buy the same ones again (970 Evo Plus while still sticking with 500GB as I'm not sure if more is really any better when using as a cache). I also see ones at BHPhoto that are from Crucial and Lexar (and others) at pretty good prices. Just curious what people recommend when using for cache purposes only.
Thanks!