Hello admin / all:
I'm new to the forum, but have a relatively specific question I'm hoping someone might have some insight for. I could not find a similar post or question here and wasn't sure where to post this. Maybe HW & SW Compatibility?
I'm not a power NAS/Networking user, but know just enough to confuse myself more when researching.
Current Synology NAS setup:
DS1819+: DSM 6.2.4 Update 6, all 8 bays populated. I've been hesitant to upgrade to DSM 7. Mostly because I just don't want to mess around with it at this point.
Purchased new from Adorama for $910, diskless of course, April 2019.
Primary use: Media / Plex server for throughout the house. I don't use it as a host for external sharing. Also for general backup for years of accumulated stuff.
It wasn't until a couple of years later that I realized the 1819+ is NOT the greatest choice for Plex/Media hosting, due to lack of processor having Intel Quick Sync, etc.
i.e. not great for transcoding / hardware acceleration.
I just purchased the DS920+ from Amazon Prime Day for $450. My problem now is that in order to use all of my 8 hdds from the 1819+ I will also need to buy the Synology DX517 at another $500. Now waiting to see if it ever goes on sale...maybe Black Friday / Cyber Mon later this year.
Or.....
I'm wondering if it's at all possible to use my DS1819+ as a "slave" (not sure what to call it) just for the expansion? If so, and not too complicated to get it working this way I don't see the point of selling my DS1819+, which is a perfectly good, lightly used unit. I don't run my NAS 24/7. I called Synology TechSupport the other day and the Tech I spoke to was very pleasant and helpful, seemingly quite knowledgeable. I don't recall everything he mentioned, but in short he said, "No. It wouldn't be possible to run your DS1819+ as a "slave" as expansion for your DS920+."
I could sell my DS1819+ (would be diskless) to help pay for the DX517, but I find very little examples of others for sale anywhere now or in the past. Not sure of it's value as "lightly" used on the market today. I live in the San Francisco Bay Area, California.
Regards,
KBSyn
I'm new to the forum, but have a relatively specific question I'm hoping someone might have some insight for. I could not find a similar post or question here and wasn't sure where to post this. Maybe HW & SW Compatibility?
I'm not a power NAS/Networking user, but know just enough to confuse myself more when researching.
Current Synology NAS setup:
DS1819+: DSM 6.2.4 Update 6, all 8 bays populated. I've been hesitant to upgrade to DSM 7. Mostly because I just don't want to mess around with it at this point.
Purchased new from Adorama for $910, diskless of course, April 2019.
Primary use: Media / Plex server for throughout the house. I don't use it as a host for external sharing. Also for general backup for years of accumulated stuff.
It wasn't until a couple of years later that I realized the 1819+ is NOT the greatest choice for Plex/Media hosting, due to lack of processor having Intel Quick Sync, etc.
i.e. not great for transcoding / hardware acceleration.
I just purchased the DS920+ from Amazon Prime Day for $450. My problem now is that in order to use all of my 8 hdds from the 1819+ I will also need to buy the Synology DX517 at another $500. Now waiting to see if it ever goes on sale...maybe Black Friday / Cyber Mon later this year.
Or.....
I'm wondering if it's at all possible to use my DS1819+ as a "slave" (not sure what to call it) just for the expansion? If so, and not too complicated to get it working this way I don't see the point of selling my DS1819+, which is a perfectly good, lightly used unit. I don't run my NAS 24/7. I called Synology TechSupport the other day and the Tech I spoke to was very pleasant and helpful, seemingly quite knowledgeable. I don't recall everything he mentioned, but in short he said, "No. It wouldn't be possible to run your DS1819+ as a "slave" as expansion for your DS920+."
I could sell my DS1819+ (would be diskless) to help pay for the DX517, but I find very little examples of others for sale anywhere now or in the past. Not sure of it's value as "lightly" used on the market today. I live in the San Francisco Bay Area, California.
Regards,
KBSyn