Hello all, I’m laying my plans out for moving from a ds1815+ to a ds1821+. My first question (and probably a dumb one) is, if I link two ports on each box to a managed 8-port switch will it speed up the transfer of data or is it still dependent on the router (the one cable from the switch to the router) even in that scenario? The location for my NAS’s and router is a good distance from my main network hub/switch/modem. I only have four Cat cables to the NAS/router location from the main hub location and obviously one must be connected to the router.
Next, it looks like I must use Hyper Backup as the total volume on the new box will be smaller than the source box. The data will fit with about 37% headspace but, I prefer not to spend another $650 at the moment on another HDD just so I can use Migration Assistant. Later maybe I'll want a separate pool/volume, who knows. Is that being short sighted and asking for trouble? Is data transfer faster/slower and/or difference in integrity or easier on Migration Assistant vs Hyper Backup? I am also going from ext4 to btrfs if that matters. Thanks!
Next, it looks like I must use Hyper Backup as the total volume on the new box will be smaller than the source box. The data will fit with about 37% headspace but, I prefer not to spend another $650 at the moment on another HDD just so I can use Migration Assistant. Later maybe I'll want a separate pool/volume, who knows. Is that being short sighted and asking for trouble? Is data transfer faster/slower and/or difference in integrity or easier on Migration Assistant vs Hyper Backup? I am also going from ext4 to btrfs if that matters. Thanks!