RAM and M.2 SSD upgrades for RS1219+

[Romano2K]

Hi again!

I would like to upgrade the Synology RS1219+ of the small company I'm working for.
Until now it was serving only as a storage server for 4 people. But I'm starting to use resource intensive applications such as Active Backup for Google Workspace.

Regarding RAM, while we're at it, I will upgrade to 2x8GB=16GB. The Synology products compatibility list shows only a Synology kit (RAM1600DDR3L-8GBx2), which is hard to find in France and costs around 300 euros. I know from experience with my DS716+II, DS218+ or DS920+ that at least some Synology models support third party RAM. Can you confirm that I can use third party SO-DIMM DDR3L 1600MHz modules with the RS1219+? Such as Corsair Value Select, Crucial or Kingston?

Regarding SSDs, the compatibility list only lists older models. May I use newer Crucial or Samsung M.2 NVMe SSDs? Which capacity are you suggesting? I want to optimize operations such as backups and VMware storage. With an older model such as the RS1219+, will I be able to use them as shares, or only as caches?

Thank you!

 

[Telos]

This may prove helpful

 

[Romano2K]

The link does not confirm nor infirm that the RS1219+ supports third party memory, what I retain is that you should just stick to the same specs as the OEM modules in terms of frequency and ranking. Thank you for it.

So I've ordered a pair of Crucial 8GB DDR3L-1600 SODIMM (reference CT102464BF160B), I will report back.

Regarding SSDs, I had forgotten that we already had a 10GbE card, which we will keep for now. I may reconsider when SMB multichannel will be available, as I will be able to get both 300MB/s with 4x1Gb/s and faster IOPS with SSDs.

What is the sweet spot, in terms of cache capacity, for applications such as Active Backup for Business?

 

[7Natives]

What is the sweet spot, in terms of cache capacity, for applications such as Active Backup for Business?

There really isn't a blanket answer for that. It depends on your mix of large and small files, their types, access frequency, access mix (groups, singles hither and yon, etc.) etc.

 

[Just_Another_User]

So I've ordered a pair of Crucial 8GB DDR3L-1600 SODIMM (reference CT102464BF160B), I will report back.

Has there been any issue with the RAM upgrade?

 

[Jan Janowski]

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