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Computer hardware failure|Synology DiskStation 5-Bay (Diskless) Scalable Network Attached Storage DS1511+ (Black)
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Computer hardware failure|Synology DiskStation 5-Bay (Diskless) Scalable Network Attached Storage DS1511+ (Black)
- 165.91 MB/sec Writing, 197.8 MB/sec Reading with LAG
- Windows ADS and ACL support
- iSCSI Targets for Virtual Storage Solution
- Scale up to 15 Drives with Synology DX510
- Expandable RAM Size (up to 3GB)
Synology DiskStation DS1511+ offers a high-performance, scalable, and full-featured network attached storage solution that meets the needs of small and medium-sized businesses that require an efficient way to centralize data protection, simplify data management, and rapidly scale storage capacity with minimal time spent on setup and management. The Synology DS1511+ is backed with Synology’s 3-year limited warranty.
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January 5th, 2012 at 4:45 am
Latest release of Earth’s best NAS,
After owning NETGEAR, WD and QNAP; Synology is the only brand I operate.
Pros
– very well built
– *packed* with features
– gorgeous, PC and web-based management software (there’s a great demo on their website)
Cons
– although on par with other NASes, it’s pretty expensive
Synology builds a solid piece of hardware with useful things like 4 USB, 2 eSATA, and 2 Gigabit Ethernet ports. And since it’s a “Disk Station” the dives are hot-swappable. Although, that’s standard stuff for this kind of device. What makes their products truly great is their fantastic software. The feature set is too long to list here, but it’s basically a file/backup/web/email server, media streamer, and download manager jammed into a cubic foot box. Which, thanks to their software developers, can be almost completely configured in about 10 minutes.
The software is the same on all their models, so if you only need 1 or 2 drives, save a little money and get a smaller one. But really, who doesn’t want to RAID 15 hard-drives together?
I’ve been running 2 DS509+ (with DX5 expansions), a DS710+, and now 2 DS1511+ since they were released. All the units have never given me a bit of grief since I first set them up. They are by far the best NAS devices out there.
I highly recommend any Synology model, but this one is awesome!
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|January 5th, 2012 at 4:58 am
Great hardware, great software, terrible licensing policy,
Moving from an Infrant/Netgear ReadyNas to the Synology Diskstation has been a real treat. The hardware supports some of the fastest read & write times you can achieve with a gigabit NAS device. Synology has obviously spent a lot of time and effort developing a browser-based DiskStation Management (DSM) operating system that is fast, intuitive, and beautifully designed. The DSM includes a number of applications which take the capability of the DSM far beyond mere network storage, and allow it to host blogs and wiki sites, share photos, and stream music to your mobile device (together with their free mobile applications, like DS Audio and DS Photo).
While I have run into a few technical difficulties with my DiskStation, most have been resolved quickly, or if not, are not problems that can truly be laid at the feet of Synology.
One problem I encountered was with the DiskStation’s interaction with my UPS, the APC Back-UPS RS (BR1000G). When the UPS would cycle between power and battery too often (e.g., when a laser printer on the same household circuit would warm up, print, and then go into power-saving), the DiskStation system log would indicate that the UPS had been disconnected from the DiskStation (i.e., it would claim that the USB cable had been “plugged out”), and would no longer allow access to the UPS settings without rebooting the DiskStation. After opening a support ticket with Synology, they indicated the problem was a known one on their end, and would be fixed in a future DSM firmware release.
One disturbing thing about my interaction with the Synology support staff was how quickly they requested I provide them with remote ROOT-LEVEL access to my device, to help them diagnose the problem. As do many other people, I use my network-attached backup devices to secure my most important digital content, including financial documents, medical records, and other personal information I don’t want disseminated. While I appreciate the willingness of their support technicians to provide such a personal level of support, I am not at all comfortable with giving them ROOT-level access to all my files just to sort out a quirk in their UPS software.
None of the forgoing would cause me to deduct any stars from what should have been a five-star review, however.
————THE REAL ISSUE————
The real concern I have with this product, and any product released by Synology, is whether the functionality I enjoy now will be functionality that remains free into the future.
One of the software titles that comes bundled with the Synology is “Surveillance Station”, a program that allows the DiskStation to record video from an attached network camera. While the ad copy for the DiskStations may discuss the maximum number of cameras each of the different models can accommodate, it may not make clear that, out-of-the-box, each Diskstation has a license to use only one camera. You simply can not connect more than one camera to the DiskStation without buying a license code for each additional camera. Why Synology would choose to intentionally cripple one of their software titles, and charge such an exorbitant ransom to enable it, escapes me.
The DS1511+ is capable of supporting up to 20 IP cameras. (The word “support” here is used generously, as many camera models are not fully “supported” — with many you won’t be able to record audio, or stream a live view to anything other than Internet Explorer with ActiveX plugins). As with every DiskStation, the DS1511+ only includes a license for 1 camera. To fully enable the 20 “supported” cameras, you would have to purchase 19 of the Synology IP Camera License packs. Do the math (Amazon doesn’t like people mentioning prices in their reviews), and you will discover:
THE LICENSING COST FOR THE CAMERA SOFTWARE WILL EXCEED THE COST OF THE (EXPENSIVE) DS1511+ HARDWARE!
According to the Synology moderators who locked (!) a discussion thread on this topic in their support forums:
“The ability to use 1 IP camera per DiskStation out of the box is for evaluation purposes and is not provided as a license key.”
Therefore, the Surveillance Station software that they promote in their advertising copy is properly understood as an EVALUATION TRIAL COPY.
This came as a surprise to early adopters of Synology products, who previously enjoyed a copy of Surveillance Station that was unburdened by additional camera licensing requirements. Much to their surprise, a firmware update pushed out by Synology crippled the functionality of their software, and disabled any attached cameras that had previously functioned, except for one. Imagine how you would feel if you updated your…
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|January 5th, 2012 at 5:35 am
strong performer, great solution for a variety of needs,
Why did I choose the Synology DS1511+? This review provides the answer for this question and may be helpful to others in a similar situation. If you create a lot of high quality photos and high definition video, you quickly run out of hard drive space. This is especially true for those that have children as you want to capture every moment of their childhood.
Our home computer has 1TB of internal storage, and I added other drives as my storage needs dictated. I had 1TB of external storage using FireWire 800 (for HD movie storage and editing) and 2TB of external storage using USB 2.0 for Time Machine backup. I had another external drive that had recently died, but wasn’t critical for my storage requirements. The internal and external drives were basically full, leaving me to either add another 2TB+ external drive, or seek another solution. If I added another external drive, I would of course have to address my 2TB Time Machine backup, and you can therefore see my dilemma. Further, USB 2.0 is not fast enough to do HD movie editing, so I was looking at something like another costly Firewire 800 external hard drive (and another piece of hardware on my desk). Keep in mind that storing HD movies from a camcorder creates a problem in growth of storage needs that is difficult to keep up with. Further, I had tried other *inexpensive* NAS solutions in the past, and was never satisfied. They are usually too slow and too limited in expansion. I didn’t want a large, complicated, or custom-made server box at my home.
Enter the Synology DS1511+. I populated my DS1511+ with (5) Seagate 2TB green hard drives. 3TB drives are available, but 2TB drives are quite affordable right now. Using the Synology Hybrid RAID with (1) disk redundancy (basically an expandable RAID 5), I created (1) large volume (I don’t recall exactly, but it is a bit less than 8TB in total). One of the neat things about this particular Synology unit, is it has (2) network interfaces, and they are both Gigabit. This allowed me to connect (1) directly to my iMac, and the other directly to a wireless bridge. I know this isn’t necessarily ideal, but fit the constraints of my home. Our wireless router/switch is not near the computer, and we have other devices on the network that could make use of connectivity to the Synology through the bridge. I use the direct connection to the iMac for accessing a couple of iSCSI targets on the Synology unit. One for Time Machine backup, and another for movie/general storage. HD movie editing works perfectly on the iSCSI target that I created, and the performance has been around 85+MB/sec. I also created a general use file share on the Synology that any device in my home may connect to, and I have successfully tested streaming music to my Xbox 360 without difficulty. I have not tried to tweak or optimize performance on the unit in any way – this is basically out of the box.
Additional notes: I know it isn’t a great choice to have backup on the same hardware as the files you are backing up! I also have an offsite cloud backup plan that I use. That is one of the great things about using an iSCSI target – it appears as a local disk on the computer, allowing you to back the files up to the offsite provider. The Synology did report that one of my new hard drives had some problems with bad clusters, so I RMA’d that drive and replaced it with a new one. The RAID worked perfectly through this process and was successfully rebuilt once the new drive arrived. I also bought a new UPS backup power system, so make sure you factor those costs in with your decision. Also note, I keep the Synology on the same desk as the iMac, and the unit is VERY quiet. Noise and heat are not a problem at all.
To sum up, the Synology DS1511+ is very fast, versatile (e.g., multiple network interfaces, 5 drive bays), and reliable. I would read every review you can before buying (I certainly did), and then make the best choice for your needs. I originally thought this 5-bay unit might be overkill for home use, but I feel like I made the right choice and am comfortable knowing that my data is safe. Good luck with your decision!!!
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