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Questions tagged [network-attached-storage]

NAS stands for Network Attached Storage, a mechanism for providing file-level access to storage across a network.

NAS systems are generally formed of a RAID array (or multiples thereof) of disks, and a file server providing a number of different protocols, often NFS and CIFS (SMB), and sometimes AFP which provide file-level access to a number of different clients.

NAS devices can be compared to SAN systems, where the NAS provides storage and a filesystem, but the SAN only provides storage, and leaves the filesystem level decisions down to the client.

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WD MyCloud NAS - 1 Failed Drive replaced, found another dead one before array was rebuilt

I have a WD MyCloud 4-bay NAS with 4x 3tb drives in it setup in a RAID10 configuration (with a total RAIDed capacity of 5.5tb). A drive had failed and I got it replaced. When I entered the dashboard to have it added, I noticed one of the 3tb drives…
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How can I reset share passwords for WD Sharespace using root in SSH?

I have a Western Digital ShareSpace Disk Array NAS (Same one in this manual : https://docs.rs-online.com/49a1/0900766b80ce7e97.pdf ) The system has an existing number of shares, with a lot of files and data. Each share was created through the web…
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Dell NX3330 installing Windows Server OS?

Recently my company upgraded our storage system and now we have a few old Dell Power Vault NX3330 sitting around not being used. So I heard that it is possible to install the full windows server OS onto these windows storage server machine, as they…
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Can a currupt backup cause a hardrive failure?

I have a script that runs each time Windows 7 starts up that backs up an MS SQL database to a Synology NAS loaded with 12 Seagate ST4000NM002A-2HZ101 hard drives. Everyday at 3am the backed up database is "restored" to a MS SQL database running in a…
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Expanding synology virtual machine disk - disk space not recognized

I've created a Virtual Machine in Synology Disk Station Manager (an ubuntu server) with a specific amount of storage space in a virtual disk, but I have depleted it. Went to Synology Disk Station / Virtual Machine Manager again and expanded the…
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Buffalo Linkstation needs (NasPmService) service installed

I have a Buffalo Linkstation (LS-WXL) NAS device installed but it appears to require the NasPmService installed on a server before it works. Is this normal, do all NAS devices require installation of a service on the server or is this device just…
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Windows clients not able to join to a domain hosted by qnap nas

I am pretty new in networking and I bumped into a challenge that I am not able to solve for three days. What I would like to achieve is to join a windows server (windows server 2016) and Windows 10 clients to an active directory domain hosted by a…
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RAID 1 HDD vs SSD

I would like to implement backup solution in my workstation - I do not take separate NAS server into consideration, one machine is the limit for me. My desktop is up almost 12h per day, and it can serve as NAS server in my home. So it would be NAS…
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What is the ideal Windows Update / backup device for a LAN with a slow metered internet connection

I was just in Kenya for several weeks helping some wildlife conservation orgs with their computers and IT. The biggest issue (aside from not enough funds to update tech as often as they should) is that most locations have very limited internet; It…
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How to use a Apple XServe for NAS/Media storage/server?

i have a Apple XServere RAID Array with one controller complete with 7 500GB HDD s. I am wondering how can I use this as a media typa server (maybe even run Plex?) / storage place for files with my imac and macbook. NAS Servers these days can just…
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Using a NAS as a vSphere datastore

I have an IBM server x3850 M2. It has SAS drives that are too small for all of my Virtual Machines. I also have an entry level Netgear ReadyNAS unit. Can I use this as a datastore, and what kind of performance issues will I have?
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Install Mozilla Thunderbird on NAS

I have a small office with 3 computers running Linux Ubuntu. All the data are stored in a NAS drive (WD MyBook Live). I would like to - somehow - be able to access the email archives as well from each of these computers. For now, I don't really care…
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On the fly encryption of data ( not your average type)

I'm looking to build my first nas. And i intend to connect over the internet to it. Because i will have some work documents too on it i want to make it as secure as possible. I have no particular preference for the nas OS (other than it be…
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large iSCSI disk a good idea on an entry-level "unified" NAS?

I am working on implementing a D2D backup solution for ~150 computers based on Crashplan ProE (no cloud storage). For the storage backend, I picked up an Overland Snapserver DX2 head unit and one expansion, with 12x2TB per cabinet and I'm planning…
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Windows server 2008 R2 nas connection

I am a student and i'm experimenting with my own home server running windows server 2008 R2. Now i have a NAS in my network an i can connect with it trough my server but only if i am on the administrator account. My own account is in the…
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