Increasing Speed on RN3138

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We currently have a Ready Nas RN3138. Each bay with 4x 4TB Drives running X Raid and Raid 5. Were looking to whatever we can to increase the speed for server connectivity.&nbsp;
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What would be the best way to upgrade the RN3138 to SSDs or myabe partial SSDs?&nbsp;
Which Bays should the SSDs be installed etc.&nbsp;
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Also was wondering if I trunk 2 nics together it will increase the speed.&nbsp;

StephenB · Answer

What speeds are you seeing?&nbsp;&nbsp;
How many simultaneous users to you typically have?
Is the concern the large file transfer speeds, or small files/folder browsing?
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NIC teaming can help if you have lots of users.
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There are two approaches to using SSDs

Create two RAID-1 volumes - one using SSDs, the other using mechanical disks. Use the mechanical disks for archival files that aren't accessed as often.&nbsp;
Create a single flexraid volume that uses ReadyTiering.&nbsp;&nbsp;https://kb.netgear.com/000049513/ReadyNAS-OS-6-9-Metadata-Tiering

Colossal-Media · Answer

On Average we have about 15-20 users at a time connected to the server.
Most users are accessing Excel files , QuickBook Files, and Adobe illustrator files.&nbsp;
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We have&nbsp;concerns with large file transfer reads, along with small files/folder browsing
I know editing video content over this system would not be affected.&nbsp;
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Were currently using Egnyte for cloud storagage which syncs to our Ready NAS.
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StephenB · Answer

It's always a good idea to check the disk health when you are seeing performance issues - especially if they are new.&nbsp; So perhaps look at the SMART stats in disk_info.log&nbsp; Also, check the network stats in network_settings.log and your switches.
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Are you using link aggregation?&nbsp; If so, how is it set up?
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Also, are any shares configured to use "strict sync"?&nbsp; That will hurt performance.
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Can you run NasTester and report the results?&nbsp;http://www.808.dk/?code-csharp-nas-performance
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Ideally you'd get results when the NAS is idle, and also when it is under it's normal load.

Colossal-Media · Answer

Thanks Stephen, Apologies for the Dealy.&nbsp;
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In regards to bonding on the Ready NAS , Ours is currently not bonded but does have a static IP. I have created the trunk in the HP Switch for LACP.
When creating the bond on the Ready NAS, Should I added the static IP after creating the Bond?

StephenB · Answer

Colossal-Media&nbsp;wrote:
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When creating the bond on the Ready NAS, Should I added the static IP after creating the Bond?

It shouldn't matter - and if the static IP address wasn't applied then you wouldn't be able to reach the NAS.
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Can you try NASTester on a Windows PC, so we can get some idea of what speeds you are getting?&nbsp;&nbsp;http://www.808.dk/?code-csharp-nas-performance
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If the NAS isn't being used by others, you should be seeing ~ 100 MB/s on transfers (limited by gigabit ethernet).&nbsp; You might also want to gather ethernet stats before and after running the benchmark.&nbsp; Download the log zip from the NAS (before and after) and look in network_settings.log.&nbsp; Maybe also look at the stats on the switch.

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