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Questions about the ReadyNAS 424
I am new here and am concidering getting a Netgear ReadyNAS 424. I currentley have a Asustor AS-5004T and want to upgrade it to something better what must incldude native windows based File versioning support (Previous Versions) for SMB shares held on the NAS.
My current setup is as follows, I have 2 x 6TB WD Red Pro HDD's inside my exsiting NAS box confiqured in RAID 1 along with a 4TB Red Pro drive used for weekley archiving. I also have a another 6TB WD Red Pro HDD inside my Windows 2016 Essentials rack server what acts as a backup to my main 6TB RAID 1 array.
I have a few questions about the ReadyNAS 424, and hopefully those reading will be able to ansewer for me.
1) Can the RAM on the ReadyNAS 424 be upgradded, and if so to how much and what type? I have 8GB in my AS-5004T at the moment and is of the 1600MHz DDR3L SO-DIMM type. (Will 2GB be enough!? , my NAS is my main storage for daily usage and not just a backup/archive)
2) At what level does the ReadyNAS 424 support DFS and file versioning. I would like it to idealy integrate with the DFS capabilitys of Windows Server and have the 6TB drive inside my Rack Server cross syncronise the SMB shares on the ReadyNAS 424 ?
3) Does the ReadyNAS 424 support 802.3AD link aggregation? (I have a Draytek VigorSwitch P2261)
4) How reliable is the ReadyNAS 424?, I am allways having reliability isues with SMB shares shared via UPnP on my Asustor NAS box to my Denon network audio streamer that is part of my Hi-Fi. Sometimes it works fine, othertimes my Denon network audio streamer cannot see the shares on my Asustor NAS box! (All hard wired, no Wi-Fi or Mains LAN senders)
5) Does the ReadyNAS 424 support share/folder encryption what has to be unlocked by a password on starting the unit up. (In case the unit gets stolen.)
Also, below suggests that ReadyNAS OS6 supports DFS, what I thought was a proprietary technology to Windows and was not available on Linux based NAS boxes?
https://kb.netgear.com/23090/How-do-I-use-DFS-feature-on-the-ReadyNAS-OS-6-storage-system
Lastly , anythoughts on the ReadyNAS 424 in general?
Regards: Elliott.
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1) No the RAM in the RN422 and RN424 is soldered on. If that is important to you you should consider the RN426, RN428 and the RN520 series. We don't support upgrading the RAM in any of our desktop units and we don't support using 3rd party RAM.
2) The RN424 uses samba for DFS. Samba is the Linux project that provides the SMB service. File versioning is done via snapshots of the BTRFS filesystem
3) Yes
4) We used to use one method for advertising SMB, but we now also use another for added reliability.
5) There is an option when creating a volume to encrypt the entire volume using an encryption key that'll be stored on a USB key. If the USB key is not connected the volume will fail to mount. You should have a few copies of the key on different devices (in case the USB key fails) and store the key in safe places.
Thanks for your reply; in reponse:
1) Why would you say to consider the RN426, RN428 and the RN520 series if I want the option to upgrade the RAM and then say that you don't support upgrading the RAM in any of the desktop units. Are the units/series mentioned above not classed as desktop units? Also, how much RAM does a NAS box need when one person is using it like a local drive plus for some general backup stuff?
2) That's all and well, I don't know that much about DFS as have yet to have a DFS compatible NAS box. Is DFS replication possible with ReadyNAS OS?
5) Can one use a conventional alphanumeric password to encrypt a volume/share rather than a USB Key?
Regards: Elliott.
1) You can upgrade the memory in the RN426, RN428 and RN520 series even though it's not supported. For most users upgrading the RAM should only have a marginal benefit. All the models you and I mentioned are desktop units. We do have some rackmount models that we sell memory modules for.
2) DFS Replication is not possible. There are a number of ways you can backup your data though.
5) No. The encryption key is stored in a file on a USB key.
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