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ReadyNAS RN104 Slow
My ReadyNAS RN104 was recently at under 5% capacity, before I purchased another disk. However, since installing that new disk, the NAS is running very slowly, specifically with transfer speeds. This ...
Yes, you should do volume maintenance and you can actually set a schedule for it to run automatically. You may check the different maintenance on this article. To setup maintenance schedule, you can check it here. The slow performance might also be because of the ReadyNAS still syncing the disk at the time.
Also, we don't really recommend using the NAS as the only means of backup for your data, the NAS or RAID can help you avoid or recover from failures and while you can store backups of your data on the NAS it is still advisable to keep at least 2 to 3 copies on different storage. IMO, keeping more copies the better :)
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nathor wrote:
I've read that resyncing data needs to be done when space is very low, which has obviously been done automatically.
No. Resyncing is needed because you added another disk to the array. Replacing a disk would also require a resync.
nathor wrote:
However, since installing that new disk, the NAS is running very slowly, specifically with transfer speeds.
Has the resync completed? The NAS is reorganizing the RAID array, and that will reduce performance.
But speeds should increase after the resync.
nathor wrote:
Although I realise that a NAS is used as a backup device, I don't really have anywhere to make a backup of the entire NAS elsewhere, so the safety and integrity of the data is very important.
Well, safety and integrity must not be very important - since you can solve this problem by spending about $200 (current US pricing) on a 10 TB WD Easystore USB drive. If you are in the UK you can get an 8 TB model for about
RAID isn't enough to keep your data safe - if you don't back it up you will eventually lose it It's just a matter of when.
nathor wrote:
I'm wondering though if I need to run some Volume Maintenance, as that has never been done. My question is, should I scrub, defrag and/or balance the NAS?
I run each of those functions on schedule (each test runs every three months). I also run the disk test every three months. The balance in particular will likely take quite a while (days) the first time you run it.
If you have smart snapshots enabled, you should consider manually deleting old snapshots before you run the defrag. If you defrag something that's in a snapshot, then the disk space usage will increase. FWIW, I recommend using custom snapshots with a retention limit instead of using the "smart" snapshots.
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