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Apprentice

Sep 05, 2019

Performance drop after 2-3 weeks of uptime

Hi, Every 3 weeks or so performance drops dramatically, to the point opening simple Word/Excel documents from it can take 30-40 seconds. If I reboot it from the web interface, it's fine again. I us...

module12

Apprentice

Jul 04, 2024

Hi,

Sorry to bring this one back from the dead. But 5 years on and it's still happening. Latest firmware, not reported issues with disks etc. etc.

There's only a very small user base hitting it (<5) so is not being put under stress.

There must be a reason!

Thanks

Sandshark
Sensei
Jul 04, 2024
Which NAS model and OS version? It sounds like you are running out of RAM. Are you running any apps that may have a memory leak?
- module12
  Apprentice
  Jul 04, 2024
  ReadyNAS 204 with latest available firmware. 4-disks in RAID10. No extra apps, and services are at a minimum as well e.g. only SMB and AV. No NFS, no iTunes etc. etc.
  - StephenB
    Guru - Experienced User
    Jul 04, 2024
    module12 wrote:
    
    ReadyNAS 204 with latest available firmware. 4-disks in RAID10. No extra apps, and services are at a minimum as well e.g. only SMB and AV. No NFS, no iTunes etc. etc.
    
    Does turning off AV make any difference?
    
    Have you ever run a balance and a scrub from the volume settings wheel?