Question 1

I assume this can do Raid 1? Doesn't say in the spec's.

Accepted Answer

DS216 supports Basic, JBOD (Just A Bunch Of Drives), RAID0 & RAID1
Basic is default when installing a single drive - Can be migrated to RAID1 when adding second drive.

RAID 1 is default when installing two drives

Question 2

Why is this called a "diskless system"?  I though maybe it used SSDs; but it appears to be actually a system that uses Hard Drives that have disks in them.  So I am guessing that it is being sold empty without any disk drives; but the whole system appears to need diskdrives.

Accepted Answer

It is called "diskless" as it does not come with any hard drives ("disks"). These must be purchased separately. I believe you can use SSD's in this system, but I cannot recall off the top of my head. I would check the manufactures website about this if you are considering it. From a software side you should be fine, just not sure about mounting them.

Question 3

Does this support 6TB drives?

Accepted Answer

Yes, We have 2 8TB drives in ours.

Question 4

Will this work with SSDs?

Accepted Answer

Only certain ones.  You would have to check Synology's support website for those drives that will work with that unit.  I am running it with two 1TB Constellation Drives with a Fantom 3TB eSATA for backup storage.  It will also run as a Plex server and has a lot of features that you normally do not see in these units.  It is fast for transfers and even playback of recorded programs with the Plex DVR beta version.

Question 5

Does this work with Mac?

Accepted Answer

Yes this product work beautifully with Macs.  I have been a Mac user my entire life and have to say this is the most cost effective and well designed NAS that works with no issues with MacOS Sierra.  It worked fine with 10.11 as well before I upgraded.  It can be used with Time Machine, plus any other workflows you wish to implement.

Question 6

If the enclosure fails, can I use the disks in another enclosure or no because of encryption?

Accepted Answer

Encryption requires that you need to keep a active backup of the disks.  I have to 1TB Seagate Constillation in mine and a 3RB Fantom 3.0 USB/eSata for backups.  Also installed a 8GB RAM in the Synology NAS.

It is really good in that it will warn you way before anything starts to happen and a very robist unit in what it offers.  I have not had any major issues or complaints about the unit.

I am connected through a Cisco RV320 Wired Router for 1000mbps ethernet and Wireless-n/ac with a Engenius EAP1750H Access Point.  I have not chocked it to death since swapping out the 2GB mfg installed RAM to 8GB.

Question 7

I noticed the Default/Max Memory is 1GB. Is this correct or can I update the RAM?

Accepted Answer

It has only 1GB RAM. It can be upgraded with compatible memory but requires disassembling the unit. I dont think more memory is need. I have 10 applications running and it only uses 34% with some spikes in usage of 50%. CPU usage goes between 27% idle to 70%. If you are planning to use it as a Plex server, then you would need more processing power.

Question 8

Does this support Plex?

Accepted Answer

Yes I have a Plex server running on mine.

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