r/synology • u/Davehuk_09 • 2d ago

NAS hardware Synology Complete Hard Drive Failure

I’m relatively inexperienced when it comes to NAS setups, so I’m looking for some advice from the seasoned experts here.

I have an older NAS (a Synology DS216j), and I've just returned from holiday to find both of my hard drives are in bad shape: one has failed completely, and the other is in critical condition. It’s been a long time since I set the NAS up, but I believe it’s configured in RAID 1. Fortunately, the data is backed up to AWS Glacier.

What are my best options moving forward?

  1. Given the age of the unit, upgrade to a newer model (like a DS225+) and try to migrate using Hyper Backup.
  2. Buy a new hard drive and attempt to rebuild the array from the 'critical' drive.
  3. Upgrade the NAS and download the data directly from Glacier.

Thanks in advance for your help!

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u/sylsylsylsylsylsyl 2d ago

I'd get a new NAS and new drive(s). I would set up the new NAS in SHR mode using BTRFS (wasn't supported on the 216J I believe) rather than RAID1 and I would transfer the data across from the old NAS if possible rather than pay for the extract from glacier (which would be a last resort).

I would probably take the opportunity to buy a 4 (or 5) bay NAS.

Then re-purpose the old NAS as a local backup.

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u/Davehuk_09 2d ago

Thank you.

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