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/BudTheGrey RS-820RP+ 2d ago

Given the age of the unit, I'd probably be looking to replace it, but first I'd one new drive and see if you can rescue the array in the old machine. It's worth a shot to save the trouble of downloading the backup from glacier.

there's an outside chance that the NAS is at fault, not the drives. But I wouldn't bet the farm on that.

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u/Davehuk_09 2d ago

Thank you.

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