Al Rasheed – A personal Blog about IT related subjects.
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The purpose of this blog post is to provide the guidance and the steps needed to update the DSM (DiskStation Manager) on my Synology DS920+. DSM is the operating system that powers every Synology NAS. It’s use cases includes Multimedia, File Management, Productivity, Data Protection, Virtualization, Surveillance, and much more! In order to determine which DSM version… Continue Reading →
The purpose of this blog post is to provide the guidance and the steps needed to recover a VMware Virtual Machine (VM) using Active Backup for Business on my Synology DS920+. This VM is currently found on a physical server (Dell PowerEdge R720). To demonstrate the recovery process, the VM was previously deleted from vSphere. As you can see from… Continue Reading →
The purpose of this blog post is to provide the guidance and the steps needed to backup a VMware Virtual Machine (VM) using Active Backup for Business on my Synology DS920+. This VM is currently found on a physical server (Dell PowerEdge R720). The Active for Business software can be installed from the Synology Package… Continue Reading →
The purpose of this blog post (the fifth in my Synology series) is to provide the guidance and the steps needed to install two Synology SNV3400-800G NVMe drives for the Synology DS920+. – I powered OFF the Synology DS920+ and removed the covers from the bottom of the unit. Next, I installed the two Synology SNV3400-800G NVMe… Continue Reading →
The purpose of this blog post (the second in my Synology series) is to provide the guidance and the steps needed to go through the initial setup process for the Synology DS920+. Once the hardware has been installed in the NAS, please follow the steps below to proceed: Before turning the unit on, it is… Continue Reading →
The Synology DS920+ package arrived in two separate boxes but in one delivery. Each of the boxes was packaged and sealed properly without any damage to report. The DS920+ includes a power adapter, power card, two ethernet cables, a bag of screws, two keys (used to lock the drives in the respective bays), and a… Continue Reading →
The topic of how to create a WriteOnce Shared folder on a Synology NAS recently came up and it’s something I’ve read about but never dug deep into so I figured why not do so now. Defined by Synology is a WORM (Write Once, Read Many) based technology that restricts changes and deletions of your… Continue Reading →
The purpose of this blog post is to provide the guidance and the steps needed to update the DSM (DiskStation Manager) on my Synology DS723. DSM is the operating system that powers every Synology NAS. Please keep in mind, I was prompted to enable the 2FA feature after updating my DS920 to the latest Synology OS (v 7.2-64570 Update… Continue Reading →
I’m always interested in learning and one of the biggest takeaways from being a member of the tech community, is learning from your fellow peers. A few weeks back, I stumbled upon Dave Stevens post describing how he connected two Synology Arrays. Dave and I discussed this in Tim Smith’s Discord channel, and I have… Continue Reading →
The Synology DS723+ package arrived in one box. The box was packaged and sealed properly without any damage to report. The DS723+ includes a power adapter, power card, two ethernet cables, a bag of screws, two keys (used to lock the drives in the respective bays), and a quick installation guide manual. The unit (pictured below) includes… Continue Reading →
Al Rasheed - A personal Blog about IT related subjects. 