Many of you have asked me if the additional NVMe SSD slots can be used as storage. The answer is, you can’t – NVMe SSDs can only be set up as cache in your Synology NAS device. SSD cache can improve the performance of random access by storing frequently accessed data on the SSD cache. … Read more about Synology: Can I Store Data on NVMe SSDs?
Did you know that there are two different methods to find out the temperature of the disks inside your NAS? Whether you have HDD or SSD disks installed, or NVMe SSD M2 2280, you can check the feverish state of your NAS in complete autonomy from home or remotely. Method 1 Go to Control Panel … Read more about Synology: Where Can I See Disks Temperature?
If you use your Synology NAS as an FTP server, for Web Hosting, intensive File Sharing, or you run VMs on your NAS, or your NAS acts as a Virtual Machine storage, or anything that requires continual and systematic retrieval of data, you will benefit extensively from using the M.2 NVMe SSD Cache. M.2 NVMe … Read more about Synology: M.2 NVMe SSD Cache Benefits
Many people have been wondering where the graphical interface that represented the Real-Time Cache Hit Rate for NVMe disks ended up in DSM 7. As you may recall, in DSM 6.2.4 Real-Time Cache Hit Rate could be found in Storage Manager by clicking on SSD Cache in the left side panel. In DSM 7 SSD … Read more about Synology: Cache Hit Rate in DSM 7
Most Synology NAS device models support SSD cache, but the supported SSD type and form vary with the model. Did you recently buy a new Synology NAS model like the DS720+? Have you noticed that you have two slots for the NVMe M.2 2280 SSDs? Did you ever wonder what happens if instead of two … Read more about Synology: What Happens If You Install One NVMe Instead of Two?
Firmware is the software that is embedded into a hardware device that consists of a set of commands that control how your system behaves. Synology brand disks allow you to update to the latest firmware version directly through the DSM operating system to ensure optimal performance. Firmware updates provide free and instant improvements to the … Read more about Synology: How to Update Disk Firmware