Packet Tracing from a Synology NAS
I have several network cameras on a separate VLAN. They are managed from a Synology DS1520+ NAS. A while back, I was troubleshooting some other network issue and I noticed …
Azure is Expensive for Synology Hyper Backup Storage
I posted earlier about using Azure blob storage for Hyper Backup. I initially set it up with Cool tier storage. After several months, I checked the costs by exporting one …
Multiple AVHDX Files in Hyper-V after Synology Active Backup
I’m running Hyper-V on a Windows Server 2022 host. I recently discovered that my largest virtual machine was in “differencing” mode, i.e. only writing changes to checkpoint AVHDX files, also …
Synology Shared Folder Permissions Grayed Out
Recently, a backup target on my Synology NAS went offline. I was afraid that the folder had been corrupted and deleted. It was not visible in File Manger. It was …
Allow Synology Active Backup for Business to Access Hyper-V
This has tripped me up twice, so time to blog it. Synology has an article on setting up Hyper-V for access from Synology:
Azure Tiers and Synology Hyper Backup
I’m testing using Hyper Backup on a Synology NAS to back up to Azure storage. There are tons of articles about this online, but no one seems to be addressing …
See S.M.A.R.T. Results on a Synology NAS
Yesterday, a drive “unplugged” on my Synology DS-1520+, as blogged here. I ran the recommended S.M.A.R.T. Extended Test, which it told me would take 32 hours. Today I went in …
Synology Active Backup for Business: the Missing Features
Reliable backups are an essential part of computer management. I’ve used many, many backup tools over the years: Windows Backup, Veritas/Symantec Backup Exec, ShadowProtect, Server Essentials Client Backup. Azure Backup, …
Synology NVR Setup: Segmenting the Camera Network
I’ve recently set up a Synology DS1520+ Network Attached Storage (NAS) device at a client site. It’s being used as a Network Video Recorder (NVR) running Synology Surveillance Station, recording …
Test Synology DS Cam Android App
I’m testing Synology Surveillance Station on an older DS214se running DSM 6.2.4-255556. I wanted to see how the remote view app works on Android. The documentation is thin but I …