+1 on dumping Drobo. I had one. I won't have another. We have some QNAPs that are as good as the Synology devices.
On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 10:02 AM, Micheal Espinola Jr < [email protected]> wrote: > Just seeing this post now... > > I am a former/current Drobo admin/user as well as a Synology admin/user > for a few years now. My opinion is pretty plain and simple: Drobos are > crap. Synologys are good. > > I was initially impressed with Drobos until I started to deploy and > maintain them in large environments. The bigger/busier the environment, > the worse they are. Performance goes exponentially in the toilet to the > point of literal unavailability - aka, it kills them. I've had Drobo > support replace quite a few of them, only to experience the same problems > after prolonged use. I was primarily using them as backup devices. Very > large/long backup jobs can kill them. I seriously recommend removing > any/all at your first opportunity. > > Synology is my current go-to for these types of devices. I haven't > experienced any issues of note. > > > > > -- > Espi > > > On Wed, Oct 7, 2015 at 1:25 PM, Gordon Pegue <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I currently have a DroboPro unit populated with 8 – Seagate Constellation >> ES 2GB drives connected to a server via iSCSI. >> >> The unit is used to store backup sets and other file/folder content for >> my modest Windows network. >> >> The hardware is robust and very stable but using Drobo Dashboard to do >> anything beyond checking device status is painful…. >> >> >> >> I’ve lurked here for some time and see repeated recommendations for and >> kudos given to Synology NAS units. >> >> >> >> Before I can pitch to management my thoughts on replacing the Drobo unit, >> I was wondering if anyone on this list was a former Drobo user and now a >> Synology user who might comment on the transition. >> >> >> >> Inviting any other commentary/recommendations as seen fit. >> >> >> >> TIA >> >> Gordon >> > >
