Based on Michael's experience... Don't. On Thursday, October 22, 2015, Darren Martin <[email protected]> wrote:
> Similar issues with Drobos here. Any advice on keeping them running after > support expires?? > > Thanks. > > D > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] <javascript:;> [mailto: > [email protected] <javascript:;>] On Behalf Of Micheal > Espinola Jr > Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2015 7:03 AM > To: [email protected] <javascript:;> > Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] Synology NAS Recommendations > > 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] > <javascript:;>> 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 > > >
