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We are continuing our set of articles dedicated to Synology’s DS916+ mid-range NAS units. Remember we don’t dispute the fact that Synology is capable of delivering a great set of NAS features. Instead of this, we are conducting a number of tests on a pair of DS916+ units to define if they can be utilized as a general-use primary production storage. In Part 1 we have tested the performance of DS916+ in different configurations and determined how to significantly increase the performance of a “dual” DS916+ setup by replacing the native Synology DSM HA Cluster with VSAN from StarWind Free.

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CSV, DiskStation, DSM HA Cluster, failover, HA, HA Cluster, iSCSI, networks, performance, SoFS, StarWind, StarWind Virtual SAN, Storage, Supermicro, Synology, VSAN

DiskStation DS916+ is a further improvement of DS415+ model. Storage capacity in DS916+ can be scaled using DX513 expansion units, making a total of nine 3.5 disk bays. Given the relatively small form factor and impressive capacity potential, such configuration may become a great solution for small businesses and enthusiasts.

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DSM Storage Manager, HA Clustering, high availability, IOPS, iSCSI, latency, MPIO, NAS, network, performance, RAID, StarWind, StarWind VSAN, Storage, Synology, VSAN