Hey all, I could use some constructive advice on how to proceed. I have my PMS installed on a DS920+ and everything is purring along nicely. I have 4-18TB Exos drives configured in SHR. I was playing with fire by not having a backup of about 25% of my library as I started ripping my 4K films in full quality (after upgrading my TV to 4K about 2 yrs. ago). So I decided to get another NAS to use as a backup of my library.
I bought a DS923+ with another 4-18TB Exos drives. I have the new storage pool configured and now I’m scratching my head as to what to do next. I’ll explain…
The 920 can transcode for my family that uses my PMS via remote access. That started me to think of using the 923 for my use in the house only. Since the 923 has the AMD processor, I would assume that I wouldn’t need transcoding as the 923 would be almost directly connected to my ATV.
So would that make sense? I would just need to find a way to automatically keep both in sync. OR–should I just use the 923 as a 920 backup and not install Plex? I have about 30TB of content and I want to make sure that it’s safe ASAP. Thanks for reading!
When I didn’t hear from anyone, I just decided to set up the 923+ and created a Plex shared folder. I recreated the Plex media folder’s tree structure of my 920+ in the 923+'s Plex folder and just started copying chunks of files over. I really wanted to make sure that I was backed up in case of an emergency.
I thought that I could set up another PMS on the 923+ and use that solely for my 4K ATV that I’m hard wired to with Ethernet. That way I wouldn’t have to worry about the transcoding issues of the Rizen. I would still use the 920+ with remote access for transcoding for family members when needed.
If I do that, I want the PMSs to be in sync all the way down to the metadata. Is that something that’s even possible? Would it make sense to do it that way, or am I overthinking it?
Thanks again for the reply, @ChuckPa . Bummer. I was really hoping to have a way to keep the two as separate PMSs and keep them in sync.
I think I’m in trouble if I use your method. Having the content split between the two (unless I misunderstood what you’re saying here) would leave me without a backup. I stupidly didn’t build a backup solution other than using my old Mac Pro that I had as my original PMS–however there’s not enough storage now to handle my entire library.
So, unless you have a better plan, I think I’ll just use the 923+ as a backup for my library on the 920+ and keep my 920+ as my PMS/remote access/transcoding box.
you are running two Synology supported NAS devices and you should be able to get competent advice from Synology support on syncing folders between the two devices;
I think that Synology’s Sharesync is the application that you would use to maintain the folders in sync between your two NAS;
you should be able to run Plex on both your NAS. Your idea of supporting your external family members from the 920+ (Intel J4125) makes good sense. There is no reason why you can’t have two Plex servers running on your home network. If you maintain the media folders in sync, you can always (as you said), rely on the 923+ for in home streaming, to leave more available capacity on the 920+ (Intel cpu with Intel Quicksync transcoding).
Yeah, that’s kinda what I thought as well–about keeping to PMSs on the same network and sync’d. I was a little surprised by @ChuckPa’s answer. Perhaps it boils down to Plex’s end choking on two servers with the same user account. If so, I can throw that on top of the pile of disappointments right next to not being able to run my server without an internet connection.
Thanks for mentioning Sharesync. I’m still not that up to speed on what apps are best for something like an incremental backup. I’ve already (manually) duplicated the file structure of the 920, so now it’s just a matter of keeping them sync’d up. If Sharesync can accomplish that, then I’m good to go. I’ll check it out, thanks.
Hi @bellboy can you elaborate a little more on these concerns? I have two plex servers running at home on the same network with no problem. For your server to be able to work without internet you need to modify the network settings to add the local client ip’s under “List of IP addresses and networks that are allowed without auth” on your server network dashboard tab.
Hi @TheLivingBubba, the issue wasn’t just having two PMSs on the same network, it was keeping them in sync.
Also, I did know about the klugey workaround to get the servers not to have to phone home to work; my disappointment stemmed from having internet outages and not being able to watch Plex before I knew about/made the changes (and why it isn’t more easily accomplished through the web interface).
