Hi all,
So, based on the advice given here previously (thanks guys) I recommended my elderly friend get a Synology NAS (DiskStation DS216se) with two WD 4TB Red drives in the Synology equiv of RAID1.
One of the WD drives died very early on but has since been replaced and now they both seem to be working well.
So, because I don't have it in front of me and when I am there I'm generally trying to sort out a list of other questions and issues for him, I was just wondering if any Synology users here might advise of any must have apps or just point us in the right direction re our general questions please.
The first was the idea of him allowing his other PC and he and his wife's laptops to be able to share his Epson Photo Stylus 1400 printer. I first set him up a test RPi as a PS and whist that works well, it's doesn't seem to allow the status monitor and apparently that's essential to him (to save on ink during cartridge swaps) and it was the same outcome when using the NAS as a PS. Anyone successfully sharing an Epson USB printer and getting the stats monitor?
Workstation backups to NAS: Ideally I'd like to give him as near as possible 'bare iron' OS and data recovery for his 4 machines.
I'm going to try Macrium Reflect wit him (thanks Chris) but I noticed mention of the NAS being able to do something itself? Bottom line it needs to be as automated as possible as I know it will never get done?
He also uses uTorrent to get hold of old films and I wondered if the Torrent app I spotted in the list of apps on the NAS itself was useable (load the torrent link on the NAS and let it get on wit it etc)?
Cheers T i m