Acquire/Install Software

 

Synology Assistant

This software searches the subnet for visible Synology NAS systems and provides a web interface for configuration. This is downloaded from the page relevant to your hardware:

http://www.synology.com/en-us/support/download/DS1813+

On Windows, Synology Assistant installs using the standard setup wizard. The install defaults work well. Be sure to install the software on a host in the same subnet as your NAS. The Assistant doesn’t offer a feature to scan and interact with other subnets.

 

The DSM Operating system

If you’re using your own drives, you’ll need to install the DiskStation Manager (DSM). The software is available from the hardware support page:

http://www.synology.com/en-us/support/download/DS1813+

Look for a download link for DSM. The file will be named something like:

DSM_DS1813+_<version>.pat

 

Installation

  1. Launch the Synology assistant and look for a new NAS. If yours does not appear, you may need to click “Search” to repeat the scan.
  2. Right click on the new entry in the list of Server Names.
  3. Click on “Install” in the context menu that appears.
  4. A dialog will open asking you for the location of the DSM software. Navigate to the “DSM_DS1813+_<version>.pat” file you downloaded earlier.
  5. Choose the step-by-step option for installation when it is presented.
  6. Choose the name for you diskstation. This will appear in the Synology assistant and be the hostname you use for SSH access.
  7. Enter an administrative password for the box. Don’t lose it or you’ll have to reset the box.
  8. Configure the network settings for your local subnet.
  9. Set the Date and time.
  10. When you have the option to let the NAS automatically configure a volume for you, select “No”
  11. During the install process, the NAS will restart itself and initialize. If it asks for permission, click “yes”

 

Connect to NAS

  1. Launch the Synology Assistant
  2. Select your NAS from the list once it populates.
  3. Click “Connect”

Create the Volume

  1. Connect to your NAS with the Synology Assistant and log in as admin.
  2. Launch the Storage Manager. You will start on the “Volume” tab.

If this is your first volume, the Volume Creation Wizard will automatically Launch.

If you’re creating multiple volumes for some reason, click “Create” to launch the Wizard.

  1. Select Custom.
  2. Select “Single Volume on RAID”
  3. Uncheck one of the disks. It’ll be necessary for a hot spare later.
  4. Confirm you understand the expansion power buttons will be disabled.
  5. Select RAID 6
  6. Select “Yes” when asked about a disk check.
  7. Apply your settings. Expect a little over 54TB of storage for configurations like MDEH4. Creating the volume will take a while.

 

Configure Hot Spare

  1. Connect to your NAS with the Synology Assistant and log in as admin.
  2. Launch the Storage Manager. You will start on the “Volume” tab.
  3. Select the “Hot Spare” tab and click on “Manage”
  4. Select the disk you omitted from the volume creation step and click apply
  5. Confirm that all data will be erased

 

Create A Shared NFS Folder

  1. Connect to your NAS with the Synology Assistant and log in as admin.
  2. Launch the Control Panel
  3. Launch “Win/Mac/NFS”
  4. Disable any undesired services
  5. Select NFS tab and enable NFS Service
  6. Launch “Shared Folder”
  7. Select “Create”
  8. Enter a name, select “Hide this shared folder in “My Network Places,” and select OK.
  9. Leave the privileges empty. We’ll configure those later. For now, Select OK.

 

Configure NFS Privileges

  1. Connect to your NAS with the Synology Assistant and log in as admin.
  2. Launch the Control Panel
  3. Launch “Shared Folder”
  4. Select Privileges > NFS Privileges
  5. Select “Create”
  6. Enter your subnet info for privileged ranges and click “OK”
  7. Repeat until satisfied. The standard MMIL configuration follows:

137.110.172.0/25

172.19.172.0/25

137.110.179.128/27

137.110.180.192/27

137.110.180.224/28

 

Enable SSH

  1. Connect to your NAS with the Synology Assistant and log in as admin. 2. Launch the Control Panel 3. Launch “Terminal”
  2. Select “Enable SSH service” and apply

 

Configure LACP

To make use of channel bonding, you must configure the Link Aggregation Control Protocol.

  1. Connect to your NAS with the Synology Assistant and log in as admin.
  2. Launch the Control Panel
  3. Launch “Network”
  4. Select the Network Interface Tab and click “Create”
  5. Select “IEEE802.3ad Dynamic Link Aggregation”
  6. Select any desired interfaces to use in the bond
  7. If you’ve already configured one of the network ports, just keep the settings.

Note when you return to the network window that the LAN interfaces have been replaced with a single bond interface. You’ll likely have to contact your IT infrastructure people to configure your switch to support the bond.

 

 

Configure NIS

  1. To be developed