Originally Posted by
berin
I know there’s a few very IT literate people on here, so I thought I’d seek some advice.
I’m upgrading my Mac setup which is currently:
Mac Mini 2012 with home folders on an external G-Tech drive connected to the Mac with Thunderbolt
Synology 415play connected on Ethernet via the router, raid 5
The home folders sync to the 415 using Goodsync, and there are also some archive files on the 415
The 415 backs up using hyper back up to a further usb external drive connected directly
Time machine backs up os and apps only to another drive connected via usb to the Mac
My new set up will be:
iMac with 3tb fusion
Gtech 4tb thunderbolt 3 for photo/video
Synology 918+ (also to be set up raid 5)
I’ve just received the new NAS, so want to get this set up if I can, which means copying all my existing data to it.
1) can I connect the new NAS to the existing set up via the router? I assume the router will just allocate it a new IP, but wanted to check.
2) if I set up the new NAS using my MacBook, can I just then connect it to my Mac mini and subsequently the iMac?
3) once the new NAS is set up, what’s the easiest way to migrate the data from the old set up to the new - drag and drop from the old NAS?
As a final ask, is anyone using the synology Calendar app? I’d quite like to move away from google calendar so Sergei Bryn doesn’t know secret stuff like when the in-laws are coming and when I’ve got a dentist appointment, and set up personal and family calendars on the 918. Had a go, on the current, but I can’t really visualise how it works, like how to view the calendar on iphone and from another browser outside my network
Thanks all,