[New to XPEnology]

2 minutes ago, flyride said:

This is tantamount to stealing proprietary cloud services, and is discouraged here and by the cited FAQ

 

But doable to say the least? 

[New to XPEnology]

So from the looks of it, theres a bug with XPEnology where you cant accept the TOS so you wont be able to login and use the QuickConnect feature? etc? 

[Legit Synology Serial # on XPEnology]

So Im running XPEnology on 3rd party HW because its a lot beefier than most of the mid range synology's out there, plus I got the server HW for free. Im currenty running a "DS3615" but I have a  DS118 that I have registered and a quick connect account associated with. Can I apply that serial number to my bootloader and configure XPEnology to use that so I can have the legit features that would otherwise require a full blow synology? For instance, adding additional licenses to surveillance station, access it via a URL using quick connect, etc?

[Upgrade process?]

I have a new poweredge R430 with 64GBs of ram and an 8 core CPU. Im going to throw ESXi on it and use that. My old instance is on Dell Optiplex. 

 

My question is going forward with upgrades. Will I just need to do a new boot loader with the version compatible with the latest DSM version, boot to that, then upgrade DSM within the XPEnology itself? 

[Upgrade process?]

Im running DSM 6.1-15047 and its saying 6.2.2.xxxx is ready to update. What is the upgrade process? Do I need to re-do my boot loader? I think I read that you cant just click the upgrade now button. 

[No Hard Disks Found on DS3615xs]

Yeah. Happened to me.

 

If you boot to the GRUB menu again and do a force install it should see the drives. 

[New to XPEnology]

If my XPEnology is a "DS3615" but I have a serial number for a DS118 can I apply that serial number and be "legal" to the point where I can purchase an additional camera license? Since I have the valid license, would I be able to use the quick connect option and use a synology account to have external access to the XPEnology ? 

[New to XPEnology]

Another question, the USB thumb drive needs to stay in at all times correct?

[New to XPEnology]

Thanks for that @jensmander. I actually got it up and running on my machine last night after watching a video about it. It was pretty slick and in short is pretty awesome. 

 

Regarding the cameras, what makes more than 2 cameras illegal? 

[New to XPEnology]

After looking into this more, maybe Im under the wrong impression.

 

I basically just want to install DSM on a non Synology device so I can utilize the software/apps within it. Tutorial is referencing existing NAS devices and isnt clear if DSM is actually running on the device or on a USB drive itself? 

[New to XPEnology]

Appreciate the reply, but that doesnt help me. I dont know what compiled modules are. I just started looking into XPEnology.. 

[New to XPEnology]

Im looking to install the latest version of DSM (probably 6.2 or 6.x, whichever works) on a Dell OptiPlex 9020. It has 16GB of RAM, a 1TB Sata drive (which I can swap for an SSD if need be) and a 4 core i7 3.6Ghz CPU. Im really just looking to use the Synology Surveillance software and if I like how its working I could move to a bigger Dell r640 or something. I'm curious if this system will work to install DSM on it and if so, which DS pat file should I select. And are there any other gotchas?