lev Posted January 28, 2014 Share #1 Posted January 28, 2014 hi all My microserver comes with 250GB drive, should I try to install xpenology on this disk or it's important to use usb flash drive or ssd for this? I've seen that there's a problem with spin down, is this an actual problem or it's already fixed? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Djey Posted January 29, 2014 Share #2 Posted January 29, 2014 Hi, Xpenology boot is only a few megabytes weight... just use a USB key instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lev Posted January 29, 2014 Author Share #3 Posted January 29, 2014 thanks! and what about hdd spin down problem some people were facing? Someone mentioned that if you install OS on hdd or on ssd, disks will spin down automatically to save power, otherwise you have to remove the flash drive after booting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yaqushi Posted February 2, 2014 Share #4 Posted February 2, 2014 So would it make sense to install from a USB stick and use a dedicated small SSD as 'system drives' - to install all the applications/packages? This way, whenever there is a reinstall or whatever, all settings and applications of DSM would be on the SSD, independent from the Storage HDDs. Also, would there be any performance increase suing a small SSD as system drive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poechi Posted February 2, 2014 Share #5 Posted February 2, 2014 (edited) - Edited July 10, 2015 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lev Posted February 2, 2014 Author Share #6 Posted February 2, 2014 thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intelligence Posted February 4, 2014 Share #7 Posted February 4, 2014 This way, whenever there is a reinstall or whatever, all settings and applications of DSM would be on the SSD, independent from the Storage HDDs. As far as I know, the system is installed on all disks in the machine, there's no system disk. Correct me if I'm wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lev Posted February 4, 2014 Author Share #8 Posted February 4, 2014 yes I guess so. I have another question, what if I'll install OS with 250GB drive and then upgrade it to some higher capacity hdd, do I need to reinstall it again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDMann Posted February 4, 2014 Share #9 Posted February 4, 2014 Just install it on USB and run a script after DSM loads. This way HDD's go into sleep mode. See viewtopic.php?f=2&t=6&start=340. Thanks for the pointer on this. I figured out my USB drive name (parted --list) and ran from the command line. Question: If I auto-run this script after booting, would I need to disable the script and reboot in order to upgrade (ex. from 4.3 rev3 to 4.3 rev4) or to change parameters of the DSM (such as updating/adding new packages, adding shares, etc.)? Thx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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