roylee01 Posted August 22, 2017 #1 Posted August 22, 2017 (edited) Hello guys! I managed to upgrade my DSM 5.2 5592 install to 6.1.3 (with all the steps in between ofcource). The system is much slower now than it was on 5.2. So I decided to build a new barebone from scratch. the Celeron 1.6Ghz powered Vostro did 6 years of 24/7 online service and because of that it was time for it's retirement. Specs for the new system can be found here / below if you're interested. The thing is. I currently use the DS3615xs image but this one thinks it's a dual core i3. If I want to use the full potential of my i5 7400 I need to make it use 4 cores. That rises the question: Can I migrate my DS3615xs to a DS3617xs or DS916+ to use all the cores? Edited August 23, 2017 by Polanskiman Added picture of link in case link goes bad Quote
bglf83 Posted August 23, 2017 #2 Posted August 23, 2017 Performance will be the same. Your cores are being used now even though the system info is hard coded.Sent from my HTC 10 using Tapatalk Quote
roylee01 Posted August 23, 2017 Author #3 Posted August 23, 2017 Thanks for your reply! That's good to hear! But is it safe to migrate? If I want to make hardware transcoding possible I need a 916+ image or is this also possible with the current image? Quote
nevusZ Posted August 23, 2017 #4 Posted August 23, 2017 hw transcoding in video station is not possible because synology does not use intel qsv you have to uncheck it so video station can use cpu for video transcoding maybe you can use plex or other sw for intel qsv hw video transcoding, but i don't know if its working btw - nice new system Quote
opty Posted August 23, 2017 #5 Posted August 23, 2017 that's a big jump in horse power and power bill. hardware transcoding may not be possible other than the issue above you also do need a valid key so i hear. i have a DS916+ and xpeno DS3615x and they are both the same specs and run pretty much same. DS916+ is a tad faster Quote
roylee01 Posted August 28, 2017 Author #6 Posted August 28, 2017 Thanks! No plex for me I guess :P. Don't want to go to anything else, Synology is the system. I've set up so much stuff in DSM that I don't even know how to replicate the current state if I f**k up this DSM installation xD. Powerbill would be lower than with the previous system. That system had a Celeron 1.6ghz with a power supply that created lots of heat. My Smart UPS now shows only 10% load. actually running 2 physical servers on that UPS, both with very recent hardware. With the old NAS it consumed 30% on it's own. The 2 physical systems together are consuming 10% so it's a big improvement :). Quote
pwvandeursen Posted August 28, 2017 #7 Posted August 28, 2017 I understood the ds916+ does do hw transcoding with Plex. The 3615 does not. In have the latter with a ASRock q1900 and no hw transcoding for me unfortunately. Thinking of going to the asrock n3150dc-itx with the ds916+. The ASRock supports Intel quick sync video so it should work! Quote
roylee01 Posted August 28, 2017 Author #8 Posted August 28, 2017 Now I see, Plex is a package instead of an OS :). I will gonna build a VM and check if I can change 3615xs installation to 916+. First I'm gonna check if my Mobo supports it. I think it will. Quote
bluesnow Posted August 29, 2017 #9 Posted August 29, 2017 To video transcoding Plex is better in Synology I have an xpenology 3615 in a baremetal (i7 4790), and it could make 10 transcode streamings simultaneously. Quote
Bonebreaker777 Posted September 5, 2017 #10 Posted September 5, 2017 On 28/08/2017 at 6:14 PM, pwvandeursen said: I understood the ds916+ does do hw transcoding with Plex. The 3615 does not. In have the latter with a ASRock q1900 and no hw transcoding for me unfortunately. Thinking of going to the asrock n3150dc-itx with the ds916+. The ASRock supports Intel quick sync video so it should work! It does work, I have N3150-ITX and DS916+ installed and regardless what I play I've get nearly 0% extra CPU utilisation Quote
bglf83 Posted September 6, 2017 #11 Posted September 6, 2017 It does work, I have N3150-ITX and DS916+ installed and regardless what I play I've get nearly 0% extra CPU utilisation [emoji3]If it would have been like this 2 years back I would have just purchased a syno unit instead of building.Sent from my HTC 10 using Tapatalk Quote
mattail Posted September 10, 2017 #12 Posted September 10, 2017 Is hw transcoding with plex only available in Jun's DS916+ image? I'm on DS3615 with pretty good hw components and would really like to take advantage of this feature, how can I check if HW transcoding works? Quote
polanskiman Posted September 10, 2017 #13 Posted September 10, 2017 Is hw transcoding with plex only available in Jun's DS916+ image? I'm on DS3615 with pretty good hw components and would really like to take advantage of this feature, how can I check if HW transcoding works? Read this first: https://xpenology.com/forum/topic/6253-dsm-6xx-loader/?do=findComment&comment=67297 If your CPU complies, then simply use the DS916+ loader image and test it on a clean hard drive. Quote
mattail Posted September 10, 2017 #14 Posted September 10, 2017 Thanks 4 hours ago, Polanskiman said: Read this first: https://xpenology.com/forum/topic/6253-dsm-6xx-loader/?do=findComment&comment=67297 If you CPU complies, then simply use the DS916+ loader image on test it on a clean hard drive. My CPU (I7-6700T - skylake) should comply. But is it correct that hw transcoding will only work if having a valid synology S/N? Quote
Bonebreaker777 Posted October 22, 2017 #15 Posted October 22, 2017 I'll say try it. As I could and add a blank drive to install DSM anew but with a random SN to try, so can you Quote
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