Okay... so what is the best strategy to relocate just my media files to my new Unraid server. I will stipulate in advance:
I am patient, and this doesn't have to happen fast IF using a slower transfer method is better/safer
I would like to convert all videos to h.265 to reduce the files sizes should I do this before or after transfer?)
I have a fair amount of Apple content so I assume I would have to account for that when converting to H.265
I have 32TB (8TBx4 of available storage now (plus a single 8TB parity drive), and I plan to preclear and add the drives from the Synology afterwards (10TBx5 plus 8TBx4, all IronWolf NAS). Its barebones, and other than some cache pools, I don't have anything I couldn't wipe and start over.
Server: AMD 5600x CPU, 32GB DDR4, Dual M.2 dives for cache (plus drives specified above)
Synology: only 1GS transfer rate on Synology (DS 916+ with 8GB RAM, plus DX 503 expansion chassis)
What would you recommend?