Since my synology NAS does not detect the unRAID drives on the network

(this behavior is expected I believe until mounted, although the WDTV media player has no problems detecting drives (actually have the opposite problem - with the no export or export, hidden option - the WDTV still detects those disk shares )....

 

 

I would like to (persistently) mount the unRAID drives to the Synology box, what I want to be able to do is transfer files between the Syno and unRAID, preferably through the Syno GUI.  I've researched this some in the last day or so..and found I "can" use multiple methods to accomplish what I want. I can always transfer over the network through my laptop...but it is easier to access the shared unRAID files through the Syno file browser.

 

Use rsync...http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=7927.0

http://forum.synology.com/wiki/index.php/Backup_Linux_desktop_data_using_rsync

would only provide a "backup" of my Syno box files.

 

Use NFS shares....http://lime-technology.com/wiki/index.php?title=FAQ#How_do_I_configure_NFS_mounts.3F

Seems to be a good solution - unsure of the syntax and rules

 

Use cifs....http://forum.synology.com/wiki/index.php/Mapping_a_Network_Drive#How_to_map_a_drive_using_a_Linux.2FUnix_Environment

Probably the best solution, but, again, I will struggle with syntax.  

 

 

 

What method do you recommend?

And what is the proper syntax/command to accomplish this?

 

I have all the pieces...but still can't put it quite together without more time.

 

Thanks in advance!

Alright I attempted to use NFS..and as expected I'm having some issues with syntax and possibly the fstab file.

 

The latest attempt was with this command:

 

mount -o //192.168.1.112:/volume1/unraid 192.168.1.108/mnt/user/movies

 

and I get can't find 192.168.1.108/mnt/user/movies in /etc/fstab

 

I can add that file...just running out of time tonight.

 

I'll add more info later..

 

Any ideas?

I used part of this post to help with the client side fstab options.

 

VI editor basic commands - http://forum.synology.com/wiki/index.php/Linux_VI_Editor

 

Create new folder as a mount point(in this example, the client is Synology DS-210j, and the folder is movietest)

Login into Synology via telnet,

login: root (and admin password)

usershare folder: movies

 

1.  Edit fstab with the command

vi /etc/fstab

 

2.  Add this line to mount the directory /mnt/user/movies

 

yourtowerip:/mnt/user/movies /volume1/movies rw,rsize=32768,wsize=32768,soft,intr,bg,tcp,posix

 

3. mount -a

 

That is it.  Easy.  unRAID now shows up in the DS-210j interface, and I can transfer files between the Syno and unRAID across the LAN.

 

 

Edit: I've had a heck of a time getting this to repeatedly work (ie after creating new share, one of things I do is manually mount the share to verify that the syntax is correct.

Everything works nicely together now.  Really helps with the integration between my two servers.  Now to get rsync working for critical documents!

Folder:

unraid - unRAID user share

towerone - unRAID disk1

towertwo - unRAID disk2

Thought I'd update this as I have had a few inquiries to how to successfully mount unRAID shares to a Synology box.

 

I mounted the drives via nfs.  

UNRAID

Enable nfs sharing through the unRAID main page. I just used *(rw)

http://lime-technology.com/wiki/index.php?title=FAQ#How_do_I_configure_NFS_mounts.3F

 

To share only with a specific IP address type "destinationIPaddress(rw)" as shown in the above link.

 

 

SYNOLOGY

Manual Method - requires repeating steps 3&4 after Synology reboot

1.  Create shared folder through Synology Filestation for each unraid folder you want to share (this is where the unRAID folder will appear later)

2.  Enable Synology Telnet Service

3.  Log-in to the synology box via telnet (user = root, password = "admin password")

4.  Type the following commands:

 

for each disk share (where "X" = disk number)

mount yourunraidip:/mnt/diskX /volume1/synosharedfoldername

 

for each user share

mount yourunraidip:/mnt/user/unraidsharedfoldername /volume1/synosharedfoldername

 

Refresh the syno file browser and the shares are visible under the destination folder.

 

You can also modify these commands to mount under the video folder of the Synology which allows you to run them through the Syno media server (also cleans up my WDTV Live folder based browsing).

 

I have the Boxee Box now and have no issues with the multiple folders etc like the WDTV and no longer utilize the Syno uPnP server. The Boxee aggregrates all media sources into one "Movies" or "TV" section. Also the Boxee doesn't have the same high bitrate playback problems of the WDTV, eliminating the need to run through a uPnP server.

 

You have to force the syno to rescan when adding new files to the video subfolder for your media player to see them. A rescan is not required if you do not plan to use the syno media server (uPnP) to access your unraid files.

 

synoindex -A /volume1/video/synosharedfoldername

 

 

The method in the previous post is persistent after reboots (Initially, I had some difficulty getting this to work with multiple mounts but didn't spend much time on resolving it) Now I just use the method above for the reason that it does unmount cleanly during a reboot of the syno.  Also, since I keep my syno running 24/7 if it is rebooted...I usually have a problem, and like the idea of the unRAID shares being unmounted.

 

I have had no issues with the default nfs options.

 

There was some issues with the samba permissions on some of my files when created/transferred/modified - which were hidden when viewed with Windows), but I was able to resolve those with a script written by yp_1.   I have not had a problem since running this script through telnet.

http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=4674.msg43603#msg43603

 

Later, I discovered you can change the permissions on individual files/folders through the Syno box file browser.

 

 

As far as I'm concerned a nice file browser like the syno is a functionality missing from unRAID.

I am interested if anyone else is using a similar setup, and if they have any tips/suggestions.  I've had no issues...but I'd like to make my setup as robust as possible.

So I had this great reply written and the board crashed and I lost it...

 

Anyway, the bottom line is that someone needs to build the features of a syno box into unRaid. they would make a million dollars easily and put syno out of business on the SMB side.

 

Features needed:

 

1. Clean up the UI big time (skinable is a plus)- pretty graphics and very simple

2. web server/ php/ mysql

3. ftp

4. security (big one!)

5. torrent

6. filebrowser (like the syno_

7. dyndns/etc

8. surveillance server

9. DLNA server

10. make a clean install of the software (rajahal can build hardware)

11. airplay

12. extensible with packages

 

This is a serious business (you listening unraid)... the majority of the above features are already there, they just need to be cleaned up and made pretty. You could offer expandable features, more powerful, more secure. Everyone is coming out with media players (wdtv, etc), where is their content being served from (aside from netflix!). it only take netflix going down for a day for people to realize they should keep data stored locally too.

 

Who's in? Im a marketing guy whos new to linux so I cant code very well. Anyone wanna play who knows what they are doing?

 

This year is going to be the year of storage. i know a ton more people getting into this type of thing and the need to store (securely and with redundancy) lots of media (videos/photos/etc).

 

who's with me?

 

Reed

Stuff above

 

What you said makes perfect sense, and would be very welcome by nearly everyone in the forums.

 

Speaking as a programmer, and you being a marketing person, please don't take this the wrong way... but you probably don't realize just how much work it takes to do what you ask.  Syno makes it look easy, but that is because they have a TEAM of people in different departments (coding, graphics, webUI, applications, etc) all working towards the same goal.

 

As you mentioned some of the above applications are already there and working, it just takes a little to install them.  unMenu was a HUGE addition towards making it easier for new users, unfamiliary with unRAID and linux, to install applications.  The efforts from the community have been great, and the coordination for a forum has been remarkable.

 

With 5.0 should come some of the changes you are talking about.  The RoadMap area lists some of these out, and you can read about it there.

Adding to the Synology "goodness" in DSM 3.1 .  Transmission has replaced rtorrent.  Great improvement.