GlennUk Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 HI all Just joined and found this forum after a google trying to find out if there is a max size of NAS compatible with Control 4? I currently have a 12 bay Synology RS2414+ with two volumes, the one i store all my media on is 25.3TB with a couple of thousand films on it, plus audio files and photos. I want my kids to be able to play the audio files via Contorl4 setup but have been advised that i need to use a NAS thats 2TB or smaller. As i am new to Contorl4 having migrated from a much simpler setup, not sure what NAS to buy or whether my Synology can be integrated into Control 4? Apologies if there are posts discussing this but i couldn't see anything having reached. Thanks for any feedback Glenn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VINCELdUB Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 You can integrate any size. But the larger the library, the more network resources needed to scan.I would recommend using your existing nas and pointing Control4 to a shared folder on the nas that is 2tb, then you can also do that again and again. That way, it is looking on a folder I larger than 2tb at a time. I am pretty sure You can have unlimited amount of network shares on the Control4 system. Happy Automating!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msgreenf Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 19 minutes ago, VINCELdUB said: You can integrate any size. But the larger the library, the more network resources needed to scan. I would recommend using your existing nas and pointing Control4 to a shared folder on the nas that is 2tb, then you can also do that again and again. That way, it is looking on a folder I larger than 2tb at a time. I am pretty sure You can have unlimited amount of network shares on the Control4 system. Happy Automating!! DLNA - no scanning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VINCELdUB Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 duh!Thanks for the reminder. Happy Automating!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyknight Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 7 hours ago, GlennUk said: but have been advised that i need to use a NAS thats 2TB or smaller. The 2Tb limit is for external drives hooked directly up to a controller via USB or eSata, and has no bearing on NAS drivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VINCELdUB Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 The 2Tb limit is for external drives hooked directly up to a controller via USB or eSata, and has no bearing on NAS drivers.I thought it was something like that. Thanks CY My knight in shining armour Happy Automating!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyknight Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 To be clear I have several servers running on my system, each of them consisting of DOZENS of Tbs. The system handles them just fine. That said, creating a music folder on one of them and pointing a separate driver to it for music IS a smart move as it prevent the system from having to scan all of it (assuming you use scheduled or manual scans vs pure manual entry). Doing a 'full' scan won't harm anything as such, but while scanning the system could potentially get a little slower as it's using resources. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlennUk Posted October 16, 2018 Author Share Posted October 16, 2018 On 10/14/2018 at 5:34 PM, msgreenf said: DLNA - no scanning All thanks, ill ask my dealer to look at DLNA as synology supports the protocol I have the media server app running already and the music is in a separate shared folder. Thank you for your assistance all, v.much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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