Does this NAS support VMWare images?
54658
This will support a VMware image over a LAN connection, I would suggest using the aggregated ethernet option which this also supports. DO NOT do anything funky like running encrypted RAID 0/1/5 etc. Run an ext3 (limit 16GB file size) with what ever flavor of raid you like. This will not be fast but will work. Have the VMplayer on a desktop / Laptop and point the player / workstation to the file located on the NAS box.
54659
Go here for all the details on the 5550 http://www.thecus.com/product.php?PROD_ID=76 if you don't see it email their tech support they've always been prompt in their reply
313616
Yes it will. I'm not sure about brand of nas. For me, I have it connected to a Windows smb file share and it works great. It can be connected to smb, nfs and ftp for remote storage.
537756
I'm using it in a server raid 1 for data backup. I would say yes on NAS configuration. Because of the slower speed I would not use it as a drive setup to run programs from. Just for data.
218713
Yes: Check out these links: http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/software/vmware/esxi-image.htmlhttp://www.virten.net/2013/11/vsphere-5-homelab-esxi-on-hp-microserver-gen8/http://www.virten.net/2013/06/preview-on-hp-proliant-microserver-gen8-for-esxi/
1128376
None yet. I ended up getting a DS1513+ just b/c of that and use there CloudStation Sync. It works just like google drive, drop box, and Sky Drive. I believe this syncs faster out side of the network.
1675922
I guess it can. You could try using a virtual machine, though. I have 4 OSs this way (VMware Workstation).
1300888
Yes. I did exactly that when I purchased my Synology NAS. The BlackArmor NAS was a piece of crap, but the drives are fine and the Syno. NAS will play well with them.
1688459
No, it can work in as standard desktop drive. Being designed for NAS though means it will tolerate being in close proximity to a lot of other disks, for both heat dispersion and resistance to vibrations caused by the other drives. You may be able to get a drive that has better overall performance and a larger cache in a non-NAS version for the same or lower price.
850980
Using internal graphics as this board is in an ESXi server for some home VM testing. Honestly there are better boards out there I only got this as it is a reference board and should have universal compatibility with VMware
735279
I'm only using the one drive it came with right now. It might have software raid. You can ask the seller via their support link at deepdiscountservers.com.
1824427
This is not a NAS or a "giant networked hard drive". It is a 5-bay Direct-Attach-Storage device. It connects to a single host machine via Thunderbolt.
1594611
Yes this will work fine - you will need to set the device to JBOD or Raid 0.http://www.vantecusa.com/en/product/view_detail/497http://www.vantecusa.com/system/application/media/data_file/nst-400mx_manual.pdf
568067
yes must use version 3 or higher vmware check this site has tutorial video. hope this helps.http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd;=displayKC&externalId;=1015396
32889
I have not tried it as yet, but from my personal experience with IP camera support available on Synology. I am sure it will work.
1032726
Typically, yes. But you should always go to Synology's site to confirm supported hardware.
1455389
There doesn't seem to be an indication that this drive had to be used as a NAS setup. My personal application is a NAS setup but is used primarily as a media host for an Apple TV2.
1536736
Works perfectly fine in my FreeNAS server (FreeNAS-9.1.1-RELEASE-x64 (a752d35))