Data Protection and Monitoring Setup

Now that a storage pool, volume, and shared folder are created, we need to change a few settings to protect and monitor our data.

 

Set up a Data Scrubbing Schedule on a Synology NAS

Data scrubbing inspects your volumes and modifies detected inconsistencies. In simple terms, this protects your NAS against bit-rot. There isn’t a specific schedule that’s mandatory, but it’s a good idea to run it at a minimum, bi-annually.

1. Open Storage Manager, select Storage Pool, then Schedule Data Scrubbing. Then select Set Schedule

1. Select Enable Data Scrubbing schedule, then select the Storage Pool, select a Frequency and Save

 

Set up Snapshots on a Synology

The easiest way to think of snapshots is that they “freeze” your files in time and allow you to recover those files later if necessary.

Every time a snapshot is created, a “restore” point is created, which allows you to recover files/folders from a point in time. The best part about this is that the snapshots themselves take up very little space and give you tons of flexibility!

1.  Open the Package Center, search for Snapshot and install the Snapshot Replication package.

2. When the install finishes, launch the Snapshot Replication application. Select Snapshots and select settings on the folder you’d like to schedule protection for.

3. Enable the snapshot schedule. At this point, there are two final settings you’ll need to check:

• Retention: Select how many snapshots you’d like to retain. Depending on the file type (and size), you’ll most likely have different retention policies for different folders.
• Snapshot Visibility: If you would like snapshots to be visible, select the checkbox under the Advanced section.

 

4. After the snapshots have been configured, your system will start to create snapshots regularly. When the retention policy hits its maximum, old snapshots will be deleted.