Re: sleep on a low-usage NAS ?
jeremy ardley wrote:
> I have just converted a qnap TS-212 NAS from the vendor software to a stock
> Debian 10. (Armel)
>
> I notice immediately that the NAS never spins down its disks when idle - as
> it used to with the vendor software.
>
> The NAS is used maybe once per day to take backups via smb.
>
> Ideally, I'd like it to go to sleep after 30 minutes of inactivity, but wake
> more or less instantly when a new smb connection is initiated.
>
> Less ideal would be to have some process that wakes it for specific time
> periods.
>
> Checking the logs I see an hourly cron process is running, but not much
> else. I'm fine with installing a ramdisk for syslog if required.
>
> I need advice on what else I can do to keep the device with disks unspun for
> most of the day, yet still be available almost immediately when other
> clients on the LAN need some NAS services.
You can apt install powertop , a program which will run a quick survey of
your system and recommend power-saving config changes.
If it has Wake On LAN support, you can have your backup job
start by sending a WOL packet to it, waiting a few seconds, and
then commencing.
-dsr-
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