ha ha, yes indeed, my important stuff took a week or two, my photos took 4-6 weeks. And that's just for 200GB!
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My ReadyNas DUO is start to throw out warnings so the push to replaced it has been expedited.
Current setup is ReadyNAS DUO v1 with 2 x 2tb drives in straight mirror running at about 80% utilised, used for Time Capsule backups from Mac Mini and MacBook Pro, also as a storage for iTunes on the MacMini, as about 1tb of videos on there, a pain in the arse if it goes but not the end of the world. Important stuff (photos etc) is backed upto 1.1tb of Dropbox space.
I want to move to a 4 bay NAS in a RAID 5 config as I want read speed as the primary factor when I am pulling of HD films etc, looking at the QNAP TS-469L using 3TB WD Red HDD, bought from two different vendors to try and avoid any build quality errors from a bad batch.
Anyone want to pick holes in my plan?Originally posted by Stevie Wonder BoyI can't see any way to do it can you please advise?
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Originally posted by SimonMac View PostMy ReadyNas DUO is start to throw out warnings so the push to replaced it has been expedited.
Current setup is ReadyNAS DUO v1 with 2 x 2tb drives in straight mirror running at about 80% utilised, used for Time Capsule backups from Mac Mini and MacBook Pro, also as a storage for iTunes on the MacMini, as about 1tb of videos on there, a pain in the arse if it goes but not the end of the world. Important stuff (photos etc) is backed upto 1.1tb of Dropbox space.
I want to move to a 4 bay NAS in a RAID 5 config as I want read speed as the primary factor when I am pulling of HD films etc, looking at the QNAP TS-469L using 3TB WD Red HDD, bought from two different vendors to try and avoid any build quality errors from a bad batch.
Anyone want to pick holes in my plan?
I also have a general dislike of raid 5 for media servers as it doesn't really offer anything that can't be achieved via a parity system (unraid / snapraid / grumpy) yet requires all disks to be installed at the same start point (resulting in compounded risk).
Given the price of that box is there not a quiet mini-itx computer you buy for the same money and install debian / arch or something on it...Last edited by eek; 1 December 2014, 19:57.merely at clientco for the entertainmentComment
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Originally posted by eek View Postdifferent vendors at the same time won't solve anything as chances are they will be from the same distributor / shipment.
I also have a general dislike of raid 5 for media servers as it doesn't really offer anything that can't be achieved via a parity system (unraid / snapraid / grumpy) yet requires all disks to be installed at the same start point (resulting in compounded risk).
Given the price of that box is there not a quiet mini-itx computer you buy for the same money and install debian / arch or something on it...Originally posted by Stevie Wonder BoyI can't see any way to do it can you please advise?
I want my account deleted and all of my information removed, I want to invoke my right to be forgotten.Comment
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You will need to buy two different brand of disks then to get any security over batch issues. 1 of each type from a computer shop and 1 from Amazon (on the basis that Amazon probably source globally)merely at clientco for the entertainmentComment
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Originally posted by SimonMac View PostMy ReadyNas DUO is start to throw out warnings so the push to replaced it has been expedited.
Current setup is ReadyNAS DUO v1 with 2 x 2tb drives in straight mirror running at about 80% utilised, used for Time Capsule backups from Mac Mini and MacBook Pro, also as a storage for iTunes on the MacMini, as about 1tb of videos on there, a pain in the arse if it goes but not the end of the world. Important stuff (photos etc) is backed upto 1.1tb of Dropbox space.
I want to move to a 4 bay NAS in a RAID 5 config as I want read speed as the primary factor when I am pulling of HD films etc, looking at the QNAP TS-469L using 3TB WD Red HDD, bought from two different vendors to try and avoid any build quality errors from a bad batch.
Anyone want to pick holes in my plan?
Suggestion on another forum was to dump the Synology/Qnap Nas and go for a HP microserver which is cheaper and faster.
Are they good?Comment
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Originally posted by css_jay99 View PostI have a synology 4 Disk NAs as well and have been looking at the QNAP-TS-469/70 pro but these babies are expensive.
Suggestion on another forum was to dump the Synology/Qnap Nas and go for a HP microserver which is cheaper and faster.
Are they good?merely at clientco for the entertainmentComment
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Originally posted by css_jay99 View PostI have a synology 4 Disk NAs as well and have been looking at the QNAP-TS-469/70 pro but these babies are expensive.
Suggestion on another forum was to dump the Synology/Qnap Nas and go for a HP microserver which is cheaper and faster.
Are they good?
Originally posted by eek View PostThey used to be. I don't think the £100 microserver is available anymore...Originally posted by Stevie Wonder BoyI can't see any way to do it can you please advise?
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Originally posted by SimonMac View PostThe PRO's are a bit out of my price range, was looking at the TS-469L which can be picked up for £400 diskless
I want to avoid the microserver route, only want something simple to back up my various Mac's and store videosmerely at clientco for the entertainmentComment
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I just acquired an Oracle ZFS Unified Storage Appliance, fingers crossed it will stop me buying second hand storage arrays....Comment
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