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danielwerner
Dec 31, 2012Aspirant
Dual services?
Hi, Sorry for the abstract subject, didn't know how to describe it. I'm thinking of buying a ReadyNAS Ultra 4, and have a couple of questions: 1. Will I be able to run Plex and stream videos to ...
StephenB
Dec 31, 2012Guru - Experienced User
If you need to transcode your audio/video, then you might want to get a Pro. The ultra is good for streaming, but the CPU is not really up for real-time transcoding.
danielwerner wrote: 1. Will I be able to run Plex and stream videos to my DLNA-tv on one disk, and then use the other one to backup my mac via time machine...
You will need to connect it to your router. For best performance you would want gigabit ethernet.
danielwerner wrote: ...Has the ReadyNAS built in wireless or will I need to connect it to my router?
You can set up the ultra for dual RAID-1. The two volumes would be independent, though of course they would share the CPU.
danielwerner wrote: 2. If the above works, can I use "dual" Raid-1 for this? That is, add 4 disks and use raid-1 for the Plex and another raid-1 for the time machine-backups, without them disturbing each other?
Though XRAID-2 should also work - ReadyNAS is capable of handling both tasks simultaneously. XRAID-2 aggregates all the disks into a single RAID volume. This provides protection against loss of a single disk drive, and enables you to expand the array later without needing to reload your data.
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