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Purchasing ReadyNas Pro 6 Diskless
Hello, I'm an IT consultant for a small law firm. The firm is using about 3TB of storage and increasing. I'm currently thinking of purchasing 2 ReadyNas Pro 6 Diskless units and I have a couple...
Thank you all for your suggestions and clarifications.
There is a VPN connection already in place. He frequently works from home using the VPN connection. He just would like to have a faster way of accessing his files and modifying them than through the VPN connection. He mainly complains that it's slow to save files back to the server after he modifies them, and some of the files are huge (even though he has an insanely fast 50 Mbps up/down link at the office). This is why I thought the ReadyNas would be a good option. I was hoping he could connect to the one at his home, make the changes he wanted and then have that synced back to the primary.
The main issue is that some people in the office work during off hours, so there would be no way for me to time a two-way rsync. He's based in L.A. and has an employee in Colorado and another in N.Y. who work late night hours. They will always connect to the primary.
So my hopes of him connecting to it from home are dashed. This plan has basically changed to having one ReadyNas as a storage server in the office with a backup one at home. Takes care of trying to add on to his tape robot to back up this extra data.
Also good points about not having to buy 6 hard drives. I'll buy more as needed. He can start off with 4x3 with dual redundancy for 6 TB of storage and add more later.
As far as enterprise vs desktop, I understand the risks and that's why I'm getting 2 ReadyNas and having dual redundancy. Only way for a real total failure would be if 3 hard drives from both the primary and secondary failed...and if that happens...I'm blowing up the Seagate or WD manufacturing plant for the good of all humanity. (Please do not report me to the CIA or any other anti-terrorism organization. It's just a joke....I think.)
There is a VPN connection already in place. He frequently works from home using the VPN connection. He just would like to have a faster way of accessing his files and modifying them than through the VPN connection. He mainly complains that it's slow to save files back to the server after he modifies them, and some of the files are huge (even though he has an insanely fast 50 Mbps up/down link at the office). This is why I thought the ReadyNas would be a good option. I was hoping he could connect to the one at his home, make the changes he wanted and then have that synced back to the primary.
The main issue is that some people in the office work during off hours, so there would be no way for me to time a two-way rsync. He's based in L.A. and has an employee in Colorado and another in N.Y. who work late night hours. They will always connect to the primary.
So my hopes of him connecting to it from home are dashed. This plan has basically changed to having one ReadyNas as a storage server in the office with a backup one at home. Takes care of trying to add on to his tape robot to back up this extra data.
Also good points about not having to buy 6 hard drives. I'll buy more as needed. He can start off with 4x3 with dual redundancy for 6 TB of storage and add more later.
As far as enterprise vs desktop, I understand the risks and that's why I'm getting 2 ReadyNas and having dual redundancy. Only way for a real total failure would be if 3 hard drives from both the primary and secondary failed...and if that happens...I'm blowing up the Seagate or WD manufacturing plant for the good of all humanity. (Please do not report me to the CIA or any other anti-terrorism organization. It's just a joke....I think.)
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