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Share your successful ReadyNAS hardware setup
Please post your successful hardware setup you employ with your ReadyNAS so others who are new to the ReadyNAS world can model their environment after yours. Any useful advice for the newbies would b...
This configuration works for me:
Comcast Cable Broadband <-> Motorola SB5120 Modem <-> NEtgear WNR854T Wirless Router <-> Netgear XE104 Powerline Bridge <-> Remote Netgear XE104 Powerline Bridge
Connected to the WNR854T (via CAT6) are:
- PC (3x Gigabit NIC, using only 1 at the moment) <-> 3x 750GB eSATA HDD (2x Raid 1, 3rd was used for backup before the 2nd ReadyNAS was aquired)
- Laptop (Gigabit NIC & WIFI G to WNR854T)
- XE104 Powerline Bridge
= ReadyNAS Pro RAID6, 3GB RAM, 6 Seagate ST31000340NS 3593 GB usable
- APC Back-UPS RS 1500
<--wifi--> Laptop (WIFI G only to WNR854T)
<--wifi--> iPhone
Connected to XE104 are:
- WNR854T
- Brother MFC-9840 Printer
Connected to remote Xe104 are:
- PC (100mhz NIC) <-> 20GB ATI HDD
= ReadyNAS NV+ XRaid, 1GB Ram, 4 Seagate ST3750640NS 1976 GB usable
- other pcs as needed
- all data (except database which must be run on windows) stored on PRO Nas
- backup PRO to NV+ every evening, exact duplicate of directory structure using combination of CIFS (for home files) and rsync for everything else
- also backup to extra HD periodically (was primary backup before acquiring PRO; now only used for carbonite offsite/online backup function since they only work with desktop storage)
- backup "my documents" from each pc every evening, just in case someone accidently uses local hd for document storage
- backup PRO data to PRO/backup/Sun-Sat; ie 7 copies of everything so i can unwind day by day if necessary (note to Netgear; please give us the ability to do frontview backups on weekly/monthly schedule as well to better refine this)
=> goal; data integrity/no data loss, ability to keep running no matter what happens, pc independence.
- All backups, programs, etc. are set up using host names. if Pro goes down, should be able to change hostname of NV+ to PRO and keep running; since directory structure is identical, apps/users shouldnt notice.
- if any individual pc goes down, can run from any other pc. also should be able to boot from unbuntu to retrieve/exercise NAS data in case of multiple catastrophic pc malfunctions
- only flaw is several database programs which only run from windows (quickbooks, timeslips, etc.). but they are backed up each evening to NAS, so if i have to, i can install application/database on another pc and get it up reasonably quickly
future expansion; streaming video
Comcast Cable Broadband <-> Motorola SB5120 Modem <-> NEtgear WNR854T Wirless Router <-> Netgear XE104 Powerline Bridge <-> Remote Netgear XE104 Powerline Bridge
Connected to the WNR854T (via CAT6) are:
- PC (3x Gigabit NIC, using only 1 at the moment) <-> 3x 750GB eSATA HDD (2x Raid 1, 3rd was used for backup before the 2nd ReadyNAS was aquired)
- Laptop (Gigabit NIC & WIFI G to WNR854T)
- XE104 Powerline Bridge
= ReadyNAS Pro RAID6, 3GB RAM, 6 Seagate ST31000340NS 3593 GB usable
- APC Back-UPS RS 1500
<--wifi--> Laptop (WIFI G only to WNR854T)
<--wifi--> iPhone
Connected to XE104 are:
- WNR854T
- Brother MFC-9840 Printer
Connected to remote Xe104 are:
- PC (100mhz NIC) <-> 20GB ATI HDD
= ReadyNAS NV+ XRaid, 1GB Ram, 4 Seagate ST3750640NS 1976 GB usable
- other pcs as needed
- all data (except database which must be run on windows) stored on PRO Nas
- backup PRO to NV+ every evening, exact duplicate of directory structure using combination of CIFS (for home files) and rsync for everything else
- also backup to extra HD periodically (was primary backup before acquiring PRO; now only used for carbonite offsite/online backup function since they only work with desktop storage)
- backup "my documents" from each pc every evening, just in case someone accidently uses local hd for document storage
- backup PRO data to PRO/backup/Sun-Sat; ie 7 copies of everything so i can unwind day by day if necessary (note to Netgear; please give us the ability to do frontview backups on weekly/monthly schedule as well to better refine this)
=> goal; data integrity/no data loss, ability to keep running no matter what happens, pc independence.
- All backups, programs, etc. are set up using host names. if Pro goes down, should be able to change hostname of NV+ to PRO and keep running; since directory structure is identical, apps/users shouldnt notice.
- if any individual pc goes down, can run from any other pc. also should be able to boot from unbuntu to retrieve/exercise NAS data in case of multiple catastrophic pc malfunctions
- only flaw is several database programs which only run from windows (quickbooks, timeslips, etc.). but they are backed up each evening to NAS, so if i have to, i can install application/database on another pc and get it up reasonably quickly
future expansion; streaming video
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