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usb capabilities of RN424
Hello, I am interested in purchasing a Netgear RN424 Storage Cabinet. However, I don't want to use it as a NAS or SAN. I want to direct connect via usb3 cable to one computer. If I first insert 4...
Fantec has one with 8 bays, too.
A DAS (Direct Attached Storage) and NAS (Network Attached Storage) are completely different things. I believe the OP wants a DAS, though he may want a dual-purpose DAS/NAS. He has come to the wrong place, because Netgear is not in the DAS business. I have only ever known of one true dual-purpose DAS/NAS, and the same files could not be shared between the two access methods. The DAS area operated much like iSCSI, as a block of space formatted and accessed by the computer using it, not the NAS, and that area was walled off from NAS access..
Other that the Thunderbolt2 device from QNAP mentioned (which is using Thunderbolt2 as a network transport, so that's "cheating"), the other devices listed are DAS. Some are DAS intended for connection to a computer (but will likely also work attached to a NAS) and others are intended for attachment to a NAS as expansion (but may work attached to a computer). But none of the others will work as both.
The basic answer to the original questions is: It can't be done.
Sandsharkwrote "The basic answer to the original questions is: It can't be done."
True :-)
But I need to put a general comment how the original question is posted and why posting questions in this way is making it difficult to give a meaningful answer. The question has no background. The purpose of the RN424 connected in the desired way is not mentionend. So, dear MattRDude, you have to live with the mere technical solution Sandshark gave, which is completely correct.
That is like asking the oracle "On which day will I day?" and the answer you will get would be "On a thursday."
DAS and NAS are a perfect combination to support a robust backup situation: Assume 2 Nas on the network mirroring each other, accessable to all users and one DAS connected to an administrators workstation holding all relevant instances a third time. So, if the question is going into the direction to foster backup, increasing reliability and support a desaster recovery plan the answer would be the one of Sandshark and a recommendation to use one or more Nas together with one or more DAS.
Kind regards
Retired_Member wrote:
But I need to put a general comment how the original question is posted and why posting questions in this way is making it difficult to give a meaningful answer.
I agree with this. It's much easier to give a useful answer when you know something about the goal.
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