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Backing up to Ready Nas
I have 4 HDD;s in my Computer that I will backup to the RN104 each drive is 4TB and I have a 4TB to put in the RN 104 how long will it take? do do each Drive if they all have about 2.5 TB of data. ...
It depends on how you back them up, and also if you want to verify the copy.
The write speed of the RN104 is about 50 MB/s, so it won't go faster than that. That means it will take at least 14 hours to transfer 2.5 TB.
Thanks for that I assume it will take the same time to format and load the drives the first time doing One drive at a time I will format the drive in the NAS the transfer all the files from the computer to the NAS . So about 3-4 days allowing for the odd sleep session
Mumbles
Probably a good estimate for planning purposes.
The NAS will take some time to create the full RAID array, but you should be able to start storing to it before that is done.
I don't want raid I want one HDD for say Music which I will back up to another drive to be stored off site . So if using the 104 can I load bays 1,2&3 with blank HDD's Transfer from the computer the files there to the drives in the 104 saving the fourth bay for backing up one drive at a time.so they are swappable if and when one crashes . Doing the same with the second box . Putting them into the Router on separate RJ45 ports then being able to access all files on both RN104's from any computer on the home network? At this time I have 5 drives with data that I want on the network
Mumbles
mumbles wrote:
I don't want raid I want one HDD for say Music which I will back up to another drive to be stored off site . So if using the 104 can I load bays 1,2&3 with blank HDD's Transfer from the computer the files there to the drives in the 104 saving the fourth bay for backing up one drive at a time.so they are swappable if and when one crashes . Doing the same with the second box . Putting them into the Router on separate RJ45 ports then being able to access all files on both RN104's from any computer on the home network? At this time I have 5 drives with data that I want on the network
Mumbles
I'm not sure I see the question here. But yes, you would be able to access all the files on both RN104s from any computer on the home network.
JBOD is fine if you don't need or want RAID redundancy. But I recommend using external drives for your off-site storage.
Yes I am using the RN104 as "Just a Box Of Drives" Are you saying that this is under using the RN104 and I should do more With it? But I just want to load the drives in it and park it near the router an forget it except when Backing it up and adding new files to it. Will the unit work as a NAS with 4 drives full of vid and music ? It will show up as the NAS drive on all computer in the Home network Click on it the 4 HDD's will show up I can choose one drive and I can select a file from the index of the drive? The reason I am asking all these dumb questions is so I know what I am getting my self into . The main reason I want this unit is to store all files in one place and to reduce power usage. I believe that the RN104 will have a foot print of under 200 W in full flight where the Computers I am using at this have 550W each now so by using the RN104 I save around 350W. Next step is to replace the TV's with units that work from the Home Network direct through RJ45 cable
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