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Best configuration for 6TB 1TB 8TB and 8TB
Hi, Currently I am running 6TB and 1TB as JBOD; 6TB as the main storeage, and 1TB only dedicated for bittorrent downloading. And I am going to add two more 8TB drivers to my readynas. what's best...
Which ReadyNAS do you have? Why not add the additional drives as JBOD volumes as you have done before if you don't need RAID configuration?
aks wrote:
Why not add the additional drives as JBOD volumes as you have done before if you don't need RAID configuration?
Sounds like the best answer to me given the constraints.
FWIW, 4K streaming won't stress the disks (even the high bit rate ones are only around 100 mbits). The key issue here is that you want to maximize capacity.
my 4k streaming is not that good, always stop and go.
i'd say if you dont care about redundancy 3xdrives in raid 0(striping is better than jbod for speed), for 18TB and 2xdrives(spare capacity) in raid0 for 4TB .total 22TB use 1TB of the 2drive raid0 for the dedicated stuff u need it for and just dump the 1tb or stick it in a pc. Remember raid always runs at the slowest drive speed and frankly the 1tb probably isnt worth the hassle.
Myself i wouldnt touch this given the dodgyness of software raid and drives tendancies to drop out the array cos they feel like screwing ur day up but whatever floats ur boat i guess.
To stream (4k or anything) there are at least 3 elements: the NAS, the network connection, and the viewing device (PC/TV whatever). All of these can be an issue, especially with 4k. I would expect the RN204 can stream to 4k, assuming the content started at 4k so this is just streaming the file. Can you provide a bit more details about your setup. A wifi connection could be more challenging with delivering the throughput needed, so checking with a wired connection would help identify potential areas for problems.
aks wrote:
I would expect the RN204 can stream to 4k, assuming the content started at 4k so this is just streaming the file.
Yes. Even a v1 NAS can stream 4K
aks wrote:
A wifi connection could be more challenging with delivering the throughput needed, so checking with a wired connection would help identify potential areas for problems.
Agreed.
fluffybunnyuk wrote:
i'd say if you dont care about redundancy 3xdrives in raid 0(striping is better than jbod for speed),
Don't do that. If you use RAID-0 to span 3 drives, then you lose all the data in the volume when any disk fails. If you use JBOD then if you lose a drive you only lose the data on that drive.
A single RAID-0 volume would be faster, but JBOD is more than fast enough to stream 4K.
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