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Storage Help (NAS+Media Streaming+RAID+Automatic Backup)
Hi everyone. I'm currently facing a dilemma trying to choose the best storage solution for me. I have just bought a Netgear R7000 (Nighthawk) 802.11ac router and would like to build my personal hom...
Firstly, thanks once again for your replies. I appreciate and value both your time and information.
I'm thinking of getting a 516 for DATA and maybe a 314 or another 516 for BACKUP.'
DATA
Although RAID6 is an option, I am not confortable with it as I am sure I'll have to get some assistance in case of HDD failure. So, I'm thinking of going JBOD on it.
I'd prefer to keep backing up the data on this DATA NAS to my BACKUP NAS. In case of an HDD failure on my DATA NAS, I'll have the option to swap the faulty drive and restore data from my BACKUP NAS. Sounds more simple to me...
In addition, I'm wondering that in a JBOD setup it's equally easy to access and stream my media files in my wifi LAN. I'm just not sure if I'll have to install additional software to stream such content to my devices (TV, iPad, android smartphone, PC, etc.)
BACKUP
No RAID will be used here as well.
I only have to design the solution so that I'll be able to have the same capacity on DATA and BACKUP NAS. That's why having two 516 NASes sounds more accurate for me than having a 516 for DATA and a 314 for BACKUP, even with different single HDD capacities on each NAS (i.e.: 6x2TB on DATA NAS and 4x3TB on BACKUP NAS)
HDDs
I've done some research about enterprise class SATA HDDs and found better reference on Seagate Constellation HDDs than on WD (reds, blacks, greens, whatever, etc...)
Other than reliability, my concern here is about I/O. I've read that for faster I/O it would be better to install more HDDs with smaller capacity (i.e.: 600Gb... 1TB at most) but for this, I'll have to buy a bigger enclosure and that's not my point. So, it seams quite a good balance to have a 516 filled with 2 or 3Tb HDDs, but I'm not sure if they are either compatible to ReadyNAS boxes (516, 314 ,etc.) and even if they are on the list of approved/compatible drives by Netgear (what would invalidate any support I might need from them). Here are the models that I'm talking about:
Seagate Constellation - 2TB - SATA - 6Gb/s - ST2000NM0033 (without cryptography)
Seagate Constellation - 2TB - SATA - 6Gb/s - ST2000NM0053 (with cryptography)
Seagate Constellation - 3TB - SATA - 6Gb/s - ST3000NM0033 (without cryptography)
Seagate Constellation - 3TB - SATA - 6Gb/s - ST3000NM0053 (with cryptography)
In case these drives are either not compatible or non compliant, which other Enterprise Class HDDs (2Tb and 3Tb) would fit RreadyNAS boxes (516, 314, etc.)?
I'm thinking of getting a 516 for DATA and maybe a 314 or another 516 for BACKUP.'
DATA
Although RAID6 is an option, I am not confortable with it as I am sure I'll have to get some assistance in case of HDD failure. So, I'm thinking of going JBOD on it.
I'd prefer to keep backing up the data on this DATA NAS to my BACKUP NAS. In case of an HDD failure on my DATA NAS, I'll have the option to swap the faulty drive and restore data from my BACKUP NAS. Sounds more simple to me...
In addition, I'm wondering that in a JBOD setup it's equally easy to access and stream my media files in my wifi LAN. I'm just not sure if I'll have to install additional software to stream such content to my devices (TV, iPad, android smartphone, PC, etc.)
BACKUP
No RAID will be used here as well.
I only have to design the solution so that I'll be able to have the same capacity on DATA and BACKUP NAS. That's why having two 516 NASes sounds more accurate for me than having a 516 for DATA and a 314 for BACKUP, even with different single HDD capacities on each NAS (i.e.: 6x2TB on DATA NAS and 4x3TB on BACKUP NAS)
HDDs
I've done some research about enterprise class SATA HDDs and found better reference on Seagate Constellation HDDs than on WD (reds, blacks, greens, whatever, etc...)
Other than reliability, my concern here is about I/O. I've read that for faster I/O it would be better to install more HDDs with smaller capacity (i.e.: 600Gb... 1TB at most) but for this, I'll have to buy a bigger enclosure and that's not my point. So, it seams quite a good balance to have a 516 filled with 2 or 3Tb HDDs, but I'm not sure if they are either compatible to ReadyNAS boxes (516, 314 ,etc.) and even if they are on the list of approved/compatible drives by Netgear (what would invalidate any support I might need from them). Here are the models that I'm talking about:
Seagate Constellation - 2TB - SATA - 6Gb/s - ST2000NM0033 (without cryptography)
Seagate Constellation - 2TB - SATA - 6Gb/s - ST2000NM0053 (with cryptography)
Seagate Constellation - 3TB - SATA - 6Gb/s - ST3000NM0033 (without cryptography)
Seagate Constellation - 3TB - SATA - 6Gb/s - ST3000NM0053 (with cryptography)
In case these drives are either not compatible or non compliant, which other Enterprise Class HDDs (2Tb and 3Tb) would fit RreadyNAS boxes (516, 314, etc.)?
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