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Aloise
Dec 27, 2013Aspirant
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...
StephenB
Dec 31, 2013Guru - Experienced User
I agree. Though if the NAS itself fails, data recovery of RAID-5 or RAID-6 is probably more difficult than JBOD - especially if you don't have a device that lets you mount all the disks. Some people prefer JBOD or RAID-1 for that reason.
However, since you are also buying a backup NAS, you already have that covered - if the main NAS fails, you just switch to the backup.
However, since you are also buying a backup NAS, you already have that covered - if the main NAS fails, you just switch to the backup.
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