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Workflow for archiving large amount of data
Hi,
I'm new to ReadyNAS and to the forum, but I did several searches and could not find this information...
I work in a small institute where we deal with a huge volume of video files, and we have purchased a ReadyNAS NV+ v2 to address two needs:
- have a place where video files can live and be accessed by different people while we are cataloguing and working on their metadata.
- provide an interface for archiving video that we are not using but might need to access in the future.
Here is the workflow we had envisioned:
1- Setup the ReadyNAS in RAID1, with one share fore each volume:
Share1 (on volume C), would be for videos that we are still cataloguing or are not sure we will want to archive
Share2 (on volume D), would be only for videos we are ready to archive and will not mess with anymore.
2 - Once we fill up Share2, we would remove the two drives that form volume D and its redundancy, label one as Archived1, the other as Archived1_bakup, insert one new 2TB in each slot, and create a fresh new Share2. Repeat until full again.
3 - If later on we need to access the video on Archived1, we would take it out of storage, and connect it to the usb port of the ReadyNAS, so that it can be accessed by all the users. Archived1_backup would be kept offsite, in case Archived1 fails.
(One thing to keep in mind: We don't need a backup for the files before they are archived and removed from the ReadyNAS, since the original videos would still live locally. The file on the ReadyNAS is, in a sense, already a backup, except for "archived" files).
Can any of you experienced users tell me why this is a bad idea, and how we could improve it? :D
Many thanks
I'm new to ReadyNAS and to the forum, but I did several searches and could not find this information...
I work in a small institute where we deal with a huge volume of video files, and we have purchased a ReadyNAS NV+ v2 to address two needs:
- have a place where video files can live and be accessed by different people while we are cataloguing and working on their metadata.
- provide an interface for archiving video that we are not using but might need to access in the future.
Here is the workflow we had envisioned:
1- Setup the ReadyNAS in RAID1, with one share fore each volume:
Share1 (on volume C), would be for videos that we are still cataloguing or are not sure we will want to archive
Share2 (on volume D), would be only for videos we are ready to archive and will not mess with anymore.
2 - Once we fill up Share2, we would remove the two drives that form volume D and its redundancy, label one as Archived1, the other as Archived1_bakup, insert one new 2TB in each slot, and create a fresh new Share2. Repeat until full again.
3 - If later on we need to access the video on Archived1, we would take it out of storage, and connect it to the usb port of the ReadyNAS, so that it can be accessed by all the users. Archived1_backup would be kept offsite, in case Archived1 fails.
(One thing to keep in mind: We don't need a backup for the files before they are archived and removed from the ReadyNAS, since the original videos would still live locally. The file on the ReadyNAS is, in a sense, already a backup, except for "archived" files).
Can any of you experienced users tell me why this is a bad idea, and how we could improve it? :D
Many thanks
3 Replies
- The NAS is not set up for swapping the drives in and out. One concern is that the sata connection scheme is not intended for heavy use. Also, if you hot-insert an old volume, you run the risk that the NAS will think it is a new disk, and will wipe it/resync.
It is best to archive your data to USB drives, and not swap out Volume D drives. - Thanks, StephenB. I got a sense that would be a problem from reading posts in the forum, but it's good to have a definite confirmation.
So I guess we would have to backup Share2 twice via USB once it's full. Would the backup function in RAIDiator be the best way to do this? Or would it be best just to drag the files? Of course we would need reliability, since once copied to Archived1 and Archived1_backup the files would be erased.
Thanks! - Raidiator Backup would work, you can also back up over your network (for instance, attach the USB drive to your PC and use RoboCopy). I'm not sure which is faster with the V2. Of course the network approach requires the PC to be on for the entire transfer.
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