Much Storage, So Backup - Our NEW Synology NAS!

[@kolbypham7318]

I actually enjoy watching the ads placed in the Canucks' videos. So well made.

[@squatch545]

How much do they pay you to post comments?

[@harpersneil]

I've owned the NAS's predecessor for 4 years now and it's been flawless. DSM is updated regularly and the accompanying Android apps are brilliant also. BTW - The is a Celsius readout on the drive temperature also, but it's in Disk Management. Great upload as always.

[@QuickQuips]

I'm surprised you didn't go with the + models, or a Qnap with 10GBE (which should help workflow assuming you have the right router, the cheapest being a Miktrotik Cloudrouter). A DS1515+ or 1815+ makes more sense, and with the amount of stuff you have I'm surprised you aren't running RAID 6/SHR2 (rebuilds are when drives fail the most often). And you need a UPS to save yourself from a thunderstorm.

[@avluis86]

I have a DS2415+ and I need to promote the message above me. I don't bother with non plus models and if I can't find what I need on the Synology side, I go with a QNAP then, simple. For those wondering why people get these units instead of building their own -- well, we don't need to baby-sit these units. Put them behind an UPS and walk away. Additionally, if you get the right unit -- they will do just about anything you could possibly need, while protecting your data -- you just need to be smart about it. I do not condone DIY -- but for Dimitri, after a day of making content, does he want to them mess about with things he doesn't fully understand, which houses his valuable data? Dimitri, put an UPS on that thing -- before you fill it with content, change from SHR (RAID-5) to SHR2 (RAID-6) - less data available, but you'll have 2 disk failover. Either that or get a unit that gives you more available drive slots. Edit: Before I forget -- look into Amazon Glacier or something similar -- basically cloud storage for things you know you will barely access (long-term backup) -- A RAID IS NOT A BACKUP SOLUTION!! Edit2: Get some WD Red drives, or HGST!!

[@HardwareCanucks]

+Luis Alvarado great tips! Thanks so much :) will change to Raid6.

[@avluis86]

If I remember correctly, it uses a Linux raid implementation -- it's actually fairly robust. FYI, those hardware RAID controllers are being phased out by RAID aware file systems.

[@avluis86]

I'm aware of the above, but I simply answered your initial question. I personally have no bias towards one or the other, and I would still put an UPS behind the system running RAID in the first place: www.cyberciti.biz/tips/raid-hardware-vs-raid-software.html

[@avluis86]

As long as your UPS is in Synology's compatibility list (or the drivers are the same, mine was not on the list, yet works). And as for the software raid -- yeah, for the money, it should have one included, but unfortunately the practice for these NAs units (meaning not just Synology) has been to make use of the linux raid tools instead. In their defence, they do this in order to give the user the final say as to how they want their drives configured, as not all of these units get configured for raid -- I do not know why some users go this route, but some just want this for JBOD :(

[@jacobhesford9699]

That OCZ add was absolutley incredible man!

[@thr8061]

I have 2 DS1515+ NASs each now upgraded to using WD 8TB Reds designed for NASs. For a total of 32 TB usable space on each NAS. Each are connected to 2 different household/home business LANs. When I first started using Synology, I had a 1511+ with 2TB drives. One I use for my Acronis system backups for all the PCs, laptops & mobile devices. The other is use for critical file mirroring and for offsite file access (like my personal cloud). These 2 NASs and the 2 routers are on their own UPS battery backup system. I have always had great luck with various Synology NAS devices. It is so simple to just add larger & larger drives to expand them. And if necessary, add a secondary NAS to them.

[@marc574]

I got a DS1515+ with 5*4tb WD Red drives in RAID6. Love how it work. 1 tip: make a schedule for to turn on and off the system so your system won't run al night. Another tip is to check on smart tv or media player if they support the DS Video app for watching movies or check out the Plex app in the Synology app store if you like that more. Good luck with your NAS, you gonna love it!

[@n_vincent]

I have a 1511+ since 5 years and its so useful still today! 2 years ago one hdd failed : i replaced it and everything automatically repaired. Their OS is the best vs QNAP/Seagate... Its a very good choice, enjoy ;)

[@TomasVillegas]

Synology is really changing the face of NAS for inexperienced users. Great video Dmitri! FYI: I suggest hooking up a UPS, just to add a bit more data security for power failures.

[@IvarFFF]

I agree

[@jamespcnut]

Because we all know what happened last time dimitry cut the power to his computer

[@JimmysTheBestCop]

Absolutely need UPS for all NAS especially if its more complicated then a mirror if your storage pool is writing while the power cuts you will be out of luck. For instance say you have a 3 disk RAID5 Array that's 10TB. The rebuild time on that will probably be like 36 hours. So your talking you are vulnerable for anywhere from 1.5 to 3 days until your array is rebuilt. Plus another thing about these "pre fab" NAS units is the drives usually are in sequence off of the assembly line. So if 1 drive fails you are at real risk for multiple drive failing. See this happen dozens of time a year for the normal end user.

[@HardwareCanucks]

Excellent advice! Thanks so much!

[@suitcafe]

I have a DS1815+ with 8 4T NAS drives from Seagate. Really amazing running 4000gb with Link Aggregation.

[@ztech-consulting]

I looooove my DS1511+. Have been using it now for 5 years and love it to bits!

[@Exotath]

I think synology makes great products. I have their 1815+ and it is an amazing device for small businesses or higher level home use. Great software and automation features. There is a ton of additional software you can install for FTP/Mail Servers/CRM etc. The price tag gets you a lot more than "just a nas in a plastic box"... though their higher end units are metal. Good video.

[@Skufflewick]

Hey! I went from a WD My Book live to a Drobo, then to a Syno 1812+ over a matter of years. Currently I'm sitting at 37 TB redundant storage with a 5 bay expansion on the 8 bay NAS and have to say I love it! Its feature rich, user friendly, and most importantly for me, expandable. The 1812+ has served me really well, I imagine the next upgrade you may be interested in might be the 18xx, whatever the current generation is. Honestly its been a great device, especially for someone who isnt interested in learning Linux based systems or storage, and only has a slightly advanced understanding of networking.

[@Scdouglas]

linus has a few suggestions for you. They involve getting a $10k+ ups and over 100TB of server drives in a server room.

[@Arvisgrt]

i like those types of commercials. Well done, short , and to the point.

[@ClownFace1511]

If you hold your cursor over the thermal status it gives you a readout of the temp in C and also F :)

[@maxmoynihan906]

If you wish to have a security system and do not yet, Synology has great support for it. Just grab a few IP cameras from Amazon and you can figure out the rest. Synology has many features and setting to delete old footage, etc.

[@EposVox]

Whoo! I'm getting a new NAS soon. much needed

[@Chris173972]

I really like the Synology Nas systems. I have one myself and it's the best by far. simple to use interface, lots of features, plus you can daisy chain them if you do need more space.

[@ATHORNFAM2]

Depending on your size of your studio it may be good to get a server just to run your domain, web services, dhcp, dns, etc... I would highly recommend looking into barracuda cloud services. We have 3 of them at work. If someone loses a file it's super simple to restore a lost item.

[@will.photography]

I love synology products. They so easy to setup and use. I have the ds1511 which has 5 bays but it's capable of expanding to 15 bays with 2x5bay enclosures.

[@kmorin]

Tip: Buy a Smart Switch to configure LACP! It will allow you tu use the full 2gbps of the nas if you add another NIC to your desktop :)

[@setphstudio6]

how??

[@Intrepidity]

No, it won't. LACP only works with multiple sessions due to the load balancing algorithm. When doing file transfers or editing off of the network you will not use the second link generally. Usually only with another machine pulling another gigabit.

[@deletewin32]

You should Always have a backup device for the backup! I recommend that you check out the 8-bay diskstation from Synology. I have an unboxingsvideo on my channel of the 8-bay, if you want to check it out!

[@LosDuervo]

Regarding skins, you can buy vinyl sheets and then just cut them to fit. They’re fairly inexpensive, and you can keep the leftover in case you need for something else later on. I’ve even seen carbon fibre ones.

[@Kev2Tall]

Nice upgrade Dimitri. Just make sure to invest in a remote off site backup service as well and you are golden for the time being.

[@Schnabulation]

I use Synology NAS for my clients and am a huge fan. So here are a few tipps: 1) configure an external backup. For my clients I use two USB 3.0 external HDDs that I rotate every week (and store them outside the building). 2) configure a daily incremental backup. Hyper Backup can do this and it allows you to easily restore deleted or accidentally overwritten files. 3) maybe think about a VPN server so you can access the data from everywhere. OpenVPN is very simple and secure. 4) always have a spare internal HDD at hand so when a drive fails you can replace it right away

[@realclaushelmer]

Hey: we use synology quite a lot were i work. And actually retail them. A great tip is to go in and set it up to auto startup after power loss.

[@danielchristmaslee]

Be sure to implement a full disaster recovery solution and get cloud based backup.

[@zulfakhriafandi7350]

That OCZ RD400 ad is surprisingly well done.

[@Apex180]

Use to have the DS214play and loved it but outgrew it within 18 months. I could have gone for a 4bay nas but i looked a little further up the chain and plump for the DS1815+ 8 bay nas; i can see you out growing this 4bay quickly with the amount of data you are producing and adding bigger drives brings its own problems (rebuild times on RAID/SHR arrays can take days) so sometimes going for more bays but smaller drives is a better way to go. How are you backing this data up ? you only have to look at what happened to Linus for a tale of woe on what happens when you don't have a working backup in place at the same time you are working on production meterial. RAID / SHR is not a backup, it is simply a means to be able to continue to keep working when a component fails. I know recently that they have brought support of Backblaze into the cloud / backup app on the NAS so this might be an option to protect the vital data, something to look into ? UPS, get one. You can and will loose data if power drops to the NAS; this tends to not matter for RAID 1 arrays but SHR is basicly a fancy name for RAID5 and so on and it is recomended to have a UPS to protect the NAS; i have a cheap APC ones connected to the NAS via a usb cable and it will provide enough power for it to safely shutdown. Neat features / function i have found with the diskstations is the file browser / file station app lets you mount folders on other nas devices directly this then allows you to copy data back and forth and its the method i used to migrate my data from one NAS to the other cutting out the need for the traffic to go via my computer (mounting it on you computer then copying from there to another folder mounted from the new NAS will be slower....) You should be able to swap the 4TB hdds out for the 6TB / 8TB ones but you have to do this one at a time and let it rebuild the SHR array each time (and thus increasing the chance that a disk will fail and cause the array to drop) Don't like the fact they have removed the eSATA port and sd card reader that they put on the old play units, seems a very backwards step, also using their own design for the power plug rather then the dc type jacks they have used in the past is a bit of a odd one (makes getting a replacement psu harder then before)

[@krisdphillips]

Hey guys, the NAS supports NIC teaming using 802.1ad. If you have a managed switch I highly recommend teaming them for faster 4K access times.

[@craftyciddj7506]

Hello Dimitri, my tip for you is: If you have bot enough storage after a long time, you can buy Synology's expansion units. They will bring you extra storage without buying new disks/nas'

[@Christian20760]

set up port trunking if you have a managed switch and your nas supports ieee 803.2 so you can use the bandwith of both the gb connectors, And use your 12tb server for main and your 4tb server only for files you want to secure properly, if two drives fail you have a big problem when you split your data too both nas, when you use your 4tb server as secure backup this a very nice solution (backup is not the same as redundancy ^^)

[@armariantech]

I have the ds216+ and I am very happy with his performance. In my opinion, Synology NAS is the perfect

[@akramaslam]

Hey Dimitri, great video again. I have a DS1815+ And indeed 4k content consumes space pretty quickly. I do believe however that temperature readouts of the HDD's are available within the DSM (at least on mine) Try looking at "Storage manager=> HDD/SSD and however over your view type. You can actually choose what information you'd like to see. Including temperatures. " for the temps. And also, as some of your viewers would have also commented. Getting a compatible UPS would be a good idea. Something like the APC backup ups pro 900 would be good and future proof should you upgrade. Hope that helps!.

[@HunterDeuling]

Fantastic. Have a Ds1010+. Synology makes great NAS. Been looking to upgrade

[@maccrazyman1985]

You can get the temperature. Click the green bubble and it will show a popup.

[@MrSkroid101]

that was the most beautiful ad spot I've ever seen

[@feketetv]

Two birds with one stone :D You got a NAS + a topic for a vid.

[@LethalClips]

I would read up on RAID5/ZFS/this solution. If one disk fails, the array may not be able to rebuild if one drive has a bad sector.

[@RWiggy]

I believe the rear USB ports can be used to daisy chain another of these to this one

[@sousa443]

Hi nice choice if you stay with the mouse on ball of thermal status it will show de temps

[@JohnyTechReview]

Welcome to DSM master race :D. Your next step is roll your own DSM build.

[@kevin_delaney]

You should use raid 6 not raid 5 with high capacity drives, in my personal opinion. Use the 8 bay with a cached ssd drive and raid 6 for extra redundancy. Nearly doubles the price, the reason is with the rated potential read/write errors of typical modern HDD's you allow for additional protection of your data should you be required to rebuild the array. It would save you from solely relying on one single drive to rebuild the array. Is that one drive going to work? 8-9 times of out 10, most likely. Depends on how valuable your data is to you. Regular backups will make this easier to recover from though.

[@LaccerHS]

Dude that ad was just awesome!

[@polyspace]

one of the best ads ive seen in a while

[@banjostring9610]

should've got the 916+ The processor is better and you can expand it with another 5 bays later if you want. seagate drives are pretty bad, use wd red at a minimum.

[@MooTaters]

you can put a skin on it, 3M Di-Noc Carbon Fiber Film, or something of the sort. Mnpctech has a bunch of different options.

[@therepguy1]

At some point, you're going to need to step-up to a Synology racking solutions. Just to be able to expand in an orderly fashion. Start by upgrading your router with a Synology RT2600ac Wi-Fi AC 2600 Gigabit Router ($200.00 est.).It is designed to support all levels of racking hardware and will be hard to outgrow. Then give some thought to at least matching what you currently have but with built-in expansion capability. I would direct you to at least a Synology RackStation RS816 ($350.00) which is a NAS with four (4) hard drives you can either move your current hard drive over or max out the hard drives. The expansion kit for this NAS is Synology Expansion Unit RX415 ($390.00) which add's an additional four (4) hard drives and can be added to this NAS with the addition of only one (1) hard drive. Use the biggest hard drives you can afford because they will stay with you when in the future you may need to upgrade the NAS. The important thing is to stary with both Synology hardware & software and Seagate NAS designed hard drives. This offering is a starting point, it allows for eight (8) hard drives with maxed out hard drives and allows you to either start with this set-up or step up a level or two. Note that the hard drives can cost as much as much as the set-up itself. But those maxed outdrive will follow you as far as you need to go down this NAS road. And yes this the set up I've recently upgraded too. Plus, I just upgraded the RackStation to the RS816 because it was both cheaper and faster than the older unit that I first had. Money well spent. Both of these units can either be surface mounted or rack mounted. I'm currently looking at a racking solution for future growth. A. just a thought or two...

[@BladeRunner21577]

HC Did you not consider a more professional grade SAN over this consumer grade NAS? Some of the entry level SANs can cost the same as the NAS boxes on the market now, and with iSCSI you dont have to map to a drive, it shows as a local fixed disk.

[@RAMMSPECK]

Can't you even upgrade to 8TB drives in the synology box? For the future you maybe could build an XPEnology-Box (PC/Server with Synology DSM) so that you could use e.g a 12 Bay beast for ultimate storage ;)

[@donerkebab97]

Nice advertisement! Really liked it

[@nikkapur7158]

Your b-roll is godly

[@zark474]

For those large files a 5 bay Synology NAS with 4HDD +1SSD cache would have been even better imo.

[@gertvanderpaelt]

Have you thought about using tape storage?

[@samdeur]

4bay hmmm i upgraded a while back from 5 bay to 8 bay and i'm stil running out hahaha..never have enough storage.. but i use 2TB disks.. go with raid 5 or 6 that's all ..i use qnap ..but considering the move to Synology ...and free nas depending on how much work and time i want to invest.

[@Se7enAte]

So now from here when this fills up, are you going to get another NAS unit or just more drives for this NAS? Like just swap in new ones and keep the old drives in a bin with date labels? I know you wouldn't get instant access to the old files, but 16 month old files probably aren't going to need to be accessed very often.

[@nightowl3582]

I love mine. Only got 9TB in it at the moment.

[@hungryhungryhummer]

If you go to eBay, and search “hot swap case”, you’ll find some cases with a bunch of hard drive hot swap bays. You should just build a bad using free nas.

[@SasanCooper]

Instead of buying an overprices NAS like this, build a machine with whatever storage you want then install FreeNAS on it.

[@FelixO]

its a part of his business, and also a pc would be much bigger, louder and also it would consume more power.

[@frustrasiian]

Then spend hours troubleshooting how to set up cron jobs and scrubs. Sometimes the DIY solution isn't always the best. Especially with something like a NAS. Some might like tinkering and learning how to setup a NAS and using it to its full potential, but others just need it to be plug n play.

[@TalesOfWar]

Support. If it fucks up, they contact Synology and they fix it while the carry on with their own work. This is the same reason companies buy "off the shelf" systems too. Plus this thing is literally turn on and away you go. No need to mess around setting it up beyond your basic RAID preferences.

[@JohnyTechReview]

Pshh FreeNas for nerds. Roll your own DSM. Get all these features in your own server.

[@ImAzraa]

Bigger is good when talking about NAS builds. Means more drive bays. Take for example the Corsair Air 540, cube case, very solid, and an entire section dedicated to storage. Loud? No way, a decent NAS would use 14mm or 12mm fans, hand-picked to cater to your needs. More power? Not necesarily. Harddrives dont really push power supplies that much, and at any rate, you need a very good PSU to ensure stability. Since a NAS doesnt require a graphics card, there is a lot of airflow, less heat inside, and very low power consumption anyway. I would go with a 10 or 12 HDDs, in a big case like the 540. You dont really need SSDs since most of the editing should be done at the editing rigs, NOT at the NAS. Perhaps 1 SSD, as cache. And of course: FreeNAS as the OS of choice

[@lcs_crr]

This may sound like a noob question but how did you achieve gigabit speeds if the nas has hdds in it?

[@tougemaster]

1Gbps gives you in theory a maximum of 125 megabytes per second transfer rate, since any decent mechanical hard drive will be slightly faster than that, any NAS will be bottlenecked by a gigabit connection.

[@quinnjenkins6122]

Gigabit speed is only 100mb/s most hard drives run alot faster than this.

[@lcs_crr]

Riight, didnt know hdds are that fast. Thought they'd top up at 60mb/s or so

[@FelixO]

gigabit= 1000 mbps = 120mb/s HDDs are capable of up to 160mb/s

[@1097jad]

Might wanna correct your MB/Mb's 1000 Mb's = 125MB's (1Mb = 0.125MB's)

[@Baerchenization]

You should invest another 100 bucks in a switch with link aggregation, 50 in to Intel dual port GBit network card to speed things up a bit at those file sizes. And really, really, you'd want to put a twin box just like that in the basement of the building; you can mirror it over night through LAN over the power lines.

[@calvin_thefreak]

Just build a BIG Freenas station. There you can add depending on the Mainboard up to 80 Disks without Problems... Idk how to put them in any case :D And btw you can install much addons on Freenas!

[@TheSchulz2380]

My main concern, mapping it to a drive letter. "Not if but "When you get hit with Ransomware, it looks for map drives and infects them also.

[@TheSchulz2380]

To support others comments, Build a freenas box. Place in another office - Turn on one day a week. Backup all NAS you own. Turn off until next week. Remember Raid is not a backup. I support 3-2-1 Backup....

[@HardwareCanucks]

+Richard Schulz my mapper drives are under password protection, so hopefully that's fine.

[@EmilePolka]

well your NAS is broadcasting over your local network (NetBIOS) making it visible in every computer under Network category of your Windows Explorer. So youre not safe either both ways.

[@seanmcmunn88]

nice ad spot btw

[@michelgordon74]

Hi! Thanks for the explanation. I would like to ask your opinion, if I may do that. I would like to know if you believe this is the best solution for a photographer. I need to organize my photos and as of now i am completely lost with part of them at icloud, part in obscure external hd etc. thanks!

[@xiingli]

Are the transfer speeds kind of slow? I'm really inexperienced with NAS so I'm not sure what is really expected.

[@Swiftspell]

Demetri my friend!..... still no Enthoo Elite!? I bet you can not wait to review that case! Any more news about it?

[@iLykeCahrs]

This is honestly my favorite Tech channel. Linus is cool. Jay is kind of better. WitBit is just...yeah. This is just the best

[@andreasbjonness]

Would be cool if you had done a video about building a pc, and using unraid on is as a nas os. Unraid is also very newbie friendly (at least compared to Freenas) ;)

[@goofygob2178]

I didn't know you painted Dimitri. You should do more painting

[@kardas666]

Synology is fine if you have cash and no expertise. I make NAS's for smb's for a while now, got one in my current job and FreeNAS is the way to go. Usually i go for supermicro mb, 16gb ecc ram, wd red hdds, noctuos 120mm fans, 85+ psu, 1241 or i3/i5 cpu and a 120gb ssd (cheap 500/500mb/s of any manufacturer is fine) in R5 define case. Makes a realy nice and quiet system. If when i need realy cheap stuff ill buy used dell/hp/lenovo "workstation" line pc with ecc ram - makes real cheap NAS with awesome features. ZFS is just awesome, specialy for protection against crypto-viruses and integration with Win "previous version" feature. It takes time to learn FreeNAS, sure, but in the long run its worth it. Specialy since you guys use storage alot.

[@stock23]

That ad was awesome I like it a lot

[@mygoldencollection]

I am looking for simple solution where i can attach any capacity HDD externally and access it to my PC 24x7 via USB. It is like attaching multiple HDD for simple access to it via external soln. Does NAS provide it? If yes then why should there be space limitations? Our internal HDD doesnt have any such limitations

[@bothellkenmore]

I'm pretty happy w/ my DS213

[@SuperNabot1702]

I'm surprised you didn't go for a "DIY" Nas with FreeNAS or a similar option

[@AustinMichael]

With a NAS and it being your business only having one disk of redundancy is a risky proposition. Lets say one drive fails. You are then at the mercy of the hard drive lords because rebuilding an array of disks is very labor intensive on spinning disks. If another drive fails while you are rebuilding the array you lose everything. If you were willing to fork out the money for a prebuilt system you should have just paid the few extra hundred dollars and wen't for their five or 8 bay solutions. That way you could have had larger arrays with more redundancy. In my personal opinion two redundant disks is the absolute minimum for peace of mind. Also since you already bought this upping the drives to 6 tb would give you the same amount of available space as you have now with 2 redundant drives instead of one.

[@Apex180]

problem with the larger hard drives is the rebuild time on the array, i would go with a 8bay or 12 bay setup but use 3 or 4TB hdds, still will take a long time to rebuild but not near what one with 6TB hdds will.

[@AustinMichael]

***** The total capacity of the hard drive has nothing to do with the rebuild time of the array, The rebuild time is totally dependent on how much data is in the array. The more data the longer it takes to rebuild. Also even if what you said is true with the larger disks taking longer to rebuild he would still have two redundant disks to fall back on.

[@Apex180]

am not so sure you are correct on that based on what i have observed with both my own 1815+ and some other higher end NAS / SAN units

[@radioactiveduckie111]

well I think/hope the is a off-site backup solution to this NAS so just one drive redundancy is sufficient imo.

[@paulfairchild8942]

Agreed, I run a Synology 4-bay with RAID1 (mirroring only) - data safety, not space or speed is my priority. I backup the RAID1 as well, just in case.

[@HemantVallabh007]

Hi I am wondering why you didn't opt for larger drives like 8tb? What's your plan after 1yr? Cheers from New Zealand!

[@robodog7610]

So, they are in RAID5? There is Group Policy look a like on this?

[@ThreeMinuteHeat]

Is Synology NAS good? Or getting a HP Microserver Gen8 and maybe try to install Synology Featues onto it, is a better choice?

[@chocorondo]

Much storage, so backup, such wow

[@_intrepid]

hover over the thermal status to get a temperature readout

[@CZARNYEU]

Interesting Review thx 4 that

[@potatopalooza6537]

Why did you not build your own then it's upgradable and as fast as you want depending on the parts you pick. Also would make a few cool videos

[@qwazyd0gg]

That would make an amazing Plex server :) Great episode

[@grennpeace23]

You should definitely configure link aggregation to make use of those 2 ethernet ports!

[@teelim]

You can ask Barnacules for tips. He has a badass setup

[@stastro1785]

So, its been over a year...how is this storage solution holding up for you?

[@diogoalmeidavisuals]

*How's network editing?* I know you edit locally and backup once you're done but I would like to know if yo can do a mini version of what LMG does with their BEAST of a server.

[@ImAzraa]

Doesnt really make sense, since they already have decent workstations. Besides, going "mini" on a server configuration means... well, building a big PC with a fancy OS, really. Half-assed servers are often more complex and marginally more powerful than your good ol' PC, and a nightmare to maintain without the knowledge or with more personnel in your payroll LMG's config works fairly well because the sheer power of it. Its is feasible to transfer a workload and then receive results client-side. A mini server would produce delays due to its mid/low range compute power, and probably have a sub-par network solution, limiting transfer speeds to a crawl, which becomes a major time sink.

[@diogoalmeidavisuals]

+ImAzraa But I was wondering if you dumped your footage directly on the NAS to avoid having to backup you projects after you're done. If it would be possible to edit from it and use Premiere Pro's proxy work flow to make it editable

[@MagneBugten]

Well yes, you could do that. But it would slow your work down to the point where making a backup is actually faster. Besides, what this comes down to is workflow. you should take a look at their RAID 0 with OCZ SSDs video.

[@hoover91125_ouo]

Hi, Dimitri. Does the hybrid RAID differs from RAID 5?

[@nanoreeffreak5064]

What is the current Canuck NAS?

[@thorn3576]

build a freenas or unraid server you can add more harddrives and build it to your own needs

[@Matt-ct5ks]

Computer storage is kind of like a garage, the more space you have the more crap you will keep and eventually forget you even had. Most people would think 1 Tb is a lot of storage but as soon as you get it, it will be half full before you know it.

[@HOLLOWKILLER514]

Walk into a sign shop, ask if they have 3m 1080 film, ask for a wrap. Now you have a skin

[@MLBPC]

I get the need for a HD spare for redudency but in my experience RAID is not a back up.

[@flamearky522]

That intro sponsor tho. Looked cool.

[@waleedgeek]

that ad is the bomb yo

[@darkpowerxo]

storage performance with different variants of storage: ex:2 2tb samsung 850 pros and 2 regular drives(max 100mb/s) for the back of the Samsung will be possible or it will give the lowest speed possible or an average or?

[@iiatyy]

Just go ahead and build an unraid or freeNAS server/nas. Also RAID5 isn't really a great option for data you don't want to lose. When one disk fails and you replace it it is decently likely (~10%) that a second disk will fail while it is rebuilding due to the stress on the other drives.

[@marianeazelneo2715]

synology also works in 4 compuyers

[@technoeverything545]

hey Dmitri you could use handbrake to compress your videos without loosing quality ;)