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Hoping someone can recommend me a simple to install and use NAS Drive.
Well, it's what I've been told I need anyway, so happy to listen to alternatives if it's not.
I run a business from home, using a PC and Macbook, also as a family have a laptop, 2 iPads and 2 iPhones.
I would like to back up all devices to a central point, and be able to access all the data remotely.
Things like images, files, etc etc, I want to be able to access if I am out and about, or on holiday, and also to ensure they are safe.
Been told I need minimum of 2 bay set up, as they can fail, so best to have a mirror.
Any help please?
Well, it's what I've been told I need anyway, so happy to listen to alternatives if it's not.
I run a business from home, using a PC and Macbook, also as a family have a laptop, 2 iPads and 2 iPhones.
I would like to back up all devices to a central point, and be able to access all the data remotely.
Things like images, files, etc etc, I want to be able to access if I am out and about, or on holiday, and also to ensure they are safe.
Been told I need minimum of 2 bay set up, as they can fail, so best to have a mirror.
Any help please?
http://www.dabs.com/products/synology-ds214-play-2...
Something like this?
Although am I being daft...it doesn't actually have a hard drive in it as it says storage 0 with a max of 12TB?
Something like this?
Although am I being daft...it doesn't actually have a hard drive in it as it says storage 0 with a max of 12TB?
I have a QNAP TS-412 - its relatively easy to set up, and once done, has performed faultlessly for the last 2-3 years. To be honest, i dont use a fraction of its functions - i just stream movied from it to my PS3 and watch on the telly.
Its a 4-bay one, and i have it set up as RAID5 (i think its RAID5 anyway - its the one where one of the drives is a backup of the other 3). I have 4 x 3TB drives, so 9TB of usable space - 3Tb is the backup.
Its a 4-bay one, and i have it set up as RAID5 (i think its RAID5 anyway - its the one where one of the drives is a backup of the other 3). I have 4 x 3TB drives, so 9TB of usable space - 3Tb is the backup.
rufmeister said:
http://www.dabs.com/products/synology-ds214-play-2...
Something like this?
Although am I being daft...it doesn't actually have a hard drive in it as it says storage 0 with a max of 12TB?
Or this: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Synology-DiskStation-Deskt...Something like this?
Although am I being daft...it doesn't actually have a hard drive in it as it says storage 0 with a max of 12TB?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00OZ0CTAU/
Seems a fair price
You'll need to add a couple of hard disks
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Red-3-5-inch-Desktop-Hard-...
You'll probably need something to back up what's on the NAS.
IIRC synology will back up to an external USB drive. Something like: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Seagate-Expansion-desktop-... but you'll have to check that
Seems a fair price
You'll need to add a couple of hard disks
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Red-3-5-inch-Desktop-Hard-...
You'll probably need something to back up what's on the NAS.
IIRC synology will back up to an external USB drive. Something like: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Seagate-Expansion-desktop-... but you'll have to check that
nyt said:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00OZ0CTAU/
Seems a fair price
You'll need to add a couple of hard disks
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Red-3-5-inch-Desktop-Hard-...
You'll probably need something to back up what's on the NAS.
IIRC synology will back up to an external USB drive. Something like: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Seagate-Expansion-desktop-... but you'll have to check that
So its advisable to back up, my back up, of a back up?Seems a fair price
You'll need to add a couple of hard disks
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Red-3-5-inch-Desktop-Hard-...
You'll probably need something to back up what's on the NAS.
IIRC synology will back up to an external USB drive. Something like: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Seagate-Expansion-desktop-... but you'll have to check that
Blimey guv!
rufmeister said:
So its advisable to back up, my back up, of a back up?
Blimey guv!
Well, it's up to you obviously, but an offsite backup is always a good idea (left at work or a relatives).Blimey guv!
What would happen if your house burnt down or one of the encryption viruses hit you?
Though cloud storage is now so cheap and convenient that that might be a better option
nyt said:
Well, it's up to you obviously, but an offsite backup is always a good idea (left at work or a relatives).
What would happen if your house burnt down or one of the encryption viruses hit you?
Though cloud storage is now so cheap and convenient that that might be a better option
Would a cloud set up back everything up, images from phones, documents from pc, etc etc? What would happen if your house burnt down or one of the encryption viruses hit you?
Though cloud storage is now so cheap and convenient that that might be a better option
Or back the NAS drive up to the cloud?
I read/heard good things about these (especially good for me being as dumb as mud when it come to tech)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prod...
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prod...
daddy cool said:
Its a 4-bay one, and i have it set up as RAID5 (i think its RAID5 anyway - its the one where one of the drives is a backup of the other 3). I have 4 x 3TB drives, so 9TB of usable space - 3Tb is the backup.
I think you need to read up on RAID to find out where you have made your fundamental error there.rufmeister said:
nyt said:
Well, it's up to you obviously, but an offsite backup is always a good idea (left at work or a relatives).
What would happen if your house burnt down or one of the encryption viruses hit you?
Though cloud storage is now so cheap and convenient that that might be a better option
Would a cloud set up back everything up, images from phones, documents from pc, etc etc? What would happen if your house burnt down or one of the encryption viruses hit you?
Though cloud storage is now so cheap and convenient that that might be a better option
Or back the NAS drive up to the cloud?
Remember that RAID provides resilience not a backup solution.
rufmeister said:
Would a cloud set up back everything up, images from phones, documents from pc, etc etc?
Or back the NAS drive up to the cloud?
The cloud will certainly back up your stuff - check dropbox/google/microsoft out.Or back the NAS drive up to the cloud?
But there's a lot more that a NAS can do - such as store media mentally for playback on a smart TV (DLNA) or music via something like SONOS.
My main point is that if your data is valuable (pictures are irreplaceable and your business data is also valuable I guess) then having everything in one building is a risk. A small one, but a risk nevertheless.
FlossyThePig said:
daddy cool said:
Its a 4-bay one, and i have it set up as RAID5 (i think its RAID5 anyway - its the one where one of the drives is a backup of the other 3). I have 4 x 3TB drives, so 9TB of usable space - 3Tb is the backup.
I think you need to read up on RAID to find out where you have made your fundamental error there.onlynik said:
Cheaper one doesn't come with any drives.
You'd need to buy the drives.
The more expensive one can be configured with a different amount of drives from Amazon.
Actually, neither come with drives.You'd need to buy the drives.
The more expensive one can be configured with a different amount of drives from Amazon.
There must be something to make the 214 considerably more expensive than the 215 ... trying to figure out exactly what that is myself.
sgrimshaw said:
Actually, neither come with drives.
There must be something to make the 214 considerably more expensive than the 215 ... trying to figure out exactly what that is myself.
http://www.storagereview.com/synology_diskstation_ds214play_reviewThere must be something to make the 214 considerably more expensive than the 215 ... trying to figure out exactly what that is myself.
In short: Lots of media transcoding and streaming features that the OP didn't mention needing
I have an old HP Proliant Server, which has 3 of these drives in it;
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HP-DG0072BALVL-72-GB-Int...
Would they fit in one of these NAS devices?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HP-DG0072BALVL-72-GB-Int...
Would they fit in one of these NAS devices?
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