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I'm a NAS Noob, so I'm still in the "how many drives should the unit have, how many drives to start with, how much space do I feel I need.." arena.
To help me arrive at the answers, I'm thinking back on past projects and how I handled it then, versus how I would handle these same projects on the NAS.
In the pass I'm use to using different hard drives for different purposes, so I'm trying to wrap my head around the ONE HUGE storage space and how to potentially set up for not only multiple users, but multiple projects. (I had several 1TB drives for each purpose that backedup to a 4TB drive.)
For example, let's say I have a 5 or 6 drive unit, with 3-4 drives installed as a main volume. Can I mount a separate drive in one of the empty bays and leave it as it's own volume?....but have it back up to the main volume while working on the project? When the project is over, remove the drive to keep the data, and store it for either future access, or to be used for a work space for the next big project. Again, in the past, these large projects may go for months or a year, and during that time I want it backed up, but when it's done, I'm not interested in keeping the data "in my face" on the NAS.
Also, when setting up for say 3-4 users, I understand you can setup individual private folders on the main volume for each, but what are the pros and cons of setting up each user with their own 1-2TB volume, thus keeping everything they do separate from the main volume?
Is this "keep it separate" habit/concept of mine now obsolete?
To help me arrive at the answers, I'm thinking back on past projects and how I handled it then, versus how I would handle these same projects on the NAS.
In the pass I'm use to using different hard drives for different purposes, so I'm trying to wrap my head around the ONE HUGE storage space and how to potentially set up for not only multiple users, but multiple projects. (I had several 1TB drives for each purpose that backedup to a 4TB drive.)
For example, let's say I have a 5 or 6 drive unit, with 3-4 drives installed as a main volume. Can I mount a separate drive in one of the empty bays and leave it as it's own volume?....but have it back up to the main volume while working on the project? When the project is over, remove the drive to keep the data, and store it for either future access, or to be used for a work space for the next big project. Again, in the past, these large projects may go for months or a year, and during that time I want it backed up, but when it's done, I'm not interested in keeping the data "in my face" on the NAS.
Also, when setting up for say 3-4 users, I understand you can setup individual private folders on the main volume for each, but what are the pros and cons of setting up each user with their own 1-2TB volume, thus keeping everything they do separate from the main volume?
Is this "keep it separate" habit/concept of mine now obsolete?