Need advice NAS acquisition advice for kmaultsby18: enthusiast, $1200 USD

[kmaultsby18]

Usage type: enthusiast

Preferred form factor DS (DiskStation)

Number of bays: 6-bays or more

Do you have any existing drives that you plan on using? Yes

Prefered RAID array setup for this NAS: SHR

This NAS will be used for: backup, multimedia, business (virtual machines, mail, office, etc.), utilities (docker, VPN, reverse proxy, web hosting, etc.), downloads (torrents, USENET, WebDAV, FTP, etc.)

Max budget for this setup: $1200 USD

Number of users that will utilize this NAS: 3

Any preferred network connectivity? 2.5G, 10G

Where will this NAS be used: LAN and over the Internet

Any special network requirements: /

Special cloud provider connectivity: Backblaze

Additional information:
Hello, I have a DS1821+ or DS1621+ with a 10gbe card install, and I am looking for the best driver setup to get the best performance. It will be for the home for backing up four computers a Plex media server for music and movies. I will be using it for Photo and Video editing. I will be installing two 1gb NVMe M.2 drives for the cache. I also have two 2.5 500gb SSD's and five 8TB drives. My idea is to get the best performance is to install the two 2.5 SSD and set them up on vol 1 and install the apps and run the VM's and containers on vol 1 and set up vol 2 with the five Hard drives. Last question SHR or no SHR for better performance? Would love to hear from others on this idea.
Option 2 all hard drives and two NVMe
Option 3 four or six hard drives on VOL 1 and two SSD on Vol 2 and point the VMs and containers to VOL 2.

 

[Rusty]

This is a duplicated post, and on top of this, the "buying guide" is designed for new acquisitions, and in this case looks like you are just asking for configuration advice that you have done in a separated thread.

Closing.