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Hello Everyone
I would be new to this forum. It was while reading up a bit about NAS on the internet, that i stumbled upon this resourceful page. As often as i thought reading up about software was complicated, i have mostly been seeing stars when i pursue any hardware related reading. I would be hoping to walk away with the right inputs to suit my requirements by the end of this discussion.
To introduce myself, i would be a Wedding Photographer and Filmer, while i also dabble seriously in Travel and Wildlife Photography.
To briefly mention the workflow i am considering….
I shall be creating a backup of the entire project on NAS, which perhaps is my Master Backup.
I then intend to create a second backup on the iMac SSD / external SSD / Client provided Harddrive where i sort the photos / videos and shortlist my edit files.
I shall create my Lightroom Catalog and FCP Project File on this SSD / harddrive and edit the project, while the NAS continues to remain a safe backup of all the RAW.
Most edit projects last a few days, sometimes weeks. At this stage, i would be hoping that there is some app that would create automated scheduled backups of my project files, onto the NAS ?
Upon completion and project handover, i shall create an archived backup of the finished product on NAS while another goes onto the cloud. The RAW data and video files get deleted at this stage from the NAS storage and make way for newer projects.
I would essentially be looking at 4 Bay NAS storage. Storage on Raid 1 to begin with. I shall upgrade to RAID 5 over time once i invest on a 3rd harddrive. Is the process of converting from Raid 1 to Raid 5 possible without formatting the existing drives that are in use and safe backing its data ?
Plex - Not sure i would use this. Netflix and similar apps have almost become a way of life.
Audio - I do have around 30000 mp3 files downloaded over the years, which id like to backup on the NAS and listen to. Hoping theres some nice app for that
Backups - Apart from my work backup, id like to periodically backup my MacBook, iMac, iPad & Family Phones
Thats about it. Would any of you see some flaw in this workflow ?
HDD:
I have already purchased 2 Harddrives of 18TB each from the Seagate Ironwolf Pro series. Most of the websites ( Synology in particular) have nothing mentioned about the 18TB compatibility, while companies like Asustor already do. It makes me wonder if i should be playing it safe and purchasing a product from the company thats already claiming to support 18TB drives or would it be safe to assume that, this is just the capacity of the hard drive and it shouldn’t matter regardless of which NAS storage box i decide to buy.
NAS options ive read about and liked:
Synology DS420 J - Seems to do the basic task im looking for. Wondering if at a nominal incremental price, bit more ram and future proofing helps
Asustor 6604T - Seems to be the best compromise between hardware performance and pricing. Asustor also claim to support 18TB drives on their website. Apprehensive about the software as a beginner. The tasks im looking to do are fairly simple and just involve a couple of apps, but every single review ive read, seem to vouch for the DSM
Synology DS920+ - Seems to have it all. I could upgrade the RAM to 8gb. It however has 1gbe ports while the above mentioned Asustor is similarly speced and comes with 2gbe ports. It boils down to hardware performance versus software simplicity here.
Synology 1520+ - The additional bay at a nominal cost seems to make this an attractive option.
I apologise for making this a fairly long post, but id hope this gives some better insight on what might work best for me.
Thank You
I would be new to this forum. It was while reading up a bit about NAS on the internet, that i stumbled upon this resourceful page. As often as i thought reading up about software was complicated, i have mostly been seeing stars when i pursue any hardware related reading. I would be hoping to walk away with the right inputs to suit my requirements by the end of this discussion.
To introduce myself, i would be a Wedding Photographer and Filmer, while i also dabble seriously in Travel and Wildlife Photography.
To briefly mention the workflow i am considering….
I shall be creating a backup of the entire project on NAS, which perhaps is my Master Backup.
I then intend to create a second backup on the iMac SSD / external SSD / Client provided Harddrive where i sort the photos / videos and shortlist my edit files.
I shall create my Lightroom Catalog and FCP Project File on this SSD / harddrive and edit the project, while the NAS continues to remain a safe backup of all the RAW.
Most edit projects last a few days, sometimes weeks. At this stage, i would be hoping that there is some app that would create automated scheduled backups of my project files, onto the NAS ?
Upon completion and project handover, i shall create an archived backup of the finished product on NAS while another goes onto the cloud. The RAW data and video files get deleted at this stage from the NAS storage and make way for newer projects.
I would essentially be looking at 4 Bay NAS storage. Storage on Raid 1 to begin with. I shall upgrade to RAID 5 over time once i invest on a 3rd harddrive. Is the process of converting from Raid 1 to Raid 5 possible without formatting the existing drives that are in use and safe backing its data ?
Plex - Not sure i would use this. Netflix and similar apps have almost become a way of life.
Audio - I do have around 30000 mp3 files downloaded over the years, which id like to backup on the NAS and listen to. Hoping theres some nice app for that
Backups - Apart from my work backup, id like to periodically backup my MacBook, iMac, iPad & Family Phones
Thats about it. Would any of you see some flaw in this workflow ?
HDD:
I have already purchased 2 Harddrives of 18TB each from the Seagate Ironwolf Pro series. Most of the websites ( Synology in particular) have nothing mentioned about the 18TB compatibility, while companies like Asustor already do. It makes me wonder if i should be playing it safe and purchasing a product from the company thats already claiming to support 18TB drives or would it be safe to assume that, this is just the capacity of the hard drive and it shouldn’t matter regardless of which NAS storage box i decide to buy.
NAS options ive read about and liked:
Synology DS420 J - Seems to do the basic task im looking for. Wondering if at a nominal incremental price, bit more ram and future proofing helps
Asustor 6604T - Seems to be the best compromise between hardware performance and pricing. Asustor also claim to support 18TB drives on their website. Apprehensive about the software as a beginner. The tasks im looking to do are fairly simple and just involve a couple of apps, but every single review ive read, seem to vouch for the DSM
Synology DS920+ - Seems to have it all. I could upgrade the RAM to 8gb. It however has 1gbe ports while the above mentioned Asustor is similarly speced and comes with 2gbe ports. It boils down to hardware performance versus software simplicity here.
Synology 1520+ - The additional bay at a nominal cost seems to make this an attractive option.
I apologise for making this a fairly long post, but id hope this gives some better insight on what might work best for me.
Thank You