I have 7 1-2 TB hard drives and I really need a solution that I won't lose everything on one if it dies.

Not sure where to start at all. Thanks!

Well, I've watched so many of your videos. I think I like that QNAP 253E. Is that better than the BeeStation Plus? I tried the regular BeeStation, slow as hell. I returned it. I have fast, 300 Mbps internet speed. When you are accustomed to that, anything slow is a pain. I want fast speeds. So, in your opinion, is there anything better that’s cheaper? Is there anything significant at $400 other than the Terramaster?

I appreciate your opinion. You know your stuff. Thank you

I'm building a NAS for home use that will be accessed by multiple friends for Plex streaming and AI workloads. My setup includes the following components:

? Intel Core i7-14700F (Processor)
? Noctua L12S (Low Profile Air Cooler)
? Gigabyte Z790M Aorus Elite AX mATX (WiFi + Bluetooth)
? Corsair 32GB DDR5 (16x2) 6000MHz (Memory)
? Nvidia Quadro RTX A2000 ADA 12GB (GPU for AI tasks)
? 8 x 4TB Seagate IronWolf 7200RPM ST8000VN004 (Storage)
? Corsair RM850e ATX 3.0 Fully Modular 80 Plus Gold (PSU)
? Intel X540-T2 PCIe 10G Dual Port LAN Card
? 1x NVMe (400GB) + 1x 2.5" SSD (WD)
? USB 3.2 Gen 1 / Thunderbolt support preferred
? OS: Hex OS

Case Options:
I'm currently considering Fractal Design Node 804 and SilverStone CS351 for this NAS build. However, Jonsbo cases are not available in my region, so I need to choose between these two.

Which case should I go with ?
Thanks in advance for your insights! ?

Stumbled across your awesome site. I want to build a home nas setup primarily for hosting movies and shows for us to stream through plex on a xbox series x and 4k apple tv at home. 12tb to start and growth would be nice. Streaming quality atleast at 1080 or higher . Im big on redundancy and data protection loss. We would also use it as a minimal file and photo backup location.

Added 128GB of SSD cache to a 4TB RAID-1 array on TS-x53D (NVMe > PCIe x4). This server as cache for my VMs secondary storage LUNs (iscsi @2.5Gb/s), for images and configuration files (NFS), and for syslogs and packet captures (SMB). I don't yet know if it's an improvement really.. but I am thinking further configuration is order. The SSD is runnning on its own RAID array (This might need to be reconsidered) and under cache acceleration with LUNs and shares under "cached storage". Set to Cache-Type: Read Write and Cache Mode: All I/O. Was this worth it?

I paid about $10.00 USD total for a no-name expansion card on ebay - which to my surprise actually worked! Was it worth it or am I wasting my time?? Cheers!

I have a AS6704T NAS. Volume 1 is installed on NVME #1. I believe that the ADM software is installed on Volume 1. Is that correct. If so, can I easily add another NVME on slot #2 and change Volume 1 from single to Raid 1?

Thanks

Hi there,

I own a Synology 920+ with 4x12tb (SHR setup so 32tb available) for Plex usage.
Since the NAS is almost full (1tb left), I am thinking of an upgrade.
I have 30~40 users but around 5 streams maximum at the same time some days of the week, I always try to upload H264 files so users won’t need transcoding but sometimes for some reasons transcoding is required.
I am thinking futureproof NAS, something around 8 bays so I can move my 4x12tb and add 12tb disks gradually.
What would you recommend ? I heard the DX517 extension is not a good idea here.
Thank you
Sinclair

Do you review NAS units that work with Apple’s Time Machine? Apple has a Time Capsule for NAS backup until about 2018. Still miss it.
Thx for your time.

I received a brief reply from Minnisforum support in Tokyo.  per which I understand their new upcoming N5 Pro NAS is to release in April.   Also, their new Mini PC, the AI X1 Pro  equipped with three (3) M.2 NVMe slots is to release on March 6th.  For those interested pre registering through their website will qualify for discount . In my case a ¥1000 JPY discount whatever that comes out to in other currencies.

Greetings,

I am configuring an Asustor Lockerstor Gen 3. I currently have two volumes (1 - NVME, 2 - HD) setup. Is there a way to backup the contents of an iSCSI target/LUN?

I can setup snapshots but my understanding is that these are stored on the same volume as the share.

I am trying to figure out my backup strategy. I would like to use the NVME volume for primary storage with a backup on a disk based volume. Then I would like to sync the backup volume with a USB based device. I'm just not understanding how to backup the iSCSI files.

Thank you,

Jeff