10-17-2022, 03:21 PM
(This post was last modified: 10-17-2022, 03:23 PM by TribalHound.)
Have you considered putting a pair of 1TB SSDs in NAS bays 1&2 in Raid1 - these could host your NAS system & apps but also house a VM that runs the supporting software currently installed on your PC ?
This way, it could be permanently running and consume less power than leaving your PC on. It would also free up space / resource on your PC, thus giving it a longer lifespan.
The remaining 6 drives could house your media / data, keeping them one step removed from any operating system dependency.
Something like the TS-873a would support your needs, or there's the TVS-872XT that has 2 x Thunderbolt 3 ports built in already for a DAS/NAS hybrid configuration in a single platform. Plus a host of USB slots for your PC.
I'd suggest with up to 6 concurrent users your DAS days are kind of over and NAS is your way forwards with the additional remote access configuration to allow managed remote access on the go. With additional ethernet ports / faster access / link aggregation you should be able to satisfy all their streaming needs at once, although you might need to upgrade your broadband speed if they're all accessing remotely at the same time.
Hope this helps.
This way, it could be permanently running and consume less power than leaving your PC on. It would also free up space / resource on your PC, thus giving it a longer lifespan.
The remaining 6 drives could house your media / data, keeping them one step removed from any operating system dependency.
Something like the TS-873a would support your needs, or there's the TVS-872XT that has 2 x Thunderbolt 3 ports built in already for a DAS/NAS hybrid configuration in a single platform. Plus a host of USB slots for your PC.
I'd suggest with up to 6 concurrent users your DAS days are kind of over and NAS is your way forwards with the additional remote access configuration to allow managed remote access on the go. With additional ethernet ports / faster access / link aggregation you should be able to satisfy all their streaming needs at once, although you might need to upgrade your broadband speed if they're all accessing remotely at the same time.
Hope this helps.
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