11-23-2022, 12:59 AM
(11-18-2022, 02:27 PM)ed Wrote: Yes, this is a popular question. Use nVMe for caching or storage. My choice would be to use NVMe SSD for operating system and apps.
Caching by definition supposed to boost HDD bottlenecks. In a business environment where projects and average daily data use is above the SSD size (or affordability) then SSD cache helps to increase HDD performance. But otherwise, it is always better to go for a proper NVME storage pool if possible. HDD can be used for storing movies or archive files.
I hope this helps.
Hello. I also have basically the same setup. This will be my first NAS install.
QNAP TVS-h674 i5 32gb
(2) 2tb Samsung NVME PCI Gen 4
(4) 18tb Ironwolf Drives
My question is what to do with slot 5 and 6 on the NAS. Should I just put in another 2 spinning drives to give more redundancy and more RAID level options across those drives, or should I setup a 2nd pool of SSDs for use as a cache or fast operating pool?
Or not even worry about those slots at all for the moment? I could run the NAS system on the 4tb of NVME, as that is more than enough storage for me to run all my daily applications, VMs, docker continers, and other frequently accessed work files. And the (4) 18tb worth of drives gives me more than enough storage to easily backup that pool plus store all my movies, etc.
Thanks for any advise.