09-22-2022, 05:54 PM
The QNAP TS-453D might be good enough for what you need & would fall in budget including HDDs
Personally I'd set both NAS up the same:
Two storage Pools - each from a single Raid1 array
Storage Pool 1 - A pair of Raid 1 SSDs in slots 1&2 for the NAS System & editing will help speed things up.
Storage Pool 2 - A larger pair of SATAs in Raid 1 in slots 3 & 4 for the data you want to store.
( - if that's not enough storage then the TS-672 could work the same Pool 1, Raid 1, 2 disk arrangement, & Pool 2, Raid 1, 4 disk arrangement. )
Two Ethernet connections for Link aggregation or keep them separate so one fails over to the other. Plus an HDMI port so you can plug it straight into a screen at either site.
You can then utilise QNAPs built in Hybrid Backup Sync 3 on a daily timed schedule overnight to sync the two NAS using the Remote NAS Spaces & RTRR.
Each site would then have local network access to all videos, so no internet bandwidth concerns.
For cloud backups - the Hybrid Backup Sync 3 has an array of cloud services you can plug into - just the same as RTRR.
A little planning on shared folders you want in the cloud v NAS only and QNAP can do it all for you. No extra software to buy - just a cloud storage space to pay for (optional).
Since both NAS can be configured for remote access (they will need to be for the sync to work) you don't even need cloud storage. You could just plug an external HDD into one of the NAS and backup locally.
The ideal backup is 2 copies + 1 copy off site. With the above configuration each NAS would have 2 copies (one on each Raid Disk in the Pool) = 4 copies and two sites, so an external USB HDD enclosure at either (or both for extra piece of mind) site should suffice.
One word of caution - don't buy all your disks from the same retailer at the same time. The life expectancy of any disk is 'x' time.... you don't want them all to be failing around the same time later on because they will likely be from the same batch as well. If you have to get them all at once make sure each disk in a pair comes from a different retailer.
Hope this was helpful.
Personally I'd set both NAS up the same:
Two storage Pools - each from a single Raid1 array
Storage Pool 1 - A pair of Raid 1 SSDs in slots 1&2 for the NAS System & editing will help speed things up.
Storage Pool 2 - A larger pair of SATAs in Raid 1 in slots 3 & 4 for the data you want to store.
( - if that's not enough storage then the TS-672 could work the same Pool 1, Raid 1, 2 disk arrangement, & Pool 2, Raid 1, 4 disk arrangement. )
Two Ethernet connections for Link aggregation or keep them separate so one fails over to the other. Plus an HDMI port so you can plug it straight into a screen at either site.
You can then utilise QNAPs built in Hybrid Backup Sync 3 on a daily timed schedule overnight to sync the two NAS using the Remote NAS Spaces & RTRR.
Each site would then have local network access to all videos, so no internet bandwidth concerns.
For cloud backups - the Hybrid Backup Sync 3 has an array of cloud services you can plug into - just the same as RTRR.
A little planning on shared folders you want in the cloud v NAS only and QNAP can do it all for you. No extra software to buy - just a cloud storage space to pay for (optional).
Since both NAS can be configured for remote access (they will need to be for the sync to work) you don't even need cloud storage. You could just plug an external HDD into one of the NAS and backup locally.
The ideal backup is 2 copies + 1 copy off site. With the above configuration each NAS would have 2 copies (one on each Raid Disk in the Pool) = 4 copies and two sites, so an external USB HDD enclosure at either (or both for extra piece of mind) site should suffice.
One word of caution - don't buy all your disks from the same retailer at the same time. The life expectancy of any disk is 'x' time.... you don't want them all to be failing around the same time later on because they will likely be from the same batch as well. If you have to get them all at once make sure each disk in a pair comes from a different retailer.
Hope this was helpful.
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-- Raid is not a backup, but it is a step in the right direction --
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-- Raid is not a backup, but it is a step in the right direction --
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