10-18-2022, 03:00 PM
Hi - Looking to buy Synology DS920+ (or poss DS1522+) for std home use - media management (photos, videos), central music repository, central file store for personal devices (approx 10 - iphones, laptops etc). Considering also using NAS for home security - perhaps just 2 cameras.
As far as NAS configuration is concerned, looking at 3 x IronWolf @ 10/12TB each in SHR /btrfs format in single storage pool; perhaps 3 volumes (one for each of media, music, 'files). Current data needs are approx 8TB, so useable 20/24TB seems OK for foreseeable future. For surveillance - and what I'd appreciate advice on - should I get a single (say 10TB) Skyhawk drive for the 4th bay, setup as a separate storage pool configured as ext4. That way, I minimise write activity on my regular drives (reliability), and effectively wall off surveillance activity from other 'stuff' going on on the NAS. is this a reasonable configuration setup? Other recommendation? Would rather get it right before buying the unit! thanks
As far as NAS configuration is concerned, looking at 3 x IronWolf @ 10/12TB each in SHR /btrfs format in single storage pool; perhaps 3 volumes (one for each of media, music, 'files). Current data needs are approx 8TB, so useable 20/24TB seems OK for foreseeable future. For surveillance - and what I'd appreciate advice on - should I get a single (say 10TB) Skyhawk drive for the 4th bay, setup as a separate storage pool configured as ext4. That way, I minimise write activity on my regular drives (reliability), and effectively wall off surveillance activity from other 'stuff' going on on the NAS. is this a reasonable configuration setup? Other recommendation? Would rather get it right before buying the unit! thanks