11-28-2022, 01:00 AM
I already bought four (4) 20TB WD red drives and two (2) 1TB IronWolf 525 SSD's. I would like to do 10GbE video exiting over the network. I noticed the 108TB limitation. Do you know if that includes the parity drive space? Is it formatted space or raw space? If I eventually use (6) 20TB drives in SHR1 will I be over the 108TB limit? Is it worth it to go dual 10GbE in the 6 bay or am I never going to saturate that much bandwidth with this configuration on large 4k and 6k video files?
I am currently running a DS918+ SHR1 which backs up to a DS418+ located at my parents house (in case my house burns down). They each have (2) 14TB drives and (2) 8TB drives. I also have (2) additional 8TB drives sitting in a drawer. I bought a DX517. My plan is to take the (2) 14TB drives out of my DS918+ and swap them with my (2) 8TB drives in the 418+. That will give me (4) 14TB drives in the 418+ as offsite backup. I can put all (6) 8TB drives in my DS918+ with the DX517 for an at home offline backup.
I am not in a huge rush but I would like to get this done in the next 3-4 months. Is there a DS1623+ or DS1823+ on the horizon? Will they support a volume larger than 108GB if I upgrade the RAM to 32GB's? I would be willing to entertain the idea of a DS1623xs+ if that's what it would take.
The DS1621+ is on sale for $719.99 at B&H right now compared to the DS1522+ at $699 and not likely to be discounted for a while. The DS1621+ has less RAM so upgrading that would be an added expense. I'm assuming I would need at least 8GB's of RAM to ensure smooth transfer speeds over 10G. The quad core in the DS1621+ is clocked slower than the dual core in the DS1522+ but it has twice as many PCIE lanes. Can I saturate a single 10G ethernet port with this configuration let alone dual 10G? I know large file sizes of uncompressed 6K will take its toll. Will more RAM and the dual 1TB SSD's help mitigate this? Is the DS1621+ better than the DS1522+? Sorry for vomiting so much information and questions at you.
I am currently running a DS918+ SHR1 which backs up to a DS418+ located at my parents house (in case my house burns down). They each have (2) 14TB drives and (2) 8TB drives. I also have (2) additional 8TB drives sitting in a drawer. I bought a DX517. My plan is to take the (2) 14TB drives out of my DS918+ and swap them with my (2) 8TB drives in the 418+. That will give me (4) 14TB drives in the 418+ as offsite backup. I can put all (6) 8TB drives in my DS918+ with the DX517 for an at home offline backup.
I am not in a huge rush but I would like to get this done in the next 3-4 months. Is there a DS1623+ or DS1823+ on the horizon? Will they support a volume larger than 108GB if I upgrade the RAM to 32GB's? I would be willing to entertain the idea of a DS1623xs+ if that's what it would take.
The DS1621+ is on sale for $719.99 at B&H right now compared to the DS1522+ at $699 and not likely to be discounted for a while. The DS1621+ has less RAM so upgrading that would be an added expense. I'm assuming I would need at least 8GB's of RAM to ensure smooth transfer speeds over 10G. The quad core in the DS1621+ is clocked slower than the dual core in the DS1522+ but it has twice as many PCIE lanes. Can I saturate a single 10G ethernet port with this configuration let alone dual 10G? I know large file sizes of uncompressed 6K will take its toll. Will more RAM and the dual 1TB SSD's help mitigate this? Is the DS1621+ better than the DS1522+? Sorry for vomiting so much information and questions at you.