Optimize data storage configuration
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2017 9:07 pm
Hi,
I have an Asustor AS6104T with four 3Tb WD REDs (upgraded to 2*8Gb RAM).
Currently they runs in RAID5, total available capacity 8,4Tb.
I plan to enable Surveillance too with 2 cameras (may be expand to four later).
I don't know how will affect data storage and data security the intensive HDD write, so for a while I'm thinking about to re-organize the storage, but I don't know how to separate the disks.
I have currently 1,5Tb TV shows, 1,5Tb Movies and approx 500Gb other documents/backups from PCs. These are the most important (frequent backup to USB disk from those) files.
1st idea was to place 2*3Tb into RAID0, 3Tb for important data and the last 3Tb (or 1Tb WD Blue) for surveillance storage - "33+3+3"
2nd idea to go back 3*3Tb RAID5 (~6Tb capacity) and the last separately for surveillance 3Tb (or 1Tb WD Blue) - "333+3"
3rd option to split TV shows and movies and all - 3+3+3+3"
4th variation to use MyArchive, but in that case i lose an internal slot which could be replaced with USB disk...so not a real option
Frequent backup to external disk 2/3Tb from important data and rare TV shows/movies
In all cases I have to backup everything and start from scratch or I can leave in the current configuration and hope the Security camera stream won't affect badly the RAID performance and disk health.
What could you recommend for me?
Br,
Norbyte
I have an Asustor AS6104T with four 3Tb WD REDs (upgraded to 2*8Gb RAM).
Currently they runs in RAID5, total available capacity 8,4Tb.
I plan to enable Surveillance too with 2 cameras (may be expand to four later).
I don't know how will affect data storage and data security the intensive HDD write, so for a while I'm thinking about to re-organize the storage, but I don't know how to separate the disks.
I have currently 1,5Tb TV shows, 1,5Tb Movies and approx 500Gb other documents/backups from PCs. These are the most important (frequent backup to USB disk from those) files.
1st idea was to place 2*3Tb into RAID0, 3Tb for important data and the last 3Tb (or 1Tb WD Blue) for surveillance storage - "33+3+3"
2nd idea to go back 3*3Tb RAID5 (~6Tb capacity) and the last separately for surveillance 3Tb (or 1Tb WD Blue) - "333+3"
3rd option to split TV shows and movies and all - 3+3+3+3"
4th variation to use MyArchive, but in that case i lose an internal slot which could be replaced with USB disk...so not a real option
Frequent backup to external disk 2/3Tb from important data and rare TV shows/movies
In all cases I have to backup everything and start from scratch or I can leave in the current configuration and hope the Security camera stream won't affect badly the RAID performance and disk health.
What could you recommend for me?
Br,
Norbyte