dpb Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Hi, I am wondering what is the best strategy: - WHS 2011 server with 2 drives RAID 1 for system 5 drives RAID 5 for pictures, music, (home) videos and misc. files (e.g. word docs) 12 drives RAID 5 (or any other RAID) for BD iso files - WHS 2011 server with 2 drives RAID 1 for system 5 drives RAID 5 for pictures, music, (home) videos and misc. files (e.g. word docs) -> AND A SEPERATE NAS with 12 drives RAID 5 (or any other RAID) for BD iso files Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmwills Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 What are the sizes of the RAID 5 drives? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpb Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 2 TB each (WD20EARS) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmwills Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 The NAS throws another level of complexity intothe question. It will work just fine but have you considered carving up the NAS into smaller logical volumes? If for nothing else, the ease of moving data around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikon Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 I agree the NAS adds a complication. Also, if it's a typical NAS and uses LInux as the OS, I don't think you can use things like My Movies. Arguably, the best collection management software runs on Windows. Also, you are going to need a pretty ginormous case to hold 19 drives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImTheTypeOfGuy Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Hi, I am wondering what is the best strategy: - WHS 2011 server with 2 drives RAID 1 for system 5 drives RAID 5 for pictures, music, (home) videos and misc. files (e.g. word docs) 12 drives RAID 5 (or any other RAID) for BD iso files - WHS 2011 server with 2 drives RAID 1 for system 5 drives RAID 5 for pictures, music, (home) videos and misc. files (e.g. word docs) -> AND A SEPERATE NAS with 12 drives RAID 5 (or any other RAID) for BD iso files I would stick with one system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpb Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 I do already have the server with 8 drives (1 hot spare), but no experience with WHS 2011 and not yet installed it on this machine. I also have a (old) netgear nas and lots of BDs. As I started to rip those BDs I just realized how much space this will take in the future... Another case is not the problem as there is a 19" rack in my basement. I have some experience with NAS and Windows Servers. The NAS (if so) will be running Win 2008 Storage Server, so MyMovies should work on it. As an alternative I can expand the existing server with another RAID card and a JBOD with 12 drives in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikon Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 A Windows server should work fine then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmwills Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 The OS of the NAS does not matter as long as the array is presented successfully. If you have access to Server 2008, I'd go that route since you did not mention client backups or remote web access. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcdoc Posted January 18, 2012 Author Share Posted January 18, 2012 The only value in the external NAS is backup. As primary storage, stick with one unit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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