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NAS hard drives - Enquiries - 12-31-2022
Hello, I would like some advice on hard drive types & setup for a new DS1522+. Currently I have 3x 6TB WD Red drives in an older Netgear ReadyNAS which I will be moving to the 1522+.
I have purchased a new 10TB WD Red. I'm now thinking of also buying a 4TB WD Purple.
I'm considering setting up as follows to optimise space used.
SHR - the 3x 6TB drives for general storage
Basic - 10TB drive for plex media server (files can be backed up rather than raid)
Basic - 4 TB Purple for my 4 cameras. (I have SD cards in all cameras anyway (7 days) & can back up footage if required rather than raid.
Do you see any issues setting up this way in the 1522+ ?
Appreciate your views.
Thanks & regards
Ewen
RE: NAS hard drives - ed - 01-03-2023
Yes, there is no problem with this setup. Actually, quite few people choose to have a separate drive for surveillance and Plex.
This will result in no slowdown for the main RAID where apps and data live.
I hope this helps.