Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/11/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I accept that.... Maybe I went too far in my question..... Why use an NAS at all? What function does it offer over a simple single HDD? With single HDD now reaching 8TB, it does not sound like a capacity issue.... Frank Filippone Red735i at verizon.net -----Original Message----- From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+red735i=verizon.net at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Jayanand Govindaraj Sent: Monday, November 14, 2016 7:00 AM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] Drive question. This is a NAS and not a backup Cheers Jayaaanand On Mon, Nov 14, 2016 at 8:22 PM, Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net> wrote: > Why bother with RAID arrays' complexity when a simple ROBOCOPY program > and a secondary external HDD ( or 2 or 3) provides the same level of > backup? > I realize that the backup is not instantaneous and in real time, but > once or twice a day should suffice for most applications..... > > Seriously, what benefit is the RAID array? > > Frank Filippone > Red735i at verizon.net > > I?ve gone to RAID-1 for my own personal NAS at home (and I use ZFS to > ensure data integrity for you geeks). I only get 50% utilization but > at least I can be sure that at least one copy will be usable after an > HDD failure. I?ve had at least 1 HDD fail and 2 HDD go flakey on me > over the last year or 2. Always just past the end of the warranty period. > > Regards, > Spencer > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information