Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2022/10/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I still use a Drobo, but might have to migrate off if they will not be supported. Ugh On Sat, Oct 22, 2022 at 10:43 PM Frank Filippone via LUG < lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > I do not see a response. so I will give my interpretation.... I know > nothing about Drobo nor how you have hooked up your boxes, so I will not > comment on that.... > > Yes, LR and a NAS are compatible.... The trick is to contact the NAS > folk and have them help you..... Synology is easy to work with and will > give you pretty un-nerdy instructions. > > But here is the jist of the answer.... > > The catalog MUST be located on the internal HDD on the user computer. > BUT, this can be synced also on the NAS... and you actively keep a > duplicate catalog on the NAS... > > This means that in practice, the MASTER CATALOG is on the NAS, with the > USER CATALOG is in local storage. Same file, different location and > always synced. > > Syncing is constant. so the NAS copy is always up to date. The LR > Program then sees only the local copy.... which makes LR happy. > > The images can always be stored on the NAS. > > Multiple computers can use the same synching technique so they too are > always up to date..... > > This is a 1 user model.. only 1 computer is active at a time.... > > > It works also if you were to use USB HDD. Same technique.... One copy > of the catalog resides in the local computer, with a fully synced copy > on the NAS.... Constant or near constant catalog syncing is more > difficult but can be done. > > Let me point out that this is not the fastest retrieval system.... Only > local SSD storage can provide the very fastest retrieval service...if > that is why you want a NAS, don't bother.... buy giant SSDs and use the > NAS for redundancy only. > > Frank Filippone > BMWRed735i at gmail.com > > On 10/22/2022 6:06 PM, Ric Carter wrote: > > So NAS will NOT work with LR catalogs and storage? > > > > So, a Synology replacement box won?t work for my old LR catalogs > currently on a direct attached Drobo? > > > > I?ve moved on from LR, but have some legacy catalogs that I plan to > maintain as LR rather than migrate. > > > > Ric > > > > > > > > > >> On Oct 22, 2022, at 6:49 PM, Frank Filippone via LUG < > lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > >> > >> you can NOT put your catalog on a non-"internal" storage location.... > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 -- // richard http://imagecraft.com