Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2022/10/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]that?s my position, except I?ve decided to move on ric > On Oct 23, 2022, at 3:06 AM, Richard Man <richard at imagecraft.com> wrote: > > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information