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<blockquote data-quote="CyberSimian" data-source="post: 1289083" data-attributes="member: 141969"><p>Since you don't have space in your HTPC for the two 16TB disks, either:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Purchase a diskless NAS device and install the disks in it, or</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Purchase a larger HTPC case, one that is big enough to accommodate the disks (plus any additional disks that you might need in the future).</li> </ul><p>The <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/WD-PR4100-My-Cloud-Pro/dp/B01GRFF1JQ/ref=sr_1_5?crid=8CF1Q6QU5EQF&keywords=western+digital+my+cloud&qid=1649767492&sprefix=western+digital+mycloud%2Caps%2C93&sr=8-5" target="_blank">Western Digital MyCloud Pro PR4100</a> satisfies the first alternative, and gives you two spare bays to expand the NAS in the future. Be aware that generally the disks in a NAS need to be all the same size. This is related to the way that the NAS protects against disk failure.</p><p></p><p>Some other points to consider:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">NAS devices generally contain one or more fans to keep the disks cool. These fans may or may not be too noisy to be acceptable in a quiet lounge, so you need to think about where you would place the NAS in your household.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Some NAS devices can sleep or hibernate if they have not been accessed for a user-defined period of time, but other NAS devices will only spin down the disks -- the NAS remains powered up all of the time (unless you switch it off manually, of course).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">NAS devices protect against disk failure by storing the recovery information in what may be regarded as a proprietary format. This means that if the <em>NAS itself</em> fails, you may well be compelled to purchase another NAS from the same manufacturer in order to recover your data (because only that manufacturer's NAS devices will understand the data format used by that manufacturer).</li> </ul><p>I think that most NAS experts would argue that the primary advantage of a NAS is <strong>availability</strong>. If you run an internet shop, you need a NAS that will continue running even if one of the disks fails, otherwise you will lose business. That does not apply for most domestic users. You want your data protected, but you don't need 24-hour availability of the data.</p><p></p><p>On balance I would agree with [USER=128337]@joecrow[/USER] that using a separate backup program is a better way to protect your data than using a RAID setup on a NAS.</p><p></p><p>-- from CyberSimian in the UK</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CyberSimian, post: 1289083, member: 141969"] Since you don't have space in your HTPC for the two 16TB disks, either: [LIST] [*]Purchase a diskless NAS device and install the disks in it, or [*]Purchase a larger HTPC case, one that is big enough to accommodate the disks (plus any additional disks that you might need in the future). [/LIST] The [URL='https://www.amazon.co.uk/WD-PR4100-My-Cloud-Pro/dp/B01GRFF1JQ/ref=sr_1_5?crid=8CF1Q6QU5EQF&keywords=western+digital+my+cloud&qid=1649767492&sprefix=western+digital+mycloud%2Caps%2C93&sr=8-5']Western Digital MyCloud Pro PR4100[/URL] satisfies the first alternative, and gives you two spare bays to expand the NAS in the future. Be aware that generally the disks in a NAS need to be all the same size. This is related to the way that the NAS protects against disk failure. Some other points to consider: [LIST] [*]NAS devices generally contain one or more fans to keep the disks cool. These fans may or may not be too noisy to be acceptable in a quiet lounge, so you need to think about where you would place the NAS in your household. [*]Some NAS devices can sleep or hibernate if they have not been accessed for a user-defined period of time, but other NAS devices will only spin down the disks -- the NAS remains powered up all of the time (unless you switch it off manually, of course). [*]NAS devices protect against disk failure by storing the recovery information in what may be regarded as a proprietary format. This means that if the [I]NAS itself[/I] fails, you may well be compelled to purchase another NAS from the same manufacturer in order to recover your data (because only that manufacturer's NAS devices will understand the data format used by that manufacturer). [/LIST] I think that most NAS experts would argue that the primary advantage of a NAS is [B]availability[/B]. If you run an internet shop, you need a NAS that will continue running even if one of the disks fails, otherwise you will lose business. That does not apply for most domestic users. You want your data protected, but you don't need 24-hour availability of the data. On balance I would agree with [USER=128337]@joecrow[/USER] that using a separate backup program is a better way to protect your data than using a RAID setup on a NAS. -- from CyberSimian in the UK [/QUOTE]
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