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so.....<br />
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Would you use NAS as a backup solution or a file server?
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so.....

Would you use NAS as a backup solution or a file server?

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I have two NAS systems =&gt; I use one as essentially a file server (but only for media files); and the other for backups of all of our PCs except the other NAS, which I back up independently to a set of disk drives I cycle through external docking stations.<br />
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For a traditional file server, I'd use an actual server OS instead of a NAS appliance, as you'll get much better read/write performance.
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I have two NAS systems => I use one as essentially a file server (but only for media files); and the other for backups of all of our PCs except the other NAS, which I back up independently to a set of disk drives I cycle through external docking stations.

For a traditional file server, I'd use an actual server OS instead of a NAS appliance, as you'll get much better read/write performance.

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Hi,<br />
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I am new to NAS &amp;&nbsp;got a few questions<br />
I am also using freeNAS<br />
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1) RAID 0 vs RAID 1<br />
I understand that in RAID 1, if a HD fails, the data is mirrored<br />
What about RAID 0 when it is stripped, if you lose one HD, do you lose half of your data?<br />
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2) so far, there is no much difference between a file server &amp;&nbsp;NAS?<br />
Could you please explain the difference?<br />
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3) Do you backup to NAS using any backups software?<br />
<br />
Thanks
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Hi,

I am new to NAS & got a few questions
I am also using freeNAS

1) RAID 0 vs RAID 1
I understand that in RAID 1, if a HD fails, the data is mirrored
What about RAID 0 when it is stripped, if you lose one HD, do you lose half of your data?

2) so far, there is no much difference between a file server & NAS?
Could you please explain the difference?

3) Do you backup to NAS using any backups software?

Thanks

freeNAS / RAID

Computer data storage, often called storage or memory, is a technology consisting of computer components and recording media used to retain digital data. In addition to local storage devices like CD and DVD readers, hard drives and flash drives, solid state drives can hold enormous amounts of data in a very small device. Cloud services and other new forms of remote storage also add to the capacity of devices and their ability to access more data without building additional data storage into a device.

Storage

The term "Backup" means the methods and processes involved to copy computer data (system data as well as application data) to media other than the ones where the data originally live (disk, tape, optical, cloud). "Restore" in turn means the methods and processes involved in data recovery, i. e., bringing back copied computer data to their original location. Backup/Restore primarily serves as a means of protection against data loss, be it due to disaster, corruption or sabotage. It can also be used for recovering data from an earlier point in time and even for cloning machines or applications. There is a wide variety of backup/restore software available, from expensive commercial products to free or open source tools.

Storage Software

Storage devices include any device used for storing and retrieving digital information. Hard disk drives (HDDs) use one or more rigid ("hard") rapidly rotating disks (platters) coated with magnetic material. Data is accessed in a random-access manner, meaning that individual blocks of data can be stored or retrieved in any order and not only sequentially. The primary competing technology for secondary storage is flash memory in the form of solid-state drives (SSDs), but HDDs remain the dominant medium for secondary storage due to advantages in price per bit and per-device recording capacity. CD-RW (Compact Disc-ReWritable) is a digital optical disc storage format that allows information to be stored outside the mechanical HDD.

Storage Hardware

RAID stands for Redundant Array of Independent Disks.

RAID is data storage technology that allows multiple drives to be used together as a single virtual drive for reasons such as fault tolerance, reliability and performance. 

There are several different levels of RAID that determine how the data is stored and the level of redundancy achieved across the drives.