Suggest the Raid type with 1 hot spare on Qnap server QNAP TS-1283XU-RP RAID5 or RAID6
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I have purchased a Qnap server QNAP TS-1283XU-RP 12 Bay with 96TB (12 x 8TB Seagate EXOS enterprise class SATA HDD 7200RPM)
We are using VMware and I would like to use this for onsite backup, for backing up our Virtual servers using Veeam backup and backing up user files using BackupAssist software with this Qnap server as a backup target.
Please let me know the Raid type that i need to set up.
On this Qnap server , It gives me the Raid option of Raid5, Raid 6, Raid10
For Raid 5 With 1 hotspare, it gives a usable space of 72TB
For Raid 6 With 1 hotspare, it gives a usable space of 65TB
I dont want to go for Raid 10 and it ask for 2 spare and the usable space is only 36TB
I am not very keen on the performance of the qnap and it is only for the Veeam Back up target and File server Backup target.
Please suggest , the suitable Raid ( RAID5 or RAID6) that i can set up and your help much appreciated.
Thanks
I have purchased a Qnap server QNAP TS-1283XU-RP 12 Bay with 96TB (12 x 8TB Seagate EXOS enterprise class SATA HDD 7200RPM)
We are using VMware and I would like to use this for onsite backup, for backing up our Virtual servers using Veeam backup and backing up user files using BackupAssist software with this Qnap server as a backup target.
Please let me know the Raid type that i need to set up.
On this Qnap server , It gives me the Raid option of Raid5, Raid 6, Raid10
For Raid 5 With 1 hotspare, it gives a usable space of 72TB
For Raid 6 With 1 hotspare, it gives a usable space of 65TB
I dont want to go for Raid 10 and it ask for 2 spare and the usable space is only 36TB
I am not very keen on the performance of the qnap and it is only for the Veeam Back up target and File server Backup target.
Please suggest , the suitable Raid ( RAID5 or RAID6) that i can set up and your help much appreciated.
Thanks
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One hot spare should be more than enough if the additional storage is needed.
Curiosity question: What is the rebuild time for a failed drive?
The question is important because we've seen some NAS units that can require a _long_ time for rebuilds.
Curiosity question: What is the rebuild time for a failed drive?
The question is important because we've seen some NAS units that can require a _long_ time for rebuilds.
It's long we have a QNAP here with 3TB drives, and it takes 5 days. (12 x 3TB) - RAID 6.
You don't have to create seperate volumes, but we generally create specific volumes to keep data seperate.
You don't have to create seperate volumes, but we generally create specific volumes to keep data seperate.
@Andrew Thank you for confirming. Yeah, that's a bit on the scary side for us.
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Thanks so much !! Great Help!!!!
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I have done Raid 6 with 2 Hot spare :)
I will be backing up Virtual servers using VEEAM software and Backup assist for backing our user files located on our Windows 2012 server.
Do i need to create separate volume for Veeam back up and File server backup ?
If i leave with a single storage pool( Single Volume) , will it affect the performance of the qnap.