Hello all. I just purchased a Synology 212j, 2-drive NAS unit that I will be configuring with 2x 2TB Hard Drives. This will be used in my home for personal use. I currently have a Windows desktop, and 2 MacBook's needing to be backed-up.
Right now, I'm closing in on 1TB of total data (across all machines) needing to be backed-up. My current backup strategy is 100% cloud based (Amazon S3). I plan to keep that in place. But, I'd like to use my new Synology 212j as a second, local backup option, but have two options that I am contemplating:
Option 1: Use the 212j for local backups in a Raid 1 configuration -- mirroring.
Option 2: Use just one drive on the 212j for backups. And, use the 2nd drive as an external HDD. This decision is mainly being driven by the fact that the majority of my storage growth is in RAW photo images. And, before I max out my desktop workstation, I would begin to use the 212j. Then again, if I did this, this drive would need to be backed up too.
So, this is my consideration. Personally, I think Option 1 is my best option. If I start to maxout my desktop HDD space, I can always get a USD external drive, and continue on -- utilizing my 212j in mirroring mode.
At the end of the day, my goal is to leverage the best practice, backup strategy -- as well as maximize the use of my Synology unit's features.
Thoughts/comments??? Thanks in advance for your inputs and comments.
- Bill
Right now, I'm closing in on 1TB of total data (across all machines) needing to be backed-up. My current backup strategy is 100% cloud based (Amazon S3). I plan to keep that in place. But, I'd like to use my new Synology 212j as a second, local backup option, but have two options that I am contemplating:
Option 1: Use the 212j for local backups in a Raid 1 configuration -- mirroring.
Option 2: Use just one drive on the 212j for backups. And, use the 2nd drive as an external HDD. This decision is mainly being driven by the fact that the majority of my storage growth is in RAW photo images. And, before I max out my desktop workstation, I would begin to use the 212j. Then again, if I did this, this drive would need to be backed up too.
So, this is my consideration. Personally, I think Option 1 is my best option. If I start to maxout my desktop HDD space, I can always get a USD external drive, and continue on -- utilizing my 212j in mirroring mode.
At the end of the day, my goal is to leverage the best practice, backup strategy -- as well as maximize the use of my Synology unit's features.
Thoughts/comments??? Thanks in advance for your inputs and comments.
- Bill
