Recent content by mervincm

Form Factor, Software, and Support. Tha t s what you are paying the premium for.

I don't own this device, but I do regularly use many in the category (inexpensive managed devices targeted to small ISP and cost conscious network pros.) I have multiple Ubiquti, Mikrotik, pfsense, QNAP, Synology NAS etc. They all behave this way. if you hit their management page you either do...

Consider installing a router in the box. it will minimize the mess. You can then install another device as a wireless access point either on the shelf, or at the other end of any of those 4 Ethernet cables. This flexibility in location can really help you get better wireless coverage in your...

If I am not mistaken, intel is already baking support for this in their newest 1 gig Ethernet chipsets. Drivers are even making reference to it. Given that these cards are inexpensive, all we need are switches!! LAG is no Panacea, I am really looking forward to this (and Linux supporting...

I have 6x3TB RED and tried a pair of SSD in read write cache under 5.0. I saw a drop in sequential performance, so I got rid of it. Might be better in 5.1 I am not sure. I have 1813+w 4GB RAM

I would start with a wireless shot. Trenching 1000' and all that fiber / converters gets expensive / slow to implement. Ubiquti and Microtik have inexpensive options. If that doesn't work out, you can then look at cable / iber. On the other hand, maybe ou were thinking about reg cat cable...

Firstly Welcome and hope you enjoy your experience! While It looks like you are on the right track, I want to share my thoughts experiences. 1) NAS is a good solution to your stated problem of wanting a centralized solution. 1) your solution (mirror RAID) is not the solution to your stated...

my 1813+ has 6 3TB RED's and works great with them. 1513+ should be the same experience.

NAS over server for small IT shops it a natural IMO. Yes you can do MORE and FASTER for X dollars on a generic tower server IF your time is worth nothing. These vendors simplify the use of the most common features, and streamline ongoing maintenance, that's the value they offer for the...

It might not be a bad idea to pickup a single "semi" manageable switch. I had an issue with my Synology NAS dropping packets and I had to enable rx flow control on the port the NAS was connected to. If my switch didn't have that feature, I would have had to purchase a replacement. Otherwise...

looking at your requirements, I would guess that you are looking to support some VM's QNAP TS253Pro with its quad core CPU and support of hosting VM's right on the SAN might turn out to be a killer feature for you.

I have used both Synology and ReadyNAS support, both left me with the sense that they knew what they were talking about, never once did I get that no skill message taker service desk feel :) PS I am personally OK with, even appreciate, vendors making the rounds on other forums as long as they...

Focus on Restore, not Backup > best advice Yes a bad/missing incremental can invalidate anything after that one. You can mitigate this risk by adding a full into your schedule. I don't like to use a clone for such a large amount of data, instead I prefer to separate data from OS disk at the...

My first NAS appliance was a RN104. I found it to be a medium on feature set, and very low on price. Hardware quality was good, especially for the price. I don't regret it at all. Even though I have moved on to a Synology 1813+, I still use the RN104 for other purposes. Netgear RN Support...

iSCSI is a SAN protocol, not DAS or NAS. In any case, I think you are fighting an up hill battle trying to understand how QNAP's marketing dept. differentiate their products. It's all fluff designed to attract their targeted customer and pull a few extra $$ per $ they spend on the hardware...