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Clete27

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I am looking into a NAS system (Leaning toward the Synology DS412+) and have a couple of questions. I do photography and need storage for and access to images, but also want a separate drive for other personal files.

  • In a 4 disc array, can they operate independently? For example, can I have two drives in RAID 1 and the other two in a separate set up so as to essentially have two available storage locations?

    Am I correct in my understanding that I have access to my files from any web connected computer?

Thank you for any help or advice!
 
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Lumber-jack
I would run it RAID 5 for maximum storage (.75 of total HDD) or RAID 1 for redundancy (.5 of total HDD) but you would actually have to run RAID 10 (1+0) and just make as many partitions or folders as you want.

You access the control panel for NAS via a web browser. And yes you access the files via the NAS this way too.

You access your files from another computer via file manager.
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yes, you should be able to set up two independent RAID sets in Synology NAS devices, but i would double check with the Synology on this particular unit.
 
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I would run it RAID 5 for maximum storage (.75 of total HDD) or RAID 1 for redundancy (.5 of total HDD) but you would actually have to run RAID 10 (1+0) and just make as many partitions or folders as you want.

You access the control panel for NAS via a web browser. And yes you access the files via the NAS this way too.

You access your files from another computer via file manager.
 
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Lefteris1968

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With an ASUSTOR, I installed the first drive and operated it a couple of hours.
Then I installed the second drive and chose "stand-alone" or something like that (not raid or jbod).

When I create a folder, it asks me which Volume I want it.
So, I create folders "Photos" on Volume 1, "Music" on Volume 2, etc. and the disks work independently.

PS. To create folders, I use the internal ASUSTOR app called "Access Control" from the control panel. Only there can you chose "Volume 1" etc.
On Windows explorer I only see one drive, but depending on which folder I access, a different disk activates.
 
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