Suggestion on RAID Configuration for QNAP NAS

BigLeviathan on 08/12/2022 - 21:47
Last edited 08/12/2022 - 21:48

Hi All,

Need your opinion about my RAID configurations.

I have the following:
- QNAP NAS TVS-671
- 6 x 8TB HDD
- 2 x 4TB HDD
- 2 x 1TB SSD

My usage:
- Plex (movie storage)
- Data storage (around 3TB)
- CCTV storage
- Docker containers (Servarr stuffs, such as SABNzbd, Sonarr, Radarr)

My plan:
- 4 x 8TB HDD RAID-5 (24TB usable space - 3 x Read Speed with 1-drive failure)
- 2 x 1TB SSD RAID-1 (for Plex caching / SABNZBd temporary storage)
- 2 x 4TB HDD RAID-1 for CCTV
- 2 x 8TB HDD for rotating off-site backup (1 month per drive per month) - yes, only to backup data, not movies

Backup strategy:
- Backup date to 2 x 8TB HDD rotating every month (1 x 8TB per month)
- Backup to BackBlaze B2 using Syncovery QNAP

What do you think?

Computing NAS QNAP

Comments

  • [Deactivated] on 08/12/2022 - 22:57
    +3

    Why do you need mirroring for Plex caching / SABNZBd temporary storage?

    • FoxJump on 08/12/2022 - 23:02
      +1

      Great question!

    • BigLeviathan on 08/12/2022 - 23:13

      Ah fair point, I might do RAID-0 then
      Thanks!

      • bdl on 09/12/2022 - 00:39

        Don't forget to make backups

  • FoxJump on 08/12/2022 - 23:02
    +1

    I am a n00b. i dont even have a NAS.
    ive just been researching one.

    I would not put CCTV into a RAID set up.
    you're wearing out two disks for data that is temporary.

    not sure if you can set up your CCTV to use 1x 4TB with a hot-spare 4TB to take over if the first dies? at least you're not spinning two disks for nothing all the time.

    • BigLeviathan on 08/12/2022 - 23:14

      Very good point, thanks!
      Yes, I believe QNAP can do hot-spare setup for it

      • FoxJump on 08/12/2022 - 23:20

        Also you may need to consider the number of cameras you have and whether your disk can keep up - esp once fragmentation kicks in.

        i recall once recording many FTA TV shows from a USB TV Tuner and it screwed up the NTFS partition faster than windows could keep it clean - because every second each channel wants to record - a bit more . and so your show is in a million pieces all over the drive. This made it impossible to then transcode them while still recording more shows.

        I dont know how EXT4 handles this.
        I dont know how the survelliance software handles this

        the way i handled this was to record tv shows into a small SSD and then nightly i would run a python file to transcode the shows.

        this script would:
        For each show
        - copy 1 to a RAM drive.
        - transcode in RAM drive
        - copy out to a HDD.
        loop

        idk if you can CCTV to your spare SSD and every blah hours copy chunks of it out the HDD for storage.
        might even save electricity!

      • FoxJump on 08/12/2022 - 23:23

        Also for surveillance cameras i was going to eventually use tp link tap C200 cameras with an SD card internally + wifi'd home.

        That way an intruder has to jam the WIFI and wack each camera to avoid being recorded.

        • BigLeviathan on 08/12/2022 - 23:39

          Thanks, my CCTVs are using POE LAN cable, thus no issue with being WiFi jammed.

  • FoxJump on 08/12/2022 - 23:28

    Is all your data going to be encrypted? both while in the NAS and once backed-up?
    as a noob i also believe in keeping 1 not-encrypted backup in case it all goes to hell.

    obs guard this copy in a very very secret spot.

    • BigLeviathan on 08/12/2022 - 23:42

      NAS won't encrypt it (currently store the NAS in a locked room).
      Plus the NAS is not accessible from the internet (need to VPN first, prior be able to login into it).

      Using Syncovery app, allows me to encrypt/zip passworded the backup files on B2

      • FoxJump on 08/12/2022 - 23:56

        and what if that random day …. you discover the syncovery app had a bug and couldn't decrypt your files?

        a locked room? sounds like a treasure chest waiting to be broken into

      • FoxJump on 08/12/2022 - 23:56

        i thought the nas can be its own vpn server:?

  • bdl on 09/12/2022 - 00:39
    • Backup to BackBlaze B2 using Syncovery QNAP(syncovery.com)

    https://duplicacy.com/ to B2 instead

    Consider Wasabi if you want backups located in Sydney. Backups are useless if you can't restore them in the time that you need them.

  • FoxJump on 13/12/2022 - 11:30

    I bought my nas yay.
    i plan on using

    2x nvme raid1 for everyday data
    1x nvme by itself for surveillance cameras
    2x spinnies for photos/movies/music
    2x sleeping spinnies as hot spares

    hopefully the ts464 with the qm2-p2-244a card lets me use all four nvmes at the same time

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