Hallo
I’am trying to imagine how to best configure the hardware I have to work with OMV
Nas:
HP N54L (12Mb RAM, 4+1 3,5 hot swap bay, 1x2,5 bay)
Qnap TS212 (2 bays)
HD:
4 x 3TB WD red
2 x 1TB Seagate
some external USB
My goals for the system are:
Safety: I do not want to lose my files!
Scalability: If/when I do need more space, I do not want having to rebuild anything, just add drives.
Automation of backup: I know myself and i am sure I’ll sometimes forget/postpone to make a backup. And it will be when a crash happens!
So this is my thinking:
PERSONAL and WORK FILES that are stored in PC, laptops, iPad, Android phone etc.
-Sync to shares in HD01 in the N54L.
- This disk (HD01) is synchronized to HD02 in the same N54L.
- Both disks backup to two hd in a Qnap TS212. Disk 01 to disk 11 on odd days, and disk 02 to disk 12 on even days. This way I always have two backups: yesterday and the day before.
MULTIMEDIA (movie, music, photo): stored in HD03 in the N54L
- This disk (HD03) is synchronized to HD04 in the same N54L.
- Once a week/month, backup to an external HD.
I have not yet investigated abt how to have access to these files through my devices.
Notes:
PC drives have NTFS file system, for compatibility both with Linux and Windows,
Backup drives have NTFS file systems too, for immediate access (in case…)
Nas HD have EXT4 file systemNo ZTFS or Raid for safety questions
The Qnap will be stored at my mother’s, connected via wifi (50 metres).It wakes up at midnight and shut down automatically after backup done.
The external HD will be either a USB or Esata, plugged in just for the backup and then stored away. Maybe I could rotate two HD
I have made a sketch to better explain the configuration.
I would like having your opinion and your suggestions.