DS1813+ - Panic Stations
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Right, so the NAS is reporting no errors on the disks whatsoever. This seems a little odd to me, so I have asked Synology to take a look.
As far as the backups are concerned, I am thinking of getting a DX513 to go with my DS1813+ and have 3 x 4TB drives in JBOD.
As far as the backups are concerned, I am thinking of getting a DX513 to go with my DS1813+ and have 3 x 4TB drives in JBOD.
Good idea that will work well, even if it is a big outlay!
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Ended up going for a DS414 as I wanted to keep the backup elsewhere in the house. Went for 4 x 3TB drives (JBOD) instead as people online have reported issues with the 4TB ones. All in all it set me back about £760, but at least my data will be safe (unless the entire house burns down).
All parts should arrive towards the end of the week, so will be setting it up over the weekend
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Offsite backup wouldn't be an issue if we all had gigabit FTTP.
I got a quote from Virgin for a 100mbit line between two sites and we are talking about £4k installation and £4k a year
A little late I realise as you've already brought another NAS, but worth a mention.
What about using Synology Sync with either Dropbox or Google Drive. Google Drive gives you 15GB of free storage and can be secured with 2factor where a login requires an additional code they send via SMS. Dropbox for Business can also be secured in a similar manor, although for the storage you need you will have to pay.
The initial copy will be a pain (hopefully you are on fibre?), but there after it's only changes that are copied across.
*edit* Ouch, at 2MB/s it will take 33 days to copy 5TB!
What about using Synology Sync with either Dropbox or Google Drive. Google Drive gives you 15GB of free storage and can be secured with 2factor where a login requires an additional code they send via SMS. Dropbox for Business can also be secured in a similar manor, although for the storage you need you will have to pay.
The initial copy will be a pain (hopefully you are on fibre?), but there after it's only changes that are copied across.
*edit* Ouch, at 2MB/s it will take 33 days to copy 5TB!
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The issue with that is, I have 8TB to put somewhere. 15GB won't get me far, lol
LOL, I'm frantically trying to think of an excuse for blatantly not thinking...so far I can't make 5-8TB go in to 15GB
Dropbox for Business was looking good at $15 for unlimited storage until I saw it's a minimum of 5 users, so $75.00 a month.
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LOL, I'm frantically trying to think of an excuse for blatantly not thinking...so far I can't make 5-8TB go in to 15GB
Dropbox for Business was looking good at $15 for unlimited storage until I saw it's a minimum of 5 users, so $75.00 a month.
Haha, it is the thought (or the lack of
) that counts Until we get decent broadband upload speeds, it isn't really a viable option. Even then, the new NAS I bought works out more cost effective in the long run.