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We have a pair of Synology DS713+ enclosures that we use for storing all the artwork files etc for current/live jobs within the office. DS1 - the actual 'work' drive - backs itself up to DS2 at 9pm every night.
We had a bit of a scare overnight when DS1 disappeared from the network and from the Synology admin console, but it turns out it just needed a reboot and all is now well again.
My question is this - what is considered the 'correct' usage of a NAS such as this? Currently, we all work on DS1 directly ie. artwork files and assets are created/saved directly on DS1. Is working directly on the drive like this advisable or should we be working on jobs on our individual iMacs and then copying the files over to the NAS? If it's relevant, there are six of us using DS1 from within the office on a daily basis.
Various people within the building seem to have varying opinions on the matter, but I'd be interested in hearing the thoughts of those with more experience of these devices.
We had a bit of a scare overnight when DS1 disappeared from the network and from the Synology admin console, but it turns out it just needed a reboot and all is now well again.
My question is this - what is considered the 'correct' usage of a NAS such as this? Currently, we all work on DS1 directly ie. artwork files and assets are created/saved directly on DS1. Is working directly on the drive like this advisable or should we be working on jobs on our individual iMacs and then copying the files over to the NAS? If it's relevant, there are six of us using DS1 from within the office on a daily basis.
Various people within the building seem to have varying opinions on the matter, but I'd be interested in hearing the thoughts of those with more experience of these devices.