Reddit reviews Synology DiskStation 4-Bay (Diskless) Network Attached Storage DS412+ (Black)
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CPU Frequency: Dual Core 2.13 GHzMemory: 1GB DDR34 Drive Bays, Drive Type: 3.5" SATA(III) / SATA(II) HDD, 2.5" SATA(III) / SATA(II) HDD, 2.5" SATA(III) / SATA(II) SSDMax Internal Capacity: 16TB (4x 4TB HDD)External HDD Interface: 2x USB 3.0 Ports, 1x USB 2.0 Port, 1x eSATA Port. LAN: 2x Gigabit.
Yea, turns out a gaming box with a RAID array uses electricity! Huh.
edit - I want this but I may have to settle for a DS411J. I have had a great experience with Synology at work and this way I can just plug it in and save all the parts sifting for my desktop replacement.
Sure. Here's what I could pull from my orders and searching around. This is most of my gear. Not really "homelab" stuff. Have a crap ton of ethernet running around the house.
It's a LaCie Rugged 1 TB. I use it to backup my photos on my laptop. Everything gets backed up to a Synology DS412+.
Synology DS412+ + 4x [3TB WD Red] (http://amzn.com/B008JJLW4M) hard drives. Just under $1000 pre-tax for 6-9TB usable space.
The Synology is stupid easy to set up, seriously. Even a beginner can get it going. Buy the NAS, insert the 4 drives, plug it in to power and your network, download the Synology Assistant, and you're on your way! The hardest part will be deciding on Raid 5 or Raid 6/Raid 10, that would take a while.
Honestly, please take a good hard look at a NAS unit to solve your problem here. Synology makes a great product that can grow with your needs. Direct attached storage units have a history of being horribly shitty and I would never trust my data to one of them. All in all, good luck! Head over to /r/DataHoarder as well and check out some of the more insane setups :)
I was looking at this one actually. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007JLE84C/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER
Hopefully it'll work for my needs unless anyone sees any issues with it or knows if it's known to be a bad option.
For support and to unlock the APIs that a good backup application like Veeam would require.
Speaking of which, plan to use Veeam Essentials to back up to a Synology NAS. Do you have a branch office anywhere? If so, make that your off-site backup with Veeam. If not, use one of the cloud providers they support.
Veeam Essentials: http://www.veeam.com/smb-vmware-hyper-v-essentials.html
vSphere Essentials Kit: http://store.vmware.com/store/vmware/en_US/pd/ThemeID.2485600/productID.282883900
Here's the 2-bay NAS we typically get, with two 4TB WD Red drives: http://www.amazon.com/Synology-DiskStation-Diskless-Attached-DS214/dp/B00FY6DV3S/ref=sr_1_6?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1416242136&sr=1-6&keywords=synology
If you need a 4-bay NAS, get this: http://www.amazon.com/Synology-DiskStation-Diskless-Attached-DS412/dp/B007JLE84C/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1416242136&sr=1-3&keywords=synology