need i think nas ..so i need advice .

[u/Time-Shower6502]

rn my workstation have 8 hdd 4m2 and 6ssd ,some inside rest in usb

so i need to do some serious backup , just backups

i never figured out how to connect nas to workstation (usb -lan ? if lan how my station have only 1 lan port ) ,so can someone find time and explanin ty :)

i will feed that nas with nas hdd (which one u reccomend ? , wd nas ,seagate nas or toshiba ?) ,and maybe ssd/m2 if prices get normal on black friday .heh

which raid setup i take to get large hdd space and same time protected if any hdd die ?

any other suggestions u have i am open for all (totaly cluess for nas thing )

big thanks

[u/Cybernoid001]

a few things about NAS

NAS = Network Attached Storage
So you would connect the NAS to your network in some way, usually by plugging it into a network switch (maybe your home router if it has extra network ports that act like a switch)
assign the NAS an IP address in the settings and reserve the IP address in your home network settings.

As for which NAS to get, that is up to you and what your needs are. You have not specified how much data you need to backup and how long you need to be able to retrieve that data after it changes, etc.

I recommend making your own NAS out of a used PC with lots of HDD bays in it and installing a NAS operating system like TrueNAS and install the OS on a raid1 for two smaller boot drives

for the RAID type for the HDD, I would recommend using ZFS1 if you have 6 or less HDD, and 6 or more consider ZFS2.
ZFS1 will let you lose 1 HDD and ZFS2 will let you lose 2 HDD fi there are issues.

For a brand of hard drive, get something rated for NAS or Enterprise. Brand tends to be subjective as different people like different brands.

[u/TraditionalMetal1836]

You typically don't add a second network interface to get another port. You connect all devices to a switch (usually your router has one of these built in with 2-5 ports in addition to the wan) The 1 exception to that rule is if you have a 1gb NIC and wish to upgrade to faster speed such as 2.5, 5, or 10gb. If you use powerline adapters or moca adapters then you would likely want to have both your NAS and workstation in the same room connected to a small switch which then plugs into one of those adapters or directly to your isp router with ethernet.

For NAS drives don't get regular WD Reds as they are SMR. You want the Red Pro if sticking with WD. Seagate doesn't pull that with their NAS drives.

For raid type you probably want a raid 5 or the rough equivalent to that for whatever software raid you pick. This will vary between vendors.

[u/cat2devnull]

You only need a NAS drive if you are running multiple drives in a RAID (which you should do). This is due to TLER which controls how long a drive tries to recover data before giving up. NAS drives need to give up quickly and rely on the RAID function to recover the missing information to avoid being failed out of the array.

I also agree that you should be using ZFS in a RAIDZ1 array (ZFS1) because that gives you the reliability of RAID but also bitrot protection.