takethephil wrote:Which models support redundant power supply options?
Only (rack) models with "RP" in the model name.
Looking at QNAP 4-bay NAS comparison chart, TS-469 Pro states "READ : 224 (Gigabit * 2)". From what I understand, this is read speed with port trunking enabled.
I would think so as well.
But other models also have multiple NICs. Couldnt I just enable port trunking on other models with mulitple NICs and achieve comparable results??
Comparable but most likely slower unless going for the TS-X79-line, as all other models have a slower CPU than the TS-X69-line.
Also, in the real world you will rarely reach the numbers Qnap achieve in an optimized lab environment.
BYW, I'm looking for 4 x 3TB SATA 6Gb/s, dual NICs, and redundant power supply that supports iSCSI.
Only the rack models in the TS-X79-line can do all of that. Performance will be better (the network interfaces will be the bottleneck, hence the 10 GB network option) than with the TS-X69-models and you'll have room for future storage expansion, which never hurts.
No rack model in any of the smaller products support SATA 6 Gbit/s. On the other hand, the performance of a mechanical disk isn't enough for it to really be limited by the SATA 3 Gbit/s interface...
No, RAID has never ever been a replacement for backups. Without backups you will eventually lose data!
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