Qnap 1079 and 4TB HD

[paolomarino]

HI.

I want to buy a Qnap 1079 with 10 disks 4TB each
I want to know which is the most stable and with no problem disk.
I prefer a non enterprise disk for budget reason.
Any idea which is the king of no problem ?

Thanks

[Don]

So you are going to spend a lot of money on a 1079 but then want to cheap out on the disks which is probably the worst place to cheap out.

For a 10 bay nas I would only trust enterprise drives with that much data but check the drive compatability list and then decide which ones to use. Google the different recommended models to see how many issues there are.

[xavierh]

one thing is for sure... DO NOT GET SEAGATE DRIVES FOR IT.

[P3R]

Any 4 TB enterprise disk on the Qnap disk compatibility list.

I wouldn't recommend desktop disks but if you're absolutely determined, in my opinion the Hitachis on the above mentioned disk compatibility list is the only sane choice considering the manufacturer recommendations and the customer experiences reported in the forum. Although customer experiences with 4 TB disks is still limited altogether.

If you intend to use all disks in a single volume, I'd go with RAID 6 or RAID 10 and possibly online but definately offline spares as well.

[paolomarino]

any info about ST4000VM000 ?

i want to put in single raid6 volume and take the 11° disk for offline spare
i need two nases in two different site with the same data on each so i need 22 disks and the difference between enterprise and standard disks are 150e each and 3.300 total. it's a lot of money

[P3R]

any info about ST4000VM000 ?

None other that it is yet another disk not intended for NAS/RAID applications. I have read explanations of why PVR-disks are not really recommended for NAS/RAID usage on the net but I'm not sure if they are valid so google and make up your own mind.

i want to put in single raid6 volume and take the 11° disk for offline spare

Even when using using RAID 6, please be aware that the risks are not insignificant with such numbers of disks and huge data volumes.

...the difference between enterprise and standard disks are 150e each and 3.300 total. it's a lot of money

Yes, huge storage volumes are costly. The data on them are however usually worth much more.

When shopping for 4 TB disks in a TS-1079 in any professional environment and on a tight budget, I would today definately go with WD Se WD4000F9YZ.

If the same NAS was intended for personal use, I would also consider:

• HDS724040ALE640 (aka H3IK40003272SW and H3IK40003272SW)
• ST4000VN000 (yes I know it is not recommended for larger than 5 bay installations but at least it is recommended for 24*7 NAS/RAID applications)

[paolomarino]

Thanks for the suggestions. I will care them.

[Metzlmane]

HGST Ultrastar 7K4000 3TB, 4KB Sektoren, SATA 6Gb/s (HUS724030ALE640/0F14684) -> 5 years warranty

I've using this disks in RAID 10 and with no problems at all 24/7. You don't want to get cheap disks. I don't also recommend RAID 6 with drives > 1TB
I had the most problems with WD Red.. just use Enterprise, you won't regret it.
You can buy just 6 discs to get over 16TB and expand it later

[P3R]

I don't also recommend RAID 6 with drives > 1TB

Why?

Are you not aware that RAID 6 offer better redundancy (so better security from disk failures) than RAID 10?

You can buy just 6 discs to get over 16TB and expand it later

Only possible if using the SMB firmware (still only in beta testing so not recommended for production environments) and formatting the volume for the new storage pool feature.

[fantomas]

For 10 disks, 2x5-0drive raid5 or raid6 should be ideal. While you get 2 to 4 disks lower capacity, you'll have better reliability and better performance in case of failures

[markusha]

Hello

Getting back to disk compatability
i own Qnap 1079 pro and i sold all HDD's and upgrading to new once
the question is
For the compatability list shows up to 12TB per HDD
and item description shows
supports up to 10 hdd's 3TB per HDD each
so does it support 6-10-12TB or only 3TB max per HDD

[dolbyman]

please don't dig up 8 year old topics...open a new one

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