- Oct 9, 2016
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Thinking of getting the cheaper 6-bay UGREEN NASync DXP6800 Pro NAS (vs the very expensive QNAP 6-bay TVS-h674) and populate with 6x20TB IronWolf Pro HDDs running RAID 6
The question is where to put this guy? In the hall or next to my work table? The latter will generate great amount of noise.
Near the router in the hall
- It’s ok to be slightly noisier since it's far from my work table
- TB4 uses seem not so useful since the cable length is limited to 3m
- Since it comes with 2x10G RJ45 ports can use them to back up the primary NAS to a backup NAS.
- There's an existing UPS to keep alive the primary and backup NAS
Near or on the work table
- Can use the 2xTB4 for connections to other devices on the work table. Better to optimize the 2xTB4 since already come with (paid for) in the NAS
- The more silent the NAS the better
- Since it comes with 2x10G RJ45 ports can use them to back up the primary NAS to a backup NAS. Can locate the backup NAS in another place in the house to reduce noise
- Need to buy a UPS to keep alive the primary and backup UPS
To reduce NAS noise the followings are options.............not so great though
1) Use SSD – Not possible because it’s too costly for 6x20TB = 120TB. And currently no SSD NAS with 6 bays and 20TB SSD, if any, is going to be prohibitively expensive.
2) Noise-proof NAS casing. Limited for certain models. Metal casing, good for heat dissipation, but noisy due to amplification of noise.
3) 6-bay and below NAS casing is generally noisier than 8-bay NAS casing and above
5) Use Standard drive over enterprise-grade drive. Standard drives used in NAS will accelerate their failure for they are not made for NAS use
4) Select lesser noisy NAS drive over the enterprise-grade drive. Basically, heavy-duty enterprise-grade drives for NAS use are noisy. Nosier enterprise-grade drives are Seagate Exos X20, WD Gold, WD UltraStar etc. NAS drives like Seagate IronWolf Pro, WD Red Pro etc are slightly quieter
6) Move the NAS to another location not in the same room but with restricted use of TB as mentioned above
7) Use lesser speed 5400 rpm drives. Not possible for large capacity drives running 7200 or 10000 rpm
8) Change the fans in the NAS to NOCTUA quiet fans, if possible
Last option, hopefully the best, is to put the NAS under the work table with a 3m length TB cable away from my keyboard. Similar for the backup NAS
Remember that the NAS is to be used in a home environment. That noise level will be nothing if the NAS is placed in the server room since those noise from the big fans will drown them out
Is my last option good? Any chance of further improvement?
Feedback please. Thank you
The question is where to put this guy? In the hall or next to my work table? The latter will generate great amount of noise.
Near the router in the hall
- It’s ok to be slightly noisier since it's far from my work table
- TB4 uses seem not so useful since the cable length is limited to 3m
- Since it comes with 2x10G RJ45 ports can use them to back up the primary NAS to a backup NAS.
- There's an existing UPS to keep alive the primary and backup NAS
Near or on the work table
- Can use the 2xTB4 for connections to other devices on the work table. Better to optimize the 2xTB4 since already come with (paid for) in the NAS
- The more silent the NAS the better
- Since it comes with 2x10G RJ45 ports can use them to back up the primary NAS to a backup NAS. Can locate the backup NAS in another place in the house to reduce noise
- Need to buy a UPS to keep alive the primary and backup UPS
To reduce NAS noise the followings are options.............not so great though
1) Use SSD – Not possible because it’s too costly for 6x20TB = 120TB. And currently no SSD NAS with 6 bays and 20TB SSD, if any, is going to be prohibitively expensive.
2) Noise-proof NAS casing. Limited for certain models. Metal casing, good for heat dissipation, but noisy due to amplification of noise.
3) 6-bay and below NAS casing is generally noisier than 8-bay NAS casing and above
5) Use Standard drive over enterprise-grade drive. Standard drives used in NAS will accelerate their failure for they are not made for NAS use
4) Select lesser noisy NAS drive over the enterprise-grade drive. Basically, heavy-duty enterprise-grade drives for NAS use are noisy. Nosier enterprise-grade drives are Seagate Exos X20, WD Gold, WD UltraStar etc. NAS drives like Seagate IronWolf Pro, WD Red Pro etc are slightly quieter
6) Move the NAS to another location not in the same room but with restricted use of TB as mentioned above
7) Use lesser speed 5400 rpm drives. Not possible for large capacity drives running 7200 or 10000 rpm
8) Change the fans in the NAS to NOCTUA quiet fans, if possible
Last option, hopefully the best, is to put the NAS under the work table with a 3m length TB cable away from my keyboard. Similar for the backup NAS
Remember that the NAS is to be used in a home environment. That noise level will be nothing if the NAS is placed in the server room since those noise from the big fans will drown them out
Is my last option good? Any chance of further improvement?
Feedback please. Thank you
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