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  1. Ariaelf

    RAID 5 vs RAID 6 ??

    But this isn't a blog article for a general audience - it's an answer to a specific question from one person on a tech forum. And I made it very clear in the OP that I already had more than one backup in place for my data. So it's annoying to have multiple guys who apparently didn't bother to...
  2. Ariaelf

    RAID 5 vs RAID 6 ??

    Video editing is 99.99% a read process on the drives, scrubbing through and playing large files - not a writing process. Either way APCs and controller cards have nothing to do with my question, which was about rebuild times and RAID 5 vs 6.
  3. Ariaelf

    RAID 5 vs RAID 6 ??

    I will consider it and read the link you shared... but my question was about rebuild times. How long can I expect it would it take to rebuild a RAID 5 vs RAID 6 (in hours, or days, or whatever) with the NAS system I have of 8 bays of 14TB drives? Are we talking about hours, days or weeks? Is...
  4. Ariaelf

    RAID 5 vs RAID 6 ??

    I've seen tests that show, perhaps counterintuitively, that an SSD cashe does actually not help in this use case. I'm not nerdy enough to explain why, but you can find them on YT. Thank-you for actually stating a number!! 24 hours is nothing. People have made it sound like a rebuild would take...
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    RAID 5 vs RAID 6 ??

    I'm not asking about doing a completely different setup than the 8-drive ~100TB I have. I'm asking about RAID 5 vs 6 considerations for video editing, and rebuild times. There's no "mission critical" reason why the RAID can't be down a week if something happens and it needs to rebuild. The...
  6. Ariaelf

    RAID 5 vs RAID 6 ??

    Did you just hit reply without bothering to read the post? "All of the footage is and will be backed up multiple times to other archival hard drives."
  7. Ariaelf

    RAID 5 vs RAID 6 ??

    Since this is my first RAID build would you mind explaining what you're talking about? The ssd cache I get, but what about the z-stuff? And how does this answer the RAID 5 vs 6 question...?
  8. Ariaelf

    RAID 5 vs RAID 6 ??

    Not "more space" ... HALF THE SPACE in the becomes unusable. I'm not sure why you keep pushing RAID 10 when it goes against everything outlined in the OP goals. RAID 10 is neither cost or space effective for video editing. "Really long time" meaning what? Hours? Days? Weeks? Vague generalities...
  9. Ariaelf

    RAID 5 vs RAID 6 ??

    I'd really like a better idea of what "some time" means. 12 hours? 12 days? 12 weeks? As far as intensity, a video editing RAID is read-intense all the time. That's what video editing is, constantly scrubbing through data - so I'm not sure why a rebuild would be more intense or more likely to...
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    RAID 5 vs RAID 6 ??

    I have a PC with Thunderbolt connections... Mac is not required. As stated in the OP, the goal is to work with remote editors online, so DAS would be pointless. The question is about a NAS which I already have... not sure why every reply seems to be suggesting some other scenario or endpoint...
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    RAID 5 vs RAID 6 ??

    "less space" is why I wouldn't use RAID10, nor do most editors. It's always RAID5 or RAID6 as far as I understand. the OP said I needed ~ 100 TB of space and have (8) 14TB drives. You're suggesting to cut the space in half, which means you either didn't read the post or didn't understand the...
  12. Ariaelf

    RAID 5 vs RAID 6 ??

    Editing is almost entirely a disk-reading process.
  13. Ariaelf

    RAID 5 vs RAID 6 ??

    Many people edit remotely from a NAS... hmm, not sure why you think this would be an issue?
  14. Ariaelf

    RAID 5 vs RAID 6 ??

    Hi all, Would love to get your thoughts on the best RAID type for video editing off a NAS system. I just purchased a QNAP TVS-h874-i5-32G 8 Bay NAS, which I will be populating with 14TB WD Red Pro drives. I anticipate needing a lot of storage for my project, around 100TB… the end goal is to...
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