Bob Zelin
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Hello, I would like to use a nas as centralized storage for 7 workstations (mac pro 2010 the old one with pcie cards) and 2 mac mini (for audio only purpose)
REPLY – QNAP TS1685, Netgear XS716T switch
we think to run bm resolve on these workstations, working on the same project together
REPLY – install PostgreSQL server on the QNAP (it’s free) . This is what Resolve uses.
the ideal world is to run the resolve database on the nas, sharing it with the workstations (and to find a way to auto backup the database every day)
REPLY – then back it up, its a standard feature in resolve (to backup the database).
another important thing is to find a way to backup (every xx days) the whole storage into a local low performance nas (as brutal backup)
REPLY – you can use a second QNAP and use QNAP Hybrid Backup Sync to do this. You can purchase a smaller cheaper QNAP like a TS-1635AX as the backup system. Everything will backup over 10G. Scheduling is available with Hybrid Backup Sync. It’s FREE.
we would like also to be able to access to the storage from remote (we have fiber connection 1Gbit DL and 300Mbit UL) and to work on audio or to make some changes to the projects from remote, opening davinci projects as being in local (limited to internet speed connection and latency)
REPLY – QNAP MyQnapCloud allows you to remote access the QNAP from anywhere in the world. You can upload and download files – just like it’s a cloud site. How much does this cost – ? FREE. You need to open specific ports on your router.
what is the price for that?
REPLY – The TS-1685 is $2800 US. The TS-1635AX is $1500. You need 12 drive per system. The Netgear XS716T switch is $1300.
what is it’s limits into a config like that?
REPLY – no limits. You can edit 8K footage with all your computers.
what are the components to buy (primary nas, backup nas, routers, cards 10gbe, cables, ecc ecc)
what is the ideal configuration?I just told you.
You can contact me privately, and I will show you links on where to buy all of this. You can get all of it on Amazon if you like.Bob Zelin
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Rescue 1, Inc.
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Hi Miguel –
it costs money to be in business. Let’s say you wanted to be an Uber driver or a Lift driver. You must purchase a car.
Let’s say you wanted to be a house painter. You cannot take the bus to get to your painting jobs – you must purchase a van, and all of your painting equipment, and probably get insurance, to prove to your customers that if you accidentally spill paint on their beautiful carpet, you are insured.That is called BEING IN BUSINESS.
If you are a professional, you invest in your company. If you have no money, you get a loan from a bank , or finance company to purchase the equipment you need to run your business. If you have no collateral, and simply just cannot get the money to get what you need to do this job – then your only alternative is to GET A JOB, save up money and buy the equipment.
If you are a professional editor, and you are doing this for a living, you need to invest in yourself.
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1) yes, you need to purchase a Mac. One that is powerful enough to run Adobe CC
2) yes, you need to purchase software. CC is $49 a month. You can’t steal it. If you want free software, use Davinci Resolve
3) to purchase a NAS, you can get a QNAP or a Synology, but these must be eight drive systems, with eight matching drives. And you should have the 10G option, and a thunderbolt to 10G for your Mac.Film maker Robert Rodriguez (one of my hero’s) sold his BLOOD to help get money together to shoot his first
feature
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001675/You cannot be in business without risk, or without investment.
Bob Zelin
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Rescue 1, Inc.
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here is the SD cards at Staples. I do not see a 4 pack of any size for 20 bucks. The ride to B&H at 39th St. is not that far for you, Robert.
Bob Zelin
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I would normally tell you to plug the iMac Pro directly into the QNAP, but I don’t think you have the 10Gbase-T card for the QNAP. Your switch is the variable. I always tell people to get the QXG-10G1T (89 bucks) for the TVS-873.
Bob Zelin
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Rescue 1, Inc.
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it’s very difficult to do detailed troubleshooting via a forum back and forth.
Bob Zelin
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Rescue 1, Inc.
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this is what you use –
https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/blackmagicduplicator4knice boring SanDisk Extreme cards. And yes, the parents should be PAYING for the Flash drives.
These should not be “free bees”.Bob Zelin
Bob Zelin
Rescue 1, Inc.
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Well, I would have chosen a different switch (too many SFP+ ports on yours !) – but Ubiquiti is a well known, well established company, run by an ex Apple guy that is doing now for WiFi what Apple should have done with their Airport products. I have been using Netgear 10G products since the beginning of their introduction, and have had great success with them. Now that QNAP and Buffalo are getting into the low end entry level 10G game, I just think of those brands, because of all the 10Gbase-T ports that they offer, which is more limited on the switch that you own. But I am sure it will work perfectly fine.
I am here for questions, if you need anything else. And you can always contact me privately as well.
Bob Zelin
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Rescue 1, Inc.
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You don’t think have one Static Volume for Media and then several Thick Volumes for all the rest is a good idea? That’s not like have the best of both? Simplicity/speed and flexibility?
REPLY – absolutely not. The only way to create “one static volume” is to pick some drives (let’s say drives 1 – 4)
and make that a dedicated static volume. You will get terrible performance, and you can’t add that to a storage pool (which is what a thick volume is). So no.I think you are over thinking this.
And I really don’t get (and never got) Time Machine backups. The ONLY thing that should be on a professional Mac is your operating systems, your editing or graphics or audio software, and your plug in’s. THATS IT – no media, no project data, no personal information. Even on home computers – you keep your operating system and programs on the boot drive, and data on a second drive (even if it’s an internal drive on a Win PC). This way, when you get data corruption, or Malware, or whatever – who cares – you just create a new boot, reload your software and go back to work.
I am not exactly sure what your application is – but if it’s editing – you will want all your space on the network attached storage system for your video media. Not time machine backups of edit 1, edit 2, edit 3, and edit 4.
Bob Zelin
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Rescue 1, Inc.
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Hi –
I am interested in your Ubiquiti 10G switch.
I have to assume that it’s the Ubiquiti 16 XG. It only has four 10Gbase-T RJ45 ports.
So I assume that you will use a Twinax cable from your QNAP SFP+ port to one of the SFP+ ports on the Ubiquiti.
Is that your intention ?Bob Zelin
Bob Zelin
Rescue 1, Inc.
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