[Glen Carruthers]

Thanks Bob

Bummer about the QNAP’s PostgreSQL.

“There is a fantasy that you just buy a box, plug in all your computers, and then BAM – you have shared storage.”
I have no illusions on that score. As with any trade or profession, there are a host of trip-ups and tricks that can only be learned by those with everyday practical experience. Such as yours.

I’ll email you.

Glen Carruthers
Wildlife Cameraman
Australia

[Glen Carruthers]

Thanks Bob for your comprehensive answer.

I understand and agree with all that you have suggested.

However, I am still confused as to what the QNAP NAS actually can or cannot do.
Call me stupid, but I have read and re-read the QNAP blurbs on it’s LAN, SAN & (supposed) Thunderbolt networking capabilities (and your excellent posts on the subject) but still can’t work it out.

As an independant film-maker of one long-form documentary at a time I need a fast 4k+ capable Edit station plus a less-capable Assistant Edit station (searching shots, organising metadata, bins etc to feed to the main Edit station) connected to the same source footage. I could use the Collaboration features of Resolve Studio to handle real-time conflicts.

If I connect these 2 (& I mean only 2, no need for more) workstations in an isolated network to the QNAP NAS using it’s 2 separate 10GbE ports can it act as a “LAN controller” or even better a “SAN server” without the need for extra hardware or software ?

Or would it still need a switch (to avoid LAN static addresses etc)?

Or would it still need a separate server & SAN software?

I don’t want to trouble you with a detailed explanation.
Simple answers will suffice. Then I will contact you to help set it up.

All the best, Glen

Glen Carruthers
Wildlife Cameraman
Australia

[Glen Carruthers]

I have similar needs to Edan. 2 PCs or 1 PC + 1 mac to share one QNAP.

The TVS-872TS does look like a worthy replacement to the wonderful TVS-871T.
But it only has one 10GbE port coming from the soldered-in Aquantia chip.
What would be the best way to network just 2 PCs to the 872TS?

Add a 10GbE NIC to the spare x4 slot (it’s PCIe3x4 from PCH)?
Would that work without the need for a switch?

Use a switch?

Somehow use Thunderbolt or a Thunderbolt to 10GbE adapter?
(I hope that suggestion does not make Bob upset )

Glen Carruthers
Cameraman/Producer
Australia