Storage for DR

[hkahk]

Hi all,

 

I want to switch to DR (distributed rendering) and was wondering what kind of storage I need for a smooth workflow.

 

Is it enough to work on a NAS System or do I need a server.

I want to store alll textures on that external storage to be accessible for all machines.

 

Any suggestions?

What do you guys use?

 

Thanks!

[Chris MacDonald]

A NAS server will do just fine and should be much cheaper, all you need is something that is visible to all computers.

[hkahk]

Hi Chris,

 

thanks for your reply.

Ok I thought you might need an as fast as possible solution to load all the textures!

[Scott Schroeder]

Most new NAS drives are fairly quick. The one thing to watch out for, I had an older Buffalo NAS that worked perfectly but was prone to overheating if used on a consistent rendering basis.

[hkahk]

Hi Scott,

 

thanks for your input!

[paneli]

I also want to buy a NAS for DR and I can't decide between Synology and QNAP.

What I need the most is speed, RAID 10 setup and backup to an external drive.

Both can do, but what would you guys recommend?

 

I also examined the option of setting up a LSI RAID controller and installing FreeNAS but it's very hard to decide for me.