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Hey Guys I'm assisting a client that is experiencing really slow network performance issues accessing files. They're an all Mac network. I'm much better with Windows so thought I'd get some feedback before going further. It's a 5user network with 1x iMac 1, 1x iMac 2, 1x iMac 3, 1x iMac 4 and 1x Macbook Pro (2015). They have cat5 cabling and a basic small office wifi modem (which I believe is also doing the switching).

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All - Looking for a recommendation for an external hard drive for a MacBook Pro - I'd like to get 1 TB of storage; to be used as my primary backup - Time Machine, and secondary storage for large files.

They are a photography outfit and work with large numbers of raw image and video files. I think they have about 3-4TB of files in play at the moment. For shared storage they're currently using an 8TB G-Tech drive connected to to iMac 1 via Thunderbolt. But they're finding when multiple users are live editing off the G-Tech drive, the access really slows to a crawl. They went to the Mac store and the tech said the G-Tech drive is the issue and they should move to a Qnap tvs 682t NAS. The Qnap looks like it has Ethernet and Thunderbolt built in and can take 4x drives and SSD.

But I can't get a reading on what raid options it has though from the product page. My gut feeling is they probably need to install a gigabit switch and get a NAS with raid10. Then copy the image and video files to their desktop for live editing and then copy them back at the end. But I'm not sure if there is a better option than that Qnap model, if they should get SATA or SSD (assuming they can afford SSD) and if they should work off Ethernet or Thunderbolt with a NAS. Thunderbolt throughput is very fast, but I'm not sure if you can daisy chain to 5x Macs and if there's speed loss or reliability issues, especially considering the length of Thunderbolt cable and not all Macs have the same version of Thunderbolt adapters.Anyway would love some feedback on the setup and what you think would work well in this scenario. Kind Regards Aaron. G-Tech/Qnap etc all hobby kit The default choices for high performance Mac file sharing are Samba 4.2 or higher on.nix or Windows Server with Acronis Access Connect.

One of the biggest issues you will face is the protocol in use from the Mac to the PC. If using SMB on Windows forget it, performance will be shocking. On.Nix or NAS running.nix then you need to ensure its configured with the vfsfruits module Lots more info here But dont forget if they are using Adobe files off the LAN this isnt supported. G-Tech/Qnap etc all hobby kit The default choices for high performance Mac file sharing are Samba 4.2 or higher on.nix or Windows Server with Acronis Access Connect.

One of the biggest issues you will face is the protocol in use from the Mac to the PC. If using SMB on Windows forget it, performance will be shocking. On.Nix or NAS running.nix then you need to ensure its configured with the vfsfruits module Lots more info here But dont forget if they are using Adobe files off the LAN this isnt supported. Toby beat me to it!:-) +1 to each of his points. You're on the right track however, for large video files they should be working locally so make sure they have enough storage to do so.

And then when done copy the work to the server/central storage. Nothing is going to work according to their needs and expectations for attempting to edit large video files over network without far more expensive dedicated equipment. But if they're not using gigabit networking currently then absolutely yes that is a must. In terms of a 'NAS' keep in mind you'd be moving to a few hairs better than that G-Drive. Does the unit have redundant power supplies, etc. The point is to move away from a point of single point of failure. Also:what's the data backup plan/regimen?

Edited Apr 26, 2017 at 10:21 UTC. Scott Alan Miller wrote: AaronJBerger wrote: Would Samba 4.2 be a cheaper investment? Would setup be possible on a decent NAS, or is that a bad idea and they should still get server hardware to go with Samba?

Nothing is cheaper than Samba:) Samba is what nearly all NAS use as well. Doing this yourself in an enterprise way is known as a SAM-SD and requires more work on your end, but is the cheaper solution set (if your time is assumed to be free.) Well it's so slow on adding features / fixing bugs there are guys making their living in alternative SMB3 stack implementations. Visuality Systems (what's your router and SMB printer runs 99% guaranteed) and MoSMB are most popular.

Some storage vendors drop Samba and replace with a paid versions 'just because':). Steve Larsen wrote: I'm also looking for an improvement to a similar situation with video editing. The current setup is a Mac mini (OS X 10.9) in an XMac mini server rack, connected to a DS316JS device via SAS. Some users are directly connected but limited now as the team grows. There's 80TB of data on these disks in two RAID5 arrays and currently no backup. Getting that amount of data off to rebuild so not to use RAID5 is also a challenge. How did that happen?

Thats a lot of bad decisions all in one. Late to the party, and I see you've already marked a best answer, but wanted to ask if you did decide to go with the recommended QNAP? I wanted to make sure you knew about Seagate's IronWolf drives and their compatibility with QNAP NAS'. IronWolf is enhanced with AgileArray technology for optimal reliability and system agility. Multi-user technology and extreme workload rates allow IronWolf to perform and scale up with your needs. We also have a compatibility tool based on whatever model you go with for the NAS: Please let me know if you have any questions!

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I will install 2 games that total 15gb, leaving about 110gigs of free space. Is this enough for most necessary/useful apps and programs?

I am planning to store my word/powerpoint documents on an sd drive if I am going with an 128gb model, am I going to notice a performance drop in these programs if I do? Thanks for looking and merry christmas all. 8). I bought a MacBook Air 13' in 2011 with a 128GB SSD and the small hard drive was a huge bag of hurt. I had to have an external USB3 drive hooked up to it all the time because the drive was so small, I had my iPhotos and iTunes libraries on the external HD. USB thumbdrives and SD cards were too slow. It was massively inconvenient.

In short, a huge bag of hurt. The next computer I got was a MacBook Pro retina 13' earlier this year. It had a 256GB HD and this was much better. Imo that's the bare minimum size hard drive (at least for me).