10 TB se 500 TB tak — office, studio, hospital, CA firm aur CCTV archive ke liye. Hum pehle hisaab lagate hain ki sach me kitna chahiye, phir hardware chunte hain.
Alag-alag kaam, par sawaal ek hi hota hai — data badh raha hai aur sab jagah bikhra pada hai.
Ye sirf shuruaat ka andaza hai — asli configuration site dekhne ke baad tay hoti hai. Dhyan dijiye ki usable hamesha raw se kam hota hai.
| Raw capacity | Configuration | Protection | Usable (approx) | Kiske liye |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 TB | 4 bay × 8 TB | RAID 5 | ~21 TiB | Chhota office, 5-15 log |
| 50 TB | 8 bay × 10 TB | RAID 6 | ~54 TiB | Studio, CCTV archive |
| 100 TB | 12 bay × 14 TB | RAID 6 + spare | ~114 TiB | Medium studio, 20-40 log |
| 150 TB | 16 bay × 20 TB | RAID 6 + spare | ~163 TiB | Bada studio, 40-60 log |
| 300 TB | 24 bay × 20 TB | RAID-Z2 × 2 vdev | ~327 TiB | Enterprise / archive |
RAID 6 me do disk sirf suraksha ke liye jaati hain aur hot spare ek aur. Isliye 16 disk lagane par bhi usable utna nahi hota jitna jod kar lagta hai. Iske upar filesystem ko lagbhag 20% khaali chhodna chahiye — bhara hua pool dheema padta hai. Hamare quote me raw aur usable dono alag likhe hote hain.
RAID sirf disk kharab hone se bachata hai. Aag, chori, ransomware, ya kisi ne galti se folder delete kar diya — in sab me RAID kuch nahi kar sakta, kyunki data ki ek hi copy hai.
Snapshot hum default me chalu karte hain aur usse galti se delete hui file aksar wapas mil jaati hai — par snapshot bhi usi box par rehta hai. Asli backup wo hai jo alag jagah ho.
Aap backup na lena chahein, bilkul aapka faisla hai. Par hum wo baat quote me likh kar dete hain — taaki baad me kisi ko lage nahi ki bataya nahi gaya tha.
Seedhe jawab, bina ghumaye.
100 TB usable ke liye lagbhag 130-150 TB raw lagta hai. Wajah do hain: parity (RAID 6 me do disk sirf suraksha ke liye jaati hain) aur hot spare. Iske alawa filesystem ko 20% khaali chhodna chahiye — bhara hua pool dheema padta hai. Hum quote me raw aur usable dono alag likhte hain taaki delivery ke waqt koi bahas na ho.
RAID sirf disk kharab hone se bachata hai. Aag lag gayi, chori ho gayi, ransomware aa gaya, ya kisi ne folder delete kar diya — in sab me RAID kuch nahi kar sakta, kyunki data ki ek hi copy hai. Snapshot galti se delete hone me bahut madad karta hai aur wo hum default me chalu karte hain, par wo bhi usi box par hota hai. Asli backup alag jagah hoti hai. Hum har quote me ise alag line me rakhte hain.
Zaroorat par depend karta hai. QNAP jaisa ready-made NAS jaldi lagta hai, vendor support milta hai aur GUI aasaan hai. Dell/Supermicro par TrueNAS zyada takatwar hai, bay zyada milte hain — par uska support dene wala aapka vendor hota hai, manufacturer nahi. Hum dono ka rate saath dete hain aur saaf batate hain ki kis raste me support kiska hoga. Ye baat baad me sabse zyada maayne rakhti hai.
Ye data ki maatra aur network par depend karta hai. 1G line par 1 TB shift hone me lagbhag 3-4 ghante lagte hain, 10G par bahut kam. Hum migration aam taur par raat me ya chhutti ke din karte hain taaki kaam na ruke, aur baad me file count milaakar dikhate hain.
Dono. Poora SSD lena zyadatar logon ke budget me nahi baithta — 2026 me NVMe kaafi mehnga hai. Sahi tareeka ye hai ki jis data par aaj kaam ho raha hai wo SSD par rahe aur baaki sab hard disk par. Isse speed SSD wali milti hai aur kharcha hard disk wala.
Hardware par manufacturer warranty rehti hai. Uske upar hum AMC dete hain — disk health monitoring, alert, firmware update aur quarterly visit. Disk fail hone ka alert aapko pehle mile, ye sabse kaam ki cheez hai. Hum cold spare disk shelf par rakhne ki salah dete hain taaki badalne me din na lagein.
Video editing ka kaam hai? Uske liye alag hisaab lagta hai — editing storage ka page dekhiye. Ya saare server & storage options.
Baaki hisaab hum laga kar denge: kitni disk, kaunsa protection, network kya lagega aur kya nahi lagega. Delhi NCR me site survey par aa jaate hain.