general technical training for qnap turbo nas
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General Technical Training for QNAP Turbo NAS. The various applications of QNAP NAS and a guide for how to choose your NAS and, most important, the hard drives. NAS | IP-SAN| Applications | How to Choose ? NVR | Compatibility | How to Choose? What is RAID ? | Capacity | RAID 1/5/6 and more Type | Brand | How to Choose? New Choice of Hardware Turnkey ServerTRANSCRIPT
Storage. Surveillance. Pro-AV
Technical Training
QNAP, Inc.
March, 2014
Agenda
NASNAS | IP-SAN| Applications | How to Choose ?
NVRNVR | Compatibility | How to Choose?
RAIDWhat is RAID ? | Capacity | RAID 1/5/6 and more
Hard DrivesType | Brand | How to Choose?
BarebonesNew Choice of Hardware Turnkey Server
NAS NAS vs SAN: NAS
What is a NAS?• NAS (Network Attached Storage)• Centralized file storage and sharing
Apple Mac Linux/UNIX
iOS & Android mobile devices
NAS
Share Folder
Windows
NAS NAS vs SAN: IP-SAN
What is SAN ?• SAN (Storage Area Network)/ SCSI protocol over the network• Block device over the network
Storage expansion Similar with an attached hard disk. Can be formatted as host’s file
system
IP-SAN
Hard Drives
iSCSI Target
NAS Unified Storage
IP-SANiSCSI Target
NAS SMB/CIFS
AFP
NFSFTP
Both NAS and IP-SAN can be running concurrently
NAS Applications. Example #1
• Backup Storageo Back up Windows PC and Apple Time Machine
Windows PC Backup
Apple Time Machine Backup
CIFSWebDAV
AFP
NAS Applications. Example #2
Remote Office
PC-based DVR
DVR or NVR
• Surveillance Storageo NAS as the Storage Expansion Solution for DVR or NVR
Main Office
NFS iSCSI
CIFS
RTRR rSync
Remote Replication
NAS Applications. Example #2
• Surveillance Storage
o QNAP NAS as Pure Storage/ Storage Expansion Solution for other 3rd party VMS server or NVR
Camera StorageVMS
Ex: Digifort, MilestoneOr other NVR
NAS
NAS Applications. Example #3
• Media Storageo Movie Storage and Backupo Video Editing, TV Stationo Photographerso Graphic and Animation Designers
NAS Applications. Example #4
QNAP NAS is the only Control4 certified NAS Instant media library sync Built-in xbmc media player (thru HDMI) and highly integrated with Control 4 remote control
NAS Applications. Example #5
Camera NAS StorageVMS
QNAP NAS (as Pure Storage) + AXIS Camera Companion
• Easy to Install• Reduce the cost of VMS (VMS is included in the AXIS Camera)
Auto Configuration
NAS
Share and back up your data to cloud Remotely access all your digital contents Share all your files with family and friends instantly
Free life time connectivity service! Add TB of space to your personal devices
From your PC
From your laptop
From your mobile device
Applications. Example #6
NAS
Vmware Ready Certified Citrix Ready CertifiedMicrosoft Hyper-V Compatible
HypervisorHypervisor Hypervisor
QNAP NAS
10GbE Switch
Datastore for “Server Virtualization Environment” QNAP NAS is the most affordable Virtualization Storage
Applications. Example #7
NFS
iSCSI
NAS How to choose a good NAS?
Make your own comparison
Installed with better hard drives?
Industrial grade quality & reliability?
Control 4 certified?
Feature A, B, C, … (for my applications)
NAS How to choose a good NAS?
Cell phone (1G) GSM phone (2G) Mobile phone(3G)
Smart phone
Smart NAS
File Server 1st generation NAS
Mobile Phones
NAS
2nd generation NAS
NAS How to choose a good NAS?
Hypervisor (Virtualization Station)
VM VM VM VM
QNAP’s vNAS can host multiple VM(virtualization machine) on the same NAS storage device. (ex. Windows, Linux VMs)
NAS How to choose a good NAS?
QNAP App Center allows you to install a lot more multimedia or business applications on QNAP NAS
NVR Storage with VMS
QNAP NVR (All-in-1 Storage with QNAP’s VMS)
• DVR-like Experience: Local Display/ Live Monitoring thru HDMI• Complete Turnkey Recording System
1080p @ 200 FPS
Storage
VMS
NVR Storage with VMS
4-bay2-bay 6-bay 8-bay
VS-6100 Pro+ VS-8100 Pro+
VS-2100 Pro+ VS-4100 Pro+
16TB8TB 24TB 32TB
Max Raw Capacity
12-bay
48TB
VS-4100U-RP Pro+
VS-8100U-RP Pro+ VS-12100U-RP Pro+
40-64Ch 24-48Ch
12-20Ch 24-48Ch
8-16ch
8-16ch 4-12ch
16 Ch
64 Ch
NVR Storage with VMS
CMS (Central Management System): up to 1000+ cameras
NVRHow to choose the right NVR?
High resolution recording
Camera Compatibility
NVRHow to choose the right NVR?
QNAP NVR PC –based VMS
Operating System Embedded Linux Windows
Setup Cost Low High (+PC/SATA card.. etc)
Set up & Operation 6 Steps Difficult (software installation)
Maintenance interval Low High
Noise Level 20 dB High
Power Consumption 39 W High
Remote Power Control Scheduled No (Manual)
Malware Vulnerability Low High
System Analysis In-house Vendor dependent
Overall Maintenance Low High
ImprovedPerformance
EffectiveManagement
UpgradedComponents
NVRHow to choose the right NVR?
VMS with Storage/ RAID integrated?
DVR-Like, HDMI local Display
Easy to Use and Deploy
Can Scale up to Large Scale Deployment
Storage Can Scale up to Large Capacity
Industrial Grade Quality and Reliability
No Hidden Cost. Free Software Upgrade
Mobile Accessible and Manageable
RAID Introduction
•What is RAID? •Why do I need RAID?
Create a single large volume
Gain more system performance *
Gain redundancy *
RAID is to group multiple hard drives which you install in the system, and gain a pool of storage resources
* Depends on RAID mode
RAID RAID 1 (Mirroring)
• Disk Mirroring: Duplicate the data between two hard disks
• Use 2 hard disks
• System capacity = ½ of Raw Capacity
• Redundancy: Allow 1 hard disk failure
RAID RAID 5
• Minimum use 3 disks to compose a RAID 5
• System capacity = Raw capacity – 1 x HDD’s capacity, (N-1) x ___ TB
• Redundancy: Allow 1 hard disk failure at the same time
Example: 4 x 4TB used for a RAID 5 Total system capacity = 12TB / 4TBx (4-1) = 12TB You invest 1 HDD’s capacity. It allows 1 HDD failure at the same time
RAID RAID 6
• Minimum use 4 disks to compose a RAID 6
• System capacity = Raw capacity – 1 x HDD’s capacity, (N-2) x ___ TB
• Redundancy: Allow 2 hard disk failure at the same time
Example: 6 x 4TB used for a RAID 6 Total system capacity = 16TB / 4TBx (6-2) = 16TB You invest 2 HDD’s capacity. It allows 2 HDD failure at the same time
RAID Hot Spare Drive
• Specify a hard disk as the “stand by” one. In case of any hard disk
failure in the RAID group, the hot spare drive will automatically join
and replace the failure disk
One extra spare drive investment is required
RAID Other RAID mode
•Other mode: (Reference. Can skip)• RAID 0: Faster performance. No disk redundancy
• JBOD: The data are written to the physical disks sequentially. No
disk redundancy
• RAID 10: Group multiple RAID 1 (Mirroring) to a single large
volume. System capacity = ½ of raw capacity invested. Widely used
in media editing and business storage applications
RAID Recap
Popular Setup for Surveillance Storage• RAID 1 (Mirroring) is popular for 2 bay systems
Invest 1 hard disk; ½ capacity. Allows 1 failure
• RAID 5 is economic choice for a single large volume
Invest 1 hard disk; (N-1) x TB. Allows 1 failure at the same time
• RAID 6 is the mode giving higher redundancy
Invest 2 hard disk; (N-2) x TB. Allows 2 failure at the same time
Recording Capacity?RAID
Required storage capacity depends on: • Codec (ex. H.264)• The resolution and frame rate to count• Numbers of cameras• How long is it required to keep the recordings?
4 Cameras 9 Cameras 16 Cameras 1-Month 2.52TB 6.33TB 10.96TB
Example*:
Make a RAID 5 by 3TB HDD x4 (= 9TB)
Make a RAID 5 by 4TB HDD x4 (=12TB)
Make a RAID 1 by 3TB HDD x2 (=3TB)
* Vary by different factor. Need to calculate case by case
RAID Supported RAID on the System
Which RAID mode does it support?• QNAP NAS:
RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID5, RAID6, RAID10, RAID 5 + Spare, RAID6 +
Spare, JBOD, Single Disk
• QNAP NVR:
RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID5, RAID6, RAID 5 + Spare, RAID6 + Spare,
JBOD, Single Disk
RAID RAID = Backup?
RAID is not a backup• If it is a primary storage. Leverage the feature to back up to external
side, to another NAS, to another server, or to the cloud
QNAP NAS
Linux
Mac
Windows
LAN
Switch
Primary Backup
Internet
QNAP NAS
FTP Server
Cloud Storage ProviderWAN
Router
Real-time Replication
FTP Server
Cloud Storage
Secondary Backup
Hard Drives Type and Capacity
• What kind of hard drives should I choose?
SATA drives
SAS drives
SSD drives
• Economic choice for large capacity. Low Per TB cost
• Reliable choice for enterprise storage.
• Higher speed. Higher cost
• How big is the storage capacity?
Each drive bay supports up to 4TB (the max capacity of a SATA disk*)
System’s total raw capacity will be 4TB x n
The real capacity will depend on which RAID mode to be configured
* At the time of writing
Hard Drives Supported type of drives
• SATA drives are the current mainstream
Most of the SMB NASes, NVR, and external disk are
using SATA drives
SATA is the ideal storage media for surveillance
applications
SATA
SATA
SAS
• SAS drives are widely used in enterprise environment
SAS drives are only supported by limited high-end systems
The SAS supported system can support both SAS and SATA drives
Hard Drives Quality and Compatibility
• Quality v.s. Price
Why there are always some systems with the hard drives installed,
are sold at such low price?
• Which drives are compatible with my storage system?
Always check the compatibility list on manufacturer’s website
Or buy the pre-configured/ hard drives installed SKU sold by
manufacturer
* Be aware of what kind of hard drives they are using !!!
Hard Drives Choose the right hard drives
• Hard drives brands
Seagate
Western Digital
Hitachi (Merged by Western Digital)
Toshiba
Main player
Main player
Hard Drives Choose the right hard drives
Desktop Drives (Consumer )
NAS Drives
Cloud Drives
Enterprise Drives
Surveillance Drives
•Not designed for RAID•Not designed for 24x7•Widely adopt by cheaper storage vendors•Could run into disaster if used for RAID system
•Just available* quality to be verified
Desktop Drives (Consumer )
•Use for 1-5 bay Desktop NAS model. •Can be used in RAID environment.•Not for Rack mount system.
•Affordable Enterprise Drives.
•Reliable. •Expensive. •For heavy loading app.
Desktop Drives (Consumer )
Hard Drives Choose the right hard drives
NAS Drives
Cloud Drives
Enterprise Drives
Surveillance Drives
Desktop Drives (Consumer )
1-5 bay NAS/ NVR systems
• Seagate: Terascale• WD: CloudFor: Rack mount, and 5-bay or above desktop NAS/ NVR systems
Hard Drives Compatibility List
QNAP Website:http://www.qnap.com/compatibility
Check 3.5’’ or 2.5’’ HDD
Barebones Turnkey Storage Server
The turn key hardware platform for surveillance storage deployment
Barebones Turnkey Storage Server
CameraStorage
VMS
QNAP Barebone System
QNAP Storage Barebone for other 3rd party VMS
Windows OS
Barebones Turnkey Storage Server
WB-1600U-RP/WB-1200U-RP
3rd party VMS
Expansion enclosure
VMS
Expansion enclosure
Barebones Turnkey Storage Server
Intel® Quad Core Xeon® E3-1225 V2 3.2 GHz Processor 8GB DDR3 ECC memory(up to 32GB total) 10 Gigabit network capability USB 3.0, SATA 6Gb/s, and SSD support.
1. Power Button2. LED Indicators: 10 GbE,Status, LAN,
eSATA3. eSATA x 24. USB 2.0 x 45. Gigabit LAN x 46. USB 3.0 x 27. Expansion Slot x 28. VGA9. Power Connector x 2
Barebones Turnkey Storage Server
Time to Market
Low Deployment & Maintenance Cost& Effort
Proven Hardware Quality
Board-to-board Backplane Design. Professional Storage Server Chassis
Affordable. Extra Value Investment
Summary Choose the Right Storage !
Quality is the #1 Priority than Price
Choose the System with the Required Software Features you Need
Better System Hardware
Better Hard Drives
Software is the key
Easy to use, with the functions you need
Summary Choose the Right Storage !
Quality, Quality, and Quality !!!
Thank YouEmail: [email protected] hotline: +1 909 595 2756Tech support: +1 909 595 2782http://www.qnap.com
Storage. Surveillance. Pro-AV