d6jg wrote: > I agree but also disagree. > > It is best to run the server software on a machine that has the > processing power to do it. > > As to where the files reside. A NAS is made for file storage and usually > has the backup tools built in to make backup painless. > > I run LMS on a small but powerful machine with a small SSD that holds > only the Linux operating system and the LMS installation. The NAS is > mounted by NFS. > > I have changed LMS servers many times over the years but the storage has > persisted.
I think we are ultimately saying the same thing. A NAS device is particularly proficient when used primarily as a network data target for other machines. But a NAS is not a server. All but the most powerful models can be quickly overwhelmed when running more resource-intensive server machine applications and services, or forced to host numerous concurrent services serving many clients and targets. We also have a NAS, but it used strictly as a backup volume target on the network for the other machines and the working data volume. Most data is pushed to it in a non-priority context where QOS or streaming interruption considerations do not arise. Placing working data for a server machine elsewhere on the network does add additional packet traffic, and creates an additional fault layer should network buffers fail. A local working volume also allows a working drive separate from the machine's boot drive to host high-bandwidth tasks such as file transcoding, saving a write-limited OS SSD from unnecessary wear. A gigabit ethernet connection to a networked target drive is simply incapable of that luxury. But I can certainly understand those who do use a NAS as a working data volume for a server machine elsewhere on the network, as setting up and maintaining multiple independent arrays and HDDs in a home environment is rather expensive. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ sgmlaw's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13995 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=109946 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
