Hi. I have a TVS-h1288X with a TL-D800C for expansion. I’m looking at adding another 8 bays. According to Qnap’s website only one TL-D800C can be attached at a time. I don’t need all my files all the time so I don’t really mind using one at a time. Questions:
If you cannot add enclosures…why not use additional QNAP NAS and VJBOD?
Would that not be more expensive? It’s not that I can’t add enclosures, I’m just trying to figure out the best and most affordable solution.
But if you cannot add enclosures…that would be an option
Yes, we only support adding one TL-800C expansion unit.
Could you tell us more about your application scenario? Understanding your specific needs will help us explore if there might be a more optimal solution for you.
Thanks!
Sure thing Steve. I maintain a library of raw video footage. I do not need access to all the footage all the time. I currently keep my most recent projects on the TVS-h1288X and move the older ones to the TL-D800C. But both are now full, so I was thinking of adding a second TL-D800C. But I think I will then only be able to access one fo the D800Cs at a time. I could also go for a D800S but it is more expensive. Just trying to decide which solution is better.
Understood. I’ll discuss your needs with our internal team and get back to you with an update.
Currently, the TVS-h1288X supports only one TL-D800C, but it also supports two TL-D800S expansion units.
So, if you need more capacity, this configuration is indeed possible!
Thanks. Is there a speed difference between the 800C and the 800S?
you should have purchased a TL-D1600S which is a 12 drive enclosure. With 24 TB SATA drives, this would give you 240 TB of usable storage after RAID 6. I bet, that you have small drives in your system. the TL-D1600S will give you full bandwidth performance to your computers, as the main QNAP system does.
Bob Zelin
Thanks Bob. I have 8x 18TB in my main system, and 8x 8TB in my current TL-D800C. I now have 8x 18TB loose drives, hence the need for another unit.
you made the decision to put in 8 TB drives instead of larger drives. It’s obvious to me that the amount of money you spend is much more important, than the critical data that you need on your system. What can I say. Storage ain’t free. There are SO MANY people that say “I will just keep it in the cloud” - and then faint when they find out how much cloud storage costs. One year of Backblaze B2 storage costs more than an entire new QNAP and drives, and that is cheap compared to Google Drive, Amazon AWS S3 or Microsoft Azure. You want storage - you pay for it. Buy 24 TB drives (easy for me to say - it’s not my money).
No Bob, it’s not that the money is more important than the data. I had the drives already so I put them in the NAS. And now I have 8x 18tb drives that I will put in another enclosure. Why on earth would I buy 8x 24 tb drives when I already have 18tb drives?