TVS-H674-i5 NVMe OS Size Requirements

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Hi,

I currently have a TS-653D running on 4xWD Red Plus 10 Tb hard drives in RAID 5. Latest QTS 5 O/S. I am planning to purchase a TVS-H674-i5 with 2 NVMe drives running RAID 1 for the O/S and apps. Will most likely use this as a Plex server and data storage.

Will a 1Tb size suffices? Some people say 500Gb is enough, some people claim 2Tb is the bare minimum. Any specific recommendations for any models: I was thinking SAMSUNG 990 EVO Plus (which is also on the compatibility list)

Are there any other things to consider?

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The OS is always on all internal drives, the system volume (apps) can be put on SSD, but needs a complete reinstall.

If you plan on a lot of writes, make sure you choose a high endurance drive model.

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I have 2 1tb 980’s in a TVS-h1888x OS and lots of apps also 130gb of files and there is still 533gb free. So 500gb if nothing but OS and apps.

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@dolbyman I plan on setting up the new NAS with the NVMe as storage pool 1 for anything non-data related. When I am good to go, I will create a new RAID 5 storage pool for my 4xWD Red 10 and restore my personal files. Does that makes sense?

@Franklin thank you. Seems that 1tb should be sufficient!

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Sure, that process will work fine … as soon as you put the HDD’s into use tough, they will also get a copy of the OS partition, so no speed gain for the OS.

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I think I’ll get the Seagate FireCuda 530R NVMe which has good endurance for a consumer model.

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Make sure it is on the approved list.

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It surely is! :slight_smile: