Tvix with a NAS drive



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Originally Posted by AJSG /forum/post/0


Has anybody succesfully used the Tvix machines with a NAS HDD?


Thanks.

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What type of NAS?


Many users here have used the ReadyNAS series successfully.


A few tips if you have a NAS is to use NFS (obvisously...due to speed), but also create a tvixhd1 user (with PW==tvixhd1) in order to get access.


M.

My primary issue is that the normal file servers are just too noisy and use too much power. However from what I read so many companies make use of proprietary streaming software that would not work on a NAS, hence my curiosity.


The Readynas is quite alluring especially as I have a few 750 SATA3 disks lying about, but the pirce is quite high.


To make things a little simpler I would simply like to store my music collection (100 odd GB) on a NAS and my DVD collection 3+ TB to stay on the file servers which are switched on as and when is necessary.


So that all I do is populate the house with TViXs and music can be accessed immidiately. Consequently I was thinking of a more "modest" solution than Infrants RN.


Thanks.



Quote:
Originally Posted by AJSG /forum/post/0


My primary issue is that the normal file servers are just too noisy and use too much power. However from what I read so many companies make use of proprietary streaming software that would not work on a NAS, hence my curiosity.


The Readynas is quite alluring especially as I have a few 750 SATA3 disks lying about, but the pirce is quite high.


To make things a little simpler I would simply like to store my music collection (100 odd GB) on a NAS and my DVD collection 3+ TB to stay on the file servers which are switched on as and when is necessary.


So that all I do is populate the house with TViXs and music can be accessed immidiately. Consequently I was thinking of a more "modest" solution than Infrants RN.


Thanks.

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In that respect the ReadyNas is modest, yes


If you have a few 750GB just laying around... I can't understand why you think the NV+ is pricey... (sorry, just had to say it )


The tvix'es just thrive on NFS so a simple NFS server should be fine from your fileservers, or from any NAS which support NFS.

There are quite a few models out there, but I feel that many of the ReadyNas users are quite happy with theirs (myself included).


I would also assume that you would like some form of security as well, a Raid-5 can give you some at least. It is always problematic to loose xTB of DVD Rips, even if you have the DVD laying around...


I bought mine in US (during a buisiness trip) as the prices on these buggers are much higher here than in US. Same for you probably. Are you UK/EU based?


M.

I'm in the UK too, and I have built a file server with 5x 750 S300 drives, also I have 4 spare 400GB IDE drives which I would love to use in the proposed NAS.


I've seen the NV+ for around GBP500, but even in the US they look like USD800-900, so unless I actually go there the shipping and tax will almost nullify the saving.


So you are perfectly happy with your NV+, good, another question...the NAS has Gigabit ethernet connection, do you use this? Or do you connect it to a 10/100 switch?


I ask because I could not get my Tvix to work on the Gigabit network and had to install a secondary network card in a 10/100 based network. Consequently if I used the readynas as a server for all my files then I would find that the transfer rate is very very low.


In fact I bought and imidiately sold a LaCie NAS (about 1 year ago) specifically for the reason that transfer rates acrosss the network were apalling.


I'm delighted with the Tvix's and the speed at which they bring out new firmware, so I would be even more delighted if you told me that for some reason the Readynas can operate in a 10/100/1000 network and connect successfully to the Tvix (and not freeze after 15-20 minutes).


Thanks.



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Originally Posted by AJSG /forum/post/0


Pretty please...

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Sorry for such a delay. Not on purpose

Haven't checked this forum for a few days....


As I said in your other post, using Gigabit should be no problem for the Tvix. Just do not enable Jumbo Frames.

I have been using Gb for a long time, and no issues.

I used to have only a Gb router (connecting 2 PCs, a ReadyNas, and the Tvix). I have now expanded that to include also a 8 ports Gb switch.

Doing that I hoped I could use Jumbo Frames (JF) between the Pcs and the NAS. I was happy until I found out the Tvix didn't work due to JF.

So I had to reduce the MTU back to default (1500). In order to get a speedy connection between my PCs I got an extra Gb Nic and enabled JF on that (note, that is only between my 2 PCs. The NAS, tvix and the same 2 PCs are using the other network with Jf turned off)


Hope that answers your question in that respect.


The ReadyNas should be more than adequate for streaming HD movies. I have never seen any problems, ever....


Note that I'm only using NFS from the NAS. Using SMB/Samba was not optimal wrt HD movie.


The ReadyNas do not care about how many HDD you have installed. If you are using X-Raid (a form of Raid-5) you can also add more HDD as you please (I just added my last 400GB in there, and it's just smooth in doing so (give it a few hours and you have expanded your total size)).

Anyway, on the NAS you can add as many shares as you like. I keep it simple and have all my media under the default media share (pictures, music and video). This is the share I use to access from the tvix. So I only use one of the network drives on the tvix. The other 3 I use to access my two other PCs (one using Netshare, while the other uses Allegro NFS server (sharing root and another folder).


UK and Norway is somewhat in the same expensive boat (ReadyNas here also cost a fortune).

Are you sure the NV+ costs USD800-900 without HDDs? I got my X6 for about $500-600 a 1.5y ago.

I think you can find it fairly cheap, the problem is finding someone that ships internationally. The Voltage on the X6 (and I would assume the NV+) could be set to either 110 or 230V. Just get yourself a UK plug and you are flying


Again, sry for a late answer. Hope this long reply make up for it somehow.

Anyway, do not hesitate to PM me.


M.



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Originally Posted by AJSG /forum/post/0


We arrived at the same result although I eneded up adding and extra NIC in every connected PC and then gave them a separate 10/100 router rather than figuring out the JF issue...

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To make things simple, shall we continue the discussion in the other thread you created?