RAID Storage for Photographers

📔 Table of Contents
0:00 Opening
0:21 Welcome
0:45 Disclaimer
1:17 What is RAID?
1:29 Most Important Part of RAID
1:44 Three Reasons to Use RAID
2:28 About RAID Configurations
2:49 RAID BASIC
3:16 JBOD (Just a Bunch of Disks)
3:43 RAID 0
5:02 RAID 1
6:32 RAID 5
7:06 Understanding Parity Data
8:48 RAID 6
9:22 RAID 10
10:16 Setting Up RAID
11:23 About Synology Hybrid RAID (SHR)
12:20 Advantages to Using (SHR)
12:49 Disadvantages to Using (SHR)
13:47 My Official RAID Recommendation
15:03 Conclusion
15:34 Closing

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Producer and Host: Chris Lee

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[paltech]

NOTE: I'm not a professional data storage expert. There are many out there and if you have data questions, concerns, issues, etc., you'll definitely want to consult with one. I'm trying to make a difficult and boring concept for many people (RAID) somewhat approachable and interesting -- even at the expense of being overly general about some of the RAID drive concepts, data parity, and other aspects. This is an entire industry -- and you will want to pursue additional tutorials and info on YouTube and elsewhere before you make any serious decision regarding your data or your purchase.

[jon-sully]

Hey hey hey, as a software engineer and networking guy, RAID drives are NOT a boring subject! The wonderful world of packets, caching, and storage are fun 🤓 but yeah, Synology #1

[propoxyphene]

Enjoying this content, thanks! When is the next video on RAID drives coming out??

[niftyfifty]

I CAN NOT BELIEVE HOW GOOD IS THIS RAID MASTER CLASS. CAN NOT BELIEVE IT. Amazing.

[paulasimson]

Chris, I just watched your members only video. PLEASE don't worry about taking a break! We'll all be here for you no matter what. Take care of yourself, and your family. We'll stick around and when you're ready, we'll be waiting.

[shotfrombothsides]

Just discovered your channel while setting up my new Synology DS1522+ and after a catastrophic DROBO failure where I've lost 12 years of photos. Why? Because like SHR with Synology DROBO used its own proprietary data storage system and unlike RAID I can't simply use any other NAS solution. I'll set my new one up with RAID 6 after watching your video which I have to say is briliant. Really helps the less than technical/novice users and for that I thank you. I'll now watch more of your videos and will share on social media to many other photographers I know. Probably the best channel I've found. Thank you again.

[cannondale]

A BIG Thank You for this series. It’s been a huge help in demystifying this somewhat complicated subject for me. I’m anxiously waiting for your next video on set-up.
Thanks again!

[firstMillo]

Chris, your ability to explain and teach the complex stuff in a very fun, entertaining and understandable way is outstanding!
You really opened my eyes on NAS and RAID and now I got the point about it.
Just need to put it on my wish list for Christmas :-)
Thanks a lot!

[alexforsyth]

Chris, I don’t thinkI have seen another video as detailed and concise as this one and certainly not boring. I haven’t made the dive into Synology yet but it looks like I will. I will refer to this video and everything else you post. Many thanks, keep them coming!

[akayx]

This channel should have million+ subs...

[r.derrickthomas]

This is exactly the easy-in tutorial I've been waiting for!!! I purchased a NAS system but was overwhelmed and afraid of setting it up incorrectly without the ability to change the configuration so it's just been sitting in a box. I have scores of external hard drives that are all full. I need a more centralized data storage system. I now feel much more comfortable approaching the set-up and getting my files organized. The real challenge is whittling down old files to save only what's absolutely necessary - high megapixel photos and 4K vids means I'll have an ever-growing need for terabytes of storage space and a system that can/will be expanded exponentially as long as I continue creating. I look forward to watching the next video in this series!

[j]

Hello, I'm just really getting into sports photography, and have found that my storage plan was not well thought out. I am the guy who finds that I have about a dozen 1tb drives sitting around my office, and I'm shooting more photos all the time since I upgraded my camera. I'm glad I found your channel and now a clear downloading and saving plan for my images seems to be coming into view. Thanks for making videos for people like me that have maxed out their computer hard drives and know they need a better plan. This really helps.

[FlorianFrickel]

Probably one of the best raid videos I have seen on YouTube. Thanks for the video Chris

[juleshorse]

At last, a clear, helpful description. Helpful? Yes - without doubt. Looking forward to the next in the series. Many thanks.

Best photography tech channel on youtube, in my opinion. Great explanations on all kind of tech things related to photography. Thanks for all the work you put in to making the videos. 🙏

[CarlinDoeksen]

Always appreciate your videos and your entertaining teaching, Chris. This series on storage is timely for me and your insights are so valuable.

[charlescarlson]

Thank you much for this one! Another plug I would put in for Synology is their support staff, which generally I've found really helpful. Not that I've had many problems with my Synology unit, but when I have their support staff has been excellent. I'm looking forward to watching the rest of these.

[pakorn]

Thanks so much. You simplify it for easy understading of RAID. Love this.

[donaldpirie]

Far from boring! Fascinating and extremely helpful.

[amycantrell]

Thanks for a great video! You have taken a mind numbing subject for me and definitely made it interesting and easy to understand the basics of it.