ioSafe N2: A Disaster-Resistant Synology DS213
by Ganesh T S on March 4, 2013 12:00 PM ESTPerformance Benchmarks - Single Client
Benchmarks were run under both Linux and Windows for evaluating performance under single client scenarios. Intel NASPT was used under Windows and IOMeter was used under Linux.
For iSCSI performance evaluation, a 250 GB target was set up and mapped on the benchmarking machine.
A CentOS 6.2 virtual machine was used to evaluate NFS and CIFS performance of the ioSafe N2 when accessed from a Linux client. In order to standardize the testing across multiple NAS units, the following parameters were used to mount the NFS and Samba shares:
mount -t nfs NAS_IP:/PATH_TO_NFS_SHARE /PATH_TO_LOCAL_MOUNT_FOLDER -o async,hard,proto=tcp,noac
mount -t cifs //NAS_IP/PATH_TO_SMB_SHARE /PATH_TO_LOCAL_MOUNT_FOLDER -o directio
Note that we have not tried to optimize NFS performance for the NAS. In order to keep things as uniform as possible, we will just look at comparative performance on the basis of the default mounting options combined with the above (which are set to avoid caching effects on the client side). The scripts available here were run on IOMeter. The graph below presents the various results.
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Bobs_Your_Uncle - Tuesday, March 5, 2013 - link
I done my durndest, but from nowhere within the article was I able to ferret out a reference price for this Beautiful Beast.ganeshts - Tuesday, March 5, 2013 - link
Diskless is $599 ; Sorry for the oversightwchpitt - Wednesday, May 7, 2014 - link
Wow! So $400 of sheet metal wrapped around a $200 NAS. I believe, I would use the extra $400 to buy a second NAS and drives and then use a second physical location with HSI and sync the two (e.g. office to house with RSync)ssj3gohan - Tuesday, March 5, 2013 - link
I want to see its USPs addressed! Fireproofness, waterproofness, resistance to electrical problems and theft. And honestly, if any problems are worth addressing it's those last two.robb.moore - Tuesday, March 5, 2013 - link
Hi ssj3gohan -The N2 can be used with just about any commercially available UPS. Many of the more popular brands can be used with the USB port on the N2 to intelligently shut it down if power failure is imminent.
Human error ranks as the highest reason for data loss so don't forget that on your list :)
But all issues are worth addressing as they're all reasons for protecting data. Check out the post from me above to Penti regarding the floor mount kit or redundant N2's on the LAN.
Robb Moore
CEO
ioSafe
ShieTar - Tuesday, March 5, 2013 - link
But photos are not really constantly updated. Regular backups with an external harddrive, which you keep at your workplace or some other remote place are a much cheaper solution to your scenario.otherwise - Tuesday, March 5, 2013 - link
I'm very disappointing that a review of a component that claims to be fireproof didn't involve fire. I'd love to see someone test that claim.BrokenCrayons - Tuesday, March 5, 2013 - link
That could be a good excuse for Anandtech's staff to play with fire. BrokenCrayons encourage this manner of testing.tygrus - Tuesday, March 5, 2013 - link
The ioSafe is still just a part of your backup and disaster recovery plans. It's a key element for some but not to be used as the sole storage device on the network. Designed for small business and paranoid home users. Not designed for everyday use nor as the primary location of files. Store them on another server and backup regularly to the ioSafe.random2 - Wednesday, March 6, 2013 - link
I'd be interested in learning more about the WD drives in the Compatibility List that didn't meet temp requirements, the very same model 2,3 and 4TB drives Ganesh is using to test the device."*Note: Drive will not operate in normal working environments above 30°C (86°F)."
30 degrees Celsius? Holy Doodle Batman! These are supposed to be enterprise drives? What am I missing?