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I intend to use specific software solutions. For a single-drive configuration, the NAS drives won’t be utilized effectively—there’s no need for them, and the drive is likely to remain idle most of the time, so the continuous performance rating won’t apply.
Likely just windows. I've worked with network drives and set up an ftp server before.
I don’t believe you should assume the drives stay off most of the time; none of my Ironwolf drives actually shut down completely—they just switch into low-power mode. Constantly spinning them up and down isn’t ideal because it adds extra wear. I used regular drives before, but the Ironwolf are significantly faster, roughly twice as quick as the WD Red.
I never again rely on RAID 1. Initially I believed it provided backup, but it only offers redundancy. When a user mistake occurred—like deleting a file or folder—I noticed the data was copied to the other drive and lost. Fortunately, I managed to recover most of my information the following morning. After that, I switched my NAS configuration to JBOD with an offline backup. Presently, I employ RaidZ2 across six drives in a vdev, offering around 14TB of usable space (six 4TB WD Red units), and I’ve temporarily stored two x WD Red white labels as JBOD for additional capacity. I still keep several 5TB external drives offline backing up everything.
No, Windows does not automatically shut down drives. It manages them based on system settings and usage.