The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/dtf_0 on 2024-05-19 20:49:42.
I was wondering if any NAS hardware/software allows a user to configure powering-down drives/enclosures for storage pools designed for archiving.
I am a robotics engineer. I have a lot of old sensor data that is used very infrequently. Whenever we release a new release, we run a simulation against old data to ensure there are no regressions. However, this data is only touched at max 30 days per year.
Currently, I manually turn on my archive NAS when need, run my test, move any new data to the archive, and power down the NAS manually.
I am curious if there is any hardware or software that can do this automatically. I am thinking of something like a disk enclosure or disk shelf that contains an 'archive pool.' When I access the archive pool, the enclosure powers up, attaches the pool to the NAS, and works as normal. Then, after some delay, the pool detaches and powers down.
This is more about power consumption than wear and tear. I currently average about ten years of life out of my drives. They start their lives as constantly spinning drives in my primary NAS, and then when I replace those drives with larger ones, they move to the archive NAS, which runs infrequently.