User Poll Results: How is your DNS-320/323/325 Configured?
Abstract
- This post describes the cumulative results of user polls conducted in the DNS-320, DNS-323, and DNS-325 boards measuring the ShareCenter hard drive (HDD) configuration preferences of two-bay ShareCenter owners. A total of 91 ShareCenter owners participated in these polls.
Quantitative Results
- Exhibit 1 illustrates the HDD configuration preferences for DNS-320, DNS-323, and DNS-325 ShareCenter users distributed by number of votes
- Exhibit 2 illustrates the HDD configuration preferences for DNS-320, DNS-323, and DNS-325 ShareCenter users distributed by percentage of votes
Exhibit 1 - HDD Configuration (Quantity of Users)
HDD Configuration DNS-320 DNS-323 DNS-325 Average
Standard Volumes 25 13 4 42
RAID 1 25 7 8 40
RAID 0 1 0 3 4
JBOD 4 0 1 5
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Exhibit 2 - HDD Configuration (Percentage of Users)
HDD Configuration DNS-320 DNS-323 DNS-325 Average
Standard Volumes 45.5% 65.0% 25.0% 46.2%
RAID 1 45.5% 35.0% 50.0% 44.0%
RAID 0 1.8% 0.0% 18.8% 4.4%
JBOD 7.3% 0.0% 6.3% 5.5%
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Assumptions
- Results assume responders are representative of the general ShareCenter user population
- Results are the cumulative responses from three independent polls (DNS-320, DNS-323, DNS-325)
- Individual polls (DNS-320, DNS-323, DNS-325) were each held open for one calendar month
- Each ShareCenter user was entitled to one vote, precluding multiple votes for users owning two or more ShareCenter devices
- Results assume each of the 91 responders only voted on one of the three available polls (DNS-320, DNS-323, or DNS-325)
Analysis
- The results indicate a preponderance of users opted to configure their ShareCenters as Standard Volumes or RAID 1, with minimal affinity towards RAID 0 and JBOD
- Since Standard Volumes and RAID 1 offer data redundancy or backup functionality, while RAID 0 and JBOD offer increased storage capacity, the results suggest that uses favor data security over pure storage capacity. This conclusion does not consider the possibility that ShareCenter owners favoring RAID 0 or JBOD have a separate storage device for backup or redundancy purposes
References
- DNS-320 Poll Results (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=41457.0)
- DNS-323 Poll Results (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=41501.0)
- DNS-325 Poll Results (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=41459.0)