to iSCSI or not, that is the question

[studiodann]

Hi there, I'm new here

I use Macs and want to get the most out of my Synology.

If I use an iSCSI to expand my laptop:
- is it easy/safe to connect to over the net when on the road
- is all the data on the iSCSI covered by the setup RAID (so I don't lose data when one of the drives melts down)?
- any problems on expanding the RAID when using iSCSI
- Will I really see a speed advantage or should I stick to normal shared volumes?
- Can I use Time Machine to backup the iSCSI target? (If possible even to the same Synology NAS?)
- Is there any good content on the net? I find many tutorials either don't go deep enough into the subject or are made for network specialists

many thanks

Henk

[studiodann]

been doing more research and fould some anwers to my own questions

- is all the data on the iSCSI covered by the setup RAID (so I don't lose data when one of the drives melts down)?

Yes it is

- any problems on expanding the RAID when using iSCSI

haven't tried it but there should be no reason why not, always keep a backup when expanding/changing HD

- Can I use Time Machine to backup the iSCSI target? (If possible even to the same Synology NAS?)

I use the same NAS for Time Machine for all Macs in the company and added the iSCSI to the service and it works so far.

One thing I didn't expect is that on Mac OS X Snow Leopard, and I suppose this happens to all Mac OS X computers, when deleting a file from an attached iSCSI drive it doesn't go to the Trash, it just disappears which is again a setback.
I really would like to be able to use my NAS and be able to accidentally delete a file and not lose it doing so.