This is really helpful, I have also been exploring the possiblity of setting up a network more elaborated than my current setup in order to accomodate more seats.
My main goal is not DR but to have a second person collaborate with me in my running projects (not exactly the topic discussed here but the solutions presented still apply). I would be happy to start a new thread if necessary.
I have 2 computers with 1gbps network cards, connected with an ethernet cable. All assets and project files are stored in an NVME of the first PC, which is far from ideal (PC needs to stay on for the other person to work, file transfer speeds are capped to 100mb/s, max gets slow trying to gather all necessary files etc)
From this discussion I understand that the best way currently available is to follow a setup similar to dj_buckley, where all assets and project files are stored on the NAS, using a 10gbps connection to run everything.
So my questions are these:
1. NAS accept HDD/SSDs if im not mistaked (im currently storing files in an NVME). Have you experienced any 3DSMAX slowdows due to everything being stored over the network compared to working locally?
2. Will a network card upgrade to 10gbps for both PCs get them up to speed for such a setup?
(How to split a given project/scene in order for more than 1 people to be working on simultaneously is surely a topic for another thread)