Keep the model and the plan together.

Your own private note can make a storage decision easier to understand. Keep confirmed information separate from estimates and unanswered questions.

The job

Describe the files, the people and an ordinary week of use. Note what exists now and which future uses are still possibilities. The drive-choice guide connects that brief with the surrounding decisions.

The identities

Record complete drive and NAS model identifiers, the relevant software version and the intended drive role. Keep each candidate on its own line so that details do not drift between similar names.

The references

Save the actual manual, specification and compatibility source with the date you checked them. Keep any important qualification beside the result. Use the compatibility guide for the model-specific question.

The figures

Give every value a label and unit. Mark whether it is a manufacturer specification, your own estimate or an unresolved question. The specification guide helps organise that distinction.

The copies

Name the working location, the additional locations and the person responsible for checking the arrangement. Keep the intended recovery question beside them. Read the separate-copies guide before letting the capacity shortlist become the whole plan.

The next question

Finish with the detail that needs confirmation and the responsible source. The note can be short. Its value is that another person can follow what was checked and what remains open.