Optimization tips for Home Lab/NAS with heavy cross-VLAN traffic?

Hey everyone, long-time reader of the forums here, but this is my first time posting. I’ve been using my Firewalla Gold for about a year now to manage my home network, and it’s been fantastic for keeping my IoT devices in check and monitoring what the kids are doing online.

However, I’m currently in the process of upgrading my home server setup and wanted to get some advice on network segmentation and rule optimization. I recently overhauled my storage server (running TrueNAS) to handle a much larger capacity for media streaming and backups. To support the new drive density and ensure stability, I installed a new HBA controller (PCI-E 8 port card) to manage the connections to the drive backplane directly.

Since installing that 8-port card and spinning up the new array, the internal data throughput on the server is massive. My concern is that I am generating a lot more cross-VLAN traffic now when moving large projects from my main workstation to the storage server. I want to make sure the Firewalla is inspecting this traffic without introducing a bottleneck, given the increased throughput the new controller is facilitating.

I know Firewalla handles segmentation beautifully, but for those of you running heavy storage servers, do you apply specific "Allow" rules to bypass inspection for local transfers between trusted VLANs to keep speeds high? Or does the box handle sustained high-bandwidth transfer inspection without breaking a sweat?

Any tips on balancing security with performance for a high-bandwidth home lab would be greatly appreciated!