Matt Morgan
Dabbler
- Joined
- Dec 22, 2014
- Messages
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Current setup
SUPERMICRO MBD-X10SL7-F-O uATX Server Motherboard LGA 1150 Intel C222 DDR3 1600
32 GB ECC RAM
Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E3-1231 v3 @ 3.40GHz
Vdev1 - 5 WD RED 3TB RaidZ2
Vdev2 - 5 WD RED 3TB RaidZ2
Total disk = 30 TB
Total capacity ~18 TB.
I'm over 80% capacity and have been deleting things to get back down to a safer level. I'm considering replacing the 3TB drives with 6TB drives. I would do this in 2 phases due to cost. When I setup the build originally, I tried to follow the 1 GB for each 1 TB of storage. The build has been rock solid for several years of home usage. It runs a Plex server that isn't heavily accessed.
Two main questions:
1. Is it safe to consider expanding from 3 TB drives to 6 TB drives given my hardware?
2. Is it safe to run Vdev1 with 6 TB drives and Vdev2 with 3 TB drives until I can afford the 2nd upgrade?
SUPERMICRO MBD-X10SL7-F-O uATX Server Motherboard LGA 1150 Intel C222 DDR3 1600
32 GB ECC RAM
Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E3-1231 v3 @ 3.40GHz
Vdev1 - 5 WD RED 3TB RaidZ2
Vdev2 - 5 WD RED 3TB RaidZ2
Total disk = 30 TB
Total capacity ~18 TB.
I'm over 80% capacity and have been deleting things to get back down to a safer level. I'm considering replacing the 3TB drives with 6TB drives. I would do this in 2 phases due to cost. When I setup the build originally, I tried to follow the 1 GB for each 1 TB of storage. The build has been rock solid for several years of home usage. It runs a Plex server that isn't heavily accessed.
Two main questions:
1. Is it safe to consider expanding from 3 TB drives to 6 TB drives given my hardware?
2. Is it safe to run Vdev1 with 6 TB drives and Vdev2 with 3 TB drives until I can afford the 2nd upgrade?