MichaelBatz
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I am running out of space, so time for an upgrade! But before i storm out and buy and bunch of hard drives, i want to ask for some advice first.
This is my server in its current state.
Motherboard:
Supermicro X10SL7-F
CPU:
i3-4330 Processor (4M Cache, 3.50 GHz)
RAM:
2xCrucial 8GB DDR3 PC3-12800 Unbuffered ECC 1.35V 1024Meg x 72 (CT102472BD160B)
2xSamsung DDR3-1600 8GB/1Gx72 ECC CL11 (M391B1G73QH0-YK0)
Power supply:
SeaSonic G-450 GOLD 80Plus – 450W
HDD's:
4xWestern Digital Red NAS Hard Drive WD30EFRX 3TB
Case:
Fractal Design Node 804
I want to fully populate the LSI 2308(IT mode) controller on the Mobo, therefore I need 4 HDD's more. I have 2 HDD's in my NAS (Seagate ST3000DM001).
First question:
If i buy 2xWD RED 3TB and mix them with my Seagate HDD's. How will that perform?
WD Red 3TB: 5400 RPM, 64 MB cache, 4K sector.
Seagate 3TB: 7200 RPM, 64 MB cache, 4K sector.
Second question(s):
My HDD's is setup in a "raidz-1" configuration. When i buy the new HDD's, should i just add them as a vdev(raidz-1) to the zpool? Or make another zpool (raidz-1)?
Bonus question!
I have been thinking about. Connect the new HDD's the my PC. Transfer everything from my server to my PC. Destroy my zpool, create a new zpool(raidz-2) with 8 HDD's. How will that be performance wise? Right now, i can cap my NIC when i trasnfer files. Scrubs is around 270MB/s.
Best regards.
Michael Batz
This is my server in its current state.
Motherboard:
Supermicro X10SL7-F
CPU:
i3-4330 Processor (4M Cache, 3.50 GHz)
RAM:
2xCrucial 8GB DDR3 PC3-12800 Unbuffered ECC 1.35V 1024Meg x 72 (CT102472BD160B)
2xSamsung DDR3-1600 8GB/1Gx72 ECC CL11 (M391B1G73QH0-YK0)
Power supply:
SeaSonic G-450 GOLD 80Plus – 450W
HDD's:
4xWestern Digital Red NAS Hard Drive WD30EFRX 3TB
Case:
Fractal Design Node 804
I want to fully populate the LSI 2308(IT mode) controller on the Mobo, therefore I need 4 HDD's more. I have 2 HDD's in my NAS (Seagate ST3000DM001).
First question:
If i buy 2xWD RED 3TB and mix them with my Seagate HDD's. How will that perform?
WD Red 3TB: 5400 RPM, 64 MB cache, 4K sector.
Seagate 3TB: 7200 RPM, 64 MB cache, 4K sector.
Second question(s):
My HDD's is setup in a "raidz-1" configuration. When i buy the new HDD's, should i just add them as a vdev(raidz-1) to the zpool? Or make another zpool (raidz-1)?
Bonus question!
I have been thinking about. Connect the new HDD's the my PC. Transfer everything from my server to my PC. Destroy my zpool, create a new zpool(raidz-2) with 8 HDD's. How will that be performance wise? Right now, i can cap my NIC when i trasnfer files. Scrubs is around 270MB/s.
Best regards.
Michael Batz