Hi all, I'm currently starting to build a NAS with a motherboard and processor that came out of my media streaming box when I upgraded them. It's an 8 bay hot swap + 4 bay box. It'll have a ASRock E3C226D2I motherboard with an Intel i3 4130T CPU.
I am planning on installing Seagate IronWolf Pro 16TB drives in it.
I'll be using it as a storage device to hold documents, major amounts of photos, video footage, and production music. I intend to access it when I travel, so I will be using a cloud addon. I also intend to have it sync select documents with all my devices.
My question is:
What setup should I use initially: Mirror or Z2? I want it to be solid, but flexible and easy to expand, should I need to gain more storage.
I know if I go Z2, I'll start with either 4 drives or 8 drives.
Obviously if I start with 2 drives, it'll be mirror of the 2, then I'd add mirrored pairs as I need.
What if I start with 4 drives and go mirrored: Stripe and mirror all 4 or stripe 2 mirrored pairs?
What if I start with 8 drives?
Thanks in advance for the input!
I am planning on installing Seagate IronWolf Pro 16TB drives in it.
I'll be using it as a storage device to hold documents, major amounts of photos, video footage, and production music. I intend to access it when I travel, so I will be using a cloud addon. I also intend to have it sync select documents with all my devices.
My question is:
What setup should I use initially: Mirror or Z2? I want it to be solid, but flexible and easy to expand, should I need to gain more storage.
I know if I go Z2, I'll start with either 4 drives or 8 drives.
Obviously if I start with 2 drives, it'll be mirror of the 2, then I'd add mirrored pairs as I need.
What if I start with 4 drives and go mirrored: Stripe and mirror all 4 or stripe 2 mirrored pairs?
What if I start with 8 drives?
Thanks in advance for the input!