BobCochran
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I'm very happy with this past weekend's build of my "new" FreeNAS 8.0.4 server, which is described below in my signature. In contrast to my previous build, this one is rock solid. I've transferred about 1 Tb of data as a test without a problem. I need to increase the disk space available on the system. I can only add 2 more hard drives to my ARC case. My friend needs 10 Tb in usable hard drive space and I have 3 x 2 Tb drives in a RAIDZ array yielding 3.4 Tb usable space. That seems to mean buying 5 more 2 Tb hard drives because then I could have 6 x 2 Tb data drives plus 2 x 2 Tb parity drives.
I'm not sure whether my calculations are correct...but where do I put all these extra drives? Are there enclosures that can just piggyback on my current system case, with a provision for powering the drives, cooling them with fans, and even a neat way to run cables to them from the motherboard adapter?
Thanks
Bob
I'm not sure whether my calculations are correct...but where do I put all these extra drives? Are there enclosures that can just piggyback on my current system case, with a provision for powering the drives, cooling them with fans, and even a neat way to run cables to them from the motherboard adapter?
Thanks
Bob