I’m about to buy an HP ML30 Gen10 server that has an M.2 slot which I want to use for the installation instance of truenas.
The server also has a spare SATA port which has made me think about creating a mirrored boot pool to install truenas.
What would be the best way of achieving this intent with different hard drive interfaces (M.2 and SATA)?. The way i see it i have 2 options:
The server also has a spare SATA port which has made me think about creating a mirrored boot pool to install truenas.
What would be the best way of achieving this intent with different hard drive interfaces (M.2 and SATA)?. The way i see it i have 2 options:
- Buy two M.2 hard drives and a M.2 to 2.5 SATA adapter for the SATA port. This would allow me to use identical hard drives which, per my understanding, is what it's recommended in mirrored applications.
- Buy an M.2 hard drive and a 2.5 SSD hard drive. Both hard drives should have the same capacity and ideally made by the same manufacturer. This is a simpler option with fewer points of failure since it doesn’t introduce any adapters to the equation but I wouldn’t have identical hard drives. Are there any real disadvantages to this option?