guermantes
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Hi,
My 6 x 4 TB WD RED in a RAIDZ2 configuration is approaching five years spinning time and so far so good, no visible SMART errors, but I know the day is approaching when it ultimately will happen and I will need to replace some drives. So I thought I would straighten my question marks out now, to be able to quickly buy new drives when the day comes. It's a non-mission critical home box and my strategy is to bet on longevity so as to hopefully getting lower prices when the time comes (supply chain problems be damned).
From what I understand:
My 6 x 4 TB WD RED in a RAIDZ2 configuration is approaching five years spinning time and so far so good, no visible SMART errors, but I know the day is approaching when it ultimately will happen and I will need to replace some drives. So I thought I would straighten my question marks out now, to be able to quickly buy new drives when the day comes. It's a non-mission critical home box and my strategy is to bet on longevity so as to hopefully getting lower prices when the time comes (supply chain problems be damned).
From what I understand:
- I can mix brands, but the drive needs to be CMR
- I think I read somewhere that it is best to not mix RPM
- (I am aware I will not get more available space unless I change all six drives.)