@cyberjock i just reread this for like the 15th time and i noticed 1 thing i have a question about,
i use z3, you recommend 7/9/11 drives but " you can ignore this rule if this will be used to stream rips ect"
i have z3 and 6 drives, ( not sure how i missed this ) how would it affect me if i added another drive ( total of 7 ) ? i know i can overlook this, but should i ? i appreciate your time !
( this is just a home fileserver/ for streams ect, but i am still wrapping my head around everything as i have time to build is as follows
Intel Xeon E3 1231V3
MBD-X10SL7-F-O
(2)Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) CT2KIT102472BD160B ( total of 32gb)
(6)Seagate 4tb STBD4000400-- these are currently being phased out for WD reds-
Mushkin Enhanced ECO2 MKNSSDEC60GB mirrored boot drives
APC SMT1500 + AP9630 )
Just to clarify i know i will need to destroy this vdev / pool~ i can not add any disks ! but i can start over
that is fine like i said still in "beta" mode,
one more question more for my future planing i want to be able to dump and pull info relatively quick accross several pcs i know LACP is not going to increase speed ect, but that is just being done for fun ect- i have 4 ports aggregated besides 10GbE - how many mirrors or stripes ( i get those 2 confused - going to go read up on that ) do you recommend ?- or maybe a better question how much does read/write scale?