jakemarnatti
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Hello!
I am building an all-in-one box as part of a new media server setup. I already have all the parts which include 128gb of ECC RAM with dual E5-2650s. I have 8 identical 3TB HDDs. They were eBay purchases for next to nothing so they are old and reliability is questionable. I also have 2 120gb ssds for the OS install. How should I setup these HDDs because I will also host several VMs that will use the storage pool so higher performance is also a concern? I also would like advice on whether or not to use one of the ssds as a cache and use the other for an OS install?
I read that striping mirrors is more ideal than a RAIDZ2? But I also need expandability for the future as the media pool expands.
Thanks!
I am building an all-in-one box as part of a new media server setup. I already have all the parts which include 128gb of ECC RAM with dual E5-2650s. I have 8 identical 3TB HDDs. They were eBay purchases for next to nothing so they are old and reliability is questionable. I also have 2 120gb ssds for the OS install. How should I setup these HDDs because I will also host several VMs that will use the storage pool so higher performance is also a concern? I also would like advice on whether or not to use one of the ssds as a cache and use the other for an OS install?
I read that striping mirrors is more ideal than a RAIDZ2? But I also need expandability for the future as the media pool expands.
Thanks!