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Tonkinite
Mar 27, 2017Luminary
Factory default to RAID6 on 6 drive units?
Apparently factory default to RAID5 is still standard on 6-bay units, even with ReadyOS 6.6+. I realize most customers might not want/need this, but the work of allowing the factory install compl...
jak0lantash
Mar 27, 2017Mentor
Tonkinite wrote:Athe work of allowing the factory install complete, destroying the volume, creating a Flex-RAID RAID6 volume
Tbh, that takes about 10 minutes, if even.
RAIDiator 4 used to allow this with RAIDar, and, in my opinion, that was more difficult for most customers. I believe it's better the way OS6 does.
Posting as an idea was the best thing to do, so users can vote. If many see it the same way you do, then it'd be only fair to consider it.
Tonkinite
Mar 27, 2017Luminary
We're about to find out tomorrow when I do it with ReadyOS 6.6.1 on an RN626X on a 6x6 TB Volume.
I'll time it and post.
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