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NV+ RAID Questions
I have poured over docs and posts but I just want to be double triple sure before embarking so am asking a redundant question I know... apologizies. I have an NV+. 2 drives running in bays 1 and 2...
Well, "best use" depends on what you are trying to do.
If the goal is to maximize space, then use flexraid, and put a volume on each disk. That will give you 6 TB of space with no redundancy.
If you want maximum protection against failure, then you'd also want flexraid, putting the 2x2TB drives into a 2 TB RAID-1 volume, and the 2x1TB drives into a second 1 TB RAID-1 volume. That would give you 3 TB of space. (Though even with max protection, you need to have a backup!)
Your original proposal is reasonable and splits the difference. A 2 TB redundant RAID-1 volume, and two non-redundant 1 TB volumes. That gives you 4 TB of space. You can put the more critical data on the redundant volume.
If the goal is to maximize space, then use flexraid, and put a volume on each disk. That will give you 6 TB of space with no redundancy.
If you want maximum protection against failure, then you'd also want flexraid, putting the 2x2TB drives into a 2 TB RAID-1 volume, and the 2x1TB drives into a second 1 TB RAID-1 volume. That would give you 3 TB of space. (Though even with max protection, you need to have a backup!)
Your original proposal is reasonable and splits the difference. A 2 TB redundant RAID-1 volume, and two non-redundant 1 TB volumes. That gives you 4 TB of space. You can put the more critical data on the redundant volume.
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