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RN316 Initial setup | X-RAID2 | SSD + HDDs any advantages / disadvantages?
G'day, I've looked around but either my searching is poor or there's nothing that I can find that looks specifically at this. Please feel free to point me at threads that I may have missed if this has already been addressed! I intend to use X-RAID2 as the mixing and matching of HDD sizes is one of the main reasons I went with the RN316 - to use a baseline of HDDs that I already have (empty) and expand as HDDs become cheaper or I need the capacity. I'm just getting around to setting up my ReadyNAS 316 (OS6) for the first time, and have available the following for use in the NAS. I don't need to use all of them, but would like advice on the best mix / order / etc if possible. I have: 1x 256Gb SSD 3x 1TB HDD 2x 2TB HDD 3x 3TB HDD Numerous other smaller HDDs I've read the software and hardware manuals, and again, I may have missed this there, but: 1. Is it worth using an SSD as the first drive, so that the files used by the OS / cache etc live there? 2. Is there an advantage to using a single SSD in the ReadyNASes? 3. Is there a problem with using an SSD (smaller) mixed with HDDs (larger)? 4. Is there a recommended order to adding drives (start with smaller drives and add larger? Start with large and add smaller?) I really think I've missed an obvious post here in the forums, so please point me there if appropriate! Thanks.