CrohnsMan

Thanks for your insite jonathan. Will be sure to use a HBA in IT mode and avoid hardware RAID.

Hi Everyone, excited to get my first unRaid server going. Want to get a pre-built server that is ready to go...was thinking of getting a Dell PowerEdge R710 6-Bay server or something similar on eBay. Needs to rack mount, preferably 2U. Are there any unRiad software compatibility issues with PowerEdge parts? Does anyone have experience with the PERC H700 RAID Controllers in some of these Dell servers? Are traditional RAID cards ok to use? Linus (LTT) mentioned HBA cards might be best for accurate drive health reporting etc, let me know your thoughts! Use cases: general photo/video archival storage (100,000-200,000 files) Plex for 2 person household possibly 8 camera surveillance PC/Mac backup (5-6 systems) Thanks in advance! Ben