[Unraid OS version 6.12.0-rc2 available]

2 minutes ago, JorgeB said:

No, at the moment any filesystem conversion needs to be done manually, copy the data off the disk, re-format with the new fs, copy back.

 

Not quite sure what you are asking, but parity works the same with any filesystem used for the array, doesn't matter if it's xfs, btrfs or zfs.

 

1) thought so, thx.

2) You understood me, perfect thx.

[Unraid OS version 6.12.0-rc2 available]

Hello everybody, Amazon brings me my RMA Asus board back and i want to use ZFS in my Unraid Data Array and i have a few questions about it. Iam in the process of selling my mixed Array to a unified Array so i have 4x 12TB Space, right now iam at 3x12TB. My Array in its now state looks like this. i have backed up all my important Data to another drive of course.

 

12TB Parity (valid as of today)

12 TB disk 1 with all my Storage Data

 

12TB not connected right now, bad SATA Ports on old Mainboard.

 

first: Can i resilver my Array with my 1x12TB parity drive after converting the 12TB disk 1 to ZFS?

second: if not the Parity drive still will do its thing after converting to zfs but from a fresh start?

 

Iam quite sure its second

 

did anyone tryed this? or am i the first to tell?

 

[Unraid OS version 6.12.0-rc1 available]

i think the question here is,

 

to create a ZFS Unraid Array + 1 Parity drive. Instead the regular XFS Unraid Array +1 Parity and what happens if you loose 2 drives at once?

 

10TB Parity <----- working

10TB ZFS <---- working

10TB ZFS <---- defect

10TB ZFS <---- defect

 

there is no "zfs" combined Pool in the array atm

 

my logic tells me that we can, at this time, do such a setup but every drive in the array is an Solo ZFS drive and is not in any kind of raidz so the parity works just as before and we can lose one drive at a time. the benefit for that kind of setup is replication and much better ZFS backup solutions from the other faster ZFS "cache" Pools.

 

In future releases we can ditch the stock array completly for an raidz array, right?

[Unraid OS version 6.12.0-rc1 available]

17 minutes ago, ljm42 said:

 

If you are sure you need it, go for it! But the Unraid array is in no way deprecated, I'd say it still makes sense as the main data storage option for most of our users. We need to put together some guidance around this. 

 

sure you are indeed right. i should say for my usecase it is better. 

I have my "sensitive" Data on any sort of array Unraid provides AND on my Synology. 

The rest of my Data is just Games/Movies/Arrs 

 

for me its a pita to copy 20+ TB with Parity over anything 100mb/s 

 

i did not want to bash the Unraid Array and want all Devs to konwo now its more accesable than ever and versataile than ever  Unraid OS Pro totally worth it!!

[Unraid OS version 6.12.0-rc1 available]

Wow so far so good, seemles change to zfs.

 

i importet my 8x2TB ssd  raidz1 pool with clone without any hicup, even renamed my pool. Awsome next step backup my "old" and "slow" HDD array and set ZFS instead