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Thanks, I appreciate the info. I think I will put 2 x 1 tb in a cache array , the 2 x 4TBs mirrored and put data there (mirrored seems safest for data integrity and probably the same with the other 2 x 1 tbs). So 1 zfs Cache array with 2 x 1tb, 1 mirrored data array with 2 x 4 tb, and 1 mirrored data array with 2 x 1 tb. In the end I am giving up a 1/2 my drives for data safety I guess. 1 more question, if I am running all SSDs (as the N1 is built for) why do I need cache, everything is running at the speed of SSD?

Like the title says, I am moving from my Drobo 5N with 5 x 8TB spinners to the Linkstaion N1. Since Drobo hid it's linux magic, I am not totally clear on setting up my N1 RAID. I've set up RAIDs before - always on Windows Servers - all matching Dives blah blah blah. So, here is my N1 opportunity. 2 x 1TB 2.5 SSD, 2 x 1TB M2, and 2 x 4TB M2. How do I set it all as 1 big disk - with protection so I can lose a drive and replace it - where I can put shares etc. Already have Plex running in Docker while testing with just 2 of the 6 drives I'll have in hand Saturday. All help appreciated. Prefer reading to Videos/YouTube