Hello,

 

i search a cost inexpensive (LOL) sollution for a huge file archive. 

 

i thought of a 36 HDD 4HE Rack (https://www.1he-server.com/16.html)

this rack has MegaRAID 93xx / 94xx controllers - possible with UNRAID?

 

first idea:

TrueNAS core with ZFS

+ compression

+ de-dup

- need more hardware

- run all disk 

- bad data recovery in worst case

 

new idea:

UNRAID

+ less hardware req.

+ good data recovery in worst case

+ .. unraid features

- compression via plugin?

stable?

 

i tend to UNRAID, but i have only known UNRAID for a few days and have no experience with it.

 

i want start with 20-24 hdd in the first year an append the the remaining part in 2022. Is this easy possible with UNRAID ?

 

Thanks and best regards,

Denny

 

6 minutes ago, Denny77 said:

i want start with 20-24 hdd in the first year an append the the remaining part in 2022. Is this easy possible with UNRAID ?

Currently, unRAID only supports a single disk array with a maximum of 28 data drives + 2 parity drives.  However, it does currently support unlimited cache pools (with the 6.9.0 RC2 release soon to become general release).  Each cache pool can have up to 24 drives in redundant or increased storage RAID configurations.  Cache pools can be assigned independently to shares or shares can be designated as cache-only shares which only live in a cache pool.

 

The possibility of multiple array support has been mentioned by limetech as a future option now that 6.9.0 will support multiple cache pools.