December 16, 20214 yr After investigating my options for running a VM server, I have determined that Unraid is mostly likely to be my best choice. Credit goes to YouTube reviews of Unraid and other VM servers options. I am not running a datacenter or personal lab, so Unraid is what I chose. Hardware Ryzen 5 5600X 64GB 3600 ram M2 2TB drive 2 x 4TB HDDs MSI MPG X570S EDGE MAX Mother Board GPU- yet to be decided. Probably will use an older GTX 1060 3GB until I decided upon a better GPU. I would like to do the following, but not necessarily running all at the same time. Plex server (24x7). Windows 10 vm for gaming if performance is acceptable for moderate gaming (ideally, 1080p at 60fps) Data Backup Docker Screeps server (linux game server) MAME retro gaming Linux VM for general use Maybe a Hackintosh if possible FreeBSD for general use. Docker containers Questions: If I want to add larger HHDs in the future, such as a 10TB HDD, it is my understanding when adding larger HDDs, I would need to install two drives of a larger size? ie 2 x 10TB. Can external drives be added, such as USB external drives Overall useage is limited to myself. Nothing hardcore in terms of use Thanks for any tips and general advice
December 16, 20214 yr Community Expert 9 minutes ago, JackSafari said: If I want to add larger HHDs in the future, such as a 10TB HDD, it is my understanding when adding larger HDDs, I would need to install two drives of a larger size? ie 2 x 10TB. Not sure where you got that idea. Each parity (one or two) must be at least as large as any single data disk. 12 minutes ago, JackSafari said: USB external drives Not recommended for array or pools for several reasons. You can access unassigned drives with the Unassigned Devices plugin.
December 16, 20214 yr Author 6 hours ago, trurl said: Not sure where you got that idea. Each parity (one or two) must be at least as large as any single data disk. Thanks for the feedback. I need to do some reading to better understanding how the disk array works; there is no implied criticism. I understand the statement that the parity disk must be as large as any single data disk. ATM, my perception is that the parity disk is strictly used for parity; no data will be stored on it. Currently my hardware includes 2x4TB disks. In the future if I were to add one 10TB disk, it would become the parity disk because it is the largest. So if my objective were to add a 10TB data disk, it would require two 10TB disks, one would become parity, the other data. I would gain an additional 4TB by reassigning that previous 4TB parity disk to become a data disk. I will do some more reading to increase my understanding.
December 16, 20214 yr Community Expert 7 hours ago, JackSafari said: add a 10TB data disk, it would require two 10TB disks, one would become parity, the other data. I would gain an additional 4TB by reassigning that previous 4TB parity disk to become a data disk. Parity swap procedure might also be something to consider. 7 hours ago, JackSafari said: do some reading https://wiki.unraid.net/Manual/Overview
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