etsi Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 Is it possible to install unraid in a mini pc and use an external disk via usb? It should work without using a parity without problems? If I use and a parity disk it will might not work ? Also does unraid support nvme/ssd disks? If I use them for an array? Quote Link to comment
JorgeB Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 29 minutes ago, etsi said: Is it possible to install unraid in a mini pc and use an external disk via usb? Possible yes, recommended no, USB devices are not recommend for array or pool, they are prone to disconnects, but some can work reasonably well. 30 minutes ago, etsi said: Also does unraid support nvme/ssd disks? If I use them for an array? Yes, but in the array TRIM won't work, it will with pools. Quote Link to comment
etsi Posted December 17, 2023 Author Share Posted December 17, 2023 (edited) On 12/15/2023 at 1:09 PM, JorgeB said: Possible yes, recommended no, USB devices are not recommend for array or pool, they are prone to disconnects, but some can work reasonably well. Yes, but in the array TRIM won't work, it will with pools. If I use ssd disk/nvme's as an array will be a problem if trim isn't working? It will still be much faster than mechanical disks? Or I could use one ssd as a pool then trim will work? I will backup everything anyway. I want to built something small easy to handle because as a disabled person it isn't easy to built or handle a pc Edited December 17, 2023 by etsi Quote Link to comment
JorgeB Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 16 minutes ago, etsi said: If I use ssd disk/nvme's as an array will be a problem if trim isn't working? It will still be much faster than mechanical disks? Reads will always be faster, writes can degrade over time, it will mostly depend on the devices used. Quote Link to comment
etsi Posted December 17, 2023 Author Share Posted December 17, 2023 Just now, JorgeB said: Reads will always be faster, writes can degrade over time, it will mostly depend on the devices used. It will degrade at a point that I will have to rebuilt the array? If I use a single pool ssd trim will work? If I use zfs with two ssd disk trim will work? Thanks Quote Link to comment
JorgeB Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 6 hours ago, etsi said: It will degrade at a point that I will have to rebuilt the array? Depends mostly on the devices and your performance requirements.. 6 hours ago, etsi said: If I use a single pool ssd trim will work? If I use zfs with two ssd disk trim will work? Yes. Quote Link to comment
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