Hard Drive Layout and Format Recommendations for New Build


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I'm trying to build from scratch with

 

HDD: 3x20TB, 2x14TB

SSD: 4TB, 2TB, 1TB

NVME: two slots available

 

What is the best way to configure to have

1) a media only pool (don't care if this is not backed up or on parity. Size ~20TB)

2) a personal file pool (want this backed up with high fault tolerance to protect data, but infrequently accessed. Size ~5TB)

3) a photography pool (backed up. Fast read access from networked PC. ~6TB)

4) a cache pool for docker and plex, either combined or separate (fastest. ~??? TB required?)

 

I have the option to purchase more hard drives to make the format work from the get go

I'm looking for help to determine which way to mix/match drives, and zfs vs brtfs vs xfs

 

I am building a PC for this purpose. I will try to have 10Gbe and USB4 capability to add a DAS or something like that down the road if needed.

Thank you for your help!!

 

 

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