March 30, 200917 yr I'm getting ready to convert my file server over to unraid, and I've got to do this in stages. Free version first, then plus, then pro (I'm poor!). Does the 3 drive limit in the unregistered version include the parity drive (2 drives + parity) or is it 3 drives plus the parity?
March 30, 200917 yr I'm getting ready to convert my file server over to unraid, and I've got to do this in stages. Free version first, then plus, then pro (I'm poor!). Does the 3 drive limit in the unregistered version include the parity drive (2 drives + parity) or is it 3 drives plus the parity? You can do 2 data drives + 1 parity OR 3 Data drives.
March 30, 200917 yr I'm getting ready to convert my file server over to unraid, and I've got to do this in stages. Free version first, then plus, then pro (I'm poor!). Does the 3 drive limit in the unregistered version include the parity drive (2 drives + parity) or is it 3 drives plus the parity? You can do 2 data drives + 1 pairty OR 3 Data drives. OOPS ... this isn't true. You can have 2 data drives + optional parity. You can't have 3 data drives with the free version.
March 30, 200917 yr I'm getting ready to convert my file server over to unraid, and I've got to do this in stages. Free version first, then plus, then pro (I'm poor!). Does the 3 drive limit in the unregistered version include the parity drive (2 drives + parity) or is it 3 drives plus the parity? You can do 2 data drives + 1 pairty OR 3 Data drives. OOPS ... this isn't true. You can have 2 data drives + optional parity. You cann't have 3 data drives with the free version. I could have sworn when I set up my free version I had 3 data drives at one point. I wish I could try it out again to see if I am correct or if my memory is going by by sooner than I thought. (Stupid first day back to classes; they have me confused it would appear)
March 30, 200917 yr Author Ugh, that clouds things then. My setup currently has 4- 500gb drives and 4- 300gb drives in 2 raid5 arrays with 1.5gb data consumed. I was hoping to get 3 of the 500gb drives set up on unraid and then begin adding over the next few weeks as money allows (upgrade license, add parity, etc).
March 30, 200917 yr You can easily add as many data drives as you want (outside of unRAID's GUI, without Parity protection). You just have to modify your 'go' script and the samba config (which in the beta now has an easy to use custom file that it will import). This of course assumes you don't mind using unRAID without the protection of a Parity drive (you lose a drive, you Will Lose Data).
March 30, 200917 yr You can easily add as many data drives as you want (outside of unRAID's GUI, without Parity protection). You just have to modify your 'go' script and the samba config (which in the beta now has an easy to use custom file that it will import). This of course assumes you don't mind using unRAID without the protection of a Parity drive (you lose a drive, you Will Lose Data). That is true! You could even accomplish the same thing using the unRAID GUI. Say you wanted to install 4 disks. You could install the disks, and then go to the devices tab, select the first two, start the array, format the disks, and load them up. You could then stop the array, go back to the devices tab, assign the next 2, press restore button, start the array, format them, load them up. Now you have 4 disks. You can stop the array anytime you want, assign the disks you want accessible on the devices tab, press restore, and then start the array. In this way you can have as many disks as you like but only 2 accessible at a time. All with no parity protection.
March 30, 200917 yr I finally got around to completing some of the most basic FAQ entries there are (or should have been!): * How is unRAID licensed? * What is the difference between the unRAID licenses? - a table comparing the features of the 3 unRAID licenses * Minimum System Requirements? I would really like to hear improvements and corrections on all 3 of these very basic questions. Or feel free to edit them yourselves. We have needed these for awhile, to point new and prospective users to.
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