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Hello,

 

I was just after some advice regarding an UnRaid server that i am looking at building. Here are the base specs of the system:

 

CPU: i5-6500

RAM: 4GB

HDD: 500GB Seagate

Graphics: Integrated

 

My main question about the build it regarding the configuration of the drives.

I am looking at purchasing 2x WD 8tb drives for the array, one is going to be the parity the other is going to be in the pool.

I was just wondering if its worth adding an SSD as a cache drive to this setup? I am limited to only 3 SATA ports as am planning on using SFF PC.

Is there any benefit of having a cache drive when only using 1 drive in the array?

 

Also the VMs OS system drive is going host of an M.2 SSD. Do you see any issues with this setup? 

 

Thanks for your help.
Francis

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