PLEX Media Server - Will it run? Raid 6 with Adaptec RAID 81605Z on UnRAID

DiniMuetter · October 1, 2019

Hello everyone.

I am completely new in to this stuff, so please be patience with me.

My goal is to have a powerfull Plex Media Server!

Some specs about the server:

Maximum content resolution would be 1080p, there is no demand for higher (also not in the future)
Maximum of 50 users would have acces to the server.
Estimated maximum simultaneously streams ca. 15 users (ca. 5-10 of these would be transcoding)
1Gbit/s Up- & Download via Fiber Internet
2 HDD`s would be redudant.

I expect to run the following Aplications in Docker.

These are my components:

The hardware is already mounted in the case and ready to run. But I never used a RAID before and I am also completely new in to such kind of OS.

I am not planning to change anything on the hardeware for the next 4-5 years. It will take me a while to reach the storage capacity of 60-80TB.

Questions:

Am I able to run the raid controller under UnRaid? Because I didn`t saw any support of the OS on the official homepage
Should I really use the Raid 6 option with the hardware raid controller?
Because the hardware raind controller are somehow the oposit off, the OS function. Do I understand that correctly?
I heard from friends that having such a "powerfull" hardware Raid controller is much better than a software raid solution. So what is true?
Depending on the above answers: Which OS should I use for my purpose? FreeNAS, NASfree, UnRaid, Openmediavault? I am totally confused.

trurl · October 1, 2019

Unraid is not RAID. RAID controllers just get in the way. See this wiki for an overview of how Unraid actually works:

Also take a look at the Product pages linked at the top of this page.

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