April 21, 20206 yr I would like to take an incremental approach towards building my server... I am awaiting a couple of hard drives but wish to begin the process now.... Please tell me if my strategy makes sense, or if I'm going down the wrong path. I currently have a 1TB HDD and a 250 mb SSD in my main comp. I want to convert it to be the server, as it has 32 gb memory and 8 threads. This will do me for a couple of months until I can figure out a more substantial hardware build. I would also like to retire my synology nas that has 2 x 3GB HDD's. Phase 1 Download key and license Boot up with USB Convert 1TB hard drive to array but no parity Convert SSD to cache Play with this for a little while. Copy some files over from the NAS. Phase 2 Receive shipment of 1TB ssd and 6TB HDD Mount these in unraid No parity just yet. (can data be stored on the parity drive ?) Copy over the rest of NAS related files to the 6TB drive Convert 1TB ssd to cache Convert 250 ssd to unassigned (VM's) Phase 3 Retire synology Remove 2 x hard drives and install these in server. Add to array Convert 6TB HDD to parity Redistribute files across the array as needed. Job done for now Phase 4 Monitor server, and decide later on new cpu/mobo case. I did create a key a few months ago, and tried out a few things, but did not progress at that time. Am I ok to create another key ? Given I am isolated right now, I clearly have too much time on my hands, so any advice appreciated. /bucky2076
April 21, 20206 yr Parity isn't required (and a drive assigned to parity cannot contain data). Since you plan to retire synology and reuse its disks, I have to mention this. You must always have another copy of anything important and irreplaceable. Even with parity, you need backups.
April 21, 20206 yr Author thanks constructor, this helps alot. I will change my strategy as the 6TB won't hold data... I'm good with back ups...
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