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Need Server Recommendations (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/homelab@lemmy.ml
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I want to build a proper server with room for 40+ HDDs to move my media server to and have RAID 1. I know a lot about PCs and software, but when it comes to server hardware I have no clue what I'm doing. How would I go about building a server that has access to 40+ RAID 1'd HDDs?

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[–] 6 points 2 years ago (4 children)

With that many drives why raid 1? You could do a few raid z2 or z3 vdevs in truenas.

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  • [–] [S] -3 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Doesn't that keep more than two copies? RAID 1 is expensive enough as is. I just need to be able to pop in a replacement drive if one fails so I don't lose data.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    The chance of a rebuild taking longer than a failure occurring is non zero. RAID 1 is less protection that raid 50 or raid 60, plus depending on how many disks you have you will save space and get better performance.

    But you need a good controller.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    I'll have to watch a video later I guess. I know it's possible to lose a drive while it's rebuilding, but it's improbable, and I figured it takes more space, I'm okay taking that risk since I'm not handling irreplaceable data, just my personal TV/movie archive for now. But if it can save space, I'll have to consider it.

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