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    Most reliable drive for periodic backup purposes

    I have a home media NAS server with 2TB of data which I need to backup periodically. I'm currently using software RAID (md-raid) on Ubuntu 10.10 but am planning on migrating soon to Nexentastor using ZFS. With Nexenta, I have the snapshot facility to create the images for periodic...
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    Mixing drive sizes in ZFS RaidZ2

    Hi, ZZFS noobie question here... If I was to configure a Solaris-based ZFS NAS using four 500GB drives and two 1TB drives in a RaidZ2, would I combine the four 500GB drives in one pool and the two 1TB drives in another then configure the Raid? Or could I combine all six drives in one pool and...
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    Need Socket AM2 mobo recommendation (and using DDR2)

    Hi, I'm in the market for replacing my existing mobo, an ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe. It's acting up and is a critical NAS server in my home network. So, I need a recommendation for a replacement board. I've not been following any mobo developments so I'm really in the dark as to where to start...
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    Q: AHCI support driving purchasing decision

    I'm going to change my existing mdadm-based RAID6 array to ZFS, probably based around Nexentastor. At the same time, I thought it would be a good opportunity to upgrade my existing case to use hot-swap 3-5 bays so that I could get activity LEDs on the front as well as hot-swap capabilities...
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