SeaFoam
Supreme [H]ardness
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So I have 5 3tb drives now and it's time to get them in an array, except one will be full for sure before I move everything over. So I'll be building a raid 5 or 6 array with 4 drives initially, then once I move the information over, the 5th drive will be added.
The two controllers I've been looking at are the LSI 9211 or the Highpoint 2720sgl. I don't know much about the LSI, since I just stumbled on it. The Highpoint has a web based configuration from what I've seen, what about the LSI?
The other question I had was can I change the raid 5 to 6 after it's built, what about adding drives to them over time? Eventually it will be an 8 drive array.
The only thing this will be used for is a Plex server.
Edit: I just remembered, one of the drives is a 2TB - will I be able to use it then replace it later or not even dick with it?
The two controllers I've been looking at are the LSI 9211 or the Highpoint 2720sgl. I don't know much about the LSI, since I just stumbled on it. The Highpoint has a web based configuration from what I've seen, what about the LSI?
The other question I had was can I change the raid 5 to 6 after it's built, what about adding drives to them over time? Eventually it will be an 8 drive array.
The only thing this will be used for is a Plex server.
Edit: I just remembered, one of the drives is a 2TB - will I be able to use it then replace it later or not even dick with it?