What is the best way to store media nowadays? I had a Raid 5 array of 5 2TB hard drives, but i don't know if it is worth messing with a raid card and stuff anymore with how cheap 3 and 4 TB drives are getting. I store lots of media that exceeds 7TB and is still growing.
I really want to keep a server and just not get a NAS. I started using PLEX and need the server to transcode all the media. Any advice is appreciated. Last time i did a lot of research was 3 years ago when i built the 5 HDD raid 5 array.
EDIT: From what i have seen so far snapraid would be a good solution for my situation paired with DrivePool software to manage all the drives. Looking for a nice server case to fit all these drives in. Hard to find or expensive. Been looking through the 10TB+ thread for case ideas. Will install Windows server 2012 with Virtual Machines for my Plex and other things to keep my server secure. Probably try and keep a backup of the main install as well, so easy fix if my OS decided to corrupt again.
What do people use to make a backup of a SSD like a ghost image? Would be easy to recover in case of failure. Have heard standard ghosting software didn't vibe well with solid state drives.
I really want to keep a server and just not get a NAS. I started using PLEX and need the server to transcode all the media. Any advice is appreciated. Last time i did a lot of research was 3 years ago when i built the 5 HDD raid 5 array.
EDIT: From what i have seen so far snapraid would be a good solution for my situation paired with DrivePool software to manage all the drives. Looking for a nice server case to fit all these drives in. Hard to find or expensive. Been looking through the 10TB+ thread for case ideas. Will install Windows server 2012 with Virtual Machines for my Plex and other things to keep my server secure. Probably try and keep a backup of the main install as well, so easy fix if my OS decided to corrupt again.
What do people use to make a backup of a SSD like a ghost image? Would be easy to recover in case of failure. Have heard standard ghosting software didn't vibe well with solid state drives.
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