So I plan to do a build with a relatively small case. The maximum capacity is 6 drives (hotswap) and they are 2.5" so 1-2TB in size. There are also two other internal drive spots but I would prefer to leave them out of the setup. That said, maximizing my space utilizatoin is a priority.
I full understand why one would want to use RAIDZ2 as you can obviously lose your data when waiting on your drive replacement or bringing the new drive online (this nearly happened to me before and wasn't fun!).
That said, for the scenario where this does happen if you have a system in place where you are backing up your NAS frequently to something like Crashplan how important is it to have RAIDZ2 assuming you are ok with the time it would take to download your data.
Obviously usage in the home is very different than an "Enterprise" environment. Any thoughts on this?
I full understand why one would want to use RAIDZ2 as you can obviously lose your data when waiting on your drive replacement or bringing the new drive online (this nearly happened to me before and wasn't fun!).
That said, for the scenario where this does happen if you have a system in place where you are backing up your NAS frequently to something like Crashplan how important is it to have RAIDZ2 assuming you are ok with the time it would take to download your data.
Obviously usage in the home is very different than an "Enterprise" environment. Any thoughts on this?