hobowithshotgun
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- Dec 1, 2011
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Hi Guys,
I've been following this project on/off for a few years and having decided to go down the DIY NAS rout (with a ubuntu install) would now like to try my hand at Freenas 8 which looks fantastic! I have a PC with 3 x 2TB drives in a Raid5 array currently. I was wondering whether it would be at all possible to have Freenas pick this up if I install it on a CF card and plug in the drives. I know I could, for example, move it to a new linux OS and run mdadm to reassemble the array, I just don't know whether freenas is able to do this.
Would I be better to back all the data up (~2gb) and then move the disks there and start over? I guess ZFS wouldn't be compatible with my existing raid setup anyway?
Any advice appreciated!
Cheers
I've been following this project on/off for a few years and having decided to go down the DIY NAS rout (with a ubuntu install) would now like to try my hand at Freenas 8 which looks fantastic! I have a PC with 3 x 2TB drives in a Raid5 array currently. I was wondering whether it would be at all possible to have Freenas pick this up if I install it on a CF card and plug in the drives. I know I could, for example, move it to a new linux OS and run mdadm to reassemble the array, I just don't know whether freenas is able to do this.
Would I be better to back all the data up (~2gb) and then move the disks there and start over? I guess ZFS wouldn't be compatible with my existing raid setup anyway?
Any advice appreciated!
Cheers