amizzo
Cadet
- Joined
- Nov 19, 2012
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Hi guys,
So I'm still trying to wrap my head around ZFS. While it's most likely overkill for my needs (media / time machine server), I really like the features of ZFS and wanted to build a NAS around it.
I have 2x 1TB hard drives, and 2x 2TB hard drives. What would be the best way to set up FreeNas/ZFS to optimize resources? Should I set up two pools, each with 1x 1TB and 1x 2TB drive, and mirror them? From my (limited) understanding I don't think RAID-Z would be optimal for this situation (because of an even number of drives in non-equal sizes) but I'm not sure. Basically I'd like to have protection from a single hard drive failure, and be able to swap in a replacement hard drive to fix the problem. Also, I'd like to be able to (eventually) replace the 1TB hard drives with 2TB hard drives (in the future).
Thanks in advance for your help guys!
So I'm still trying to wrap my head around ZFS. While it's most likely overkill for my needs (media / time machine server), I really like the features of ZFS and wanted to build a NAS around it.
I have 2x 1TB hard drives, and 2x 2TB hard drives. What would be the best way to set up FreeNas/ZFS to optimize resources? Should I set up two pools, each with 1x 1TB and 1x 2TB drive, and mirror them? From my (limited) understanding I don't think RAID-Z would be optimal for this situation (because of an even number of drives in non-equal sizes) but I'm not sure. Basically I'd like to have protection from a single hard drive failure, and be able to swap in a replacement hard drive to fix the problem. Also, I'd like to be able to (eventually) replace the 1TB hard drives with 2TB hard drives (in the future).
Thanks in advance for your help guys!