travalon
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I have just gone over cyberjocks incredible guide 3 times in a row, paying particular attention to the examples of zpools. I understand more and more every time I read it. But, I still don't know if it is possible to stripe 2 2tb drives into a 4tb vdev and add it to 3 4tb drives in a raid z2. The adding vdevs section of the guide leads me to believe it is possible. I do understand it is probably a very bad idea for all the reasons i've read in the manual and guide, however I will be buying some new drives this month and would like to maximize what I have. (Currently 2 2tb mirrored) As soon as possible I will replace the striped vdev with a true 4tb drive and use the 2 2tbs (mirrored again) for a OwnCloud setup in a jail. NO i do not have any of the recommended hardware. The only thing the gurus may approve of is 24gb ram though its not ecc. I do understand the risks/issues i may encounter but I can afford to lose my data. It would suck but, it has now been consumed and re-purposed into tools to help me learn. Once I've got it figured out then I'll invest in better hardware.
SO, is possible to stripe 2 2tb drives into a 4tb vdev and add it to 3 4tb drives in a raid z2?
I have to use:
i3-2100
asrock Z77 micro-atx mobo w 8 native sata ports 32 gb max ram
24 gb ram - 2 x 8gb & 2 x 4gb
2 x 2tb WD red
Trying to decide which drives to get 3tb or 4tb x 3 or 4 drives
running freenas fron 8gb usb3.0 or possibly a class 10 - 4gb sd card
corsair 430W cx v.2 PSU
Not sure If I'll use the following: (or for what)
1 corsair 120 gb ssd
1 sandisk 32 gb readycache ssd
May pick up an intel gigabit nic
Thanks
SO, is possible to stripe 2 2tb drives into a 4tb vdev and add it to 3 4tb drives in a raid z2?
I have to use:
i3-2100
asrock Z77 micro-atx mobo w 8 native sata ports 32 gb max ram
24 gb ram - 2 x 8gb & 2 x 4gb
2 x 2tb WD red
Trying to decide which drives to get 3tb or 4tb x 3 or 4 drives
running freenas fron 8gb usb3.0 or possibly a class 10 - 4gb sd card
corsair 430W cx v.2 PSU
Not sure If I'll use the following: (or for what)
1 corsair 120 gb ssd
1 sandisk 32 gb readycache ssd
May pick up an intel gigabit nic
Thanks