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Obsolete Releases => SME Server 8.x => Topic started by: haliparotin on July 29, 2011, 04:08:34 AM

Title: Combination of HDD
Post by: haliparotin on July 29, 2011, 04:08:34 AM

hi! i just want to ask how can i Combine my HDD?

1TB + 1TB = 2TB
1TB + 1TB = 2TB

then the two 2TB HDD = Software Raid

Thank You..

Title: Re: Combination of HDD
Post by: Arnie on July 29, 2011, 04:46:31 AM

How about RAID 5:

1TB + 1TB + 1TB + (1TB as Parity) = 3TB

Title: Re: Combination of HDD
Post by: larieu on July 29, 2011, 06:14:59 AM

RAID 5 should be the fastest and best for space+speed/cost

If you have an older hardware RAID controller which doesn't know RAID5 you could also do

RAID 0 for 3 HDD + 1 spare - it will work almost as 5

Title: Re: Combination of HDD
Post by: Stefano on July 29, 2011, 09:09:02 AM

Quote from: haliparotin on July 29, 2011, 04:08:34 AM

hi! i just want to ask how can i Combine my HDD?

1TB + 1TB = 2TB
1TB + 1TB = 2TB

then the two 2TB HDD = Software Raid

Thank You..

you are looking for raid10, a combination of raid0 (speed) and raid1 (redundancy)

SME doesn't support such a raid layout..
you could:
- use raid5 as suggested (not as fast if SW in my experience)
- add 2 small disks, install SME on them then use the 4 1TB to create a raid10 SW.. there are many howto out there

Title: Re: Combination of HDD
Post by: haliparotin on July 29, 2011, 09:49:58 AM

Actually i try the Raid 5 Under this link http://wiki.contribs.org/Raid but my Storage still appear 1 TB.  :-(

Title: Re: Combination of HDD
Post by: larieu on July 29, 2011, 10:52:18 AM

what you see if on prompt issue command?

Code: [Select]

console
and go to menu #5