Yo, dudes and storage experts. I need some advice.
My new little SPC is gonna get some big storage and I'm planning to do something fun with RAID. Here a few questions.
1. I really like to use Windows storage spaces as a logical RAID option because I like that it's bound to the OS, rather than the Mainboard. The other option would be to build the RAID via the mainboard in the UEFI. Are there noticeable performance differences between the board option and storage spaces? As I understand both are merely soft RAIDs. Hardware RAID with an extra RAID controller is out of the question. Has anyone had experience of moving RAIDs made with Storage Spaces to another system with the same OS?
2. My RAID of choice would be RAID10 on 4 HDDs because of the resiliency and speed. I don't care much about write speed, but I do care a lot about reading speed. RAID10 seems to be the best choice for that. Is that correct? Is there maybe any value in just using a 2x RAID0 and have a daily backup of all files on?
3. Any suggestions towards specific HDDs for that purpose? 4x8TB or 4x 10TB.
I checked out the vast options of HDDs and it seems the HGSTs are pretty loud. I don't really want to go Seagate so the best option seems to be a WD Red.
Last edited by vivster - on 30 January 2018If you demand respect or gratitude for your volunteer work, you're doing volunteering wrong.
