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expiredcaptainguy posted Nov 17, 2023 06:06 AM
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I have a 11th Gen Dell micro, I'd love to use it in a raid format. Can I use a m.2 to SATA?
I plan on using unraid if that matters
2) If you're not, why not just use it as an external via USB?
3) Not that it matters, but unRAID doesn't really use RAID. It essentially sets up JBOD with parity, from what I understand. You can basically do the same (better IMO) with mergerfs (or DrivePool) + snapraid. UnRAID is considered an "easier" solution though, and does offer good support for running containers, but I very much dislike the stance they take on bitrot and a few other items.
or your hard drive spec is wrong?
The drive is 18 "terabytes." and 16.3709 "tebibytes." in windows.
Maybe you can get 18TB in Mac OS or Linux, it's the same space
Similar to many other advertised specs on boxes vs reality.
or your hard drive spec is wrong?
The drive is 18 "terabytes." and 16.3709 "tebibytes." in windows.
Maybe you can get 18TB in Mac OS or Linux, it's the same space
Similar to many other advertised specs on boxes vs reality.
You lose some space for the file system formatting, but that's a different issue.
I think Apple uses the same measurement as the drive manufacturers.
Darn you Bill Gates!
2) If you're not, why not just use it as an external via USB?
3) Not that it matters, but unRAID doesn't really use RAID. It essentially sets up JBOD with parity, from what I understand. You can basically do the same (better IMO) with mergerfs (or DrivePool) + snapraid. UnRAID is considered an "easier" solution though, and does offer good support for running containers, but I very much dislike the stance they take on bitrot and a few other items.
Using it as intended is an option but I want to run docker's like home assistant and plex.
If you can think of a better solution for what I already have, I'm all ears! I am not here to say any system is better, just trying to piece together something for my needs
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Using it as intended is an option but I want to run docker's like home assistant and plex.
If you can think of a better solution for what I already have, I'm all ears! I am not here to say any system is better, just trying to piece together something for my needs
Since you're planning to use unraid, use an SSD instead.
You can use the SSD in a "cache pool" in unraid which enables some nice performance boosting options. More importantly though, you can point your app data (docker/VMs) to the cache pool so you're not pegging the HDDs constantly.
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Also, m2 can be using either SATA or PCIE bus. Depends on your device. If your m2 is using a SATA bus you will not be able to use an NVMe SSD. You'll need to make sure it's SATA.
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I may have misread your comment. The m2 to SATA adapter is FOR the 5 bay enclosure or is it an extra port you have available (in addition to the 5 bay)?
If it's an extra, I'd recommend the SSD.
If it's specifically for hooking up the 5 bay expansion, I would double check what bus (logical interface) your m2 actually has. If it's PCIE it will not work with SATA.
If it is SATA, you should be good to go. I'd still highly recommend using at least one SSD in one of the bays (or perhaps on another m2 slot if there's an extra).
Since you're planning to use unraid, use an SSD instead.
You can use the SSD in a "cache pool" in unraid which enables some nice performance boosting options. More importantly though, you can point your app data (docker/VMs) to the cache pool so you're not pegging the HDDs constantly.
edit
Also, m2 can be using either SATA or PCIE bus. Depends on your device. If your m2 is using a SATA bus you will not be able to use an NVMe SSD. You'll need to make sure it's SATA.
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I may have misread your comment. The m2 to SATA adapter is FOR the 5 bay enclosure or is it an extra port you have available (in addition to the 5 bay)?
If it's an extra, I'd recommend the SSD.
If it's specifically for hooking up the 5 bay expansion, I would double check what bus (logical interface) your m2 actually has. If it's PCIE it will not work with SATA.
I need to double check but I thought I read somewhere that somebody used the same adapter with the same micro I have.
The only thing I'm unsure of is Plex performance when ran as a VM. In theory a lighter build should be better, but I don't know if a docker build utilizes the IGPU. It's an 11th Gen i7
I need to double check but I thought I read somewhere that somebody used the same adapter with the same micro I have.
The only thing I'm unsure of is Plex performance when ran as a VM. In theory a lighter build should be better, but I don't know if a docker build utilizes the IGPU. It's an 11th Gen i7
FYI, unraid has to be "installed" on a USB stick. It loads itself into memory/RAM on boot up.
So that SSD for the OS you can use for something else (such as an SSD cache).
Also a good read if you'd prefer to run Plex off a docker container instead of VM :
https://forums.unraid.n
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