12-10-2023, 05:30 AM
I am building my first DIY NAS. I have all of the hardware.
My drive options are as follows:
Booting from a 256GB NVME with Windows 11 Pro
5x6TB 7200rpm + 1x500GB SSD available for an array.
I am only using this as a simple file server which will store movies that will be retrieved by my HTPC. It will also be used for Acronis backup storage of my gaming rig and the HTPC. It will not serve any other purpose. It will not be accessed by more than one computer at a time and will be on a 2.5GbE network.
I am interested in using Windows 11 Pro Storage Spaces. What are my best options for configuring it as far as parity/cache or other options? I have never used it before. I do not think I want to use Unraid or TrueNAS as I have zero experience with that either and am pretty comfortable with the Windows environment. I will be performing regular backups of this stored data to large external HDD to help avoid trajedy. Thanks for your suggestion!
My drive options are as follows:
Booting from a 256GB NVME with Windows 11 Pro
5x6TB 7200rpm + 1x500GB SSD available for an array.
I am only using this as a simple file server which will store movies that will be retrieved by my HTPC. It will also be used for Acronis backup storage of my gaming rig and the HTPC. It will not serve any other purpose. It will not be accessed by more than one computer at a time and will be on a 2.5GbE network.
I am interested in using Windows 11 Pro Storage Spaces. What are my best options for configuring it as far as parity/cache or other options? I have never used it before. I do not think I want to use Unraid or TrueNAS as I have zero experience with that either and am pretty comfortable with the Windows environment. I will be performing regular backups of this stored data to large external HDD to help avoid trajedy. Thanks for your suggestion!