Background/Context
I am a former Techus NAS owner with 5x1GB WD Gold drives using RAID 5 (technically, I still have it![:wink:]( "Wink :wink:")
). I hadn't seen the Dell article in 2009 declaring RAID 5 "dead". So in 2012, I happily set up a RAID 5 volume thinking my data was "safe". Sure, if a drive dies in 3 - 5 years, it's probably safe...maybe. ![:wink:]( "Wink :wink:")
The only trouble was, my first drive didn't die until last year, 8 years after putting the unit into service! Naturally, I...
3 Potential FreeNAS Solutions I'm Considering...
I am a former Techus NAS owner with 5x1GB WD Gold drives using RAID 5 (technically, I still have it
). I hadn't seen the Dell article in 2009 declaring RAID 5 "dead". So in 2012, I happily set up a RAID 5 volume thinking my data was "safe". Sure, if a drive dies in 3 - 5 years, it's probably safe...maybe. The only trouble was, my first drive didn't die until last year, 8 years after putting the unit into service! Naturally, I...3 Potential FreeNAS Solutions I'm Considering...