I am in the process of creating a storage server. It will either be using a Perc 6i I have already purchased or a LSI Mega RAID MR SAS 8888ELP. I am leaning towards the LSI. (Perc 6i means building a server + finding compatible HDD backplane etc, LSI comes with server + 16 bay backplane for $550)
My situation: I have (2) newish Seagate 2TB drives and would like to add (3-4) more 2TB drives in Raid 6. I keep hearing horror stories about Seagates and raid on this board and because of it am willing to lift my self-imposed ban on WD devices. I like the looks of the WD Red series but am concerned that the variable/slower speed will cause issues. Does anyone have experience with mixing these drives . . ore these controllers? I am not concerned about the loss of speed so long as I can stream movies 1080p from them to a single source. I cannot really afford to buy an additional 2 drives ATM and would like to use the existing Seagates.
Thank you for your help in this matter.
>>> Also, Slightly unrelated. Is adding a drive to an existing array as disk intensive as rebuilding the whole array? I can get away with 4 drives now but would have to add another in 6-8 months. I would rather just build the initial array with (5) 2TB but am stretching the budget as it is (exp if i cant use the seagates).
Edited by DanNEBTD - 9/30/12 at 4:49pm
My situation: I have (2) newish Seagate 2TB drives and would like to add (3-4) more 2TB drives in Raid 6. I keep hearing horror stories about Seagates and raid on this board and because of it am willing to lift my self-imposed ban on WD devices. I like the looks of the WD Red series but am concerned that the variable/slower speed will cause issues. Does anyone have experience with mixing these drives . . ore these controllers? I am not concerned about the loss of speed so long as I can stream movies 1080p from them to a single source. I cannot really afford to buy an additional 2 drives ATM and would like to use the existing Seagates.
Thank you for your help in this matter.
>>> Also, Slightly unrelated. Is adding a drive to an existing array as disk intensive as rebuilding the whole array? I can get away with 4 drives now but would have to add another in 6-8 months. I would rather just build the initial array with (5) 2TB but am stretching the budget as it is (exp if i cant use the seagates).
Edited by DanNEBTD - 9/30/12 at 4:49pm
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