Hi guys,
Recently I put together an older HP server for my home server. It acts as my file server, domain controller, DNS and Plex server running on ESXi.
The server has a RAID 10 configuration, so I am feeling fairly good about my redundancy, plus I am also backing up files (personal photos, personal videos, important documents) to Glacier on a nightly plan.
My concern comes from my extensive Plex library (2.6TB) ,which I do not wish to backup to Glacier for cost reasons. If I lose them, I have the original disks. But, it took me literally weeks to rip my DVD/blue ray collection to the server so I would hate to have to redo the rips if I lose my RAID. Since things happen, I realize that this is a chance, so I want to fill this possibility without spending a ton more money (preferably none).
So, options are:
I have 3 x 2TB drives available and enough bays in the server, to make another RAID 5 to fit the back up on. Issue is that I am using the same controller as the primary data. I lose the controller (I do have spare, btw), I have the chance of losing it all.
I have an old AMD PC that I could convert to a NAS with the above 3 x 2TB drives to back up to. Concern is additional power consumption on old hardware and that it's old hardware. Software RAID would need to be used to create the RAID 5.
Suck it up and purchase a 4TB drive and place this into the server as a single disk. Meaning, RAID controller lost, I can still stick is in any machine and get the data. This obviously has a $100 or so cost.
Stick the above purchased 4TB disk into the old AMD PC and use that. Additional upfront and also monthly electricity cost.
What would you do?
Thanks for our input!
Recently I put together an older HP server for my home server. It acts as my file server, domain controller, DNS and Plex server running on ESXi.
The server has a RAID 10 configuration, so I am feeling fairly good about my redundancy, plus I am also backing up files (personal photos, personal videos, important documents) to Glacier on a nightly plan.
My concern comes from my extensive Plex library (2.6TB) ,which I do not wish to backup to Glacier for cost reasons. If I lose them, I have the original disks. But, it took me literally weeks to rip my DVD/blue ray collection to the server so I would hate to have to redo the rips if I lose my RAID. Since things happen, I realize that this is a chance, so I want to fill this possibility without spending a ton more money (preferably none).
So, options are:
I have 3 x 2TB drives available and enough bays in the server, to make another RAID 5 to fit the back up on. Issue is that I am using the same controller as the primary data. I lose the controller (I do have spare, btw), I have the chance of losing it all.
I have an old AMD PC that I could convert to a NAS with the above 3 x 2TB drives to back up to. Concern is additional power consumption on old hardware and that it's old hardware. Software RAID would need to be used to create the RAID 5.
Suck it up and purchase a 4TB drive and place this into the server as a single disk. Meaning, RAID controller lost, I can still stick is in any machine and get the data. This obviously has a $100 or so cost.
Stick the above purchased 4TB disk into the old AMD PC and use that. Additional upfront and also monthly electricity cost.
What would you do?
Thanks for our input!
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