Originally Posted by
337Manni
Ha, if that did happen I think my data would be the last thing on my mind.... but at least it would be safe!
With my Documents sync'd with two PC's and the cloud the important stuff is pretty safe.
If I lost all the media files it would be a pain to gather and reorganise back onto my PC's, but I have most of the originals (Original DVD's, Photos on social networks...) so it would just be a matter of time.
One issue I can see is me filling up the limited amount of data I can store on the cloud. I think Ubuntu One is 5GB free at present. I was above this before a recent clear out of old files, at about 3.5GB for now.
I'm also a little unsure about the best storage for my media. I've read a lot about RAID a few years ago. Most I've forgot about, ha. Reading recently I had come to this conclusion:
RAID 5, Slow? If I lose a HDD then the rebuild could cause my RAID to fail.
RAID 6, Additional HDD for redundancy
RAID 10, Quicker performance, quicker rebuild of RAID as just copies a HDD, Less storage from same amount of HDD's (Half?)
I have also just found out about ZFS, RAIDz and RAIDz2 and like the sound of this. Need more reading though.
Just a little confused as to the best solution for my needs?
I would prefer software RAID over hardware:
1. If hardware card fails I would have to get same, or risk losing data?
2. Cheaper,
Which software / OS would you recommend?
Originally thought I'd use Ubuntu, but now leaning towards FreeNAS.
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