7/27/2023 0 Comments Configure plex media server![]() I do like Windows Storage Spaces other than the pool size limit and the fact that Microsoft removed the ability to create ReFS partitions, back in the Fall of 2017, from Windows 10 Pro. I could always create 2 pools, 1 for Movies and 1 for TV Shows, but that seems like a hack. I'm not there yet, but I'm not that far off. The other issue here is that Windows Storage Spaces has a limit on the size of a pool to 63 TB. When I have those 2 additional HDDs installed, I won't have anywhere to add more storage without replacing smaller drives with larger ones. I do have the physical space for 2 more HDDs, and since I have 1 cold-spare 8 TB HDD, I've ordered another 8 TB HDD to keep my hoarding going for now. I know that I shouldn't have the drives so full, but I'm a digital hoarder and frankly ran out of space. Today I have 47.3 TB of data on those 12 drives with approximately 2 TB of free space. I shucked most of the above drives from WD external enclosures s ome are WD Red labels and some are WD White labels. I have since added a decent number of drives, I currently have 13 HDDs installed 12 are for Plex Server and 1 is for my home security camera footage recorded using BlueIris. ![]() I started with a few 8TB WD Red drives and used Windows Storage Space to manage a simple mirrored raid. Home Assistant ( running in a VM under VirtualBox).Since I built my server, I've given it several responsibilities as: Today my NAS is running a Ryzen 3700X and 32 GB or RAM.īack when I created my NAS, I didn't know about FreeNas ( now TrueNas) or Unraid, so I setup a simple Windows 10 installation. I'm really just looking for some advice and guidance from you expertsĪbout 5 years ago, back in 2016, I setup a simple NAS using a Rosewill 4U RSV-L4500 rack-mounted chassis with 15 x 3.25" internal HDD bays.
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