2012-04-11, 16:39
I have a NAS with a 250gig C drive running XP and other supporting apps (torrent client, SAB, teamviewer, etc.) and 4 2TB WD green drives that are filling up fast. Each has about 200GB left. I'm getting to the point that I need to buy another drive or two and was considering making the move to an unRAID solution. I know it is pretty bad timing considering that drives are nearly twice what they used to cost.
I believe an unRAID has to begin with empty disks, so I am trying to figure out how I would be able to use my current disks If I were to go with Eskro's 12HDDs solution? I am not interested in going all the way to 12 yet, I just want room to grow in the future. What would be the minimum amount of disks I would have to buy top move to the unRAID solution, and what would be the data transfer process?
I believe an unRAID has to begin with empty disks, so I am trying to figure out how I would be able to use my current disks If I were to go with Eskro's 12HDDs solution? I am not interested in going all the way to 12 yet, I just want room to grow in the future. What would be the minimum amount of disks I would have to buy top move to the unRAID solution, and what would be the data transfer process?