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My HTPC build went well and it's time to start putting together plans to replace my 2TB MyBookLive with a dedicated media server. For the longest time many friends had told me that my only option for adding drives as I go would be a Drobo, thank goodness for finding UnRaid before I went down that road. To start I have a few needs/questions.
1) Do the sickbeard/Sab plugins for unRaid work well and easy? I have very little experience outside windows.
2) Does UnRaid support 3TB drives? Most everything I have read refers to 2TB
3) Case suggestions - It will have to be located in my living room, so looking for something that looks upscale.
4) What happens if power is lost? I've been looking into UPS devices but haven't been sure what to look for. Also don't know if it would need to shutdown in that event.
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Is there any idea about how long until 5.0 becomes official? I had heard talk of dual parity, is this included in 5.0?
My original plan was to use 3TB drives and have atleast 10TB useable after parity, with maybe some (5-10TB) room left over for expansion later on.
I also failed to mention that it will need to serve media to ATLEAST 5 devices at some point in the future. I assume this will be a factor in my hardware/CPU choice.
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Is the system capable to be updated to a newer version without data issues?
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Yes. I upgraded to 4.7 a while back and it was pretty simple and seamless. From what I've read upgrading from 4.7 to 5.0 is not difficult at all and you will not lose any data.
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How do I go about deciding on UPS? Should it be something that works for my server/htpc/router/tv/avr?
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I don't think you want to be able to watch TV while the power is out but instead the goal should be to protect your devices and have them safely power down. (I don't know if that is what your intent is but that would be mine) Most UPSs have two sets of outlets - those that are only surge protected and those that are surge + battery backup protected. I would put the server, HTPC, and router on outlets with battery backup and the rest would just be surge protected. With that in mind you need to determine what the power draw of the devices you intend to have battery backup for is. Once you know that you'll need to select a UPS that suits your needs. Go to APCs website and I'm sure they have tools for selecting the right UPS once you know how much load you will be protecting and how long you want to power it off the battery.