2014-08-10, 23:17
Hey, basically I have an Unraid Server with about 8-10TB of storage. Its now getting filled up.
I want to archive some of this data, such as old episodes of TV shows and be able to plug+play or insert a disc if I ever want to revisit them.
Which storage options would be best?
1. Blu-Ray Drive - burn episodes and shows to Blu-Rays as Data then insert the disc in whenever I want to play
2. USB Flash drives
3. External HDDs
4. Second Server
5. Expand server
6. Build a new server, insert old drives
I would rather extend/expand my server. Its still on unraid 4.7 but I'm unsure if all my drive slots are now used up or not. the specs are:
Fractal R3, Corsair 500w, AMD CPU Athlon II 250, Asrock 880GM-LE, 4GB Ram,
5x Hitachi 2TB (1 parity, 4 storage)
1x Maxtor 250GB cache
Which is the cheapest and probably easiest means of archiving my data? I'm not very good with hardware. My dad fits the drives and said as far as he can remember, no more can fit in. Is he wrong or have I used up all my slots?
I want to archive some of this data, such as old episodes of TV shows and be able to plug+play or insert a disc if I ever want to revisit them.
Which storage options would be best?
1. Blu-Ray Drive - burn episodes and shows to Blu-Rays as Data then insert the disc in whenever I want to play
2. USB Flash drives
3. External HDDs
4. Second Server
5. Expand server
6. Build a new server, insert old drives
I would rather extend/expand my server. Its still on unraid 4.7 but I'm unsure if all my drive slots are now used up or not. the specs are:
Fractal R3, Corsair 500w, AMD CPU Athlon II 250, Asrock 880GM-LE, 4GB Ram,
5x Hitachi 2TB (1 parity, 4 storage)
1x Maxtor 250GB cache
Which is the cheapest and probably easiest means of archiving my data? I'm not very good with hardware. My dad fits the drives and said as far as he can remember, no more can fit in. Is he wrong or have I used up all my slots?