I'm currently converting my old PC to a file server.
The PC has four hard drives:
1. SATA 80GB: already installed FreeBSD with ZFS on this drive.
2. SATA 250GB
3. SATA 500GB
4. PATA 160GB: connected on the Asus motherboard (P5KR) through a JMicron controller.
Questions:
1. Considering the different sized disks, what would be the best "mirror" layout.
I was thinking of mirroring the second disk with half of the third one, and the other half of the third one with the fourth one.
2. Is this ZFS mirroring going to work fine with the fourth drive?
The PC has four hard drives:
1. SATA 80GB: already installed FreeBSD with ZFS on this drive.
2. SATA 250GB
3. SATA 500GB
4. PATA 160GB: connected on the Asus motherboard (P5KR) through a JMicron controller.
Questions:
1. Considering the different sized disks, what would be the best "mirror" layout.
I was thinking of mirroring the second disk with half of the third one, and the other half of the third one with the fourth one.
2. Is this ZFS mirroring going to work fine with the fourth drive?