I would like to do a hardware RAID but I am limited by budget. I have 4 1TB HDD's and one 160GB HDD's that holds the OS. I want to keep it, 160GB FreeBSD disk and then 4 TB Storage. This will need to be accessed over the network. I am going to use it for system, website backups, and media.
I am thinking I need a RAID 5 since I have a LOT of media to be stored on this machine.
What I am asking is what is a good way to go with what I need this to do?
Since windows will be involved I will set up Samba so my parents can back up all their stuff as well.
So my question is this. Is RAID 5 a good way to go with this? and are their any good installation guides for this as well?
I am thinking I need a RAID 5 since I have a LOT of media to be stored on this machine.
What I am asking is what is a good way to go with what I need this to do?
Since windows will be involved I will set up Samba so my parents can back up all their stuff as well.
So my question is this. Is RAID 5 a good way to go with this? and are their any good installation guides for this as well?
