Hi Fellas!
As i'm working towards unloading some media onto a FreeNAS box, I'e been doing some research and it has lead me into circles!
First and foremost, I have decided to go with a software based RAID5 solution to forego any hardware dependencies should my hardware become faulty.
Secondly, I have been looking for a motherboard with on-board RAID5 support. This is where I am getting confused because:
1) I read an article online that said I should DISABLE my motherboard's hardware RAID since we will be using software RAID
2) If this is the case, do I even need a board with onboard RAID controller at all? (in this case, any board with enough sata ports for my drives will work, right?)
CLIFF NOTES:
* I want to do a software RAID 5 set up using FreeNAS
* Do I need a motherboard that supports RAID5 or can I use any mobo with enough SATA ports for my drives?
SUPER CLIFF NOTES:
* Software RAID doesn't require any hardware RAID controller what-so-ever: YES/NO?
I appreciate all the help you guys can offer! I'll poke around the site some more, been trolling for awhile :stud
As i'm working towards unloading some media onto a FreeNAS box, I'e been doing some research and it has lead me into circles!
First and foremost, I have decided to go with a software based RAID5 solution to forego any hardware dependencies should my hardware become faulty.
Secondly, I have been looking for a motherboard with on-board RAID5 support. This is where I am getting confused because:
1) I read an article online that said I should DISABLE my motherboard's hardware RAID since we will be using software RAID
2) If this is the case, do I even need a board with onboard RAID controller at all? (in this case, any board with enough sata ports for my drives will work, right?)
CLIFF NOTES:
* I want to do a software RAID 5 set up using FreeNAS
* Do I need a motherboard that supports RAID5 or can I use any mobo with enough SATA ports for my drives?
SUPER CLIFF NOTES:
* Software RAID doesn't require any hardware RAID controller what-so-ever: YES/NO?
I appreciate all the help you guys can offer! I'll poke around the site some more, been trolling for awhile :stud