build out of a server advice

[Grant Shipley]

If this is for a home media server, I would suggest an Unraid server. Unraid is basically a customized slackware install that uses a parity drive designed specifically for home media. 

I have been running a 24tb Unraid server for about 4 years. I have had a couple a drive failures over the years an it has worked perfectly. 

--
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On Jun 22, 2012, at 5:09 PM, Merrill Oveson <moveson at gmail.com> wrote:

> plug:
> 
> Building a server:
> 
> one 1 TB - for the OS and programs.
> 
> four 3 TB raid 5 - which should give me 9 TB usable.  Correct?
> 
> How reliable are the 3 TB drives these days?  Am I taking a big risk here?
> 
> thoughts?
> 
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Merrill
> 
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