ZFS, specifically RaidZx, can be expanded like and raid 5/6 these days, assuming support from the distro (works with TrueNAS for example). The patches for this have been merged years ago now. Expanding any other array (like a striped mirror) is even simpler and is done by adding VDevs.
ramenshaman@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Ultimately I would love to use ZFS but I read that it’s difficult to expand/upgrade. Not familiar with ZFS RAIDz1 though, I’ll look into it. Thanks!
I build robots for a living, the power is fine, at least for a rough draft. I’ll clean everything up once the enclosure is set up.
CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Z1 is just single parity.
Sweet build! I have all these parts laying around so this would be a fun project. Please share your enclosure design if you’d like!
eneff@discuss.tchncs.de 3 weeks ago
ZRAID expansion is now better than ever before!
In the beginning of this year (with ZFS 2.3.0) they added zero-downtime expansion along with some other things like enhanced deduplication.
ryannathans@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Easier to expand than a typical raid 5 array
avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
This. Also it’s not difficult to expand at all. There are multiple ways. Just ask here. You could also ask for hypothetical scenarios now if you like.
ryannathans@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Could also google it lol
fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 3 weeks ago
ZFS is so… So much better. In every single way. Change now before it’s too pate, learn and use the features as you go.
Creat@discuss.tchncs.de 3 weeks ago
ZFS, specifically RaidZx, can be expanded like and raid 5/6 these days, assuming support from the distro (works with TrueNAS for example). The patches for this have been merged years ago now. Expanding any other array (like a striped mirror) is even simpler and is done by adding VDevs.