I’m running a plex server on a Windows 10 PC and I’m at the point where I’d like to protect myself from potential data loss. I’m using 16TB out of 36TB total.
I currently store my data on a mixture of SSDs and HDDs using Drivepool. One feature of Drivepool is that it will email me when a drive is removed. I’m very familiar with this because one of the SSDs is temperamental. It’s fine for weeks/months, then disconnects randomly. Slide out the tray and slide it back it, and it works again. I would like to be in a position where one of my drives can fail/disconnect and can be addressed at my convenience while my server and its data remain accessible uninterrupted.
I can add more details regarding my setup if needed. There are definitely things I would do differently the second time around, but I’m not necessarily looking to start fresh right now. I do have a singular unused M.2 slot on the motherboard. I might want to add an NVME ssd in the future, then install Unraid OS or a Linux variant.
Any advice is greatly appreciated. Also, thoughts on moving a drivepool from one OS to another on the same system?
As it was mentioned, you can implement SnapRAID for redundancy and better data availability. Since you are running your system on Windows, it might make some sense for you to use Backblaze personal as a cloud backup https://www.backblaze.com/cloud-backup/personal
Also, try to have a local backup somewhere (external drive or backup NAS)