* Eben King [25-03/21=Fr 15:32 -0400]:
> I have a 2x1TB RAID-1 array on one of my computers. It holds
> a backup. It's starting to become too small, not because it's
> shrinking, but because I'm getting more stuff. So, I need to
> do something that ends up with a larger array using 3, maybe 4
>
Dan Ritter writes:
> Prices via Newegg 24 hours ago. Here's a 4x for $28:
> https://www.newegg.com/p/3C6-00SN-00045
Of course, now I understand. My problem is I don't have a spare x16 slot
to put the card into, just an x4. Hence the bridge chip needed. Next
build, definitely going for a motherbo
Hey folks,
Andy -- thanks for the pointer; bcachefs continue to be on my list of
cool things to understand better, but I'm now aware using it in Debian
stable has some overhead.
Eben -- I raised a somewhat similar point to yours on one of these
lists a few months ago. My requirements were that i
On 3/21/25 18:06, Will Mengarini wrote:
* Eben King [25-03/21=Fr 15:32 -0400]:
I have a 2x1TB RAID-1 array on one of my computers. It holds
a backup. It's starting to become too small, not because it's
shrinking, but because I'm getting more stuff. So, I need to
do something that ends up
Anssi Saari wrote:
> Dan Ritter writes:
>
> > (Cheap: $45 for a 4 x M.2 PCIe to PCIe x16 slot card. $10 for
> > single adapters.)
>
> The last part I can agree with but I recently paid something like $80
> for a TXB122 card which is just a 2x NVMe m.2 to PCIe x4 adapter card
> with the ASM2812
Eben King writes:
> I have a 2x1TB RAID-1 array on one of my computers. It holds a backup.
> It's starting to become too small, not because it's shrinking, but
> because I'm getting more stuff. So, I need to do something that ends up
> with a larger array using 3, maybe 4 disks. It'd be nice i
Dan Ritter writes:
> (Cheap: $45 for a 4 x M.2 PCIe to PCIe x16 slot card. $10 for
> single adapters.)
The last part I can agree with but I recently paid something like $80
for a TXB122 card which is just a 2x NVMe m.2 to PCIe x4 adapter card
with the ASM2812 bridge chip. A card like this one:
h
On 3/21/25 12:32, Eben King wrote:
I have a 2x1TB RAID-1 array on one of my computers. It holds a backup.
It's starting to become too small, not because it's shrinking, but
because I'm getting more stuff. So, I need to do something that ends up
with a larger array using 3, maybe 4 disks. It'd
Will Mengarini wrote:
> Hmm, what consumer-level motherboard supports
> more than 2 NVMe drives? Or are you using SATA?
Pretty much all of them, assuming you have a PCIe slot available
and a cheap adapter card. 1, 2, and 4 M.2 slots on a card are
all easy to find.
(Cheap: $45 for a 4 x M.2 PCIe
Hi,
On Fri, Mar 21, 2025 at 03:32:39PM -0400, Eben King wrote:
> I need to do something that ends up with a larger array using 3, maybe
> 4 disks. It'd be nice if it supports disks of disparate sizes (and
> actually uses the extra space), so I can upgrade by attrition.
It depends on how wedded y
If someone who has a firm grasp of the current state of btrfs vs bcachefs
for "power users who still need to get stuff other than 'administrativia'
done" would speak up, I'd be glad for some perspective as well...
Cheers!
On Fri, Mar 21, 2025, 15:33 Eben King wrote:
> I have a 2x1TB RAID-1 arra
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