On 09/11/18 09:43, Dale wrote: > Jack wrote: >> On 2018.11.08 20:16, Dale wrote: >>> Howdy to all, >>> >>> I have a interesting problem coming up. Currently, I have two 3TB >>> drives for my /home mount point. A lot of this is videos but some pdf >>> files and other documents as well plus a photo collection of family >>> stuff etc. >>> >>> Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% >>> Mounted on >>> /dev/mapper/Home2-Home2 5.4T 3.7T 1.8T 68% /home >>> >>> I've got a little over 25% or so of usable space left. At that point or >>> shortly thereafter, it could start causing some issues according to what >>> I've read anyway. Either way, shortly after that, being full will >>> certainly be a issue. I'm full up on my motherboard SATA ports. Even >>> if I buy a larger drive or drives, I'd have to unplug one to move things >>> over and likely repeat that a few times. I could do that and likely >>> will have to anyway but I'm trying to think a little farther ahead. >>> Currently I have the more important stuff backed up to a external single >>> 6TB USB drive, previous thread on that. I'm trying to come up with a >>> plan that allows me to grow easier and without having to worry about >>> running out of motherboard based ports. >>> >>> I thought about a store bought enclosure with more than one hard drive >>> that connects by ethernet. The ones I've found are fairly expensive. >>> Doing it over USB concerns me for other reasons, USB isn't always that >>> stable. So, internal isn't working out to well long term. Ethernet >>> based is expensive, what I could find anyway. USB isn't that stable. >>> >>> I'm planning to upgrade my current system. Upgrade the CPU, memory and >>> maybe even the video card as well. I thought about using a older spare >>> motherboard, those removed components and building a mini system sort of >>> thing. I could have one small drive for a OS and then add large drives >>> for storage. Then I can access those from my main system, ethernet I >>> would guess. Even then, I'd still be limited to the SATA ports on the >>> MOBO at some point but it would be a ways into the future. So far tho, >>> this is one of the better ideas. So far. Does anyone else have other >>> ideas on how to do this? Some method that I've never heard of but >>> doesn't cost a lot of money to do? >>> >>> Thanks in advance for any ideas. I can't think of anything else. ;-) >>> If you need more info, let me know. >>> >>> Dale >>> >> If you have space on the mobo for another card, you should be able to >> get an additional SATA card. I have no idea on prices, but I'd be >> surprised if it's prohibitive. >> >> Jack >> > > I hadn't thought of adding a SATA card. I have a ethernet card and the > video card and I don't think there are any others. I should have some > open slots there. Well, that is one idea that I hadn't thought of. > lol Since I have a LARGE case, Cooler Master HAF-932, I have space for > more drives. I think this thing holds like nine or ten pretty easy. > > Thanks. Another option to look into. > > Dale > > :-) :-) > I have used a mini-pcie board from ebay (takes two sata connections) alongside a number of other connection types in a btrfs raid 10 for some months as a temporary expansion - worked fine, but make sure to check Linux compatibility first.
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