Subj : Arch btw
To   : Vorlon
From : Accession
Date : Wed Nov 26 2025 20:50:12

Hey Vorlon!

On Thu, 27 Nov 2025 11:19:18 +1100, you wrote:

 > I run Xigmanas in a vm on my ESXi server with 12Gb of ram allocated to
 > it (Server has 32gb), and pass through the MB sata ports, and is running
 > with four hd's in a mirror ZFS for each drive pair. 3Tb [*] for the
 > media share (Movies, Pictures, Music), and 10tb for the backup share.
 > (Think VM's from the server and remote vm's, plus the media share's.)

Yep, my issue is I don't have that kind of space, or better yet the slots to put the space. I have 6 2TB drives, but only 4 slots in the server - which is also only a 4c/8t with 32gb ddr3 ram. I have two of the drives hooked up in my gaming PC, that don't get used at all. I'm definitely in need of an upgrade to the server before I can do much of anything else, as that's my current bottleneck.

 > I Recently upgraded from 4tb drives, and with zfs. It's just a matter of
 > taking one of the drives out and replacing it with the bigger one. Tell
 > the system to rebuild the array, once that's done replace the other
 > drive and repeat, with the advantage that the array will get expanded to
 > cover the extra space...


 > [ * Going to have to replace these drives soon.. Only got 50Gb free ]

I haven't had to spend on servers or parts in about 12 years, and built my gaming PC about 4 years ago. The prices didn't change much between the server and PC, but they sure have definitely changed between then and now. ;)

Regards,
Nick

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