xiangqin76 wrote:
Me just got a 1812+ with 8pcs 3tb Red WD from MW SLS. I did a Raid 5 with 1 vol.
But my friends advise me to create 2 volumes instead as it is safer and will have faster recover if any HDD spoils... Is it true?
I agree with your friend. 6:2 is a safer ratio. 7:1 is quite risky since you can afford to have only 1 fail. If 6:2 at least you still can survive with 2 failed drives.