RAID 6 - New Features/Suggestions

RE: RAID 6

SoftRAID Support — Tue, 03 Sep 2024 15:49:02 +0000

@astrostl

Thanks. I will get that updated. It should not be there.

RE: RAID 6

astrostl — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 00:55:28 +0000

What calculator includes RAID 6?

The "Measure Your RAID" button in the "Choose Your RAID" section on the main SoftRAID page goes to a calculator with 0, 1, 1+0, 4, 5, and 6.

RE: RAID 6

SoftRAID Support — Sun, 01 Sep 2024 22:24:20 +0000

@astrostl

What calculator includes RAID 6?

I am hoping when we do get RAID 6 out, we will be able to convert RAID 5 to 6, if enough space on the volume is available to shrink it.'

We regularly run 7 day to 30 day intensive tests on RAID 5 and never saw an example of "bit rot", BTW.

RE: RAID 6

astrostl — Sat, 31 Aug 2024 19:52:54 +0000

I got a mixed impression from the web site on whether or not RAID 6 was supported as the calculator includes it. I just ordered a Thunderblade x8 16TB and I would strongly prefer to use RAID 6. To prepare for potential future non-destructive reconfiguration would it make sense to leave a blade unused?

RE: RAID 6

uwemoeschel — Tue, 09 Apr 2024 20:50:08 +0000

Thanks for the update. Would pay for this feature update.

RE: RAID 6

SoftRAID Support — Sun, 07 Apr 2024 03:14:35 +0000

RAID 6 is still on our development map, but still a distance away. Apple silicon caused a major delay. Its coming, but when is a question still.

RAID 6

uwemoeschel — Sat, 06 Apr 2024 21:53:21 +0000

quote from the OWC knowledgebase https://software.owc.com/knowledge-base/does-softraid-support-raid-6/

RAID 6 is a widely requested feature, as it allows users to add larger capacity disk drives. We are working on the implementation of RAID 6 for a future SoftRAID release.

Is RAID 6 being worked on, especially with the larger thunderbays it would make sense to have RAID 6. Any thoughts?