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RE: SoftRAID and Virtual Machine running older macOS

Let me ask a different way. If I create a HFS+ volume that the host mounts, will a VM running an older guest OS like macOS 10.12 or older be able moun...

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RE: All questions about RAID 1+0

Maybe I was not clear as to what I was after regarding the Remove function. In the FAQ to Convert a RAID 1+0 to a RAID 1, the first step in the work a...

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RE: convert Raid5 to Raid0 stripe

I so wholeheartedly agree. I have MULTIPLE too. But as you have seen many times, not everyone does this.

1 week ago
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RE: SoftRAID: Upgrading volume size over time?

In the meantime, you can still use the extra 8TB on the 12TB drive to create another volume. And when you replace a second drive, you will be able to ...

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RE: All questions about RAID 1+0

So, does this mean the Remove function cannot be used for the same purpose on a RAID 1+0? Does the same apply to a RAID 4 to remove the parity drive?

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RE: All questions about RAID 1+0

So, does this mean that SoftRAID only supports 1 mirror in a RAID 1+0? So in a 6 to 18 drive config, there are only 2 stripes made up of half the driv...

2 weeks ago
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RE: All questions about RAID 1+0

I think this is the FAQ you are referring to?/p> P.S. I am not an expert, though I have been a long time user of RAIDs, so not seriously conside...

2 weeks ago
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RE: SoftRAID and Virtual Machine running older macOS

Thx for clarifying some of that. So, for the software I need to run in the guest OS, it can only operate on files located on a HFS+ volume. How wou...

2 weeks ago
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RE: convert Raid5 to Raid0 stripe

The whole point of the approach I outline is when you do not have extra drives or a backup. Otherwise, why would anyone be asking?

2 weeks ago
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RE: SoftRAID and Virtual Machine running older macOS

@softraid-support My internal volume is already formatted as APFS, since it is running macOS 10.14 Mojave. If I install a VM with an older macOS, e....

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RE: All questions about RAID 1+0

re: converting between AppleRAID 1+0 and SoftRAID 1+0, what is the limitation to implementing this?

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RE: All questions about RAID 1+0

re: the FAQ says, "What happens when a single drive fails in a RAID 1+0? The volume remains mounted in a degraded state All remaining drives conti...

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RE: All questions about RAID 1+0

The FAQ says, "Are different RAID 1+0 configurations supported with 6 or more drives? SoftRAID uses a single RAID 1+0 layout. Any even number of...

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