Last seen: May 31, 2026
@smayer97 Most users would just create the new volume and restore from backups. But if anyone ever needs this, you have documented it for them.
@smayer97 "Here too it is assumed that the R1 only has two drives. I suggest removing the reference to only two drives. "Its what 90% of RAID 1+0 u...
@smayer97 "Can you elaborate on the 2nd and 3rd bullet, as I am unclear what the flexibility is, especially if the "layouts are not exposed as sepa...
@smayer97 "This seems clear but just to make sure I understand, when a drive fails, the remaining mirrored slices actually continue to be updated?Does...
@smayer97 No, we do not currently support converting Apple RAID, and will not, as there is no consistent way to implement an Apple RAID 1+0. The Apple...
@smayer97 No you are confusing internal vs external volumes. Older MacOS systems may not support APFS. Hence the VM cannot read those SoftRAID volumes...
@smayer97 Yes, because they are essentially mounting them as "network" devices, not native devices. And, From SoftRAID 5 forward, all SoftRAID volu...
@smayer97 Here is the FAQ we created in response to your queries.
@smayer97 This is true, although backing up to the same drives as the main volume is not optimal. Best is secondary storage on separate disks for best...
@smayer97 All the main VM apps (Parallels, VMWare/Virtual Box) use local macOS drives as mountable volumes in the VM environment, so they have no impa...
@smayer97 That is a decision made to simplify the user experience. I do not think extensive release notes will be released in the app any longer. B...
I believe this is still correct that there are no real APFS repair tools. TTP has some limited ability, yes. they should work on SoftRAID volumes in t...
No SoftRAID Standard has limited features, it is not a management tool, Standard lets you monitor your volume only.
@smayer97 I am consolidating all your questions into one response. I want to check one thing before posting this. And I have made an FAQ, I am addi...
@smayer97 Do you want me to consolidate all these into an FAQ? I can put it into our knowedge base info and also post it here? (or a direct link to ...

