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I have a client who currently has a four bay thunderbolt based raid system. He wants to add a second raid system of the exact same kind.
Can SoftRaid support two separate RAID volumes on a Mac Mini? Or should I recommend him getting a second Mac Mini to act as the controller for the second RAID system he is buying?
Posted : 30/06/2016 11:18 am
SoftRAID supports unlimited volumes, so the answer is yes he can add a second Thunderbay. He does not need a second license to run a second Thunderbay. If he is going to connect it to another system, that system needs a SoftRAID license.
thanks!
Posted : 30/06/2016 12:32 pm
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What kind of toll does that take on the CPU to run two RAID's off one system versus running one RAID? Is it something that is a sizable hit? Or is it fairly negligible?
Posted : 01/07/2016 2:00 am
very little. You can look for yourself by running Activity Monitor and watching the SoftRAIDTool driver. It won't be much at all.
Posted : 01/07/2016 2:13 am
