If you only assign one cache device to the system, data residing there before being moved to the array on a schedule is not protected from data loss. Creating a cache-pool adds protection for cached data.Data written to the cache is still presented through your user shares, making use of this function completely transparent. It does this by redirecting write operations to a dedicated disk (or pool of disks in Unraid 6) and moves that data to the array on a schedule that you define (by default, once per day at 3:40AM). Using a cache will improve array performance.Most modern SSDs will work fine in the array, and even NVMe devices are now supported, but know that until these devices are in wider use, we only have limited testing experience using them in this setting. This does NOT apply to the cache / cache pool. Using SSDs as data/parity devices may have unexpected/undesirable results. Some SSDs may not be ideal for use in the array due to how TRIM/Discard may be implemented. SSD support in the array is experimental.If assigning dual parity disks, your two parity disks can vary in size, but the same rule holds true that no disk in the array can be larger than your smallest parity device. For this reason, it is highly recommended to purchase the largest HDD available for use as your initial parity device, so future expansions aren’t limited to small device sizes. When expanding your array in the future (adding more devices to data disk slots), you cannot assign a data disk that is larger than your parity device(s). Always pick the largest storage device available to act as your parity device(s).Assigning devices to Unraid is easy! Just remember these guidelines: Click on the Main tab and select the devices to assign to slots for parity, data, and cache disks. To assign devices to the array and/or cache, first login to the server's webGui. 5.8 Converting to a new File System type.5.6.3 Running the Repair using the command line.5.6.2 Running the Repair using the webGui.5.5.3 Running the Test using the command line.5.5.2 Running the Test using the webGui.4.11 Moving files between a Pool and the array.4.6 Removing disks from a multi-device pool.4.4 Switching the pool to multi-device mode. 3.2.3 A disk failed while I was rebuilding another.3.2.2.1 What is a 'failed' (disabled) drive.3.2.2 Replacing failed/disabled disk(s).3.2.1 Replacing a disk to increase capacity.2.1.5 This Unraid Server OS release has been withdrawn.2.1.1 Too many disks missing from the array.
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