Server Part 1 - HDD Trouble
📦 Server Series — Part 1
Next up: RAID + LVM setup, Samba sharing, and more…
Part 1 of the server series
I originally planned to use three 8TB HDDs from Seagate—specifically, the IronWolf NAS drives.
Unfortunately, they were out of stock for weeks. So, I ended up going with some Toshiba N300 NAS drives instead.
I plugged them into the hotswap bay of my Jonsbo N2.
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Setup:
- RAID 1
- LVM
- Samba share
Now it was time to mount.
I confidently ran:
sudo mount /mnt/samba/share
and…
OMG
The most horrific noise erupted from my little server box.
Imagine two cats fighting—with the background ambiance of two boiling pots of water continuously spilling onto the floor.
The sound echoed throughout my entire living room.
I wiped the drives and packed them back into their boxes—never to be seen again.
Lesson learned. I ended up ordering three 4TB Seagate IronWolf NAS drives instead.
Honestly, I think I overestimated my storage needs in the beginning.
Check back soon for more!
🧠Server Series Index:
- ✅ Part 1: HDD Trouble (you are here)
- 🔜 Part 2: RAID + LVM Setup
- 🔜 Part 3: Samba + Backup Strategy