I've recently created a file server using an Adaptec RAID 31605 controller, and I currently have 8 750GB Samsung Spinpoint F1 drives connected into a RAID array.
I've been planning to do a sort of RAID6 for now with these eight drives, and as the 31605 is a 16-port SATA/SAS RAID controller, I was wondering whether or not it's possible to add 8 more drives in the future (to utilize all four SFF-8087 ports) without having to migrate/transfer the data and rebuild to utilize all 16 disks in RAID6.
If anyone has any direct experience with 31605s regarding this question, or any Adaptec products in general, I'd greatly appreciate whether or not this is even possible with these cards, and how it can be done.
I've been planning to do a sort of RAID6 for now with these eight drives, and as the 31605 is a 16-port SATA/SAS RAID controller, I was wondering whether or not it's possible to add 8 more drives in the future (to utilize all four SFF-8087 ports) without having to migrate/transfer the data and rebuild to utilize all 16 disks in RAID6.
If anyone has any direct experience with 31605s regarding this question, or any Adaptec products in general, I'd greatly appreciate whether or not this is even possible with these cards, and how it can be done.