I had a read through the manual and searched the forums but still didn't get the answer I needed.
If I have a pool that consists of 2 physical disks, and I enable 2x duplication, that means files are being duplicated twice (one in 1st drive, 1 in 2nd). Which would mean 2x would protect against 1 drive failure.
I'm assuming it isn't possible to set 3x duplication for only 2 disks. Can 3x duplication be set for 3 disks?
The reason I ask is because, I have a pool of 3 disks that has 2x duplication. When done that way, there are no errors and "Pool Organization" has a solid green bar all across.
On this same pool, if I increase the duplication to 3x. It beings duplicating, and after duplicating it starts balancing. The balancing will stop pretty quickly and the green bar will decrease in length with a lighter color and say "Duplication Inconsistant". I've re-measured, tried rebalancing, but nothing fixes.
Am I doing something wrong? Or is 3x duplication on 3 drives just not possible? Maybe I'm not understanding the true concept of duplication yet.
Edit: I also tried "Reset all settings" before changing the duplication level to 3x. This screenshot is after a full reset, and changing the to 3x.
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I had a read through the manual and searched the forums but still didn't get the answer I needed.
If I have a pool that consists of 2 physical disks, and I enable 2x duplication, that means files are being duplicated twice (one in 1st drive, 1 in 2nd). Which would mean 2x would protect against 1 drive failure.
I'm assuming it isn't possible to set 3x duplication for only 2 disks. Can 3x duplication be set for 3 disks?
The reason I ask is because, I have a pool of 3 disks that has 2x duplication. When done that way, there are no errors and "Pool Organization" has a solid green bar all across.
On this same pool, if I increase the duplication to 3x. It beings duplicating, and after duplicating it starts balancing. The balancing will stop pretty quickly and the green bar will decrease in length with a lighter color and say "Duplication Inconsistant". I've re-measured, tried rebalancing, but nothing fixes.
Am I doing something wrong? Or is 3x duplication on 3 drives just not possible? Maybe I'm not understanding the true concept of duplication yet.
Edit: I also tried "Reset all settings" before changing the duplication level to 3x. This screenshot is after a full reset, and changing the to 3x.
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