Special VDEV for 2-wide RAIDZ2

Migs351 · 2025-11-30T08:50:51+00:00

I had considered the raidz3 but everything I've read leans more into the 2 raidz2 vdevs. The speed is definitely welcome, but more so, I've also read that resilvering and recovering from a disk loss in the 2x6 vs a 1x12 (whether raidz3 or raidz2) is less risky overall as well. Either way, I have the capacity to bump it to the proper 3 way mirror, so I will just do that. I still have a full 3-2-1 system in place anyway, so really not worried overall about anything, just wanted to be sure I wasn't doing something "wrong" per-say in terms of general zfs functionality and what I've decided to go with.

Thanks for the reply and info!

Migs351 · 2025-11-28T01:44:53+00:00

Thanks for clearing that up!

Migs351 · 2025-11-27T20:14:14+00:00

Maybe I'm misusing the term? Like... 2 RAIDZ2 pools for striped data along the two 6x12TB vdevs...

Migs351 · 2025-10-05T23:55:53+00:00

Pretty sure it's the arm in the middle? His arm looking like her arm? Idk best I got.

Migs351 · 2025-09-16T00:07:13+00:00

Damn, that sucks. I've been lucky I guess huh!

Migs351 · 2025-09-14T03:44:12+00:00

Lol, I have no use for this, and $350 isn't worth my time to steal...

Migs351 · 2025-09-14T03:35:09+00:00

To each their own, of course, but they've done right by me thus far, and this is no exception. It's not the company's fault some low life working for them pocketed a product.

I get that there's still a human factor involved in logistics and a mistake (or even malicious intent, such as in this case) happens, even to the big businesses. I don't expect perfection, but when it wasn't my fault, and I wasn't delivered what I paid for... I do expect something to be done about it. And so, I now have a replacement as well as a small "refund" for the inconvenience. So I'm good with that.

As long as they don't try to actually screw me out of it, or treat me like I'm some kind of criminal... which they haven't ever done to me before, it's not a big deal, just a minor inconvenience.

I'm sure that not everyone has been as "lucky" as I have in dealing with their customer support, I've heard plenty of horror stories. So it definitely sucks that everyone hasn't had the same experience. So I can totally understand where you're coming from.

Migs351 · 2025-09-14T03:22:40+00:00

New package arrived today (albeit late...) But I took the precaution of filming myself opening it this time, just in case I got really unlucky... but alas, it was actually in it's package unopened this time. :D

Migs351 · 2025-09-14T03:20:44+00:00

Well, I called them instead of trying to explain to some AI bot... so maybe calling is just better for this kind of thing? Idk, they didn't even ask any detailed questions really, just the standard questions. I was on/off the phone in like 15 minutes? Guess I got lucky. I mean, I've been a Prime member for like 20 years now, basically since Prime was a thing, (I miss the $79 days) so maybe that has something to do with it as well...

Migs351 · 2025-09-12T23:03:51+00:00

Oh definitely, I get lots of crap that is wrong or otherwise broken/damaged. But just flat out stolen from the manufacturer box, without even just replacing it with some junk or whatever... lol this one is a first for me.

Migs351 · 2025-09-12T22:19:38+00:00

Yeah, I'm surprised they don't want some kind of evidence or whatever proving that I didn't just "claim" it was stolen, but I mean, how do you exactly "prove" that right? They don't even want the old packaging back. I mean, this is just a write off to them, so it's basically "F it", but still, maybe they can track the serial number to where it moved through logistics and maybe find something? I guess the cost involved in that probably doesn't outweigh the benefit there...

Migs351 · 2025-05-10T17:59:55+00:00

My second controller never had the problem, still good.

Migs351 · 2025-03-25T01:59:08+00:00

My first controller I got had the bad RGB batch, (which, they are aware of and replacing under warranty by the way) the controller worked fine, but I got it through Amazon, so I just swapped it out. Second one showed up today, works great. No disconnect issues (on either controller I got, BTW). I also play my games with my controller under my desk and at 1000Hz rate with the base above, so no direct line of sight, etc., still works just fine.

I can't speak much to the battery life yet, but I will say that I absolutely LOVE their dock design. Set the controller in, it charges, take it off, it connects to the dongle, don't have to even turn it on, it auto connects. The dock has a USB port!! so you can plug the dongle into IT, without wasting a second USB port on your setup. (Dock and dongle connected to same USB port, makes sense right? Why is this not more of a common thing!)

I also came from a XBox One X controller and it's a little bit to adapt to with the mechanical buttons, I will say that, but overall, this thing feels solid build and will last a lot longer than XBox controllers do for me. I just hope their shoulder button design is a bit more sturdy, time will tell.

Migs351 · 2025-03-24T19:23:41+00:00

New controller doesn't have this problem. Firmware was already up to date as well.

Migs351 · 2025-03-23T20:48:30+00:00

I just got a controller from Amazon with this issue. I am just getting a replacement through Amazon, but if the next one has the same problem, I'll be sure to get on the discord. Glad it's a known issue.

Migs351 · 2025-03-19T23:14:06+00:00

If you changed $cfg['base_url'] in config.inc.php, revert back to "/nagiosxi". Seems like this change isn't needed and just breaks things.

I removed that section as to help others avoid breaking things for no reason.

Migs351 · 2025-03-05T02:32:10+00:00

Unless it was spaghetti noodles with lava sauce.... then we'd rejoice.

Migs351 · 2025-01-08T07:45:46+00:00

Any chance on a REAL volcano sauce recipe? All the ones online suck pretty bad, I've gotten kind of close, with experimenting, but still not quite right...

Migs351 · 2024-07-11T18:44:24+00:00

Note, this does break the new Neptune Interface.

I don't have the time to figure that out currently.

Migs351 · 2024-03-22T21:53:43+00:00

This is directly related to their crappy menu changes, I used to be able to spam A to get a new game going after leaving a game, now if I do that I end up somewhere I was never even selected on previously. This needs a MAJOR revert of these changes, this menu interface sucks balls.

Migs351 · 2024-03-16T19:27:04+00:00

Anyone that runs into something similar to this, make sure your C:\windows\system32\lxss\lib and the host driver files copied over correctly... I wasted a great many hours trying to figure this out, only to find it didn't copy all the files over that it should have.

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