The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/BakedReality on 2024-12-19 09:03:24.

Just looking for some recommendations. I currently have a server with 6x8tb drives running raid 5 software array. What I’d like to do is replace these drive with larger capacity ones and take the 6x8tb out to put in a DAS as a backup. I’d need something with raid support. Will the DAS auto adopt and mount my array? As I don’t have another method of storage large enough to back up the data elsewhere in the mean time. In an ideal world I’d like to add the new drives and build the new array in the server, chuck the old drives in the DAS and have my data available and ready to copy back on to the new array. What would everyone’s recommendations be for a 6 bay DAS? Based in the UK