Need more storage

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The first raid 5 are sas 15k’s. So I’ll just go to ssd sata for the new raid 10 and move the hyper Vs there.
For backup I’m using SolarWinds and using a synology nas as the speed vault.
I might make the synology run a full hyper v backup as well.

Should I stick with Dell certified drives? Or can I just add some Samsung ssd drives?

Also, when I move the hyper Vs, should I use the export method?

Also, maybe I should add a Synology Nas and move all the file sharing data to it. What do you think?
I figure it helps with ransomeware protection and frees up a lot of space.

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You’d probably be fine with say Samsung 970 Pro drives. Dell certified are nice but might not be easy to find for a reasonable price.

You should be able to use the “move” function to move the storage live over to the new array once it’s build. https://www.nakivo.com/blog/hyper-v-storage-migration-guide/

I think the Synology NAS can do snapshots as well as replicate to another NAS. Probably not a bad move to add a bit more resilience for ransomeware and file deletion.

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Aren’t 970s m.2? Do you mean 870?

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Woops, yep 970s are NVMe only. I meant 860 Pros, I run some as OS disks and they report well in iDRAC.

I see 870 QVOs but no Pros, I’d avoid any EVO or QVO drives and only go Pro if you go the Samsung route. The TechSupplyDirect link I posted earlier has 800GB drives for $170 still with the caddy, which look cheaper than the 860 Pros.

Depends if you want new vs refurbished.

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I’m not too comfortable with refurbished, I don’t know.
So the Samsung pros show in Idraq? You mean the stats?
I put some Samsung evos in my person Dell server and they work but idraq won’t show lifespan etc.

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This is what the 860s show in iDRAC

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Doesn’t fill out all the info, you’d probably need Dell drives for that.

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