Windows RAID Questions

wildest_jjk · 4 Apr 2015 at 13:22

Hi guys,

I have recently installed Windows 8.1 Professional on a custom server that I built. It is going to be used for things like movie streaming, backups etc.

My plan is to stick a couple of identical hard drives into the system in order to use them for backups. I have just found out about storage spaces which could potentially come in handy for my needs. However I did originally plan on trying Windows software raid. All I need is the data at least resilient in case one of the drives fail. What would be my best option out of the Windows features?

Thanks

wildest_jjk · 9 Apr 2015 at 20:38

Thanks for the responses everyone.

I have to be honest I was really looking at free options as this is the first time I have done this. Would neither of the Windows suggestions be good enough for my needs?

wildest_jjk · 10 Apr 2015 at 17:45

Thanks for all of the responses guys it definitely looks like drivepool is a clear winner.

Is Drivepool not overkill for my simple backup needs with two hard drives? When I say overkill I mean both the price and features available. This really is only a basic setup. If it's not then it looks like I will have to go with it!

Thanks everyone

wildest_jjk · 12 Apr 2015 at 17:08

Thanks again everyone looks like I am going to have to give DrivePool a whirl.

I was thinking about having my backup server running in a VM. How would DrivePool handle things like physical hard drives etc?