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If you plan on using RAID I don't suggest using drives of different sizes. You can with mdadm in Linux but unless you're sizing to the lowest common denominator it'll be painfully complex to manage (trust me, I tried it once). If you want to just create one giant disk with no redundancy you can use LVM in linux to create PVs and combine them into an LV. To get an idea of how this works, look here: http://askubuntu.com/a/219988/210757https://askubuntu.com/a/219988/210757

I can't personally recommend Storage Spaces because Microsoft doesn't have a track record of being a solid RAID option, FreeNAS on the other hand is worth consideration.

If you plan on using RAID I don't suggest using drives of different sizes. You can with mdadm in Linux but unless you're sizing to the lowest common denominator it'll be painfully complex to manage (trust me, I tried it once). If you want to just create one giant disk with no redundancy you can use LVM in linux to create PVs and combine them into an LV. To get an idea of how this works, look here: http://askubuntu.com/a/219988/210757

I can't personally recommend Storage Spaces because Microsoft doesn't have a track record of being a solid RAID option, FreeNAS on the other hand is worth consideration.

If you plan on using RAID I don't suggest using drives of different sizes. You can with mdadm in Linux but unless you're sizing to the lowest common denominator it'll be painfully complex to manage (trust me, I tried it once). If you want to just create one giant disk with no redundancy you can use LVM in linux to create PVs and combine them into an LV. To get an idea of how this works, look here: https://askubuntu.com/a/219988/210757

I can't personally recommend Storage Spaces because Microsoft doesn't have a track record of being a solid RAID option, FreeNAS on the other hand is worth consideration.

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If you plan on using RAID I don't suggest using drives of different sizes. You can with mdadm in Linux but unless you're sizing to the lowest common denominator it'll be painfully complex to manage (trust me, I tried it once). If you want to just create one giant disk with no redundancy you can use LVM in linux to create PVs and combine them into an LV. To get an idea of how this works, look here: http://askubuntu.com/a/219988/210757

I can't personally recommend Storage Spaces because Microsoft doesn't have a track record of being a solid RAID option, FreeNAS on the other hand is worth consideration.