{{Warning box| Please read this article before buying and deploying drives. https://raid.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Timeout_Mismatch
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The new type of SMR drives are NOT suitable for RAID arrays. Beware WD Red NAS drives.
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'''A drive failure can corrupt an entire array'''}}
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{{Note box| SME Servers Raid Options are largely automated, but with the best laid plans things don't always go according to plan. See also: [[Raid:Manual Rebuild]], [[Raid:Growing]] and [[Hard Disk Partitioning]]. There is a wiki on the Linux software raid, you will find many [https://raid.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Linux_Raid cool Tips here] }}
{{Note box| SME Servers Raid Options are largely automated, but with the best laid plans things don't always go according to plan. See also: [[Raid:Manual Rebuild]], [[Raid:Growing]] and [[Hard Disk Partitioning]]. There is a wiki on the Linux software raid, you will find many [https://raid.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Linux_Raid cool Tips here] }}