DS 425+ - expanding from one volume (both HDDs) to two (SSDs in the new volume) for qBittorrent and other apps?
Hello!
Currently, 2 x 4TB Ironwolf drives are hosting everything on my DS 425+, including files (movies, TV, home photos and videos) and docker (currently: Plex and Immich, though I will also start backing up my Mac Timemachine backups to it shortly). All my downloading and sorting happens manually on my laptop right now, but it's tedious and I want to automate the process.
I'm considering building an ARR suite + qBittorrent setup on two SSDs in SRH1 setup. I don't envision my Plex media library being larger than 1TB so I'm not too worried about keeping these SSDs small for now.
I have the opportunity to buy 2 to 4 secondhand HP Enterprise PM863a 240GB SSDs for only about $15 USD a pop. But what I don't understand is why the CrystalDiskInfo screenshot that the seller has shared doesn't have a % value for the health of the drive. The overall health is rated as good, but I would appreciate if anyone can confirm that these are relatively healthy drives.
The seller is also selling the drives below, but I'm wary of non-enterprise level drives, and honestly I don't really need that much storage?
870 EVO 2TB, 79%~80% health, $140 USD
860 EVO 2TB, 88%, 85% health, $165 USD
870 EVO 2TB, 89%~90% health, $190 USD
In my country, the WD SA500 and Ironwolf SSD series are all out of stock firsthand :( hence my looking to buy secondhand enterprise level drives.
I would appreciate any advice! Thanks