2x512GB JBOD

[SDAVE]

Hi Guys

I got the Apricorn Vel Solo X2 and put on a Crucial M4 512GB. I would like to use the auxiliary port on it and add an additional 512GB and JBOD these 2 so for a total of 1024MB (1TB). Is it safe? Or should I just keep them separate?

Also should I enable trim? It seems that it's definitely supported.

I will have no problem putting the second SSD underneath the DVD-R drive (already have the cables, etc.)

 

[hfg]

I think others have reported doing that and it works fine.

Trying to RAID-0 a pair of SSDs one a single card is said to saturate the PCIe bus, so some with 2009+ Mac Pros are using dual Velocity Solo x2 cards with one drive on each.

 

[SDAVE]

I think others have reported doing that and it works fine.

Trying to RAID-0 a pair of SSDs one a single card is said to saturate the PCIe bus, so some with 2009+ Mac Pros are using dual Velocity Solo x2 cards with one drive on each.

Interesting. I guess I have to get the second one and try to see myself.

I don't mind not getting like 1000MB/sec with RAID0 and 2 Velo cards, since 500MB/read is more than enough for what I'm doing (editing RAW RED files) on a shared network.

Is JBOD safe? Have never done it on Windows or Mac. Wouldn't I be safer if I just have 2 separate drives? But that means organizing files will be more work.

 

[Loa]

Wouldn't I be safer if I just have 2 separate drives? But that means organizing files will be more work.

Not safer. One drive crashing doesn't bring the other one down with a JBOD.

Loa

 

[OrangeSVTguy]

You don't get any performance increase from a JBOD. It will be just like using a single disk(slowest of the bunch) but with total combined storage of all the disks.

 

[SDAVE]

I'm just gonna use them separately, makes more sense if one drive dies (just in case). Already getting 500MB/sec from each drive so don't have any idea as to why in the world I would need higher datarate than that.

thanks guys!

 

[Loa]

It will be just like using a single disk(slowest of the bunch)

Nope. You'll get the actual speed of the disk used to store the data.

Loa