Understanding AnyRAID & SHR for ZFS 🛠️

HexOS NAS Software - Review of the BETA https://nascompares.com/2024/12/02/hexos-nas-software-review-of-the-beta/
HexOS AMA, User Questions Answered. TrueNAS Partnership? Online? Licensing? Buddy Backups? https://nascompares.com/2024/08/09/hexos-ama-user-questions-answered-truenas-partnership-online-licensing-buddy-backups/
Original HexOS User Q&A Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTPVd4YCDZ8
(Skip Ahead to Web GUI Discussion) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTPVd4YCDZ8&t=524s
HexOS Beta sign up page (scroll to the bottom) - https://bit.ly/4fEAWty
What is HexOS? The Truly User-Friendly TrueNAS Scale NAS Based Option https://nascompares.com/2024/06/17/what-is-hexos-the-truly-user-friendly-truenas-scale-nas-based-option/
TrueNAS / HexOS post - https://bit.ly/3AqF7ZC
What is HexOS - https://bit.ly/46DARlw
HexOS Reddit post with updates discussed - https://www.reddit.com/r/LinusTechTips/comments/1eh0k78/new_blog_post_on_the_hexos_website_nas_software/
HexOS AMA – User Questions Answered (News) https://nascompares.com/news/hexos-ama-user-questions-answered/

Video Chapters
00:00 - Introduction to AnyRAID for ZFS
00:27 - Why Flexible RAID Matters for DIY Users
00:53 - ZFS Limitations and Current Inflexibility
01:14 - Practical Use Case for Mixed Drive Pools
01:33 - Real-World Example: Upgrading Drives Over Time
01:50 - Why Users Want to Mix Drive Sizes
02:12 - Use Case: Rackmount and Scalable Systems
02:32 - Technical Challenge: How ZFS Handles Block Sizes
03:00 - How AnyRAID Works: New Mapping and VDEV Changes
03:37 - Using 64GB Chunking for Flexible Parity
04:03 - Mixed Drive Capacity No Longer a Limitation
04:29 - AnyRAID Mirror vs AnyRAID Z1 Explained
04:54 - Scaling Benefits with More Mixed Drives
05:12 - Why AnyRAID is a Big Deal for Open ZFS
05:32 - Will It Be Open Source or HexOS-Locked?
05:56 - Conclusion and What's Coming Next

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