How much real-world usable storage does 6x 20TB RAID 10 provide?
For APAC homelab buyers, this NAS planning scenario estimates 54.00 TB usable after a 10% reserve from 120.00 TB raw.
How many disk failures can RAID 10 tolerate in this setup?
This setup can tolerate 1 drive per mirror pair*. Real-world survivability depends on mirror placement, rebuild stress, and drive health.
Is RAID 10 still viable with 20TB drives?
It can be practical, but larger drives increase rebuild windows. Validate parity choice and backup policy before committing to the final layout.
Why include a 10% reserve when planning NAS available space?
Keeping free space improves filesystem behavior for snapshots, metadata, and write performance. Full arrays often perform worse and rebuild more slowly.