Plz help me understand SnapRAID

  • Hey guys!
    I finally have a working OMV on a new machine (from harvested parts here and there).
    I want to use snapRAID.
    I have 3 disks and a parity disk.
    I'm just not clear with the interface.
    I understand what parity means, content, and data.


    I'm having trouble understanding what the "tools" do (picture).


    Can someone please explain each of them in SIMPLE words. Please don't get too technical.


    Sync: I understand this one. It means it "runs" the snapraid to take a screenshot and save the parity on the parity disk and update the content files.


    What's prehash? Scrub (looks like an eraser, I'm worried if I press it it will erase/format disks).


    fix vs silent fix?


    I would really appreciate if someone could make a small sentence/paragraph to each function and what it does.


    Also, Does the sync occur automatically? Or should I run it every day?


    Thanks a lot!

  • You should read through the SnapRAID manual.


    http://www.snapraid.it/manual.htm

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