Quote from dino-W

I want to build a JBOD box (PC w-SATA ports) that is purely JBOD, from what i read, it would not work unless i use MergerFS or UnionFS which i am not familiar with.

i would like the system to be resilient to disk removal (Not hot swap).

Thanks

Here is how I have done it.

Build a JBOD box that contains a PC power supply, power supply shorting plug, SATA disks, a set of breakout cables to connect the disks to a dual port SFF-8088 to SFF-8087 adapter.

Then install a PCiE external host adapter into your OMV server. Connect this card to the JBOD box with a pair of SFF-8088 to SFF-8088 cables.

Once it is all hooked up and running the disks in the JBOD box will appear in OMV as individual disks.

See: RE: Advice/experiences multiple HDD enclosure

If you don't want to build a JBOD box, you can buy one, but they can be expensive.

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