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    Newbie guide for installation partitions

    i cant say anything for performance but its booting fine with all HDDs pluggin in. not in an array or anything just yet though. thanks again mate! youve really helped me solve the immediate problems and rule out proxmox, shame, but unavoidable.
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    Newbie guide for installation partitions

    Once again, thanks again for the support, very much appreciated! That makes perfect sense thanks! the U.2. SSDs are far more affordable, however doesn't the intel optane offer these same functionalities on M.2 format? appreciate that doesn't help me much though :( I've been looking for a U.2...
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    Newbie guide for installation partitions

    That's great thanks Duniun! OK so I've read lots of posts trying identify my next steps and now appreciate the that enterprise class SSDs is a must! :( however i cant find anywhere any M.2 NVMes that offer what appears to be a good lifespan rating. Intel Optane looks phenominal but doesnt...
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    Newbie guide for installation partitions

    Hi all, Apologies for what is likely a stupid question, but I'm just considering installing proxmox for the below purposes and before i delve in to learning Proxmox i was hoping somebody could give me a quick steer please: 1- Homelab to study cybersecurity, including SIEM, IDS/IPS security...