5 Things to Know About the TrueNAS Mini R’s 12 Drive Bays
- The Mini R packs 12 drive bays into a compact rack-mountable chassis, unlike desktop TrueNAS models.
- This makes it suitable for serious ZFS pools where redundancy and expansion are priorities.
- Twelve bays allow for robust RAID configurations, such as RAID-Z2 or RAID-Z3, with room to add drives later.
- The rack form factor saves space in a server rack, but it requires proper ventilation and power.
- It is not a desktop unit, so plan for rack mounting and cooling in your setup.