RAID software?

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Hello TidBITS members; hope one of you may have an answer for me. Thanks in advance for you effort or answer.
I need software that can configure a RAID unit I have.

  1. It’s an older (2009?) firewire 800 LaCie 4BIG w/4 500GB drives.
  2. Disk Utility will configure 0, 1, and concat only; I would like to use RAID 3
  3. I’m currently using High Sierra on a late 2012 Mini.
  4. LaCie’s RAID Manager is not compatible with the older hardware according to LaCie.
    Thank you!
    Chuck Crawford
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Have you looked at SoftRAID? I don’t know that it would work, but I’d ask them first.

https://www.softraid.com/

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Thanks Adam! I remember that name now that you mention it. I‘ll let the forum know what I find.
With warm regard,
Chuck

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So…Softraid is the answer, about all that‘s out there. However, the price starts at $80 and that version is limited to 0,1, 1+0. I‘m going to have to settle for RAID 1 configured by Disk Utility. Not a huge deal but with only 4 500GB drives I wanted to gain some space…3 would do that. Thanks again Adam!

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Given that $80 could buy you a 4 TB drive, it sounds like keeping the current system going for free does indeed make the most sense.

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Does DiskUtility still do RAID? I’m confused by contradictory statements on various websites.

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It is on still available on my Catalina installation.

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Thanks. I thought I read somewhere that Apple had removed that in El Cap.

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Get in touch with macsales.com/OWC. They sell softraid which might do what you need.