Flexraid is not free if that's major factor (seems to be for unRAID).

I did look at this (including running demos etc on VMs) before stumping up the cash for unRAID. I can't remember what turned me off it now. It might come to me later.
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Christian
#40104192 120Gb (no longer in my E36 M3, won't fit the E46 M3)