Homelab Hero · No. 005: your result

Two days on a dying mirror. 0 Hero Points.

The failing drive is already throwing read errors at 92% wearout, and its mirror twin has lived the same life. Leaving the pair alone until Friday bets every VM you own on the survivor outlasting a drive that is actively dying — when a spare is already in the drawer and a backup takes minutes.

The lesson: A degraded mirror means the clock is running. A spare in the drawer is not a plan.

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Homelab Hero No. 005 — I blew the call on the mirrored-boot-SSD call (0/100). Think you would call it better? Play it: https://homelabherald.com/hero/005?s=0

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