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BretD
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wdunn
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Aug 03, 2017

Is the ReadyNAS 102 (2bay) capable of using the WD Red 8TB drives (2x8TB) in RAID1 with the latest Firmware?

Specifically the WD Red 8TB with 256 cache.

If so, is there a specific process flow for building the disks?

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douglas_cheung
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Aug 04, 2017
wdunn wrote:

Is the ReadyNAS 102 (2bay) capable of using the WD Red 8TB drives (2x8TB) in RAID1 with the latest Firmware?

Specifically the WD Red 8TB with 256 cache.

If so, is there a specific process flow for building the disks?

Thanks

Yes, RN102 supports WD Red Drive.  There is no special process flow to follow.  Just following the admin UI to build the disks.

 

Just a word a caution, RN102 is no longer in production.  Some of the more advanced features may not run well on that model.  A great replacement is RN212.  You can use the same drive from RN102 for it so the incremental investment is contained.