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2nd ReadyNAS DUO or ReadyNAS ultra
I currently have a Ready NAS Duo (with 2x 2TB Drives) as my media server.
I want to replace my Airport Time Capsule as my back up device with something that can have redunantcy if the drive fails)
So I am thinking either getting a second ReadyNas DUO or a Ready Nas ultra (4 bay)
My question is can you make the ReadyNAS Ultra and its 4 bays 2 separate volumes (bay 1 and 2[mirror of bay 1] for media and bay 3 and 4 [mirror of 3] for backup) so if one drive fails ie if there is a problem with 3/4 it wont effect 1/2 and vice versa?
Or do you think its better having 2 separate readynas duos?
I can see the advantage of 2 readynas duos as if one box fails I can still use the other one to get the data off etc.
any other comments will be gratefully received
I want to replace my Airport Time Capsule as my back up device with something that can have redunantcy if the drive fails)
So I am thinking either getting a second ReadyNas DUO or a Ready Nas ultra (4 bay)
My question is can you make the ReadyNAS Ultra and its 4 bays 2 separate volumes (bay 1 and 2[mirror of bay 1] for media and bay 3 and 4 [mirror of 3] for backup) so if one drive fails ie if there is a problem with 3/4 it wont effect 1/2 and vice versa?
Or do you think its better having 2 separate readynas duos?
I can see the advantage of 2 readynas duos as if one box fails I can still use the other one to get the data off etc.
any other comments will be gratefully received
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- OK still working on the Boss :p
If I am sucessful can I just rip my 2TB out of my ReadyNAS duo and place it in the ReadyNAS Ultra or will it be best to install a couple of drives in the Ultra copy the data down from the Duo to the Ultra then install the old DUO drive in the ultra as the 3rd Drive?
Currently the DUO is set up for X-Raid
I will want the Ultra to be X-RAID2 - no, you can not use the duo disks in the ultra, they will be erased re-initialized for the ultra
you will need to copy across the network from the duo to the ultra
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