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8 TB HDD
I noticed that there are no 8 TB disks on the hardware compatibility list, even though 8 TB enterprise disks have been available for some time now and the specs for the RN3138 say that the maximum ca...
I have installed four Seagate ST8000VN0002 drives in my RN3130 and they appears to be working just fine. It took about an average of 12 hours per drive, plus an additional 12 hours at the end to create the new space.
I started the process Wed Mar 16 2016 0:59:03 and, with interruptions, finished Sat Mar 19 2016 0:45:33.
Hi Brian,
Since my RN3130 has been up and running with the new disks without a problem for over a month now I'll mark this as solved.
Henry
Thanks for the update.
It is possible that higher capacity disks may work in the RN3130 at some point in the future. It depends on what the hardware supports and what the firmware supports.
If the hardware supports it but not the firmware then a firmware update may resolve compatibility, but if there is a hardware reason for it not to work then there may be nothing that we can do.
One would have to see once higher capacity disks are available in decent volumes.
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