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Are 4TB disks supported on the ReadyNAS PRO 2?
Hi, I'm looking at upgrading the capacity of a ReadyNAS Pro 2 box to two 4TB disks. The box is running RAIDiator 4.2.27 (an upgrade to 4.2.28 is planned as well). Checking the HCL (http://kb....
PatrickVdC wrote:
4.2.27 (and 28) state "Maximum 2TB drive support on 3200/4200 V1 channels 5-12 due to LSI controller limitation.".
You don't have a ReadyNAS 3200 or a 4200, so that restriction doesn't apply. 4 TB drives are supported on the pro 2.
PatrickVdC wrote:
4.2.27 (and 28) state "Maximum 2TB drive support on 3200/4200 V1 channels 5-12 due to LSI controller limitation.".
You don't have a ReadyNAS 3200 or a 4200, so that restriction doesn't apply. 4 TB drives are supported on the pro 2.
Ah, OK, got it. I wasn't sure how I needed to interpret the 3200/4200 reference.
Thank you for your quick reply Stephen!
P.
The 3200 and 4200 are legacy 12-bay rackmount ReadyNAS units that used a LSI controller for drive bays 5-12 that is limited to 2TB disks. The 4200 v2 doesn't have this limitation.
The Pro 2 is a 2-bay desktop ReadyNAS.
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