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Tuvix72
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Feb 19, 2018
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Can someone explain NAS Drive Bay Limits?

We have a 12-Bay ReadyNAS with two 24-Bay Expansion units. The drives are all 6TB Seagate Ironwolf Pro which per specifications, support up to 16 bays... See below:   Seagate IronWolf Drive Specs ...
  • mdgm-ntgr's avatar
    Feb 19, 2018

    It’s not based on the number of drives in the volume, but rather the impact of things like the vibrations from having so many disks close together. So 24 disks in an expansion chassis would be above the number of disks recommended by the disk manufacturer.

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