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How does mirroring work between two non-empty disks?
I have a ReadyNAS unit in mirroring mode with two disks that were purchased new (empty): DISK0 and DISK1. I want to have an off-site protection in a bank safe: ideally I would like to purchase a 3rd d...
StephenB wrote: Oops - I split off the Asustor posts (the digression seemed to be getting long), but then accidentally deleted the forked thread. My apologies. StephenB
There are unlimited snapshots and backups ;-)
Asustor discussion was definitely out of place here. The only relevant part was that commonly used Molex SATA and eSATA connectors are rated, depending on model, for max. 500-2500 cycles (and some SATA motherboard connectors are even rated for 50 cycles only!). This is very, very low, and indeed makes a solution requiring frequent disk removal highly questionable.
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